First Generation Celebration Day
2019-11-08 13:30 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Ramapo College – Alumni Lounges, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, 07430, United States
Please join us for a celebration of the success of first generation students, faculty, and staff on our campus, where we will explore an asset based narrative about the experiences of first generation students through inspirational storytelling.

Flashback Friday
2019-11-08 22:00 - 2019-11-09 00:00 | Ramapo College – Friends Hall, 505 Ramapo Valley Rd, Mahwah, NJ, 07430, United States
Open to all, come out and enjoy some nostalgic activities and decompress on your Friday Night!

RCNJ Salutes its Veterans
2019-11-09 08:00 - 16:00 | Michie Stadium, 700 Mills Rd, West Point, NY, 10996, United States
Join the Ramapo Community as we head to Michie Stadium at the West Point Military Academy. One price includes round trip bus transportation, a fully catered brunch and great seats to see Army Black Knights take on U Mass Minutemen.
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Stuff-A-Plush
2019-11-09 22:00 - 2019-11-10 00:00 | Ramapo College – Friends Hall, 505 Ramapo Valley Rd, Mahwah, NJ, 07430, United States
Open to all, first come, first served. Stuff your own plush animal and enjoy time with friends!

50th Pop-Up Game
2020-02-05 17:30 - 19:30 | Bradley Center Arena, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, 07430, United States
WBB vs. Kean
The first 50 fans wearing maroon or Ramapo swag will receive 50th Anniversary sunglasses and lip balm!

50th Pop-Up Game
2020-02-05 19:30 - 21:30 | Bradley Center Arena, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, 07430, United States
MBB vs. Kean
The first 50 fans wearing maroon or Ramapo swag will receive 50th Anniversary sunglasses and lip balm!

Colloquium Series - School of Social Science and Human Services
2020-02-13 16:00 - 17:30 | Ramapo College – Padovano Commons, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, 07430, United States
Join Professor Howard Horowitz on Thursday, February 13 at 4 p.m. in the Padovano Commons for his lecture, “Making Sense of Place at Ramapo and in the West.” As a geographer, Professor Horowitz has always worked on developing an appreciation for “place.” This has included focusing on the local area through the Ramapo River Watershed Conferences, learning about the American West through 25 unique field programs, and examining cultures through the shared interdisciplinary course “The West Discovers the World.” Light refreshments will be served.

50th Pop-Up Game
2020-02-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Bradley Center Arena, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, 07430, United States
MVB vs. NJCU
The first 50 fans wearing maroon or Ramapo swag will receive 50th Anniversary sunglasses and lip balm!

50th Anniversary Millicent G. Anisfield Lecture Series
2020-03-11 16:30 - 18:00 | Ramapo College – Trustees Pavilion, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, 07430, United States
The topic is “Ramapo College and Mahwah: 50 Years Together.”
Join William F. Dator, Chair of the Ramapo College Board of Trustees, Thomas W. Dunn, member of Ramapo College Foundation Board of Governors, and Edward Saiff, Dean of the School of Theoretical and Applied Science and 50th Anniversary Task Force Co-Chair, for this conversational program, “Ramapo College and Mahwah: 50 Years Together.” In March 1970, Mahwah was selected as the site for Ramapo College. Hear our panelists share their stories about this special fifty-year relationship between the community and the College. Audience participation is highly encouraged in this program.
William F. Dator, although born in India while his parents were assigned there, is a sixth generation member of a family whose patriarch was born in 1755 and married in Suffern in 1787. A graduate of the then-new Mahwah High School in 1961, he soon married Linda O’Lear, also a lifetime resident of Mahwah. Both Bill and Linda have been active members of the Mahwah community. Bill has been a member and Battalion Chief of Company #1 of the Mahwah Fire Department and Ambulance Corps, chair of the Mahwah Charter Study Commission, chair of the Bicentennial Committee, president of the Chamber of Commerce, a founder of the Mahwah Museum, and a member and chair of the Northwest Bergen County Utilities Authority. A realtor by profession, Bill and his father represented the Birch Estate in the sale of the land to Ramapo. Bill was a founding member of the Friends of Ramapo and is currently the Chair of the Ramapo College Board of Trustees. He is currently associated with Christie’s International Real Estate’s Mahwah Office.
Thomas W. Dunn is an attorney and retired counsel with Beattie Padovano, LLC. He is a lifelong resident of Bergen County and has lived in Mahwah since 1968. He was one of a group of Mahwah residents that encouraged Ramapo to come to Mahwah in 1970. In 1992, the Board of Higher Education appointed him to the Board of Trustees of Ramapo College. By the end of his second term in 2004, he had served three years as Chair of the Board. Although holding a civil engineering degree from Princeton University and a law degree from Columbia, he is an amateur historian. At Columbia, he was an associate editor of Volume 3 of the “Law Practice of Alexander Hamilton.” He was the attorney for the Mahwah Planning Board when the College was first under development. He has served as a member and president of the Mahwah Board of Education, the Mahwah Chamber of Commerce, the Mahwah Historical Society and the Mahwah Museum. He is also a member of the Bergen Highlands/Ramsey Rotary Club and is currently a member of the Board of Governors of the Ramapo College Foundation.
Edward Saiff came to Mahwah to live when he became assistant professor of biology in the second year of the College. He is currently dean of the School of Theoretical and Applied Science, and has taught and mentored students, providing leadership in the College community throughout his career. He served four terms as president of the Faculty Assembly. He has been a member and president of the Mahwah Board of Education, the Mahwah Environmental Commission, and the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Linnean Society of London, and the American Society of Ornithologists. He is the author of 48 academic papers and has presented his research at conferences in the United States, Europe and Russia. He is the recipient of awards from Ramapo College for Outstanding Contributions to the Extracurriculum and for Contributions to the College Judicial System. He served three terms as president of Temple Beth Haverim Shir Shalom in Mahwah. He is an Eagle Scout and served as Scoutmaster of Troop 50 in Mahwah.

Learning Commons Topping Off Ceremony
2020-03-25 16:00 - 17:00 | Ramapo College – Learning Commons, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, 07430, United States
From the groundbreaking ceremony to placing the last beam of new steel, join us for these milestone occasions to herald in the new Learning Commons.

Colloquium Series - Anisfield School of Business
2020-03-26 16:00 - 17:30 | Ramapo College – Padovano Commons, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, 07430, United States
Join ASB Professors Susan Eisner and Malavika Sundararajan, ASB Professor Emeritus Bill Frech, and Dean Ed Petkus, on Thursday, March 26 at 4 p.m. in the Padovano Commons for a panel discussion entitled “A Business School at a Liberal Arts College?”
The College’s business curriculum began in 1975 as a program in “Professional Business Studies” and evolved over time, with the School of Business and Administration established in 1979, and the naming of the Anisfield School of Business in 2006. This discussion will explore the question: What is the role of ASB in the broader “liberal arts” context of the College?
This panel discussion is a part of Ramapo’s 50th Anniversary School Colloquium Series. Light refreshments will be served.

EASA-SOA 2020
2020-03-27 - 2020-03-28 | Ramapo College, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, 07430, United States
The Eastern American Studies Association (EASA), a regional chapter of the American Studies Association (ASA), and the Society of Americanists (SOA) are proud to partner with Ramapo College of New Jersey in announcing the 2020 conference theme, “Shall Not Be Denied: Rights in American Discourse and Culture” to be held on March 27th and 28th, 2020. This event will feature scholarly presentations and remarks by EASA member institutions as well as by our own faculty and students, including commemorative remarks by President Mercer and Chief Vincent Mann, Turtle Clan Chief of the Ramapough Lunaape Nation.There will be a program with the specific rooms on the website in the coming days. Please register to attend the sessions and meals using this link: https://sites.google.com/view/easasoa2020/. If you have any questions, please reach out to John Gronbeck-Tedesco at jgronbec@ramapo.edu.

50th Pop-Up Game
2020-04-04 13:00 - 15:00 | Athletic Center Turf, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, 07430, United States
WLAX vs. Stockton
The first 50 fans wearing maroon or Ramapo swag will receive 50th Anniversary sunglasses and lip balm!

Ramapo College Day of Giving - Picnic Table and Buddy Bench Build
2020-04-13 10:00 - 15:00 | Ramapo College – The Grove, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, 07430, United States
Volunteer and assist the 50th Anniversary Committee build picnic tables and Buddy Benches to be donated to local elementary schools and organizations.
Location: Grove (Rain Site – Underpass)
Please click “More Info” below to sign up.
First 100 volunteers get a free t-shirt. Special thank you in advance!

50th Pop-Up Game
2020-04-14 15:00 - 17:00 | Athletic Center Softball Field, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, United States
SB vs. Newark
The first 50 fans wearing maroon or Ramapo swag will receive 50th Anniversary sunglasses and lip balm!

50th Pop-Up Game
2020-04-16 15:30 - 17:30 | Jeff Maund Baseball Field, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, 07430, United States
BB vs. NJCU
The first 50 fans wearing maroon or Ramapo swag will receive 50th Anniversary sunglasses and lip balm!

Colloquium Series – School of Contemporary Arts
2020-04-23 16:30 - 18:00 | Ramapo College – Padovano Commons, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, 07430, United States
Join David Freund, Professor Emeritus, and Ann LePore, Associate Professor of 3D Design and Animation, on Thursday, April 23 at 4:30 p.m. for a discussion on the history of the Visual Arts at Ramapo.

50th Anniversary Celebration Dinner
2020-04-29 18:00 - 21:30 | Indian Trail Club, 830 Franklin Lake Rd, Franklin Lakes, 07417, United States
Please join the Ramapo College community at Indian Trail Club on Wednesday, April 29, from 6:00-9:30pm for a night that celebrates our past, present and future. Tickets are appropriately just $50 per person. Dress in cocktail attire for an evening of dining and dancing with food and beverages throughout the night.
Please click this link to purchase your tickets: https://4agc.com/commerce_pages/cd44d19a-5056-4cc8-9141-ab1ac8ce7cdb

Colloquium Series - School of Theoretical and Applied Science
2020-05-05 | Ramapo College – Padovano Commons, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, 07430, United States
Each School, as well as the Library, will host a colloquium in the evening (times are to be announced) at the Padovano Commons throughout the year.
