The Fresh Food Initiative is the newest addition to the Center for Civic and Community Engagement Center’s (CCEC) We Care Program. As an extension of the services the food pantry offers, the Fresh Food Initiative provides fresh fruits and vegetables to students facing food insecurity. In an interview with The […]
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CCEC turns J. Lee’s into Election Night Watch Party
In anticipation of the results of the 2022 midterm elections, the Civic and Community Engagement Center (CCEC) hosted its Election Night Watch Party. The event takes place each year, whether elections are national or local for New Jersey. Although students from all sides of the political spectrum were gathered in […]
Karen Booth boosts civic leadership on campus
Karen Booth is a unique member of Ramapo College. She joined the college in September 1991, and for nearly 30 years, she worked at the Civic and Community Engagement Center (CCEC) as the Assistant Director for Civic Engagement. In January 2021, Booth retired, briefly. Booth returned to the CCEC this […]
CCEC celebrates National Voter Registration Day
Public institutions across the country recognized National Voter Registration Day on Sept. 20, seven weeks before Election Day. The holiday originated in 2012 “to create broad awareness of voter registration opportunities.” Ramapo College’s Civic & Community Engagement Center (CCEC) participated by providing free food, games and resources aimed at helping […]
Ramapo responds to LGBTQIA+ youth homelessness crisis
Photo courtesy of Civic & Community Engagement Center During the week of Nov. 15, Ramapo dedicated their time and resources to 2020’s Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week (HHAW), a movement set to end hunger and homelessness. Since 1975, the National Coalition for the Homeless and the National Student Campaign Against […]
Ramapo aids students in the voter registration process
Photo by Danielle DeAngelis Ramapo’s Civic and Community Engagement Center (CCEC) recruited students with a row of tables and posters on Laurel Hall’s basketball courts. The mission? Getting as many college students on campus to register to vote on National Voter Registration Day, Sept. 24. The voting registration event, annually held by […]
Ramapo students gather to view State of the Union
Photo by Jordan Elstad President Trump delivered the 96th annual State of the Union address Tuesday night, and Ramapo students gathered at Padvano Commons to watch and discuss. The event was low-key, offering food for students and screening the address on two separate networks in order to maintain a sense […]
NJ bill brings Oxfam Hunger Banquet closer to home
Photo by Scott Yunker A recently-proposed bill package in the New Jersey State Assembly localized a global issue at the Civic & Community Engagement Center’s annual Oxfam America Hunger Banquet, held Wednesday night in the Alumni Lounges. Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin announced legislation aimed at reducing food insecurity within New […]
CCEC hosts post election discussion on vulnerability
Photo courtesy of Craig J. Coughlin, Facebook This election season came filled with excitement and apprehension, and it is still unclear how the results of the midterm elections will impact the country in the upcoming years. The Civic & Community Engagement Center invited students to attend an open discussion on […]
CCEC hosts informative trivia night
Photo by Kimberlee Bongard The Civic and Community Engagement Center held their second annual Quiz Bowl as a part of Community Engagement week. Dr. Walter T. Brown, a professor of history and international studies, and CCEC student coordinator Achyut Gautam emceed each round with questions about current events and global […]