Tag: Civic and Community Engagement Center

Impending state elections call for new voters

Photo courtesy of wikimedia commons, Wikipedia With the state elections rapidly approaching, the Civic and Community Engagement Center wants to remind everyone to exercise their right to vote!  In November, New Jersey will be having its bi-yearly re-election of the state assembly, and one special election is occurring for the […]

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 […]

SCOTUS Event Analyzes Adoptive Parents v. Baby Girl Case

Photo by Hope Patti On March 10, the LAWS Convening Group, the Civic and Community Engagement Center and law professor Dennis Ng hosted a SCOTUS discussion on the Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl case, which took place in 2013. The case entailed the conflict over the custody of a child […]

First Spring 2016 SCOTUS Discussion Focuses on Unions

Photo by Pauline Park The first Supreme Court of the United States, also known as SCOTUS, Discussion Series of the semester was held on Monday. The topic was the Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association et. al case, focusing on labor, unions and the First Amendment. The SCOTUS Discussion Series holds […]

SCOTUS Series Focuses on Pregnancy, Discrimination

Photo by Hope Patti On Tuesday, Oct. 27, Ramapo hosted its fifth Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) discussion. Each Tuesday for 10 weeks, the LAWS Convening Group and the Civic and Community Engagement Center have held discussions on different case outcomes from the Supreme Court. The goal of […]