Ramapo Alumni

Founders' Day Meet and Greet with President Jebb and Men's Basketball Game
2021-11-10 18:30 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | NJ
Ramapo Alumni, please join us as we celebrate Founders’ Day on Wednesday, November 10. Join us for a Meet-and-Greet with our new President Dr. Cindy Jebb @ 6:30 p.m. Then stay for some Men’s Basketball action as the Roadrunners tip off their season vs. Sarah Lawrence College @ 8:00 p.m.

The Meet-and-Greet will be held in the Skybox in the Bill Bradley Sports and Recreation Center at 6:30 p.m.
Hero sandwiches, chips and pre-game snacks will be provided
All Ramapo College Alumni and guests will receive FREE tickets to the Men’s Basketball Season Opener vs. Sarah Lawrence College that begins at 8:00 p.m.

Please click the link below to register for the event. We look forward to seeing you.
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Ramapo College Foundation 34th Annual Golf Outing
2021-10-18 | NJ
34th Annual Foundation Golf Outing
Monday, October 18, 2021
Upper Montclair Country Club | Clifton, NJ
11:00 a.m. | Shot Gun Start
Early Bird Registration Now Open

Honoring

Ralph Mastrangelo & Thomas Srednicki
Recipients of the Havemeyer Presidential Leadership Award

Reconnect with Ramapo - A Reunion Style Outdoor Event
2021-06-06 12:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Ramapo College, 505 Ramapo Valley Rd, Mahwah, NJ, 07430, United States
Please join us on Sunday, June 6 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. for:
Reconnect with Ramapo
Our family friendly summer reunion event. This outdoor event will feature:

Reconnect with Classmates, Faculty Members and College Leadership
BBQ and Beverage Garden
Photos with Rocky the Ramapo Roadrunner
Family Style Fun – Carnival Games and Blow Ups
DJ
Tour the Campus and Visit the new Peter P. Mercer Learning Commons

The cost of the event is $25/person. Children 12 and under free.
We look forward to seeing you!
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Honoring and Celebrating Ramapo College and our Distinguished Citizens
2021-06-05 | Ramapo College, 505 Ramapo Valley Rd, Mahwah, NJ, 07430, United States
Saturday, June 5, 2021
Join us as we honor five outstanding individuals for their commitment to higher education and their communities & celebrate Ramapo College of New Jersey. The event will be held on Ramapo’s award-winning campus.
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Financial Speakers Series III - Protect Your Identity
2021-04-29 16:30 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | NJ
Presented by Ramapo Alumnus Jackir Ahmed ’10
In this interactive 30 minute presentation, Jackir will discuss Identity Protection including strategies to avoid common methods of identity theft and scams as well as plans for monitoring, protecting and managing your financial identity and take your questions.
Jackir Ahmed is a graduate of Ramapo College of New Jersey with a B.A. in Law and Society. While a student, Jackir was an intern with the Mahwah Police Department. He began his career as a certified dispatcher assisting the public including working directly with the Department of Public Safety on campus. Jackir has been happily serving our community for more than 16 years as Vice President / Store Manager at TD Bank North America. His main focus is providing financial well-being by guiding customers to a sound and healthy financial lifestyle.
Jackir is a certified consumer lender with TD Bank, NMLS certified and working toward his credit licensing. He has also served the community through his involvement with the Mahwah Regional Chamber of Commerce, Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative and the Bergen County Habitat for Humanity.
Please click the sign up link below to register for the session and we will send you the WebEx information. We look forward to seeing you
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For more information please contact Peter Rice at price@ramapo.edu or by phone at (201) 684-7144.

Financial Speakers Series 2 - Your Financial IQ and What to Do
2021-03-25 16:30 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | NJ
Presented by Ramapo Alumnae Alexia Lewis ’19 and Elena Payton ’13
In this interactive 30 minute presentation, Elena and Alexia will discuss setting your financial goals and determining your Financial IQ. They will cover the process of achieving financial well-being by setting goals for your income, savings, retirement, debt reduction and take your questions.
Alexia Lewis earned a B.S. in Finance from Ramapo College in 2019. While a student, Alexia created and served as the President of the American Sign Language Club where she coordinated events involving Deaf Culture and ASL. She greatly enjoyed spending most of her time in the Anisfeld School of Business, where she obtained her knowledge of Business Finance and ultimately led to her career.
Alexia is a Financial Services Professional at MassMutual, New Jersey/NYC. At MassMutual she provides services in Business Planning and Insurance Strategies, Financial Education, Risk Management and Retirement Strategies. She is also a licensed insurance professional in New Jersey and New York.
Elena Payton earned her B.A in Psychology from Ramapo College in 2013. While a student, Elena worked at the Ramapo Campus Store, which she really enjoyed. She was also a member of the Psychology Coalition, and she earned Dean’s list every semester.
Elena is a Financial Services Professional at MassMutual, New Jersey/NYC. At MassMutual she provides services in Insurance and Student Loan Strategies as well as Financial Education.
Please click the sign up link below to register for the session and we will send you the WebEx information. We look forward to seeing you.
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For more information please contact Peter Rice at price@ramapo.edu or by phone at (201) 684-7144.

Celebration of the 10th Anniversary of Ramapo College: A Roast of President George Potter and Faculty – An Online Film Viewing
2021-03-20 11:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | NJ
On Saturday March 20, at 11 am the Mahwah Museum will show an eighty-minute film made in 1981 when Ramapo College of New Jersey celebrated its 10th Anniversary with a roast of its first president, George Potter. The program will be played during a Zoom meeting, with the meeting opened to comments from the audience afterwards. The screening is hosted by the Mahwah Museum and is free and open to all. Registration is required; register at the Mahwah Museum website.
The museum is open to the public on Saturdays from 1-4 pm; admission is free for museum members and children, and $5 for non-members. Call 201-512-0099 or visit mahwahmuseum.org for more information about exhibits, online events, and volunteer opportunities.

West Coast Alumni - Virtual Meet and Greet
2021-03-03 16:30 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | NJ
The Ramapo College Alumni Association invites you to join us on Wednesday, March 3 at 4:30 p.m. (PST) over WebEx for our West Coast Alumni Virtual Meet and Greet. At this virtual event for Ramapo Alumni, retired faculty staff and friends of the College who are now living on the west coast you will be able to:

Meet and network with fellow members of the west coast Ramapo community
Receive updates on campus life, the Presidential Search and Learning Commons opening
Learn about new ways to stay connected or reconnect with Ramapo from the West Coast

Please click the sign up link below to register for the session and we will send you the WebEx information. We look forward to seeing you.
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For more information please contact Peter Rice at price@ramapo.edu or by phone at (201) 684-7144.

Financial Speakers Series - "It's Tax Season...Let Us Help You"
2021-02-25 16:30 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | NJ
Presented by Ramapo Alumnus Steven Budryk ’18, M.S. ’19.
In this interactive 30 minute presentation, Steven will discuss recent tax law changes, tips, as well as planning opportunities on both an individual and business level. He will also discuss Paycheck Protection Program loans, individual stimulus payments, future law proposals and take your questions.
Steven Budryk earned a B.S. and M.S. in Accounting at Ramapo. While a student, he served as President of the Chi Upsilon chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Business Fraternity, was inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma International Business Honor Society and earned Dean’s List every semester.
Steven is an Accountant at Traphagen CPAs & Wealth Advisors located in Oradell, NJ. He is also a member of the New Jersey Society of CPAs, a QuickBooks Desktop and Online ProAdvisor and a successful CPA Exam candidate. He has experience with individual, partnership, corporate, and estate & trust tax returns along with tax planning strategies. He prepares general ledger accounting, sales and payroll tax filings and other business accounting functions.
Please click the sign up link below to register for the session and we will send you the WebEx information. We look forward to seeing you.
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For more information please contact Peter Rice at price@ramapo.edu or by phone at (201) 684-7144.

Made in Jersey
2021-02-05 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | NJ
Made in Jersey
Made in Jersey will feature a series of New Jersey based performing artists sharing new works-in-
progress. After each broadcast, audiences will be able to join the artist in a live chat where they can ask
questions.
Featured performances: Elizabeth Walsh, Michelle Myers, Kiran Rajagopalan

Click to View Schedule of Performances and Live Q&A’s!

Ramapo College Foundation Holiday Auction
2020-12-01 08:00 - 2020-12-15 18:00 (America/New_York) | NJ
The Ramapo College Foundation Holiday Silent Auction is now LIVE!
Get your holiday shopping started while helping and supporting Ramapo students. This holiday season enjoy take-out dinners from our area’s best restaurants. Choose from jewelry, fashion, sports, entertainment & lots of Ramapo gear. There is something for everyone on your shopping list and yourself too! Let us provide our students with scholarships and innovative programs. Happy Holidays!
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Life at Ramapo College in the 1970’s: Faculty Perspectives – A Virtual Program
2020-11-14 11:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | NJ
Life at Ramapo College in the 1970’s: Faculty Perspectives – A Virtual Program
November 14 , 11:00 am to 12:30 pm
Moderated by Charles Carreras
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Pre-registration is required
College in 1970 was nothing like it is today. As student Craig LaCaruba remembered: “We were taught by nontraditional professors, hippies, free thinkers, creative individuals. Professors who were involved in life outside of academics. There were set designers from Broadway, actors, artists, economists, financial people from Wall Street. These were the people teaching us. They were dynamic individuals.”
The Mahwah Museum will host an online program called Life at Ramapo College in the 1970’s: Faculty Perspectives. Founding members of the Ramapo College’s faculty and staff will describe their experiences, the obstacles they overcame, and the creative ways they launched a progressive curriculum.
Participants are: Dr. Eddie Saiff, Professor of Biology and Dean of the School of Theoretical and Applied Science, Dr. Clifford Peterson, retired professor of international politics, and Nancy Mackin Robinson, Dean of Students (retired). Afterwards, Ramapo College alumni and staff will be invited to share their experiences and talk about the professors that they remember. Attendees are welcome to ask questions.
The program, moderated by Dr. Charlie Carreras, Professor Emeritus of Ramapo College of New Jersey, is open to all. Pre-registration is required. The cost is free but donations are gladly accepted.
This program is open to all. Attendance is free, but donations are welcome.

Eddie Saiff

Eddie 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 and provided 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 US, 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.

Nancy Mackin Robinson

Nancy Mackin Robinson was 24 years old when she arrived at Ramapo in July, 1971 to be Assistant Registrar. > Nancy served on virtually every all-College committee during the College’s early days, was a voting member of a presidential search committee, was instrumental in the College’s move to becoming a residential college, and spent untold hours with students and colleagues creating a vibrant student life program. When she retired in 2009, having served as Dean of Students for 14 years, the College renamed a building in her honor. Nancy was there for most of the College’s most memorable milestones and was present for some moments best kept private (unless someone else brings them up!). Nancy was married for 40 years to Tim Robinson, also a Ramapo Founder, and they made the campus the center of their professional and social lives.

Cliff Peterson

Cliff Peterson -In September of 1972 I began my first of 80 semesters at Ramapo College–not counting summer sessions, study abroad programs in China and January intercessions at the United Nations—as a professor of International Politics. I was thrilled to be associated with a brand new college whose mission statement promised an innovative and experimental approach to public higher education in the State of New Jersey. The prospect and rare privilege of being part of an effort to help create an institution from scratch and provide an opportunity for so many students to be the first in their families to attend college was simply intoxicating.
Those were heady early days of intense curriculum design, shared governance, tutorials, required senior interdisciplinary seminars, a non-punitive grading system and students encouraged to ‘question authority’, be engaged with the community and to call faculty by their first names (something I never quite got used to). Upon retiring in 2012 after four rewarding decades at Ramapo, I have been able to reflect on and take pride in the wondrous transformation of Ramapo from those early turbulently creative days into a mature and nationally recognized college which continues to evolve and thrive. Saving the best for last, Ramapo is responsible for my meeting and marrying my new wife, Carol Ryan, who was in the first class of students when the college opened in 1971 and who I only met last year in connection with the 50th anniversary programs. We both owe Ramapo a tremendous debt of gratitude for so many reasons.

Leaning Into the Unknown: an Artist’s Response to COVID-19
2020-11-12 20:00 - 2020-11-14 23:30 (America/New_York) | NJ
Earlier this year, we sent a call out to NJ based artists to submit new works in progress in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Six artists were selected to develop their pieces for this project, and were streamed in September on our YouTube Channel. Due to popular demand, we have scheduled a replay beginning Thursday, November 12 at 8:00 p.m. Audiences will be able to see all six performances in one exciting evening! This video will be available for 48 hours after the 8:00 p.m. stream.
Click here to watch the performance.

Featured Performances: Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, Marina Carreira, Christy E. O’Connor The Moving Architects, Dimitri Reyes, and Mignolo Dance

Ramapo College Foundation 33rd Annual Golf Outing
2020-09-17 12:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | NJ

Ramapo College Alumni Networking Event
2020-06-11 17:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | NJ
Join fellow alumni to discuss how you or your business are moving forward amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Share ideas, connect, network, and learn about resources available to Ramapo alumni.
Choose from a variety of themed meeting rooms including marketing your personal brand, continuing your education, and others based on topics that you’d like to explore.
We hope to “see” you on June 11.
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Ramapo Alumni Networking Event
2020-05-07 18:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Bell Works, Holmdel, NJ, 101 Crawfords Corner Road, Holmdel, NJ, 07733, United States
Please join us for an evening of networking and fun with fellow Ramapo alumni at the fabulous Bell Works in Central New Jersey . Contact jsorace@ramapo.edu for more information.

Ramapo College Day of Giving
2020-04-13 | Ramapo College, 505 Ramapo Valley Rd, Mahwah, NJ, 07430, United States
Help us reach our $50,000 goal by being a part of our #RCNJDayOfGiving. Help your school raise the most money before RCNJ’s first-ever-24 hour giving day event on April 13th. Or build your own team to show your Ramapo College spirit and share it with your friends.
Be the first School Team to reach 100 donations of $19.69 and unlock a $1,000 student scholarship, which will be presented by the Dean and faculty of the winning school.
Make a Donation Now

Ramapo College Alumni Association Board Recruitment Meeting - POSTPONED
2020-04-02 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Ramapo College, 505 Ramapo Valley Rd, Mahwah, NJ, 07430, United States
This event has been postponed. Please check back for updated information soon.
Contact Joanne Sorace for more information

Ramapo College 50th Anniversary Celebration - Postponed
2020-03-30 00:00 (America/New_York) | Indian Trail Club, 830 Franklin Lake Rd, Franklin Lakes, NJ, 07417, United States
This event has been postponed. Please check back soon for new details.
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HGS Alumni and Student Networking Roundtable
2020-02-20 18:15 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Ramapo College Alumni Lounges, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, 07430, United States
On February 20, 2020, the School of Humanities and Global Studies hosted an Alumni and Student Networking Roundtable. Co-sponsored by the Career Center, students had the opportunity to speak with alumni in a friendly setting and begin to build their professional network. Students learned about career opportunities, alumni career successes, and challenges.
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Animation & VFX Conference - Alumni Reception
2020-02-08 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Berrie Center for the Performing Arts, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, 07430, United States
An alumni reception was hosted by the School of Contemporary Arts and the Office of Alumni Relations honoring Oscar winning Ramapo College alumnus Brian Walters and his family and friends.
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