On April 8, we celebrate the RCNJ Class of 2024 and the eve of our count down: Fifty Days Until Undergraduate Commencement! Join your peers from 8 – 10 p.m. in Friends Hall to use the 360 degree photo booth, create a keepsake of your Top 24 Ramapo memories, enjoy food and more. The first 100 graduates in attendance will enter into a raffle for free Ramapo swag. Questions? Email commencement@ramapo.edu.

Grad Fair! is your Commencement One-Stop Shop Event: April 18, 12pm – 6pm at the Arch, Rain site: Friends Hall.
Grad Fair! is the one day only, one-stop shop to get everything you need for the Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement ceremonies. At the Grad Fair you can pick up your cap, gown and stole. You will also be able to obtain ceremony information, take a picture with Rocky and so much more!

This is a great opportunity for you to join in the fun and have all of your questions answered and purchases and arrangements made. The following are some of the resources available at Grad Fair 2024:

• Start at the Graduate Admissions table next to the Arch to pick up your free tote and raffle card.
• RSVP to Arching
• Take your Senior Survey!
• Donate to the Senior Legacy Drive
• Receive your tickets to Graduate Program Commencement
• Ask questions directly to the Commencement Planning Team
• Registrar’s Office & Reader Card Pick Up
• Financial Aid Office
• Graduate Admissions
• Ramapo Bookstore
• Balfour Class Rings
• Undergraduate Photos and Video Recordings
• Center for Student Involvement- Register for Senior Send off!
• Participate in the raffle for a chance to win a graduation photo package, diploma frame and more!

To order your regalia, visit Oak Hall’s site.

For more information, contact the RCNJ bookstore.

This special pre-commencment ceremony will take place on campus. The program honors the contributions and achievements of Class of 2024 members of the RCNJ LGBTQ+ community. For more information, please contact the Women’s Center.

Most final exams, senior theses, and capstone projects will occur May 9 -15, 2024. You got this, Roadrunners!

Join the Office of Residence Life for the annual Graduating Seniors Cap Decorating Event, a night to remember on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 from 8:00pm to 10:00pm in the Thomases Commons. Enjoy refreshments and the company of your fellow graduating seniors as you personalize your cap for the monumental day ahead! Simply bring your cap – we’ll provide the decorations! #CapsOffRCNJ #RCNJ2024

The Center for Student Involvement and Ramapo College are excited to announce the annual trip to Atlantic City for graduates: Registration is now open for Hard Rock Hotel & Casino for the nights of May 20 and 21. The first 25 rooms that are registered and fully paid are guaranteed. After that, additional rooms will be added on a space available basis. 

After registering on Archway, students must pay via cash or check (payable to Ramapo College) in the Center for Student Involvement. Rooms are not finalized and guaranteed until all room members have registered and paid: Single Room: $210 total for two nights ;Double Room: $105 per person, total for two nights; Triple Room: $85 per person, total for two nights; Quad Room: $75 per person, total for two nights.

Students are responsible for their own transportation to Atlantic City and one person in each room must provide a credit card for incidental charges. All attendees must be at least 21 years of age. 

Questions can be sent to Commencement Crew Member, Eddie Seavers at eseavers@ramapo.edu

Caps off! The Ramapo College Class of 2024 Graduate Programs Commencement Ceremony will be held on campus in the Arena of the Bill Bradley Sports and Recreation Center. Doors will open at 4 p.m. The ceremony will begin with the academic processional at 5:15 p.m.

Tickets are required for all guests. Graduates will not need a ticket. 

IMPORTANT DETAILS

Note: Graduate Programs Commencement is a ceremony that celebrates the conclusion of students’ academic careers.  All January graduates and June & August graduation candidates are invited to participate in this ceremony.  However, participation in this ceremony does not guarantee graduation.

Ramapo College will host Class of 2024 graduates and their guests on campus for the time-honored tradition of Arching!

IMPORTANT DETAILS & REGISTRATION

The Arching Ceremony will begin at 4:30 p.m. and will be followed by a Farewell Reception.

Other special recognition programs take place on campus throughout the day:

• 10 a.m. Nursing Pinning Ceremony, Sharp Theater
• 12 p.m. Rites of Passage Ceremony, Friends Hall/SC219
• 2 p.m. Academic Achievement Ceremony, Sharp Theater

Pre-registration is required. Registration opened in April and will close May 8.

Note: Arching is a ceremony that celebrates the conclusion of students’ academic careers.  All January graduates and June & August graduation candidates are invited to participate in this ceremony.  However, participation in this ceremony does not guarantee graduation.

Baccalaureate members of the RCNJ Class of 2024 are invited to gather for a Senior Celebration on the day before the Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony. This celebration will be held near the RCNJ campus.

More details will be shared as the date nears.

Caps Off! The Ramapo College Class of 2024 Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony will be held at Prudential Center in Newark. Doors will open at 7:30 a.m. The ceremony will begin with the academic processional at 8:40 a.m.

Tickets are not required.

IMPORTANT DETAILS

Note: The Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony celebrates the conclusion of students’ academic careers.  All January graduates and June & August graduation candidates are invited to participate in this ceremony.  However, participation in this ceremony does not guarantee graduation.

Stay connected to Ramapo and to one another!

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