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Dr. Peter Philip Mercer President of Ramapo College
12 • Ramapo College
To the Graduating Class of 2010: I offer my wholehearted congratulations to each of you on your upcoming graduation. It is truly remarkable to reflect on the historic moments we have shared both locally on our own campus and nationally. During your four years at Ramapo, you have witnessed the completion and opening of the Anisfield School of Business, and the groundbreaking and completion of the Sharp Sustainability Education Center and the Salameno Spiritual Center. While the national higher education landscape may change and the campus grounds will continue to evolve, the value of a Ramapo liberal arts education will persist and grow. Even as economic uncertainties endure, your ability to think analytically and critically, to speak concisely and cogently, and to write effectively, will remain essential skills in the ever-changing twenty-first century. I thank each of you for your contributions to both the curricular and the extracurricular life of Ramapo. Those contributions have invigorated Ramapo’s campus and continue to strengthen our reputation. It will be my pleasure to congratulate each of you personally this May. I trust your Ramapo experience will provide a foundation for a rich and fulfilling life, and I wish you success in all your endeavors. Sincerely, Peter P. Mercer, Ph.D. President PAST PRESIDENTS
Dr. George T. Potter 1969-1983
Dr. Robert A. Scott 1985-2000
Dr. Rodney D. Smith 2001-2004 Administration & Faculty • 13
Dr. Beth Barnett
Provost / Vice President of Academic Affairs
Cathleen Davey
Vice President for Institutional Advancement 14 • Ramapo College
Patrick Chang
Miki Cammarata
Associate Vice President (Student Services)
Associate Vice President (Student Affairs)
Dorothy Echols Tobe, Ed.D. Chief Planning OfďŹ cer
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School of Contemporary Arts Faculty:
Steven Perry Dean
16 • Ramapo College
Tobin Addington Mary Ellen Allison Marta Bautis Bonnie Blake* Mack Brandon Rachel Budin Peter A. Campbell Regina Clark Meredith Davis Kelly Dolak Renata Gangemi Shalom Gorewitz James Hollenbach Brian Hughes Stephen Jablonsky Roger O. Johnson Arnold Jones Ann LePore Patricia Keeton Jonathan Lipkin Lisa Lutter Edna Negron Benjamin Neill Judith Peck John PefferAndre Perry Steven Perry Rowlett Scott Ruma Sen Beba Shamash Maria Siano Christina Smith Sarah Stackhouse Matthew Swarts Maria Vail Terra Vandergaw Warner Wada Jay Wholley* Jo Winiarski
The School of Contemporary Arts provides an understanding of the established traditions in the Fine Arts and Communication Arts while simultaneously preparing students to embrace new means of expression. The School, which is inherently interdisciplinary in its structure and its goals, recognizes the interconnectedness of the arts in contemporary society, and encourages students to develop and communicate ideas in multiple media. Excellent instruction in the visual, communication, theatrical, and musical arts takes place in small studio, lab, seminar, and discussion settings, as well as through activities outside the classroom environment. Practical experience, public presentation, and reflection are integrated into the educational process in many ways, such as through internships and cooperative learning assignments, play production, musical performance and recording, visual arts production and exhibition, and the production and viewing of video, film, and design. The School’s faculty are dedicated teachers, nationally known for their artistic and professional achievements and scholarly work. Some have won awards from such major art funding sources as the National Endowment for the Arts, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, and the Kellogg Foundation. In addition to the full-time faculty, the school has attracted many working artists and media professionals to teach as adjunct faculty, serve as guest directors and designers, or to inspire our students as artists in residence. The School of Contemporary Arts offers five majors: Communication Arts, Music, Theater, Visual Arts, and the Contemporary Arts Contract Major (an interdisciplinary major that enables students to develop individualized programs that emphasize such special interests and career goals as arts management, music industry, and art therapy). These programs lead to the Bachelor of Arts degree. Minors are available in Music and Theater. Contemporary Arts students are actively involved with “The Ramapo News,” the college newspaper, WRPR (90.3 FM), the college radio station, and RCTV, the student club for television/video production. Others participate in the Ramapo Chorale, the Gospel Chorus, or Various Visual Artists, a student club dedicated to nurturing the artistic process and presenting visual work. Many students hold paid positions that support the work of the School, such as Art Gallery monitors, computer lab technicians and monitors, film/video studio and equipment check-out staff, and costume shop and scenery shop technicians. In addition, many students are hired each year to support professional performing arts events as theater technicians, box office staff and ushers. The School is housed in the Angelica and Russ Berrie Center for Performing and Visual Arts, featuring state-of-theart theater, music, and visual arts spaces, and in newly renovated facilities in C and H buildings, which provide a professional quality television studio and audio studio, digital imaging and writing labs, a Final Cut Pro editing lab, a field production classroom, and private editing suites. Additionally, the School occupies a free-standing sculpture studio complex. Students benefit from the professional performing arts programming on campus which include music, dance, and theater performances in the Sharp Theater, and from the visual arts exhibitions in the college Art Galleries, which focus on contemporary art in changing exhibitions, and which feature one of the foremost collections of works from the Americas and the Caribbean in the permanent collection The School of Contemporary Arts encourages students to engage in Internships and Cooperative Education experiences. External placements are facilitated in graphic and Web design, print journalism, radio, television, professional theater, art galleries and museums, etc. Organizations where our students have been placed include Minolta, Sharp Electronics, Sony, WNET-TV, WABC-TV, WWOR-TV, Cablevision, The Bergen Record, American Museum of Natural History, Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Roundabout Theater Company, the Joseph Papp Public Theater, and others. In addition to hands-on training, students receive degree credits for their experiences.
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School of Business Faculty:
Dr. Lewis M. Chakrin Dean
18 • Ramapo College
Rikki Abzug Desislava Budeva Timothy Burns F. Juan Cabrera Christina Chung Constance J. Crawford Susan Eisner William J. Frech Yuan Gao Milton M. Gittens George Gonpu Mary Ellen O’Grady Harvey Eric Haye Jason Hecht Teresa D. Hutchins Stephen I. Klein Anthony V. LaManna Stephen Larson Huiping Li Rick Nunez Alexandre Olbrecht Lisa Ponti Ed Petkus Thierry Rakotobe-Joel Raymond C. Rigoli Murray Sabrin Rita Shea-VanFossen Denise Sawyer-Johnson Cherie A. Sherman Shalei Simms Anita L. Stellenwerf John Thomas Gladys Torres-Baumgarten Alexander Vengerov James Woodley Xiaoyo Wu Kathryn Yeaton Kathryn Zeno
Established in 1979, the Anisfield School of Business is committed to providing its undergraduate students with exceptional public education through the strategic integration of the business disciplines and the liberal arts. This curriculum prepares students with the skills, knowledge, and business principles to understand and appreciate the economic, social, political, cultural, and technological environment so they will become responsible, effective leaders in the global economy. The Anisfield School of Business places strong emphasis on teaching and mentoring. The goal of educating and developing students is of paramount importance. Faculty intellectual contributions are seen as vital in this education process. These contributions include pedagogical research to improve the instructional capabilities of faculty, practitioner research to ensure they are current and relevant in their fields, and discipline-based research to enhance them as scholars. Finally, the faculty contribute to the college and community by sharing their business expertise in private, public, and philanthropic endeavors. The Anisfield School of Business prepares students for careers in business and positions of responsibility in both the public and private sectors. The curriculum’s international dimension ensures that students can participate actively and successfully in the global marketplace. Students also receive excellent preparation for pursuing graduate business and law school degrees. The School’s faculty all hold terminal degrees in their fields, and many bring years of experience at the executive level in large and medium sized businesses. This mix of academic preparation and practical application allows students to see and experience how theory and practice interact in business. Along with those faculty who teach in the traditional business specialities, the School has an interdisciplinary group who teach a liberal arts core that is integrated with the more specialized business programs. The School’s faculty values the liberal arts both as a life enriching experience and as an important background for business study. For this reason these studies form a crucial part of the business curriculum. The School offers five majors: a B.S. degree in Accounting, a B.S. degree in Business Administration, a B.A. degree in Economics, a B.S. degree in Information Systems, and a B.A. degree in International Business. The B.S. degree in Business Administration offers programs in finance, management, and marketing. The B.A. degree in Economics combines some elements of Business Administration with a major program in Economics. The B.A. degree in International Business combines significant elements of Business Administration with studies of the world’s regions and foreign languages. The B.S. degree in Accounting combines significant elements of Business Administration with a major in Accounting. The B.S. degree in Information Systems combines elements of Business Administration with a major in Information Systems. The core courses that are basic to a business program lead to competence in accounting, computer information systems, economics, finance, international business, management, marketing, and strategic management. As important as they are, these courses alone do not provide sufficient preparation to deal with the highly complex and often unanticipated forces that can influence personal and business activities. Accordingly the Anisfield School of Business provides a strong liberal arts and interdisciplinary foundation to broaden the student’s perspective and intellectual abilities. The Anisfield School of Business has two outstanding personal computer laboratories. Each contains 25 networked, workstations and provides access to a variety of Windows-version software, including word processing, spread sheet, data base, business graphics, desktop publishing, accounting, and statistical programs. Students also have access to a microvax minicomputer for work with programming languages and the UNIX operating system. All students in the School are given electronic mail accounts and encouraged to communicate with course instructors, advisers, and classmates using e-mail and the College Luminis System.
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School of American and International Studies Faculty:
Hassan M. Nejad, Ph.D. Dean
20 • Ramapo College
Patricia Ard Roark Atkinson Erick Castellanos Lisa Cassidy Wooseon Choi Rosina D’Angelo Paul H. Elovitz Niza Fabre Vassiliki Flenga Michael Fluhr Donald Fucci Monika Giacoppe Risa Gorelick Susan Hangen Ronald H. Hayashida James Hoch Joseph Johnson Yvette Kisor Pinar Kayaalp Tae Kwak Natalia Santamaria-Laorden Iraida H. López Jennefer Mazza Laura McKenna Carter Jones Meyer Sam Mustafa Hassan Nejad Anthony T. Padovano Clifford E. Peterson Stephen Rice Rebecca Root Bernard Roy Peter Scheckner Edward Shannon Daniel Skinner Ira Spar Paula D. Straile-Costa Jeremy Teigen Michael Unger Lisa Williams
The School of American and International Studies provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the civilization of the United States and other societies within the international systems. Courses in American studies, international studies, foreign languages, history, literature, political science, anthropology, and philosophy are designed to present the culture and institutions of the United States and the international community from both a domestic and a comparative point of view. These courses acknowledge the contributions of several disciplines in studying significant themes and problems in American and International Studies. The language program utilizes a state-of-the-art computerized language lab which is linked to the International Telecommunications Center, enabling students to view international programming via satellite. Language instruction is offered in Spanish, Italian, French, German, Russian, Japanese, Chinese and Hebrew. The School’s faculty members are dedicated to teaching and scholarship, have traveled and studied abroad extensively, have backgrounds in foreign languages, humanities, and social sciences, and all share a common interest in American and International Studies. The international component of the School is enhanced by a program of visiting professors from around the globe, including visiting professors from China and Russia. The School offers internships, fieldwork experiences, and international study opportunities. Students may participate in study programs in England, Ireland, Costa Rica, Canada, China, Africa, and Czechoslovakia as well as fieldwork and/or internships in the U.S. Students who wish to conduct their field study for Political Science in the nation’s Capital may do so through the College’s affiliation with the Institute for Experiential Learning. Those students wishing to do field study in Washington, D.C. or other distant sites, should confer in their Sophomore year with the Convener of the Major. Students are also encouraged to participate in one or more of the many clubs and organizations sponsored by the School, such as the History Club, Literature Club, Political Forum, Anthropology Society, Model U.N. Club (which has consistently won annual competitions against institutions such as Harvard), and Trillium (the College’s literary magazine). In addition, qualified students are invited to join honorary societies: Phi Alpha Theta for History majors, Sigma Tau Delta for Literature majors, Pi Sigma Alpha for Political Science majors, or Phi Alpha Delta, an international fraternity of pre-law and law schools. Students may major in American Studies, International Studies, History, Literature, or Political Science. These programs all lead to the Bachelor of Arts degree. Minors are available in many of the above majors and in African American Studies, Anthropology, French, Italian, Judaic Studies, Latin American Studies, East Asian Studies, Philosophy, and Spanish. Students, regardless of major, are encouraged to participate in a minor program. Graduates from the School of American and International Studies are prepared for law school and graduate programs in the humanities and social sciences, as well as careers in business, state and Federal government, community organizations, journalism, advertising, public relations, publishing, and secondary school teaching (when combined with teacher education courses).
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School of Theoretical and Applied Sciences Faculty:
Bernard Langer Dean
22 • Ramapo College
Philip M. Anderson Stephen Anderson Eta Rena Bacon Paramjeet Bagga Anita J. Brandolini Sarah Bolton Caroline Brisson Daniela Buna Kathleen M. Burke Jay Carreon Angela C. Cristini Lawrence D’Antonio Gina Digoiia Ozgur Dogro Arthur M. Felix Gary Fisk Scott Frees Carol Frishberg Margaret J. Greene James Gillespie Maxim J. Goldberg-Rugalev Clyde Johnson Eric Karlin Seung-Sup Kim Amruth Kumar Bernard Langer Richard Lowell Donovan McFeron Kenneth W. McMurdy Robert Mentore Victor J. Miller William Mitchell Kathleen P. Moskin Tom Owen Gwyneth Elaine Patterson Katarzyna Potocka Emma Rainforth Edward I. Saiff Robert J. Shine Cristina M. Stearns Sandra Suarez Ash Stuart Giovanni Viglino Eric M. Weiner Jody K. Williams
The School of Theoretical and Applied Science has been a distinct and incorporate part of Ramapo College since it admitted its first class in 1971. Since its inception, the School of TAS has been committed to excellence in teaching, research, and service in the sciences and mathematics, and has sought to prepare its graduates not only for professional and academic careers but to be scientifically literate citizens and life long learners in an increasing complex and ever changing technological culture. The School’s curricula are comprehensive in scope, including those designed to promote scientific and mathematical understanding among non-science students across the College. The School of TAS offers twelve undergraduate and graduate programs structured to meet the requirements of national accreditation standards as well as the needs of the contemporary market place and community. All students learn the sciences and mathematics in depth from multi-disciplinary perspectives and within the broader contexts of the liberal arts and of global understanding. The School of TAS places a strong emphasis on teaching, practice, and public service. It encourages faculty/student collaborative research as a continuing course of study. Its faculty and graduates continue to serve as rich resources for governmental agencies, academic institutions, and private research facilities in promoting the public good and educational excellence.
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School Social Science & Human Services Faculty:
Samuel Rosenberg Acting Dean
24 • Ramapo College
Emily Abbey Erin Augis Gordon Bear Robert Becklen Michael Bitz Carol Bonilla-Bowman Jacqueline Braun Joseph F. Cataliotti Brain Chinni Naseem Choudury Donna Crawley Anne Degroot Martha Ecker Michael Edelstein Cort Engelken Kathleen Fowler Henry Frundt Sandra Gonsalves-Domond Marshall Harth Wayne Hayes Peter D. Heinze Howard Horowitz Mark Howenstein Shaziela Ishak Karl E. Johnson Mitchell Kahn Ellen Kaiden Cherrie Kassem Elvira Katic Kristen Kennedy Kathryn Krase Richard Langheim David Lewis-Coleman Kim Lorber Aaron Lorenz Henri Lustiger-Thaler John McLaughlin Philip McLewin* James Morley Francis Murphy Lysandra Perez-Strumolo Maya Poran Paul Reich Samuel Rosenberg Ellen Ross Nicjolas Salter Susan Scher Frances Shapiro-Skrobe Tilahun Sineshaw Mary Starke Alexander Urbiel Marta Vides Leah Warner Jillian Todd Weiss Behzad Yaghmaian
The School of Social Science and Human Services (SSHS) offers a rich and varied curriculum with well-prepared courses and plenty of opportunities for fieldwork and experiential learning. Our educational philosophy is based on the following set of core values about education and life. To understand the complex worlds of people, at the level of individuals, small groups or whole societies or civilizations, it is imperative to have a sound historical grounding. History informs us how things came to be and, by implication, what constraints we face in trying to effect social change. Among the requirements for a Social Science and Human Services degree are introductory and upper level courses designed to mold historically and socially informed graduates. Social awareness and insight is enhanced, and manifested, in our willingness to give back to our respective communities, as students, as educators, as human beings. Positive societal transformation occurs to the extent that an informed citizenry cares, and gets actively involved. The School of Social Science and Human Services tries to foster such convictions through, among other things, liberal fieldwork, co-op, service-learning and volunteer opportunities as well as first-rate classroom preparation. Learning does not merely take place in the classroom. At least as important as listening to professors lecturing, are the direct “life experiences” each one of us has in our respective communities, provided these are accompanied by proper guidance and reflection. Again, this is the object of guided fieldwork, service-learning, co-op and independent study experiences, all of which are essential elements in the overall education offered in our school. Our students frequently take advantage of direct learning opportunities offered through the Cahill Center, the major source for Experiential Learning and Career Opportunities at Ramapo. As we envision the new millennium technology is bringing the peoples of the world increasingly closer to each other, informationally as well as geographically. More than ever in human history the next century will force us to tackle issues of cultural and experiential diversity, as well as the ecological interdependency that these developments bring. This will require ever greater sensitivity to and understanding of the varieties of human sensibility and experience, within as well as outside our own culture. Students affiliated with the School of Social Sciences and Human Services are exposed to insightful analyses of prevailing societal patterns which impede cultural reconciliation and insight, such as divisions based on race, gender, disability, social class, national origin and differing cultural backgrounds. They learn to critically read and incisively evaluate the daily barrage of social science facts and fictions provided by the major media, through courses in social issues and scientific methodology as well as through practical experiences that foster social, statistical and ecological literacy. Consistent with the school’s mission and its expression in the core, students affiliated with the School of Social Science and Human Services are offered a rich panoply of choices among majors, minors and concentrations which reflect the diversity of human endeavor. Leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree there are majors in Psychology, Sociology, Law and Society, Economics, History, Political Science and Environmental Studies. In consultation with a sponsoring faculty member a student can design a personalized “Contract Major” in Social Science, with a Concentration defined by a course of study fitted to the student’s specific needs. This option provides opportunities to serve long established concentrations with low current enrollments in Social Science (e.g. Community Mental Health or Business and Public Policy) or to be responsive to new intellectual trends in scholarship long before the ideas have reached the maturity and exposure to be offered as majors or minors (e.g. Cultural Studies, Africana Studies, Gender Studies). Reflecting the emphasis on practice, the School offers a rigorous major in Social Work (for the BSW degree), as well as a rapidly growing Certification program in Teacher Education for students who want to become Secondary or Elementary school teachers. Minors are offered in Women’s Studies, African-American Studies, Latin-American Studies and Gerontology, as well as in most of the majors listed above. Administration & Faculty • 25
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Seniors • 27
Fadi Abdulmaseeh Haso
Waleed Abdulmaseeh Haso
Tim Abraham
Ignacio Acosta-Thompson
Eiven Adlawan
Ivy Agen
Paul Alban
Jorge Alfonso
Michael J. Allen
28 • Ramapo College
Sarah Allen
Jency Alvarez
Christopher Amabile
Francesca Amen
Janet An
Sarah Anders
Jamie Andersen
Eric Anderson
Ashley Andreniuk Seniors • 29
Colleen Appelblatt
Nadia Archip
Natasha Arena 30 • Ramapo College
Ashley Armstrong
Kristine Austria
Michelle Ayvas
Ashley Balassone
Allison Balcof
Nicole Banchevska
Cristina Bandino
Maxim Bantis
Lauren Barbara
Krista Basile
Steven Baumser Seniors • 31
Amanda Bianco 32 • Ramapo College
Jennifer Baxter
Brian Beckmann
Marie-Ann Bellifemine
Lauren Bermudez
Francine Bieri
Thomas Biggiani
Mariya Bistrina
Amanda R. Black
Luciane Blazek
Danielle Bloomfield
Randall Blum
Carla Blumetti
Dean Bobo
Angie Bolivar
David Borst Seniors • 33
Marlene Botros
Shaun Bowen
Caitlin Brass
Whitney Breckenridge
Ellen Brody
Kaitlyn Brown
Maria Brown
Andrea Bruno
Jason Burgos
34 • Ramapo College
Michael Burnham
Kristina Buzzo
Kari Caballero
Elvis Cabrera
Nicholas Cafasso
Kristine Cahatol
Katie Callahan
Leeann Cameron
Lyndsey Campana Seniors • 35
Stephanie Caputo
Nicole Carcano
Ashley Carvagno
Brian Casella
Casey Castronova
Kristen Cavallo
Meghan Cederberg
Jamie Chalkley
Jourdan Chiavaro
36 • Ramapo College
Mark Ciccarelli
Alicia Ciccone
Lawrence Cinquegrana
Gina Cirillo
Ashley Clarke
Sarah Clayton
Jill Cline
Jennifer Cohen
Adia Cole Seniors • 37
James Colleary
Dana Colucci
Elisa Coluccio
Jessica Compoly
Alison Conlin
Colleen Converse
38 • Ramapo College
Christina Cooper
Rebecca Cornell
Mallory Cornett
Michael Coviello
Melissa Crowe
Ambar Cruz
Nicole Cua
Richard Culver
Elizabeth Curcio
Shannon Curry Seniors • 39
Ingrid Dalal
Hristo Damyanov
Jessica DaRold 40 • Ramapo College
Pierrot Dastine
Demelza Davies
Annie Davis
Dana De Bartolo
Gabriela Decandia
Sean Degennaro
Jessica Dellapenna
Nicole DeLuise
Noah Dennison Seniors • 41
Anna Lisa Dente
Michael DePascale
Diana Depsee 42 • Ramapo College
Justin Devery
Loriana Diaz
Angelo Difresco
Desire DiMichele
Kaitlin Dixon
Emily Donnelly
Katelyn Donnelly Seniors • 43
Marissa Dragone
Lori Drewes
Camel Drummond
Casey Dunn
Carlene Dyer
Bryan Edgecomb
Christopher Eleazar
Lauren Ellis
Fatima Elsmaily
44 • Ramapo College
Katelyn Eschbacher
Domenico Esposito
Diana Evans
Jay Everett
Alena Eydlish
Christopher Fader
Jillian Esposito
Seniors • 45
Krystle Fajiculay
Heather Fall
Megan Fanslau 46 • Ramapo College
Benjamin Farhi
Laura Faulkner
Joseph Federico
Melanie Ferencevych
Dana Ferreira
Jaclyn Figliolina
Kevin Findlay
Trisha Fitton
Colleen Fitzpatrick
Richard Fivehouse
Caitlin Flannelly Seniors • 47
Tania Fonovic
Jenna Forsythe
Claudia Freeman 48 • Ramapo College
Kristin Fuardo
Amanda Fulmer
Jessica Gagnon
Loren Galese
Devon Gannon
Kathleen Garbarino
Lindsay Gardner
Nicole Garvey
Erin Gehl
James Gentile
Daniela Georgieva Seniors • 49
Christina Germinario
Daniel Giacobbe
Brian Gilbert
Alyssa Giuliano
Michael Glass
Boris Glazman
50 • Ramapo College
Kelsey Goddard
Jamie Gold
Chelsea Goldstein
Erin Gonzalez
Kristen Gottschalk
Lori Gough
Laura Grant
Jennifer Greenspan
Derek Greenstein Seniors • 51
Daniel Grossano
Erica Gruber
Amanda Gryzmolowicz
Lina Gu
Carmelo Guarneri
Peter Guastella
Joseph Guissarri
Taylor Guthrie
Juliana Gutierrez
52 • Ramapo College
Kaitlyn Haitz
Ashley Halstead
Shaun Hanrahan
Tara Harford
Christine Harris
Bridget Harty
Seniors • 53
Nicole Hasenfus
Karen Hayes
Wilbur Hernandez
Margaret Herzog
Lisa Hickey
Panayiotis Hios
Vanessa Holloman
Marisa Hurtault
Sophia Iloh
Lauren Imperiosi
Stephen Indoe
Amanda Ingenito
Rachele Isip
Caitlyn Jackson
Tara Jacobson Seniors • 55
Roxene James
Jason Jasinski
Michele Jastrzembski 56 • Ramapo College
Naomi Jean-Francois
Alicia Jennings
Alexandra Johnson
Kelly Jones
Martina Juhas
Kristen Kabath
Adam Kallenberg
Brielle Kane
Raya Karova
Jaime Karwowski
Gretchen Kaser Seniors • 57
Lane Kauder
Daniel Kazmaier
Jaclyn Kedzierski
Kathleen Keenan
Colleen Kenny
Mark Kiczalis
58 • Ramapo College
Jessica King
Kaitlyn Kinney
Kyriaki Kipriadis
Robert Kohler
Larisa Kolmykova
Rachel Kolodzieski
Melissa Kosakowski
Yeugenia Krivopal
Marisol Kuizon Seniors • 59
Stephanie La Puzz
Lauren Landa
Kaitlyn Landis
Tracy Lanzilotti
Daniel Lawlor
Edward Leach
60 • Ramapo College
Gerald Leatherman
Ryan Lee
Kristen Leight
Shanikwa Lemon
Svetlana Lensky
Andrea Lequerica
Noel Lethbridge
Judith Levin
Abigail Levinson Seniors • 61
Shannon Luke 62 • Ramapo College
Joseph Lewandowski
Joanna Lewicka
Nathalia Lopes
Natalia Ludivier
Michelle Lutter
Erin Lynch
Danielle Maddi
Alexis Maldonado
Corinne Maloney
Alison Manche
Ryan Mancini
Jay-Anne Mandingin
Raquel Malinger
Seniors • 63
Brittney Mangieri
Joseph Mannarano
Anthony Marcario
Dana Marino
Paul Marra
Daniel Marsico
Steven Martinez
Jessica Massler
Kelly Materia
64 • Ramapo College
Michele Mazzacco
Concetta McCain
Caitlin McGee
Bridget McIntosh
Silvana Medina
Helen Meehan
Danielle McCartan
Seniors • 65
Moira Meehan
Lorianne Megill
Samantha Meilands 66 • Ramapo College
Alexandra Melendez
Douglas Merrill
Brandon Messemer
Richard Messemer
Samantha Mickendrow
Lauren Miglionica
Lindsay Miglionica
Matthew Millahn
Nurys Minaya Seniors • 67
Jordan Minnema
Christine Mockert
Elizabeth Moen
Jaclyn Mondello
Edline Monelus
Taryn Moran
68 • Ramapo College
Melissa Moreno
Michael Morici
Jessica Mott
Katie Muller
Valerie Munafo
Benjamin Nagel
Lydia Nahorniak
Dina Napolitano
Thomas Ng Seniors • 69
Yesenia Nieves
Robert Nosari
John Nugent
Corey O’Connell
Brielle Ocot
Sarah O’Dwyer
Michael O’Hara
Diana Ohene
Jessica Olivera
70 • Ramapo College
Laura Olsen
Daniel Onderko
Ogechi Onwubu
Mary O’Shea
Digna Oviedo Seniors • 71
Stephanie Pagano
Jonathan Panico
Adrienne Pannullo
Korinne Papalexis
Shaharazah Parker
Aanal Patel
Jennifer Paterno
Pearl Paterson
Michael Patrizio
72 • Ramapo College
Samantha Paul-Heskins
Brandon Pecoraro
Georgia Peirce
Cindy Pena
James Penhaker
Lauren Pennock
Isabella Perim
Alyssa Perri
Jessica Peyser Seniors • 73
Melissa Peyser
Lauren Picone
Jamie Pierson
Ryan Pilot
Joia Pisani
Elaine Podraza
Kristen Potanka
Kyle Price
Edward Priestner
74 • Ramapo College
Linda Puntasecca
Danielle Purser
Mark Quinn
Kayla Rachel
Lora Rafferty
Victoria Ramdass
Eileen Ramos
Aaron Rampersadsingh
Victoria Rauch Seniors • 75
Hannah Raymundo
Elizabeth Regan
Andrew Reighard
Michael Revello
Peter Ricci
Tinisha Ricks
Kerry Rindt
Anthony Robinson
Kimberly Rodgers
76 • Ramapo College
Aidalina Rodriguez
Nicole Rodstrom
Glen Rosenthal
Sara Rosini
Lindsay Ross
Veronica Rossi
Megan Russell
Daniel Ryan
Russell Sadang Seniors • 77
Lisa Salabritas
Ashley Salley-Barnes
Travis Saly
Rebecca Sanchez
Samantha Saporito
Narges Sarrafan
Melissa Savarese
Julianne Scarola
Nico Scerbo
78 • Ramapo College
Lauren Schmitz
Danielle Schounnot
Margaret Sciarretta
Zoe Scoullos
Cassidy Secula
Isadora Seibert
Kimberly Seitter
Kristen Semeniak
Roseanne Sessa Seniors • 79
Silvia Sevillano
Brian Shinsec
Drayton Shorter
Anthony Siciliano
Miles Sielgel
Stephen Silbernagel
Cortney Silvestri
Alexander Sim
Tiffany Simons
80 • Ramapo College
Kaitlyn Skelley
Kathryn Slavin
Alis Smith
Bridget Smith
Roneesha Smith
Lyndsay Smokowski
Laurie Sobel
Justina Soltren
Nicholas Sposato Seniors • 81
Viktoriya Staneva
Brittany Stedtler
Janel Stedtler
Caitlin Steeves
Mollie Stern
Jessica Stone
Tammy Stouthamer
Stoyan Stoyanov
Keith Stratton
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Mike Stringer
Maura Sullivan
Devin Sweeney
Laura Swotinsky
Ashley Sylvestro
Alison Szczepanski
Jaclyn Tagliani
Sennur Teke
Caitlin Terhune Seniors • 83
Anthony Tessitore
Timothy Thorne
Megan Tierney
Brian Tiffenbach
Ashley Tobin
Kristen Tomasicchio
Christine Toole
Annalise Tracey
Gabrielle Tracey
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Justin Treubig
Arina Trifonova
Jacqueline Trimmer
Amanda Trott
Alison Tukel
Jenny Twesten
Gesmene Ulysse
Steven Urgo
Danielle Valdes Seniors • 85
Jonathan Valdes
Juliana Valenti
Stephanie Valenti
Jacqueline Vanderveer
Viktor Vasilev
Minhail Velikov
Raymond Villasurda
Jennifer Vitorino
Lance-Eric Vivar
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Nicole Walker
Bethany Walton
Katherine Walton
Sarah Warren
Ashley Watterson
Isabelle Weishaar
Melissa Welborn
Anita Wenzel
Joseph Wilder Seniors • 87
Cortney Wilkins
Jennifer Windels
Chantal Wolf
Kevin Wong
Lisa Wood
Elyse Wunschel
Christina Yeun
Myungjune Yu
Lisa Zaffarese
88 • Ramapo College
Amanda Zarama
Mary Zayac
Lauren Zdziarski
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Founding Faculty And Staff George T. Potter, Founding President and Professor Emeritus
Paul Adams Flavia Alaya Eleanor Antolino Stephan Arianas James Barrow Robert Barth Harold Benenson Catherine Berry Henry Bischoff Pamela Morehead Bischoff Richard Bond John Breen G. Thomas Bulthuis Helen Burchell Rudolph Von Burg Carole Campana Charles Carreras John Robert Cassidy Roberta Cioppa Laura Clarke Edward Cody Jean Craven Worden Day Hendrik DeVries Beverly Ann Dunn Susan Ehrman Sara Eisenstein Paul Elovitz Michael Fluhr Bea Ford Donald Fucci Kenneth Gladstone Susanna Mary Goemaat William Goodsir Thomas Goss Elaine Graeme Shirley Hall Gerard Halleron Violet Halter Barbara Hartman Robert Hartman
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As a staff member who began at Ramapo in the little red brick office building on Route 17 in October of 1970, I often look around the campus now and am amazed at where we are in a relatively short period of time. I recall groundbreaking in November 1970 and recruiting locally with a spiral bound grey binder about the College and its anticipated programs. Amazingly enough, there were more than enough students interested and ready to take a chance on the newest state college. We opened in September 1971 overenrolled and that began what has really been a wonderful journey leading to an outstanding institution of learning with significant opportunities for students both inside and outside the classroom. The changes in enrollments, students, facilities, and staff have been enormous over the past 35+ years. We have gone from a college where we dealt with many part-time students and returning students to a traditional-aged residential campus that is now mostly full-time students. But with all of this, the one thing that has not changed is the feeling of community and caring that exists at Ramapo. This makes us truly stand out as today’s high school and transfer students pursue the college search process. Nancy Jaeger Director of Admissions
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•Ramapo opens with 1,186 students •College Newspaper, The Paper, and Radio Station begin •U.S. Amendment lowers voting age to 18
• First campus residence completed • Anti-Vietnam War rally at Ramapo • Five men arrested in Watergate burglary
• Ramapo’s first graduation is held for 124 transfer students • Science and Social Science building at Ramapo • Ramapo Women’s Center Opens
• Ramapo yearbook, The Arch, and literary magazine, Trillium, begin • Nixon is the first U.S. president to resign • Gerald Ford is the first un-elected US President
• Ramapo accredited by Middle States Association • Physical education building dedicated • Communists occupy Saigon, ending Vietnam War
• 200th anniversary of U.S. Independence
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Ramapo’s earliest students were truly adventurous pioneers. They came to a college that could not yet be accredited, a college where some of the main academic facilities were still in full construction mode and a college where there were few curricular requirements. Housing did not exist on campus but rather was provided at local motels on Route 17. Today’s students are fortunate to enjoy a well-structured and challenging curriculum, state-of-the-art residence and other facilities (albeit with ever continuing construction) and a college well-respected by New Jersey’s citizens as well as many others nationwide. Pam Bischoff Vice President of Student Affairs
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• Friends of Ramapo founded to expand communication with neighboring institutions
• US Senate votes to return Panama Canal to Panama • Ramapo gains number one rank nationally in college club football • David Riesman terms Ramapo faculty “equal or superior” to most public colleges in the Northeast.
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• Administration and Business becomes a new school at Ramapo. • Ramapo produces CBS television courses
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• Mt. St. Helens erupts with force equal to 500 atomic bombs • Ralph Nader speaks at Ramapo Earth Day celebration • Cooperative education program begins •Holocaust, Genocide Studies Center
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• Sandra Day O’Conner, first woman U.S.A Supreme Court Justice • Tenth Anniversary Ramapo College
• Break-up of AT&T monopoly and Bell system • Ramapo golf team wins national division III NCAA championship
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Over the past 34 years I have found at Ramapo College an incredible environment in which to work and study. The college has gotten much bigger in terms of numbers of students, residence halls and classrooms. Numbers of staff have grown and faculty numbers have increased a bit. Lately, we have received more recognition for our academic programs. We have always had excellent academic programs, so this recent acknowledgement is more a matter of how we display ourselves than some recent injection of a magic elixir. We do have a new way of delivering our academic program, CEP (Curriculum Enhancement Plan), for which I claim partial credit. However, I am pleased to note that the core values of Ramapo College have not changed very much. We continue to find our strength in our people. These people include my colleagues on the faculty, staff and administration throughout the college and our students who continue to be committed to Ramapo and their studies. We should be proud that we are recognized as a quality college at which we can learn from one another. Edward Saiff
Professor of Biology
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• Sally Ride, first U.S.A woman in space • Annual Distinguished Citizens Award dinner begins
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• Ramapo Founding president George Potter resigns (13 year tenure) • Sydney Silverman appointed interim president • Ramapo baseball team wins national division III NCAA championship
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• Robert Scott selected as Ramapo’s second president • Computer Center established at the College • Pine Hall, student residence opens
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• Space Shuttle explodes, killing six U.S.A astronauts • Ramapo awarded State Challenge Grant for International and Multicultural Education • General Education program initiated
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• Congress • African American conducts hearings Studies Minor at on Iran Contra Ramapo Scandal • International Telecommunications Center at Ramapo
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• Richard Moll, Harvard administration, calls Ramapo a “Little Public Ivy” • N.J. Gov. Thomas Keane at national governors conference calls Ramapo a college “superstar” • Ernest Boyer cites Ramapo’s “path to renewal” in higher education • Fraternities and Sororities initiated
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• Reunification of • Thurgood Marshall, • Janet Reno, first woman U.S.A. Germany first African attorney general •Linden Hall, student American on U.S.A • Ramapo Strategic residence, opens at Supreme Court, Planning Committee Ramapo retires recommends • Child Development • End of the Soviet upgraded admission Center building Union requirements dedicated • Ramapo men’s • Service-Learning basketball Program begins gains final four in national division III NCAA championship
• Ramapo College television network • Desmond Tutu receives honorary degree at Ramapo
• Republicans win • Ramapo Congress after 40 women’s years Democrat basketball reaches NJAC Control •Ramapo’s first playoffs graduate program, Masters in Liberal Studies •All four Ramapo vice presidents are women •Middle Atlantic Environmental Conference at Ramapo Administration & Faculty • 127
In 1971, Mahwah was such a different place than it is now: Farms with cows still existed; the Ford Motor Co. (on the site that is now Sharp’s headquarters) employed thousands of people in its large factory; and Pal’s Diner on Route 17 was a hub for contact among the locals. Above Lake Street in Ramsey, there was little development and fast food was unknown. The first students knew they were in for an adventure when they arrived to construction everywhere (only one wing of the academic building was open) and a motel on Route 17 was substituting for a residence hall. Today we have come to think of modern campus facilities, close by shopping; and myriad entertainment opportunities within a short distance from campus as “necessities,” but we know from our experience in building Ramapo College that our students have been very well-served by the faculty and staff through all the years. The many changes on the campus have only enhanced what has always been a commitment to a high-quality--and personal-- collegiate experience. Nancy Mackin Dean of Students
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• Madeline Albright, first woman U.S secretary of state •Ramapo named New Jersey’s Public Liberal Arts College •History of College published •Twenty-fifth anniversary of College •Twenty-fifth special editions of the Arch, yearbook, and Trillium, literary magazine •Twenty-fifth year celebration of faculty who found the college 128 • Ramapo College
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• Oklahoma City bombing • Mother Teresa dies • “Dolly” cloned • Center for Interreligious Understanding opens
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• International students number 200 and come from 56 nations • U.S. News and World Report ranks Ramapo third in “most selective” category among public liberal arts colleges in the north • Barren’s lists Ramapo among “very competitive” colleges in U.S.A. • 94% of faculty have terminal degrees (exceeded in N.J. only by Princeton and N.J Institute of Technology)
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• William Kennedy, • Ramapo Pulitzer-Prize College joins winning author, the National speaks at Ramapo Student • Berrie Center for Exchange Performing and Program Visual Arts opens • Ramapo College named one of the Nation’s Leading “Colleges That Encourage Character Development”
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• Ramapo College in conjunction with UMDMJ to offer Master of Science in Nursing program • September 11, 2001 terrorists attack the World Trade Center
I have been with the college almost from its inception (since October 1970) and have seen it grow and develop over the years. Before the college opened for students in fall 1971, we (the original staff ) were located in an office building on Rte. 17 in Upper Saddle River. The staff were engaged in planning for the various functions of the college - academic, student services, administration and physical plant. The facility known as the Phase I Academic Building (the L-shaped reflective glass building) was added to the original estate property that also included the McBride House, Mansion and Mailroom/Printshop). The Phase I building housed just about all activities - academic (including wet labs), bookstore, food service, administration and student service. Working off a master facilities plan, over the years we added additional buildings -- the Phase I student apartments along with the first phase of the Student Center, the G-Wing, the Athletic Building (originally designated Physical Education in line with a program then in existence), Library, H-Wing, Phase II student apartments) along with two additions to the original Student Center. The Phase II student housing was completed in 1976, and it wasn’t until about ten years later that we constructed Phase III, now known as Pine Hall. Very high interest rates precluded us until 1984 from constructing Pine Hall although there was demand for more on-campus housing on what was essentially a commuter campus. In 1990 we opened Linden Hall. Almost ten years later, we constructed in rapid succession Phases V (Oak Hall), VI (Maple), VII (The Village), VIII (The Overlook) and IX (Laurel Hall), along with the Berrie and Bradley Centers and The Pavilion. Salient changes over the years that come to mind include the evolution of the college into what is now a residential college; the increase in enrollment coming from first-time full-time traditional college-aged students as opposed to a considerable portion of the student body comprised of returning and evening students; the ever-increasing preparedness levels of students - we are a very select college; with the advent of the personal computer, the introduction of and growing use of technology for teaching and learning; the construction and renovation of existing buildings over the years of specialized spaces tailored toward their unique functions (e.g., computer and other types of teaching labs, theaters, studios, smart classrooms) as opposed to the highly flexible standardized space constructed in the early years; and in general the public perception of the college as a first class institution of higher education with high standards that stands in contrast to the earlier period when we struggled to meet enrollment goals and were considered by many in the community to be a two-year community rather than a four-year college. We’ve come a long way. Richard Roberts Associate Vice President
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• The Anisfield School of Business opens
• The Sharp Sustainability Education Center and the Salameno Spiritual Center near completion.
• The Sharp Sustainability Education Center is completed.
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The Sharp Sustainability Education Center
A Commitment to Sustainability Since its founding in 1969, Ramapo College has fostered an abiding commitment to sustainability. In 1975, a group of students and faculty created the Alternative Energy and Environment Center in response to the energy crisis. They provided a student-built environmental education facility that demonstrated alternative methods of producing and using resources, and technological and social approaches to understanding and seeking sustainability. Undoubtedly, countless Ramapo graduates remember planting and harvesting is the Center’s garden.
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The 1,787-square foot structure is located just west of the former Alternative Energy and Environment Center. The Center contains a multi-functional classroom and demonstration space, a K-12 sustainable classroom, an environmental lecture classroom, an environmental science laboratory and display space. The $1.3 million Center is a showcase for sustainable and green practices. The building includes weather monitoring equipment, solar panels, a wind generator, energy efficient appliances and lighting, waterless toilets, organic gardens, a solar hot water heater and native permaculture plantings. The Sharp photovoltaic panels on the roof, which were constructed and installed with the
$250,000 that Sharp Electrics had provided, feed any energy surpluses into the campus grid. The construction and installation project was additionally funded with federal grants obtained with the assistance of New Jersey’s congressional delegation, Senators Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez and Congressman Scott Garrett.
The Salameno Spiritual Center
With the support of its donors, Ramapo College has embraced the proposal to have a spiritual center dedicated to spiritual reflection, meditation and peace. The site of the Salameno Spiritual Center adjacent to Kameron Pond provides the perfect setting for a reflective space on campus. The unique buildings that comprise the Salameno Spiritual Center, the Padovano Peace Pavilion, the McBride Meditation Room and the Marino Meditation Room have been designed to provide meeting space and space for individual reflection. In his remarks at the ground breaking Dr. Padovano said: The concept for such a center was possible because, as the new millennium arrived, the
human family preferred to think in intercultural, international, global categories. In this era, the United Nations, the European Union, instant worldwide communication, and inter-religious connectedness emerged. From all of this, a Spiritual Center was fashioned, part of an age that believed planetary peace and harmony were not impossible. Such a Center contained and expressed that mission. This would be a place of radical and intensive inclusivity. The mission of Ramapo College, the dynamism of a world without impassable boundaries and this Spiritual Center fit together. Dr. Peter Mercer, in his remarks on the same occasion, said: Each of us views spirituality in a unique way. For many, traditional
religious beliefs are at the core; for others they are not. What is undeniable is the intensity of spiritual interest at out College, particularly among our students as they negotiate the uncertain pathways that so many of us remember from our late teens and early twenties, We will, at Ramapo, now have a venue for the pursuit of the spiritual dimension through discussion, debate and contemplation and for that, on behalf of Ramapo College, I express sincere and profound gratitude. The contemporary design of the Spiritual Center will continue to take shape through 2010.
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1step Above the Influence Accounting Club Active Minds Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity American Studies Club Anthropology Club Association of Latinos Moving Ahead Ballroom Dancing Club Bass Fishing Club Bioinformatics Club Biology Club Black Student Union Brothers Making a Difference Campus Crusade for Christ Catholics at Ramapo United Chemistry Club Class Representatives College Democrats College Republicans Colleges Against Cancer Commuter Caucus Computer and Technology Club Creative Media Club Culture Club Dance Club Ebony Women for Social Change Environmental Alliance Feminists United Filipino American Student Association Finance Club Freshman Caucus Future Business Leaders Future Teachers at Ramapo Haitian Organization for Progress Hillel History Club Hockey Club Italian Circle (Circilo de Itallinao) Inter-Greek Senate International Business Club International Student Organization Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship Intramurals Irish American Club Literature Club Marketing Club
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Math Club MEILA Model U.N. Club Moot Court Club Muslim Student Association Nursing Student Organization Operation Smile Organization of African Unity Organization for Latino Unity Philosophy Club Physics Club Political Forum Pre-Medical/Pre-Health Organization Psychology Coalition Ramapo Against War Ramapo College’s ACM Chapter Ramapo News Ramapo Operation Link Up Ramapo Outdoors Club Ramapo Pride RamaShows R.A.S.C.A.L.S. Comedy Club R-Core RCTV Rock Climbing Club Save Darfur Sci-Fi and Comic Book Club Secular Student Alliance Simply Sience Club Ski and Snowboard Club Social Work Club Society for Human Resource Management Sociology Club South Asians at Ramapo Spanish Club STRIVE Student Government Association Students of Caribbean Ancestry Student Leadership Coalition Transfers Unite Trillium United Asian Association Visual Arts Society WRPR Writers’ Block Yearbook Yoga Experience
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Student Government Association The 2010 Class Council is a group of students that meets each week to plan events that unite the class and also bring any concerns they may have bac k to t he S tudent Gover nment Association. Th is year we planned senior events such as Senior Day and Senior Send-Off.
Class Council Dance Club meets twice a week and allows dancers of all backgrounds to come together and learn different styles of dance from professional c h o r e o g r a p h e r s . We d o m a ny styles of dance such as hip hop, lyrical, jazz, tap, theater dance and ballet. At the end of the year we put on an annual recital that showcases what we have been working on.
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Alpha Psi Omega Alpha Psi Omega is a nationally distinguished honor society, which recognizes participants in collegiate theater. Membership is based upon academic achievement, as well as dedication to theater, both on and behind the stage. Alpha Psi Omega welcomes students of all academic majors in its attempt to share its passion for theater with the entire community.
1S t ep wor ks t o make positive, measurable changes on campus by promoting sustainability. This year they used student liaisons to help “green� different departments on campus; continued the Green Facts energy-saving competition between dorms; featured events like Sustainable Late Nights, Give and Go, Earth Week, the RamapoGreen Fair, and Brown Bag lunches to invite campus discussions of sustainability; and started the Ramapo Green Scene newsletter.
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Clubs and Organizations International Student Organization is an organization which tries to bring cultures together and create a friendly meaningful intercultural environment. The club is regularly organizing interesting and entertaining activities that are open to everyone. Students are able to enjoy international spirit and learn more about others. The biggest events that the club hosts every year are the International Student Week and the International Food Festival. ISOʼs ambition is to bring “International Integrity through cultural understanding” on campus.
International Student Organization Hip hop dance club was founded in March 2009. We have been practicing for our 1st event “All that Jazz” on March 3rd where we will be doing a hip hop mix of the classic song. At least once a month we take a trip to Camp Acorn (a camp for autistic children) where we plan a day of crafts and dance. It is both a rewarding experience for us and the children.
Hip Hop Dance Club Ramapo Pride provides a safe environment for LGBTIQQ students and allies. The organization is built around providing activist and educational programming that enrich the campus community. In addition, it provides a social network for LGBTIQQ students on campus.
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The Culture Club Our organization is dedicated to the enhancement of all cultures of the global community. Club members explore the uniqueness of cultures other than their own through various activities. We schedule various cultural events such as inviting speakers to share their culture with the community, taking trips to ethnic neighborhoods, visiting ethnic restaurants, organizing cultural exhibits, etc. The Culture Club also publishes The Cultural Journal a literary magazine published twice a year.
RCTV has continued its evolution t his sc hool year, becoming a thriving club with live shows up to five nights per week. RCTV also has its own serial sitcom, The Gov, which completed a season in the fall and has already continued into the spring. We始ve also worked with Ramapo始s SGA in an effort to help communicate their messages to the student body.
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PARENT ADS Natasha, We are so proud of you and all that you have accomplished over the years. Keep up the good work! We love you! Mom, Dad Dominick, Angelo & Anthony
CortneySo much hard work and determination have brought you to this point in your life. The future stands bright before you so take hold of your dreams don’t let go. The world is waiting, get out there and make a difference. Our hearts are filled with pride and love for you... Love Mom and Family
Caitlyn,
Always remember, “Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself.” May you find health, happiness and love in the years ahead. You make us proud! We love you!
Mom and Dad, Stephen and Bryan
Kimberly Marie Seitter We want you to know how very proud we are of you. You are truly a blessing to us and we love you more than you’ll ever know. Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars. Love always, Mom, Dad and Jacqui
Tracy, And now there lay before you vast horizons and endless paths. Know, one constant forever remains, We love you and are with you on your journey. Congratulations Mom and Dad
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