Friday, September 13, 2024
This past week, Ramapo’s Office of Violence Prevention (OVP) hosted events to raise awareness for Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Violence Awareness Week. The week started off with the online launch of “Are You Aware: Types of Abuse” social media campaign on OVP’s Instagram. This campaign consists of videos educating […]
Photo courtesy of Jennifer French. On the evening of Thursday, Oct. 14, Ramapo students, faculty and staff joined together with a mission to Take Back the Night: an event that gave community members a safe space to openly discuss the severity of sexual and domestic violence. Ramapo’s Office of Violence Prevention […]
Photo courtesy of Markus Spiske, Unsplash. In light of recent events online in the Ramapo community, the office of Title IX has begun hosting “Title IX Tuesdays” to open up conversations about sexual misconduct. One particular account has caused issue, one which allowed students to anonymously send in whatever they […]
Photo by Pauline Park Change was the theme of President Peter Mercer’s Fall 2017 State of the College Address on Wednesday in Friends Hall. Mercer noted the milestones met by members and departments of the Ramapo College community, starting off with how the College as a whole proved that goals […]
Photo by Erica Meline Rape culture, or the normalization of sexual assault, has been a hot topic in recent years on the campuses of the nation's colleges, many of which have been criticized for playing down sexual assault cases. On Tuesday, YouTuber Riley J. Dennis came to Ramapo to discuss […]
Icon courtesy of Ramapo College Ramapo College joined the "It's On Us" campaign in 2015, after President Obama initiated the program in September 2014. This semester, Ramapo is continuing its work to end sexual assault on campus by issuing the "It's On Us" survey. The survey aims to collect information […]
Photo Courtesy of David Lienemann, Wikipedia The issue of sexual assault, which has plagued college campuses across the United States, recently garnered national attention after receiving a nod of recognition from Vice President Joe Biden and Lady Gaga at the 2016 Oscars. Gaga’s performance — an intimate, homey ballad sung […]
This semester, Ramapo has rolled out a new investigation process for sexual misconduct cases, a move that is in line with the college’s recent reevaluation of its sexual assault policies and procedures. In August 2015 Ramapo College released “Ramapo: Advance,” a strategic plan to advance campus safety. This plan announced […]
Photo by Pauline Park President Peter Mercer began this semester’s State of the College address, which took place last Wednesday in a packed Friends Hall, with two words from the Dictionary of Newfoundland English. He returned to this tradition after last year's address, which required a more serious introduction. This […]
Photo Courtesy of Ramapo College As of Oct. 26, Kat McGee, the former assistant director of the Center for Student Involvement and coordinator of the Women’s Center, has taken up a new position as the director of Affirmative Action and Workplace Compliance, within the Office of the President. In her […]
