Ramapo College of New Jersey - Press Releases http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/index.html http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Mon, 26 Jun 2006 10:12:22 -0400 Mon, 26 Jun 2006 10:11:48 -0400 FeedForAll Mac v1.5 (1.5.2.2) (Mahwah) - Registration for Ramapo College’s Business Essentials Certificate Program will be accepted through May 27.... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/05_07_2008.html Wed, 7 May 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The Honorable Cory A. Booker, Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, will deliver the commencement address at Ramapo College ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/04_30_2008.html Wed, 30 April 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - At a dedication ceremony Monday, April 28, 2008 for the Anisfield School of Business on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/04_28_2008.html Mon, 28 April 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Registration is open for new Ramapo Jumpstart pre-college programs offered to rising high school juniors and seniors in good academic standing at Ramapo College of New Jersey.... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/04_14_2008.html Wed, 16 April 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Leonard A. Cole, author of Terror: How Israel Has Coped and What America Can Learn (Indiana, 2007), will speak at Ramapo College... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/04_14_2008b.html Wed, 16 April 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Rosetta D’Angelo and Barbara Zaczek, editors and translators of Resisting Bodies: Narratives of Italian Partisan Women, will read from their new book at Ramapo College ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/04_02_2008.html Thu, 3 April 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Ramapo College of New Jersey will induct six former athletes and the 1986 men’s tennis team into the Athletic Hall of Fame ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/04_02_2008b.html Thu, 3 April 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The theater program of Ramapo College of New Jersey will present One Touch of Venus April 11, 12 and 16 – 19 at 8 p.m. and on April 13 at 7 p.m. ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/03_31_2008.html Wed, 2 April 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The Ramapo College Foundation’s 2008 Distinguished Citizens Award Dinner, held Saturday, March 8 at the Rockleigh Country Club, raised more than $207,000 ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/03_27_2008.html Wed, 2 April 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The American Repertory Ballet presents “Sinatra, Shadows, and Stars” at Ramapo College of New Jersey Saturday, May 3 at 8 p.m. in the Sharp Theater ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/03_27_2008b.html Wed, 2 April 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - More than 70 employers will attend the Spring Job Fair at Ramapo College of New Jersey Thursday, April 17. ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/03_20_2008.html Mon, 24 March 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The York Room Salon Series will present Robin Spielberg on piano Sunday, May 4 at 3 p.m. in the York Room on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey. ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/03_20_2008b.html Mon, 24 March 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - In celebration of Women’s History Month, Joyce Kozloff will visit Ramapo College to talk about her work at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 27 in the Adler Theater ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/03_19_2008.html Mon, 24 March 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The York Room Salon Series will present Jose Franch-Ballester on clarinet Sunday, April 6 at 3 p.m. in the York Room on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey.... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/03_17_2008.html Mon, 17 March 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Ramapo College of New Jersey presents a laugh-out-loud evening with The Nobodies of Comedy Saturday, April 26 at 8 p.m. in the Sharp Theater on the college campus. ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/03_17_2008b.html Mon, 17 March 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) – An exhibit of works by full-time faculty and staff who teach studio art in the School of Contemporary Arts at Ramapo College of New Jersey ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/03_6_2008.html Mon, 10 March 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Ramapo College of New Jersey, as part of its AIS Colloquium Committee, will sponsor a reading and discussion by the Pulitzer Prize winning poet Natasha Trethewey ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/03_6_2008b.html Mon, 10 March 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The York Room Salon Series will present Sarah E. Geller on violin Sunday, March 30 at 3 p.m. in the York Room on the campus of Ramapo College... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/03_5_2008.html Wen, 5 March 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The Ramapo College Foundation announced the appointment of Robert Tillsley as chairman of its Board of Governors. Tillsley ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/03_3_2008.html Wen, 5 March 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) – Jazz at The Berrie Center presents “Our Father Who Art Blakey,” a tribute to the late legendary drummer Saturday, March 15, 8 p.m. ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/02_25_2008.html Wen, 25 February 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 MAHWAH, N.J., February 21, 2008 - The deadline for nominations for the 2008 Russ Berrie Award for Making a Difference have been extended through Friday, March 14, 2008 ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/02_21_2008.html Thu, 21 February 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Daniel B. Polin, president of Great Projects Film Company, Inc., will present "Witnessing for Posterity: The Trials of Adolf Eichmann and Saddam Hussein" ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/02_19_2008.html Tue, 19 February 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The theater program of Ramapo College of New Jersey will present Savage in Limbo February 27 through 29 at 8 p.m., March 1 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/02_14_2008.html Tue, 19 February 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The Peking Acrobats, a 26-member troupe of tumblers, contortionists, jugglers, cyclists, gymnasts and clowns bring their gravity-defying feats ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/02_07_2008.html Mon, 11 February 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The Hawthorne Symphony presents Bird With Strings Redux: The Music of Charlie Parker, Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Overture and Mozart’s Don Giovanni Sunday ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/02_07_2008b.html Mon, 11 February 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The Roches, who blend influences from church choir music, traditional Irish folk, contemporary folk, rock, country and pop with their own innate musical sensibilities ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/02_07_2008c.html Mon, 11 February 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - "Native Americans in New Jersey - Subjugation, Exploitation, Marginalization and Survival" is the title of a Gumpert Teachers’ Workshop ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/02_07_2008d.html Mon, 11 February 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Ramapo College of New Jersey will sponsor an Africana Film Festival Wednesday, February 27 through Thursday, March 6 at various times and campus venues... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/02_07_2008e.html Mon, 11 February 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The Saint Patrick’s Day celebration will begin early when The Magic of Ireland takes to the stage in the Sharp Theater at Ramapo College of New Jersey Sunday... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/02_07_2008f.html Mon, 11 February 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The United Nations Department of Public Information's Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations admitted Ramapo College to its roster at the group’s December meeting ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/02_04_2008.html Mon, 11 February 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Ramapo College of New Jersey announced that the Accreditation Panel of the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC) ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/01_28_2008.html Wed, 28 January 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Atina Grossmann, author of Jews, Germans, and Allies: Close Encounters in Occupied Germany (Princeton, 2007), will speak ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/01_28_2008b.html Wed, 28 January 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Eric D. Weitz, author of Weimar Germany: Promise and Tragedy (Princeton, 2007), will speak at Ramapo College of New Jersey Thursday, February 21 ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/01_28_2008c.html Wed, 28 January 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Ramapo College of New Jersey announces a new Business Essentials Certificate Program offered through its Anisfield School of Business ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/01_17_2008.html Wed, 23 January 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Jungle Jack Hanna will bring his coterie of critters to the Sharp Theater at Ramapo College of New Jersey for two performances Sunday ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/01_17_2008b.html Wed, 23 January 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - New pre-college programs for rising high school juniors and seniors in good academic standing are being offered in summer 2008 ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/01_17_2008c.html Wed, 23 January 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Direct from Louisiana, Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys bring a Cajun celebration to the Sharp Theater on the campus of Ramapo College ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/01_17_2008d.html Wed, 23 January 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - A unique selection of this year’s winning entries from the Black Maria Film and Video Festival competition will be screened Thursday, February 7 ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/01_17_2008e.html Wed, 23 January 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Jazz at the Berrie Center presents “Singing Astaire: A Fred Astaire Songbook” Saturday, February 9 at 8 p.m. in the Sharp Theater ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/01_17_2008f.html Wed, 23 January 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The American Place Theatre’s Literature to Life Series presents The Secret Life of Bees Sunday, February 3 at 3 p.m. ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/01_17_2008g.html Wed, 23 January 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Judith Peck, a professor of art education at Ramapo College and a sculptress who lives in Mahwah ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/01_16_2008.html Thu, 16 January 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Ramapo College of New Jersey, a pioneer in environmentally green practices since its inception in 1969, has made a commitment to climate neutrality ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/01_09_2008e.html Wen, 9 January 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - On January 30 and 31 Ramapo College of New Jersey will participate in Focus The Nation, a teach-in model on global warming solutions ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/01_09_2008d.html Wen, 9 January 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) – James and Anna, an exhibit by James Andrew Brown that pays tribute to his parents, will open in the Kresge Gallery on the campus of Ramapo College Wednesday ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/01_09_2008c.html Wen, 9 January 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The Analyst, an exhibition of new work by artist Jennifer Dudley, will open Wednesday, February 6 in the Berrie Center’s Pascal Gallery ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/01_09_2008b.html Wen, 9 January 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 MAHWAH, N.J., January 8, 2008 - Nominations for the 2008 Russ Berrie Award for Making a Difference will be accepted by The Russell Berrie Foundation until February 29. ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2008/01_09_2008.html Wen, 9 January 2008 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The Ramapo Mountain Stage Series presents “An Evening of Acoustic American Music: David Bromberg and Angel Band” Saturday, January 26 at 8 p.m. in the Sharp Theater.... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/12_19_2007.html Thu, 20 December 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The Cashore Marionettes will present a family performance depicting humorous and poignant scenes from everyday life through touching character portrayals ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/12_19_2007b.html Thu, 20 December 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Jazz at The Berrie Center presents Nilson Matta’s Brazilian Voyage, featuring Harry Allen on saxophone, Saturday, January 19 at 8 p.m. in the Sharp Theater.... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/12_13_2007.html Thu, 13 December 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Ramapo College of New Jersey, in conjunction with its Italian cinema course, will present a series of Italian language films this spring. ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/12_03_2007.html Mon, 3 December 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Mr. Imagination, who is exhibiting a number of his unusual bottlecap pieces in an exhibit, Collection Parallax, at Ramapo College of New Jersey... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/12_03_2007b.html Mon, 3 December 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The Ramapo College Foundation’s 2008 Distinguished Citizens Award Dinner, to be held Saturday, March 8 at the Rockleigh Country Club ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/11_19_2007.html Tue, 20 November 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) – Jazz at the Berrie Center presents A Bluegrass Family Christmas featuring string wizard and Nitty Gritty Dirt Band founder John McEuen Saturday, December 15 at 8 p.m. in the Sharp Theater ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/11_19_2007b.html Tue, 20 November 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - "New Jersey at the Crossroads" will be the topic for a panel of financial experts participating in the 2008 Business and Financial Outlook Roundtable Tuesday, December 4 from 7 – 9 p.m. in Friends Hall ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/11_14_2007.html Wen, 14 November 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Dr. Peter P. Mercer, president of Ramapo College of New Jersey, announced the establishment of the Sabrin Center for Business Excellence in the Anisfield School of Business ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/11_09_2007.html Fri, 9 November 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) – Kick off the holiday season with the entire family to the sounds of holiday favorites with the Mantovani Orchestra and Chorus at Ramapo College of New Jersey Sunday, December 2 at 2 and 7 p.m. in the Sharp Theater on campus... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/11_07_2007.html Wen, 7 November 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Each year Ramapo College of New Jersey recognizes National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/11_06_2007.html Tue, 6 November 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Each year Ramapo College of New Jersey recognizes National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/10_31_2007.html Wen, 31 October 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) – Faculty and student collaboration on research projects at Ramapo College has resulted in nationally prestigious recognition for the college’s bioinformatics program... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/11_05_2007.html Mon, 5 November 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The theater program of Ramapo College of New Jersey will present William Shakespeare’s As You Like It November 9 - 11 and November 14 - 17 at 8 p.m. in the Sharp Theater on the college campus ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/10_31_2007c.html Wen, 31 October 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The Ramapo Chorale will present a holiday concert, “Visions of Higher Ground” Sunday, December 9 at 3 p.m. in the Sharp Theater on the campus of Ramapo College. ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/10_31_2007b.html Wen, 31 October 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - "Pastures of Plenty: A Tribute to Woody Guthrie in Dance and Music" will be presented Saturday, December 1 at 8 p.m. in the Sharp Theater... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/10_31_2007.html Wen, 31 October 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The Ramapo Chorale will present a holiday concert, “Visions of Higher Ground” Sunday, December 9 at 3 p.m. in the Sharp Theater... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/10_31_2007b.html Wen, 31 October 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The theater program of Ramapo College of New Jersey will present William Shakespeare’s As You Like It November 8 - 11 and November 14 - 17 at 8 p.m. ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/10_31_2007c.html Wen, 31 October 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Ramapo College of New Jersey will celebrate International Education Week November 12 – 16 by hosting informative, educational and entertaining programs throughout the week ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/10_26_2007.html Fri, 26 October 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The York Room Salon Series will present Duo Cavatina, featuring Carol Shansky playing the flute and Seth Himmelhoch on guitar Sunday, November 18, at 3 p.m. in the York Room ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/10_24_2007.html Wen, 24 October 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Collection Parallax will open in the Kresge Gallery on the campus of Ramapo College Wednesday, November 7 and continue through December 12. ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/10_22_2007a.html Mon, 22 October 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - In Other Words, the 2006 Ramapo Curatorial Prize winner, will open in the Pascal Gallery on the campus of Ramapo College Wednesday, November 7 ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/10_22_2007b.html Mon, 22 October 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - A groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction on a new Sustainability Center ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/10_22_2007.html Mon, 22 October 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Simon Deng, who grew up in a peaceful farming community in southern Sudan, but whose childhood was filled with fear of Arab militia raids ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/10_18_2007.html Thu, 17 October 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - A conference and expo, GREEN MEETS GREEN: Transitioning from “We can’t afford to be green” to ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/10_17_2007.html Thu, 17 October 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The New Jersey Regional Philosophical Association will hold its fall conference Saturday, November 3 at Ramapo College of New Jersey ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/10_15_2007.html Wed, 16 October 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Steven Bach, author of Leni: The Life and Work of Leni Riefenstahl (Knopf, 2007), will speak at Ramapo College ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/10_04_2007.html Thu, 4 October 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Holocaust survivor Eric Mayer of Wayne will speak at a Kristallnacht commemoration Friday, November 9 at Temple Beth Haverim of Mahwah ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/10_04_2007b.html Thu, 4 October 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Judith Peck, Ed.D., an artist and professor of art at Ramapo College of New Jersey, has completed an expanded second edition ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/10_03_2007.html Thu, 3 October 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The Friends of Ramapo College invite you to Step Back In Time Sunday, November 4 from 2 - 5:30 p.m. ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/10_03_2007b.html Thu, 3 October 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls’ unique memoir of survival and resiliency told through the eyes of a young girl ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/09_25_2007d.html Wed, 26 September 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Jazz at The Berrie Center presents The Sultans of Swing, conducted by David Berger, Saturday, October 20 at 8 p.m. ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/09_25_2007c.html Wed, 26 September 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Pianist Itay Goren will perform Sunday, October 28 at 3 p.m. in the Rehearsal Hall in the Berrie Center of Ramapo College ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/09_25_2007b.html Wed, 26 September 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Siddhartha, founder of the Fireflies Ashram in Bangalore, India will make two public presentations at Ramapo College of New Jersey... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/09_25_2007.html Wed, 26 September 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Dr. Regina E. Herzlinger will be the guest lecturer at The Fourth Annual Sebastian J. Raciti Memorial Lecture and Dinner Wednesday, October 17 ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/09_20_2007.html Mon, 24 September 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) – Ramapo College of New Jersey will host a lecture and book signing by Frank Warren, founder of PostSecret, Friday, September 28 ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/09_12_2007.html Wed, 12 September 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Ramapo College of New Jersey will present Avner the Eccentric's performance of "Exceptions to Gravity" Saturday, October 13 at 8 p.m. ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/09_06_2007.html Thu, 6 September 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Join the Sutin Ensemble and guests as they present The Beethoven Septet Sunday, October 14 at 8 p.m. ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/09_06_2007b.html Thu, 6 September 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The Aquila Theatre Company will present Joseph Heller's stage adaptation of his world-renowned novel Catch 22 Friday, October 5 at 8 p.m. ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/09_06_2007c.html Thu, 6 September 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The Quartet San Francisco will present an eclectic repertoire including music by Stevie Wonder, Chick Corea and Astor Piazzolla Friday, October 12 at 8 p.m. ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/09_06_2007d.html Thu, 6 September 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Richie Havens, famous for his soulful, fiery singing style, will perform in the Sharp Theater at Ramapo College of New Jersey ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/08_13_2007.html Tue, 13 August 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - State of Grace: Paintings By Douglas Auld will open in the Pascal Gallery, September 12 and continue through October 12. ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/08_13_2007b.html Tue, 13 August 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Ishmael Beah, author of A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Child Soldier, will be the guest speaker at Ramapo College' s Opening Convocation ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/08_1_2007.html Wed, 1 August 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The Ramapo College Foundation has rescheduled its 20th Annual Golf Outing to Monday, August 13, 2007 at The Tuxedo Club in Tuxedo ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/07_25_2007b.html Wed, 25 July 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - An exhibit of works by R.M. Fischer will open September 12, 2007 in the Kresge Gallery on the campus of Ramapo College ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/07_25_2007.html Tue, 24 July 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Educational and entertaining performances designed especially for students will be presented at the Berrie Center ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/06_20_2007.html Wed, 20 June 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) – Ramapo College of New Jersey is a winner of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education's 2007 CASE-WealthEngine Award ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/06_14_2007.html Thu, 14 June 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) – Dr. Michael Riff, director of the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Ramapo College of New Jersey, was selected ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/06_04_2007.html Mon, 04 June 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) – "Transgender Workplace Diversity Workshop: Addressing Issues for HR and Legal Professionals" will be held Wednesday ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/05_23_2007.html Wed, 23 May 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 MAHWAH, N.J., May 18, 2007 – For his work as a host parent and trip administrator for Healing the Children, George Brewer ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/05_18_2007.html Thu, 18 May 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 MAHWAH, N.J., May 7, 2007 - For their unselfish dedication to serving others, 19 Garden State residents will be honored... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/05_11_2007.html Fri, 11 May 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The New Jersey Pops, Jimmy and The Parrots, the 1910 Fruitgum Company and Jim Yester & The Yesterdaze will headline the 2007 Commerce Bank Summer Concert Series ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/05_10_2007.html Thu, 10 May 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The Ramapo College Foundation will host its 20th Annual Golf Outing Monday, July 23, 2007 at The Tuxedo Club in Tuxedo, New York ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/05_02_2007.html Wed, 1 May 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Ramapo College of New Jersey and the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission announced that Ramapo College has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/04_26_2007.html Thu, 26 April 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Ramapo College of New Jersey inducted four former athletes and the 1991 men’s basketball team into the Athletic Hall of Fame in a ceremony and dinner held Saturday ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/04_26_2007b.html Thu, 26 April 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Ramapo College of New Jersey is one of the nation’s best value undergraduate institutions according to The Princeton Review. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/04_25_2007.html Wed, 25 April 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) – Jazz at the Berrie Center presents Sinatra, Among Others featuring The Sachal Vasandani Quintet Saturday, May 19 at 8 p.m. in the Sharp Theater on the campus of Ramapo College. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/04_16_2007d.html Mon, 16 April 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The American Repertory Ballet will present Mix It Up! Saturday, May 12 at 8 p.m. in the Sharp Theater. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/04_16_2007.html Mon, 16 April 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The York Room Salon Series presents The Beauty of the Solo Guitar featuring Brad Richter Sunday, May 6 at 3 p.m. in the York Room in the Birch Mansion on the campus of Ramapo College. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/04_16_2007b.html Mon, 16 April 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Nancy Giles, CBS Sunday Morning contributor, comedian and actress, will deliver the commencement address at Ramapo College of New Jersey’s 2007 ceremony Friday, May 11 beginning at 10 a.m. ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/04_16_2007c.html Mon, 16 April 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Members of the Model United Nations Club at Ramapo College of New Jersey received a delegation honorable mention at the 2007 National Model United Nations Conference held March 18 through 24 ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/04_11_2007.html Thu, 11 April 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The Ramapo College Foundation’s 2007 Distinguished Citizens Award Dinner, held Saturday, March 3 at the Rockleigh Country Club, raised more than $212,000 for scholarships, programs and research... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/04_09_2007.html Tue, 09 April 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Clayton Cramer, author of Armed America: The Remarkable Story of How and Why Guns Became as American as Apple Pie will be the featured speaker Friday, April 20 at 8 p.m. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/04_05_2007b.html Thu, 05 April 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - As part of its Earth Week activities, Ramapo College of New Jersey will host a model United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development April 16 beginning at 9 a.m. in preparation for an event ... http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/04_05_2007.html Wed, 05 April 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Ramapo College of New Jersey will host a slate of activities to celebrate Earth Week, April 16 - 21. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/04_02_2007.html Tue, 02 April 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The Ramapo Mountain Stage series presents Nordic Fiddle Fest! featuring Frigg Saturday, April 21 at 8 p.m. in the Sharp Theater. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/03_28_2007.html Wed, 28 March 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The monks of Tibet’s Drepung Loseling Monastery present "The Mystical Arts of Tibet: Sacred Music Sacred Dance" Sunday, April 29 at 3 p.m. in the Sharp Theater on the campus of Ramapo College. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/03_28_2007b.html Wed, 28 March 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Ramapo College of New Jersey presents Forbidden Broadway Special Victims Unit Saturday, April 28, at 8 p.m. in the Sharp Theater on the campus of Ramapo College. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/03_28_2007c.html Wed, 28 March 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - DO JUMP! Extreme Physical Theater will be presented Sunday, April 22 at 3 p.m. in the Sharp Theater on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/03_28_2007d.html Wed, 28 March 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Over 75 employers will be attending the Spring Job Fair at Ramapo College of New Jersey Thursday, April 19. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/03_26_2007b.html Mon, 26 March 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The New Jersey premier of Some Sweet Day will be presented by the theater program of Ramapo College Thursday through Saturday, April 5 through 7 and Wednesday through Saturday, April 11 through 14 at 8 p.m. in the Sharp Theater on the college campus. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/03_26_2007c.html Mon, 26 March 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The Ramapo Mountain Stage series performance, "The Heart and Soul of American Roots Music" featuring Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, has been rescheduled to Sunday, May 20 at 7 p.m. in the Sharp Theater on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/03_21_2007.html Wed, 21 March 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Students enrolled in a Social Welfare Policy class at Ramapo College of New Jersey traveled to Trenton in February to testify before the Senate Labor Committee in support of the state’s Family Leave Act. The legislation ultimately passed by a 3 – 1 margin. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/03_14_2007.html Wed, 14 March 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Ramapo College of New Jersey presents "Mike Reiss - Simpsons Mania: Inside America’s Favorite Family" Wednesday, April 11 at 4:30 p.m. in the H-Wing Auditorium on the college campus. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/03_14_2007b.html Wed, 14 March 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Ramapo College of New Jersey is pleased to announce the college’s participation in a tribute to the late Russ Berrie, the businessman and philanthropist, on the occasion of his birthday, March 18. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/03_09_2007.html Fri, 09 March 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Ramapo College of New Jersey will broadcast the 14th Annual National Bereavement Teleconference Thursday, March 22 from 1:30 to 4 p.m., in Room SC-138 on the college campus. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/03_09_2007b.html Fri, 09 March 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - So Far, So Good, a retrospective view of the photographs of David Freund, 1971-2006, will open in the Kresge and Pascal Galleries on the campus of Ramapo College Wednesday, March 28 and continue through April 27. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/02_27_2007.html Tue, 27 February 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The Peking Acrobats, a 26-member troupe of tumblers, contortionists, jugglers, cyclists, gymnasts and clowns bring their gravity-defying feats to the Sharp Theater at Ramapo College of New Jersey for two performances on Saturday, March 10 at 3 and 7:30 p.m. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/02_26_2007.html Mon, 26 February 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Get a look at behind-the-scenes madness of one of America’s most zany and popular television shows, as four-time Emmy Award winner Mike Reiss, producer of "The Simpsons," comes to Ramapo College Wednesday, April 11 with his trademark wit and humor. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/02_26_2007b.html Mon, 26 February 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The Ramapo Mountain Stage series presents "The Heart and Soul of American Roots Music" featuring Jay Ungar and Molly Mason Friday, March 16 at 8 p.m. in the Sharp Theater on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/02_26_2007c.html Mon, 26 February 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The deadline for nominations for the 2007 Russ Berrie Award for Making a Difference has been extended. Nominations will be accepted by The Russell Berrie Foundation until Friday, March 9. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/02_26_2007d.html Mon, 26 February 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Three major contributors to Ramapo College of New Jersey were honored Sunday, February 11 prior to the 7 p.m. performance of Capitol Steps in the Sharp Theater. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/02_21_2007c.html Wed, 21 February 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Jazz at the Berrie Center presents Latin Jazz Party! Bobby Sanabria and Ascension Saturday, March 3 at 8 p.m. in the Sharp Theater on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/02_21_2007b.html Wed, 21 February 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - AT&T Family Week at the Theater presents Playwrighting for Children Saturday, March 3 at 1 p.m. Participants are asked to meet in the Berrie Center Lobby on the campus of Ramapo College. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/02_21_2007.html Wed, 21 February 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The York Room Salon Series presents cellist Soo Bae Sunday, March 4 at 3 p.m. at Ramapo College of New Jersey. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/02_21_2007d.html Wed, 21 February 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Historian Taner Akcam, one of the first Turkish academics to acknowledge and openly discuss the Armenian Genocide by the Ottoman Turkish government in 1915, will speak March 29, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the York Room of Birch Mansion on the campus of Ramapo College. The presentation is free and open to the public. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/02_08_2007b.html Thu, 08 February 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Ramapo College of New Jersey will host a number of events during March in celebration of Women’s History Month 2007. The theme for this year’s observance is "Viewing Herstory." Several events are open to the public. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/02_08_2007.html Thu, 08 February 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The theater program of Ramapo College of New Jersey will present Loose Knit February 28, March 1 –2 and March 5 – 7 at 8 p.m. in the Adler Theater on the college campus. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/02_08_2007b.html Wed, 07 February 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Movie director, author and activist Melvin Van Peebles will discuss his greatest role as a family man when he delivers the keynote address at the Sixth Annual State of the Africana Professoriate Conference at Ramapo College of New Jersey March 29 and 30. He will speak at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 29. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/02_07_2007.html Wed, 07 February 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - A proposal for a chapter project submitted by Ramapo College’s chapter of Sigma Pi Sigma, The National Physics Honor Society, has been selected as a seminal recipient by an awards committee. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/02_05_2007.html Wed, 07 February 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) – The Ramapo College Foundation’s 2007 Distinguished Citizens Award Dinner, to be held Saturday, March 3 at the Rockleigh Country Club, will honor four distinguished citizens for their leadership and commitment to higher education: John D. McMahon, president and CEO of Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.; A.J. Sabath, chief of staff to the president of the New Jersey Senate and an alumnus of Ramapo College; and Lawrence and Theresa Salameno, key supporters of Ramapo College who are instrumental in the establishment of an on-campus Spiritual Center. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/02_01_2007.html Thu, 01 February 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - In celebration of African Ancestry Month, Ramapo College of New Jersey is sponsoring an Opening Banquet Thursday, February 1 at 5 p.m. in the Robert A. Scott Student Center. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/01_24_2007.html Wed, 24 January 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - A lecture, "Winds of the Spirit: Haitian Vodun Art," by Yale University art historian Dr. Robert Farris Thompson, will be presented Thursday, February 1 at 8 p.m. in the Sharp Theater on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/01_22_2007.html Mon, 22 January 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Share the joy of gospel music when the highly acclaimed New Jersey Conference Choir of the AME Zion Church returns to the Sharp Theater at Ramapo College of New Jersey Saturday, February 24 at 8 p.m. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/01_18_2007.html Thu, 18 January 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The Hawthorne Symphony presents Bird With Strings: The Music of Charlie Parker, Beethoven’s Eighth Symphony and Verdi’s Masked Ball – Act II Sunday, February 18 at 3 p.m. in the Sharp Theater on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/01_18_2007b.html Thu, 18 January 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) – A unique selection of this year’s winning entries from the Black Maria Film and Video Festival competition will be screened Thursday, February 8 from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Sharp Theater on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey. The festival is free and open to the public. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/01_08_2007e.html Mon, 08 January 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 MAHWAH, N.J., January 8, 2007 - Nominations for the 2007 Russ Berrie Award for Making a Difference will be accepted by The Russell Berrie Foundation until February 23. New Jerseyans who have made a significant difference in their communities through a heroic effort or a lifetime of service are eligible for cash awards of up to $50,000. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/01_08_2007d.html Mon, 08 January 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Jazz at the Berrie Center presents The Great Barry Harris: Maestro’s Choice Friday, February 9 at 8 p.m. in the Sharp Theater on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/01_08_2007c.html Mon, 08 January 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) – Cathie Ryan, hailed as one of Celtic music’s most popular and enduring singer-songwriters, will perform Saturday, February 10 at 8 p.m. at the Sharp Theater on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/01_08_2007b.html Mon, 08 January 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) – The Capitol Steps, who put the "mock" in democracy, will perform two shows Sunday, February 11 at 4 and 7 p.m. in the Sharp Theater on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/01_08_2007a.html Mon, 08 January 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) – Ramapo College of New Jersey was listed in the February 2007 issue of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine as among the "100 Best Values in Public Colleges." http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2007/01_04_2007.html Thu, 04 January 2007 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The Ramapo Mountain Stage series presents Incredible Feets! Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble Saturday, January 27 at 8 p.m. in the Sharp Theater on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/12_18_2006.html Mon, 18 December 2006 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Ramapo College of New Jersey, in conjunction with its Italian cinema course, will present a series of Italian language films this spring. The featured films represent classics by internationally known Italian directors as well as more recent productions. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/12_11_2006.html Mon, 11 December 2006 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Members of the Student Government Association of Ramapo College and Tau Delta Phi, a fraternity, as well as college administrators participated in a wall-raising event sponsored by the Paterson Habitat for Humanity. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/11_27_2006b.html Wed, 29 November 2006 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The Ramapo Chorale and CantaNOVA present Northern Lights, a multi-media choral concert Sunday, December 10 at 3 p.m. in the Sharp Theater on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey. The concert joins footage of Icelandic Aurora Borealis with music from the artic regions of Canada, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Latvia, Russia and the United States. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/11_27_2006.html Mon, 27 November 2006 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The AIDS Memorial Quilt will be displayed in Friends Hall on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey Thursday, November 30 from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Friday, December 1 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. The display is in recognition of World AIDS Day, an international day of action on HIV and AIDS that takes place each year on December 1. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/11_20_2006.html Mon, 20 November 2006 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Ramapo College of New Jersey presents experimental filmmaker and artist Michael Snow Thursday, December 7 at 2 p.m. in the Adler Theater on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey. Snow will discuss past and present works, including two currently featured in the exhibition Seeing Double in the Kresge Gallery on the college campus through December 15. "Sink" and "A Casing Shelved" are among Snow’s earliest works. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/11_16_2006.html Thu, 16 November 2006 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - "Is New Jersey on the Right Track? Jobs, Taxes and the Economy" will be the topic for a panel of financial experts participating in the 2007 Business and Financial Outlook Roundtable on Wednesday, December 6 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. in Friends Hall (SC-219) on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey. The roundtable is free and open to the public. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/11_06_2006.html Mon, 06 November 2006 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The Community Service Center of Ramapo College of New Jersey will observe Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week beginning November 12 with activities scheduled on and off campus. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/11_01_2006.html Wed, 01 November 2006 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Celebrate the holidays with a genuine Irish Christmas as the Three Irish Tenors present "Christmas from Dublin" Sunday, December 17 at 2 and 7 p.m. in the Sharp Theater on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/10_26_2006d.html Mon, 26 October 2006 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Ramapo College of New Jersey is pleased to present a special holiday concert featuring The Moscow Boys Choir Saturday, December 9 at 8 p.m. in the Sharp Theater. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/10_26_2006c.html Mon, 26 October 2006 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The York Room Salon Series presents the Jupiter String Quartet Sunday, December 3 at 3 p.m. at Ramapo College of New Jersey. The quartet features Nelson Lee and Meg Freivogel on violin, Liz Freivogel on viola and Daniel McDonough on cello. Their program will include works by Beethoven, Bartok and Brahms. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/10_26_2006b.html Mon, 26 October 2006 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Jazz at the Berrie Center presents The Freddy Cole Quartet: A Holiday Tribute to Nat "King" Cole and Others Friday, December 1 at 8 p.m. in the Sharp Theater on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/10_26_2006.html Mon, 26 October 2006 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - At today’s ceremony celebrating the topping off of a new academic facility to house the Anisfield School of Business (ASB) at Ramapo College of New Jersey, the College’s president, Dr. Peter P. Mercer, announced the receipt of additional significant gifts. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/10_24_2006.html Mon, 24 October 2006 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - "Barbarous Utopia: from Eugenics to Mass Murder" is the title of a Gumpert Teachers’ Workshop that will be held at Ramapo College of New Jersey Friday, November 17, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the York Room located on campus in the Birch Mansion. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/10_16_2006c.html Mon, 16 October 2006 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Historian Jan T. Gross, author of Fear: Anti-Semitism in Poland after Auschwitz, will speak at Ramapo College of New Jersey Monday, December 4, 1 to 2 p.m. in the Alumni Lounge (SC-136), located on campus in the Robert A. Scott Student Center. The presentation is free and open to the public. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/10_16_2006b.html Mon, 16 October 2006 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The York Room Salon Series presents The Dolce Trio: From Bach to Bluegrass and Beyond Sunday, November 19 at 3 p.m. at Ramapo College of New Jersey. The trio features Lynn Siebert on violin, Ilizabeth Cabrera on cello and Kris Lamb on flute, recorder and Irish whistle. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/10_16_2006.html Mon, 16 October 2006 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum fellow Ilana Offenberger will speak on "Kristallnacht in Vienna: Fragments of a Shattered World" at Ramapo College of New Jersey Thursday, November 9, at 7 p.m. in the York Room located on campus in the Birch Mansion. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/10_12_2006.html Thu, 12 October 2006 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Seeing Double, an exhibition of slide projection works that utilize the distinct format of slide projection to explore the complexities of visual perception, will open in the Kresge Gallery on the campus of Ramapo College Wednesday, November 1 and continue through December 15. An opening reception will be held November 1 from 5 - 7 p.m. A curator’s talk will begin at 6 p.m. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/10_11_2006b.html Wed, 11 October 2006 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The New Jersey Regional Philosophical Association will hold its fall conference Saturday, November 4 at Ramapo College of New Jersey. The daylong conference, which begins at 9:45 a.m. and ends with a reception at 4:45 p.m., is open to the public. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/10_11_2006.html Wed, 11 October 2006 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The CIT Performing Arts Dinner Series allows subscribers to enjoy a showcase of musical, comedy and dance performances, an intimate dinner reception prior to each and dessert with the artist during intermission or following the show. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/10_05_2006b.html Thu, 5 October 2006 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - A one-person exhibition of video and painting installations by artist Jesse Rosser will open Wednesday, November 1 in the Berrie Center’s Pascal Gallery on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/10_05_2006.html Thu, 5 October 2006 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The theater program of Ramapo College of New Jersey will present Sam Shepard’s True West October 19, 20 and 25 – 27 at 8 p.m. in the Adler Theater on the college campus. Additional performances will be presented on October 21 and 28 at 2 and 8 p.m. Maria Vail, an associate professor of theater at the college, will direct the play. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/10_02_2006b.html Mon, 2 October 2006 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Holocaust survivor Jorge Klainman, author of The Seventh Miracle, will speak at Ramapo College of New Jersey Monday, October 23, at 7 p.m. in the York Room located on campus in the Birch Mansion. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/10_02_2006.html Mon, 2 October 2006 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The York Room Salon Series presents the City Winds Trio Sunday, October 29 at 3 p.m. at Ramapo College of New Jersey. This trio, featuring Crispian Fordham on flute, Meredyth Coleman on oboe and Danielle Ohsiek on bassoon, creates a sound more like a full orchestra than a small ensemble. Their unique sound comes from their unusual combination of instruments. The program includes works by Scott Joplin as well as Bach and Beethoven. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/09_28_2006.html Thu, 28 September 2006 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - The Berrie Center for Performing and Visual Arts presents Tales from the Beijing Opera Sunday, October 15 at 3 p.m. in the Sharp Theater on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey. A martial arts workshop precedes the performance at 12:30 p.m. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/09_21_2006.html Thu, 21 September 2006 12:00:00 - 0100 (Mahwah) - Maureen McGovern, whose career includes recordings, concerts, Broadway, films, television and radio will perform Saturday, October 21 at 8 p.m. in the Sharp Theater on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/09_18_2006b.html Mon, 18 September 2006 02:00:00 - 0400 (Mahwah) - Ramapo College of New Jersey presents "An Evening with John Waters" Friday, October 20 at 8 p.m. in the Sharp Theater on the college’s campus. Join the director of Pink Flamingos and more than a dozen other films for an evening of "Shock Value." http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/09_18_2006.html Mon, 18 September 2006 02:00:00 - 0400 (Mahwah) - Judge Andrew P. Napolitano will be the guest lecturer at The Third Annual Sebastian J. Raciti Memorial Lecture and Dinner on Thursday, October 12 from 6 – 8:30 p.m. in Friends Hall on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey. The public is invited to attend the lecture and dinner, sponsored by the Center for Business and Public Policy of Ramapo College and the Ramapo College Foundation Business Network. Friends Hall is located in the College’s Student Center. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/09_14_2006.html Thu, 14 September 2006 03:00:00 - 0400 (Mahwah) - High school senior Carly Dobrin of Tinton Falls, NJ has eliminated the stress of applying to college and waiting for an acceptance letter. She took advantage of Ramapo College’s Immediate Decision Days. Not only was she accepted on the same day she applied, but she left her deposit for the fall 2007 semester, making her the first member of Ramapo College’s Class of 2011. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/09_14_2006b.html Thu, 14 September 2006 03:00:00 - 0400 (Mahwah) - With the pressure of college application deadlines bearing down, most high school seniors are feeling the stress. They need not be stressed out if they are accepted to Ramapo College during Immediate Decision Days held on the Mahwah campus. Immediate Decision Days will be held September 27, October 5 and 13, November 6, 15, 20 and 29 and December 1, 6, 12 and 14, 2006. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/09_01_2006.html Fri, 01 September 2006 03:00:00 - 0400 (Mahwah) - Ramapo College of New Jersey presents a special exhibition of images in its Photo Lounge Gallery: "The Pursuit of Emptiness, Variations of Red, White and Blue," featuring works by conceptual artist Andor Orand. The exhibition will open on Wednesday, September 13 and continue through October 6. There will be an opening reception September 13 from 5 to 7 p.m. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/08_28_2006.html Mon, 28 August 2006 03:00:00 - 0400 (Mahwah) – Ramapo College, designated "New Jersey’s Public Liberal Arts College," was recognized by two national publications as among the best in the north. In the 2007 edition of America's Best Colleges, released by U.S.News and World Report, Ramapo College is first among regional public comprehensive colleges. This is the fourth consecutive year U.S. News ranked the institution as number one among regional public comprehensive colleges. The category, "The top public comprehensive colleges," is subdivided into four geographical quadrants. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/08_23_2006.html Thu, 23 August 2006 10:11:48 - 0400 (Mahwah) – The Ramapo College Alumni Association and the Friends of Ramapo would like to invite all Alumni and Friends Plus Membership holders to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity. Every graduate and Friends Plus Membership holder is eligible to sit-in on one class during the spring and fall semesters... http://www.ramapo.edu/alumni_foundation/association/releases/8_23_06.html Wed, 23 August 2006 02:11:48 - 0400 (Mahwah) – Palpable Painting, a group exhibition featuring paintings by faculty at colleges and other institutions in New Jersey and New York, will open in the Kresge and Pascal Galleries on the campus of Ramapo College Wednesday, September 13 and continue through October 19. An opening reception will be held September 13 from 5 – 7 p.m. Artists’ talks will begin at 6 p.m. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/08_21_2006.html Mon, 21 August 2006 02:11:48 - 0400 (Mahwah) – The Angelica and Russ Berrie Center for Performing and Visual Arts, located on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey, will begin its eighth exciting season of performances on Saturday, September 16. Area residents are invited to join its corps of volunteers, who work as ushers, greeters and gallery helpers. Volunteers will receive training and one pair of tickets per semester. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/08_10_2006.html Mon, 10 August 2006 10:11:48 - 0400 (Mahwah) – The Ramapo Mountain Stage series presents an evening of acoustic American music featuring David Bromberg and Angel Band Saturday, September 16 at 8 p.m. in the Sharp Theater on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/08_08_2006.html Tue, 8 August 2006 10:11:48 - 0400 (Mahwah) – The Friends of Ramapo will host an Art Auction and Evening at the Cabaret Saturday, September 9 beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Berrie Center for the Performing and Visual Arts on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/08_08_2006b.html Tue, 8 August 2006 10:11:48 - 0400 (Mahwah) – Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal, will be the guest speaker at Ramapo College’s Opening Convocation Friday, September 8 at 1 p.m. The Convocation will be held in the Arena of the Bill Bradley Sports and Recreation Center, located on campus. The public is invited to attend; admission is free. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/08_08_2006c.html Tue, 8 August 2006 10:11:48 - 0400 (Mahwah) – Les Yeux Noir: Direct From Paris! will perform Saturday, October 7 at 8 p.m. at the Sharp Theater on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/08_08_2006d.html Tue, 8 August 2006 10:11:48 - 0400 (Mahwah) - At the July 27 meeting of the Ramapo College Board of Trustees, Nominating Committee member A.J. Sabath announced that Thomas Zelante, Esq., Rev. Vernon C. Walton and Timothy W. Schroeder were re-elected to the Board's leadership positions, serving respectively as chair, vice chair and secretary. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/08_02_2006.html Wed, 2 August 2006 10:11:48 -0400 (Mahwah) – Thomas O. McGurn, general manager – retail and industry relations for BMW of North America, LLC, was named chair of the Ramapo College Foundation Board of Governors during the board’s annual meeting. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/07_19_2006.html Sun, 19 July 2006 10:11:48 -0400 (Mahwah) – Dr. Peter Mercer, president of Ramapo College, announced the appointment of Dr. Beth E. Barnett as provost effective July 1. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/06_23_2006.html Mon, 26 Jun 2006 10:11:48 -0400 (Mahwah) – The Silver Starlight Orchestra will headline the first Commerce Bank Summer Concert Series on Thursday July 6. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/06_19_2006.html Tue, 20 Jun 2006 16:59:21 -0400 MAHWAH, N.J., June 1, 2006 – Through a chance encounter with a victim of domestic abuse, Sa’idah Sharif of Roselle experienced a personal call to help Muslim victims of domestic violence, drawing on her knowledge of Islamic culture to found the state’s first support service for members of the Islamic community. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/06_01_2006.html Tue, 20 Jun 2006 16:59:01 -0400 (Mahwah) – The Silver Starlight Orchestra, The Demensions, Rag Doll in a tribute to the Four Seasons and 52nd Street, a Billy Joel tribute band, will headline the Commerce Bank Summer Concert Series on the Ramapo College of New Jersey campus. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/05_31_2006b.html Fri, 02 Jun 2006 10:37:39 -0400 (Mahwah) – Dr. Sharon Rubin, a professor of American Studies and literature, was named the director of the Ramapo College Honors Program. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/05_31_2006.html Fri, 02 Jun 2006 10:37:20 -0400 (Mahwah) – A number of students enrolled at Ramapo College of New Jersey will spend their summer breaks pursuing prestigious research and internship opportunities here and abroad. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/05_25_2006.html Fri, 26 May 2006 10:03:18 -0400 MAHWAH, N.J., May 22, 2005 – Among the 19 finalists considered for the 2006 Russ Berrie Award for Making a Difference are teens who put themselves at risk to rescue others, guardians of two of New Jersey’s treasures – one natural, one historic, and advocates for the poor and disabled both here and in Third World countries. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/05_22_2006.html Wed, 24 May 2006 09:52:11 -0400 (Mahwah) – An untitled 45" x 30" digital inkjet print, created by artist Matthew Swarts in 2005-2006, is featured in the 2006 DeCordova Annual Exhibition at the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park in Massachusetts. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/05_18_2006.html Fri, 19 May 2006 10:12:20 -0400 (Mahwah) – Dr. Peter Philip Mercer, president of Ramapo College of New Jersey, today announced the appointment of Dr. Lewis M. Chakrin, a Mendham resident and former corporate executive at AT&T, as dean of the College’s Anisfield School of Business. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/05_17_2006b.html Thu, 18 May 2006 13:11:39 -0400 (Mahwah) – Fred M. Jacobs, M.D., J.D., commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, will deliver the commencement address at Ramapo College of New Jersey’s 2006 ceremony Thursday, May 25 beginning at 10 a.m. at the Bandshell. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/05_17_2006.html Thu, 18 May 2006 10:48:33 -0400 (Mahwah) – Joined by New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine, delegates from other colleges and universities, Ramapo College students, faculty and staff, Dr. Peter Philip Mercer was inaugurated as the fourth president of Ramapo College of New Jersey in an investiture ceremony held today in the Bill Bradley Sports and Recreation Center on the College’s campus. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/05_03_2006.html Wed, 03 May 2006 15:13:00 -0400 (Mahwah) – Shalom Gorewitz, a professor of communications media at Ramapo College of New Jersey, will exhibit several of his projects at the Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center in Manhattan beginning May 25 and continuing through July 2. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/05_02_2006.html Wed, 03 May 2006 10:45:30 -0400 (Mahwah) – The Africana Institute of Ramapo College of New Jersey will host the 2006 Conference of the African-American Professoriate Thursday through Saturday, April 20 - 22. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/04_12_2006.html Mon, 17 Apr 2006 11:54:09 -0400 (Mahwah) – Jazz at the Berrie Center presents "Soul Jazz Party!" Saturday, May 6 at 8 p.m. in the Sharp Theater on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/04_10_2006.html Mon, 17 Apr 2006 11:53:39 -0400 (Mahwah) – The Sphinx Quartet will perform Sunday, April 30 at 3 p.m. in the York Room on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/04_10_2006a.html Mon, 17 Apr 2006 11:53:18 -0400 (Mahwah) – Ramapo College of New Jersey today announced that it has received the largest gift in the college's history. Longtime supporters Richard and Millicent Anisfield of Saddle River will donate $2.5 million toward Ramapo's business school; together with past gifts to the college, the total of the Anisfields' commitment to Ramapo is over $3 million. To express its appreciation for these contributions, the Ramapo College Board of Trustees will name the college's business school The Anisfield School of Business. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/04_06_2006.html Mon, 10 Apr 2006 1:33:00 -0400 (Mahwah) – The York Room Salon Series presents a Mozart Birthday Celebration featuring the Sutin Ensemble Sunday, May 7 at 3 p.m. at Ramapo College of New Jersey.  Members of the ensemble will pay tribute to classical music’s greatest composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in honor of his 250th birthday. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/04_03_2006d.html Tue, 03 Apr 2006 1:33:00 -0400 (Mahwah) – "The Best of Second City" will perform Saturday, May 13 at 8 p.m. in the Sharp Theater on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey.  Featuring a cast of six, "The Best of Second City" is two acts of highly charged and wildly funny comedy. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/04_03_2006c.html Tue, 03 Apr 2006 1:33:00 -0400 (Mahwah) -- The theater program of Ramapo College of New Jersey will present Lysistrata, written by Aristophanes, April 20 – 22 and 26 –2 9.  Ulla Neuerburg-Denzer, an assistant professor of theater at the College, will direct the play. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/04_03_2006a.html Tue, 03 Apr 2006 1:33:00 -0400 (Mahwah) – Hudson United Bank, a division of TD Banknorth, N.A., recently presented the Ramapo College Foundation with a check for $30,000 in support of the College’s Business Partners Program.  The donation will support student scholarships and faculty research over the next three years. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/04_03_2006.html Tue, 03 Apr 2006 1:33:00 -0400 (Mahwah) - A public debate to discuss the central themes in Creating A Sustainable World: Past Experience/Future Struggle, a book co-edited by Dr. Trent Schroyer, a professor of sociology-philosophy at Ramapo College of New Jersey, will be held Wednesday, April 26 from 5 to 9:30 p.m. in the York Room, located in the Birch Mansion on the College campus. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/03_30_2006.html Tue, 04 Apr 2006 11:01:11 -0400 (Mahwah) – The Ramapo College Foundation’s 2006 Distinguished Citizens Award Dinner, held Saturday, March 11 at the Rockleigh Country Club, raised more than $250,00 for scholarships, programs and research, while honoring four distinguished citizens for their leadership and commitment to higher education: Joseph T. Dockery, president of Prestige Management Services, Inc.; Emily Kosstrin Mann, a community leader, architectural designer, and former trustee of Ramapo College who currently serves on the Ramapo College Foundation Board of Governors; Audrey Meyers, president and chief executive officer of The Valley Hospital and Valley Health System; and Jeffrey A. Warren,’73, senior advisor to the National Pharmaceutical Council and founding principal of JR Market Strategies, LLC. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/03_30_2006b.html Tue, 04 Apr 2006 11:00:09 -0400 (Mahwah) - Dr. Peter Philip Mercer will be inaugurated as the fourth president of Ramapo College of New Jersey in an investiture ceremony May 3, 2006 at 1:30 p.m. in the Bill Bradley Sports and Recreation Center on the College’s campus. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/03_27_2006.html Wed, 29 Mar 2006 08:51:26 -0500 (Mahwah) - "Understanding Rape Culture: Awareness, Education, Action," a day-long teach-in, will be held in Friends Hall (SC-219) Tuesday, April 18, 2006 on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/03_20_2006.html Tue, 21 Mar 2006 11:18:15 -0500 (Mahwah) – Dr. Angela Cristini, a professor of biology and the executive director of special programs at Ramapo College of New Jersey, has been invited by the National Academy of Sciences to serve on the Committee on Informal Science Learning. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/03_16_2006.html Mon, 20 Mar 2006 10:38:02 -0500 (Mahwah) – The York Room Salon Series presents The Tononi Quartet Sunday, April 23 at 3 p.m. at Ramapo College of New Jersey. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/03_13_2006b.html Thu, 16 Mar 2006 08:53:40 -0500 (Mahwah) – Acoustic guitarist Patty Larkin will perform Friday, May 5 at 8 p.m. in the Sharp Theater on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/03_13_2006.html Thu, 16 Mar 2006 08:53:08 -0500 Mahwah) – A group exhibition of artists whose work incorporates circles will be presented in the Kresge Gallery at Ramapo College of New Jersey Wednesday, March 29 and continuing through May 3. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/03_13_2006c.html Thu, 16 Mar 2006 08:52:11 -0500 (Mahwah) – Turned wood bowls by New Jersey artist Phyllis McCraw will be on display in the Pascal Gallery at Ramapo College of New Jersey beginning Wednesday, March 29 and continuing through May 3. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/03_08_2006.html Mon, 13 Mar 2006 11:19:15 -0500 (Mahwah) – A panel discussion, "Tech for Development: Innovations for the Planet’s Poorest People," will be presented at Ramapo College of New Jersey Friday, April 7 from 10 a.m. to noon. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/03_06_2006.html Wed, 08 Mar 2006 11:35:02 -0500 (Mahwah) – Ramapo College of New Jersey is one of seven higher education institutions in the state to participate in the Baccalaureate Child Welfare Education Program (BCWEP) that prepares undergraduate social work students for careers in public child welfare. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/03_06_2006b.html Wed, 08 Mar 2006 11:34:17 -0500 (Mahwah) – The Russian American Kids Circus, composed of children ages six to 16 trained by veterans of the world-famous Moscow Circus, will perform Sunday, March 26 at 2 p.m. in the Sharp Theater on the campus of Ramapo College. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/03_01_2006.html Mon, 06 Mar 2006 10:36:06 -0500 (Mahwah) – The Sharp Theater will present Haunted Illusions!, featuring the magic of David Caserta, Saturday, April 1 at 8 p.m. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/03_01_2006b.html Mon, 06 Mar 2006 10:35:22 -0500 (Mahwah) – World-renowned sculptor Alice Aycock will present a slide lecture Thursday, March 16 at noon in the Bill Bradley Sports and Recreation Center on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/02_27_2006.html Fri, 03 Mar 2006 11:45:07 -0500 (Mahwah) – Forty Ramapo College of New Jersey students will be soaking up the sun on spring break as they rebuild homes in hurricane-ravaged Gulfport, MS; plant trees in indigenous villages in Oaxaca, Mexico; provide urgently needed home repairs to families in the Appalachian region of Asheville, NC; and work on a farm in Rutland, MA. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/02_27_2006b.html Wed, 01 Mar 2006 11:38:57 -0500 (Mahwah) – Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Salameno of Allendale, NJ have established the Salameno Challenge Grant at Ramapo College of New Jersey with a pledge of $350,000 to support the construction of a Spiritual Center on the College campus. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/02_22_2006.html Fri, 24 Feb 2006 10:52:08 -0500 (Mahwah) – The Ramapo College Foundation’s 2006 Distinguished Citizens Award Dinner, to be held Saturday, March 11 at the Rockleigh Country Club, will honor four distinguished citizens for their leadership and commitment to higher education: Joseph T. Dockery, president of Prestige Management Services, Inc.; Emily Kosstrin Mann, a community leader, architectural designer, and former trustee of Ramapo College who currently serves on the Ramapo College Foundation Board of Governors; Audrey Meyers, president and chief executive officer of The Valley Hospital and Valley Health System; and Jeffrey A. Warren,’73, senior advisor to the National Pharmaceutical Council and founding principal of JR Market Strategies, LLC. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/02_22_2006b.html Fri, 24 Feb 2006 10:53:04 -0500 (Mahwah) – Share the joy of gospel music when the highly acclaimed New Jersey Conference Choir of the AME Zion Church returns to the Sharp Theater at Ramapo College of New Jersey Saturday, March 4 at 8 p.m. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/02_15_2006e.html Thu, 23 Feb 2006 12:18:03 -0500 (Mahwah) – Singer and songwriter Janis Ian will perform Friday, March 17 at 8 p.m. in the Sharp Theater on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/02_16_2006.html Thu, 23 Feb 2006 12:15:32 -0500 (Mahwah) -- The American Repertory Ballet will present Graham Lustig’s modern-day version of Cinderella Sunday, March 19 at 4 p.m. in the Sharp Theater. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/02_16_2006b.html Thu, 23 Feb 2006 12:14:59 -0500 (Mahwah) – A unique selection of this year’s winning entries from the Black Maria Film and Video Festival competition will be screened Thursday, March 16 from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Sharp Theater on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/02_16_2006c.html Thu, 23 Feb 2006 12:14:16 -0500 (Mahwah) – Jazz at the Berrie Center presents Catherine Russell and the Earl May Quartet Saturday, March 11 at 8 p.m. in the Sharp Theater on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/02_15_2006.html Thu, 23 Feb 2006 12:13:45 -0500 (Mahwah) – Two-time Tony Award winner Judith Ivey will perform "Women on Fire," a one-woman play, Friday, March 10 at 8 p.m. in the Sharp Theater on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/02_15_2006b.html Thu, 23 Feb 2006 12:13:10 -0500 (Mahwah) – AT&T Family Week at the Theater presents "Playwrighting for Children," Saturday, March 4 from 1 to 3 p.m. in the lobby of the Berrie Center on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/02_15_2006c.html Thu, 23 Feb 2006 12:12:45 -0500 Mahwah) – Dr. Trent Schroyer, a professor of sociology-philosophy at Ramapo College of New Jersey, co-edited, along with Tom Golodik, Creating A Sustainable World: Past Experience/Future Struggle. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/02_15_2006d.html Thu, 23 Feb 2006 12:08:58 -0500 (Mahwah) - Marge Piercy, a critically-acclaimed novelist, essayist and poet, is the featured speaker for the Women’s History Month Opening Reception Tuesday, March 7 at 3 p.m. in Friends Hall (SC-219) on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/02_08_2006b.html Fri, 10 Feb 2006 12:51:53 -0500 (Mahwah) - The Vagina Monologues, a national stage sensation created by Eve Ensler and based on interviews with more than 200 women, will be performed by Ramapo College students in three benefit performances Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, February 14 through 16 at 8 p.m. in the Sharp Theater on campus. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/02_08_2006.html Fri, 10 Feb 2006 12:50:59 -0500 (Mahwah) – Congressman Robert E. Andrews, who represents the First Congressional District of New Jersey, will speak on Friday, February 10 at 11 a.m. in the Adler Theater on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/01_30_2006.html Tue, 31 Jan 2006 13:38:55 -0500 (Mahwah) – Ramapo College of New Jersey was listed in the February 2006 issue of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine as among the "100 Best Values in Pubic Colleges." http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/01_25_2006.html Fri, 27 Jan 2006 11:08:56 -0500 (Mahwah) – Boasting some of the most talented musicians who call New Jersey home, the Hawthorne Symphony, under the direction of conductor John Minkoff, returns to the Sharp Theater at Ramapo College of New Jersey on Sunday, February 26 at 3 p.m. for a performance featuring the music of Mozart, Ravel and Wagner, and performances by internationally renowned soloists. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/01_19_2006b.html Tue, 24 Jan 2006 12:26:16 -0500 (Mahwah) – Marcia Ball, known as the Gulf Coast Blues Lady, will perform Saturday, February 25 at 8 p.m. in the Sharp Theater on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/01_19_2006.html Tue, 24 Jan 2006 12:25:48 -0500 (Mahwah) – Ramapo College of New Jersey will host a Valentine’s Day Dinner and Performance for College alumni who are married or engaged to or partners with other Ramapo alumni on Saturday, February 4 beginning at 6 p.m. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/01_18_2006.html Tue, 24 Jan 2006 12:15:33 -0500 (Mahwah) – Fine Print will open in the Kresge Gallery at Ramapo College of New Jersey on Wednesday, February 8 and continue through March 15. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/01_12_2006c.html Thu, 19 Jan 2006 12:05:57 -0500 (Mahwah) – Alumni Redux 4, a group exhibition featuring works by visual arts graduates of Ramapo College of New Jersey, will open in the Pascal Gallery on Wednesday, February 8 and continue through March 15. An opening reception will be held from 5 – 7 p.m. on February 8 and artists’ talks are scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/01_12_2006b.html Thu, 19 Jan 2006 12:05:30 -0500 (Mahwah) – Ramapo College of New Jersey will host a regional and educational networking meeting for stakeholders of The New Jersey Hydrogen Learning Center on Thursday, February 7, at the Pavilion on the College campus. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/pressreleases/2006/01_12_2006.html Thu, 19 Jan 2006 12:04:58 -0500 (Mahwah) – Ramapo College of New Jersey, in conjunction with its Italian cinema course, will present a series of Italian language films this spring. http://www.ramapo.edu/news/p