Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Ramapo’s Women’s Center hosted its Women’s Herstory Month Garden Party on Thursday, March 28, the final and closing event for the college’s Women’s Herstory Month celebrations. Students and faculty gathered in an elegantly decorated Friends Hall to participate in the momentous event. The event offered an array of tea desserts, […]
The Women’s Center and LGBTQ+ Services, Health Promotion in the Center for Health and Counseling Services and the Office of Violence Prevention are teaming up to provide Ramapo students with the Healthy Love Party (HLP) program. The program offers students services to educate themselves on sexually transmitted infections (STIs), safer […]
The Women’s Center and LGBTQ+ Services teamed up with the Cahill Career Development Center to host the LGBTQIA+ Inclusion in the Workplace: Representation Matters panel on Tuesday. Executive Director of the New Jersey Pride Chamber of Commerce Gus Penaranda moderated the panel. Throughout the discussion, Penaranda remarked on what to […]
The Women’s Center and LGBTQ+ Services held Ramapo’s sixth annual Pridefest on Oct. 11, which happened to be National Coming Out Day. The afternoon was filled with activities to celebrate Ramapo’s vibrant LGBTQIA+ community. On-campus and local organizations had tables in the Grove to support the community and promote involvement. […]
To close out Women’s HERstory Month, Ramapo held its annual Honoring the Women Who Inspire Us Luncheon in the Alumni Lounges. Nominated by students, women-identified faculty and staff members received awards for their work in and out of the classroom. Attendees were welcome to enjoy a variety of complimentary sandwiches […]
The feminist movement is alive and well, but it has undergone changes since the conception of the first wave. Genesis Siverio, the student women’s outreach coordinator for Ramapo’s Women’s Center & LGBTQ+ Services, held “Clued-In: Telling Women’s Stories” to bring attention to the lesser-known women of color who acted as […]
In the current world of fighting for sustainable and ethical consumerism, supporting small businesses has become increasingly more popular and accessible. Part of shopping from small businesses includes being aware of the people behind the products. Ramapo’s Women’s Center and LGBTQ+ Services believes supporting and empowering local women-identified businesses is […]
Women’s History Month began on March 1, and Ramapo kicked off its celebration with the opening proclamation on Thursday for Women’s HERstory Month. The month is commonly referred to such, which is fitting because this year’s national theme is “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories.” “This month, throughout the entire […]
Women of color are one of the most overlooked communities on college campuses. At Ramapo, a predominately white institution (PWI), women of color struggle to find spaces where they feel like they belong and are supported amongst their white peers, which make up 56.9% of its overall student population, according […]
In the cozy atmosphere of the Cahill Career Center office, five panelists sat on the purple couches for a vibrant discussion about their experiences as Black people in the workplace. The Black in the Workplace Panel, co-sponsored by the Career Center, the Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Compliance (EDIC) […]
