Center for Reading and Writing

College Success Strategies
2026-01-28 13:00 - 13:45 (America/New_York) | Learning Commons 101
Sponsored by the Center for Reading and Writing, this 45-minute workshop will address 5 key strategies for optimal academic performance, from planning to using essential campus resources. Open to all students.
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Study Skills to Start the Semester Strong
2026-01-27 13:15 - 14:00 | Online
Do you need to brush up on study skills? This 45-minute workshop will address valuable strategies for academic success, including note-taking, annotating, managing time, and taking care of yourself. Tips on where, when, and how to study will also be discussed. Open to all students. For more information, contact Priscilla Tovey, ptovey@ramapo.edu.
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Avoiding Plagiarism
2025-12-02 13:00 - 13:45, 2025-10-29 11:00 - 11:45 | Webex Virtual Meeting
Sponsored by the Center for Reading and Writing, this 45-minute workshop will address how to successfully paraphrase, summarize, and directly quote the sources used for writing papers, articles, presentations, speeches, etc. Plagiarism in its various forms will be defined and discussed, including Ramapo’s policy on academic integrity. Open to all students.
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Writing about Research
2025-11-25 10:00 - 22:45 | Learning Commons 101
Sponsored by the Center for Reading and Writing, this 45-minute workshop will address planning and drafting strategies for writing about research. Learn how to integrate research into a paper through quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing source information. All students are welcomed. For more information, contact Ramon Reyes, rreyes@ramapo.edu
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Study Skills to Survive the End of the Semester
2025-11-24 13:15 - 14:00 | Webex Virtual Meeting
This 45-minute workshop will address study skills to help with end-of-the-semester assignments & exams, including reading, annotating, and recall strategies, time management, taking care of your health, and using campus resources. All students are welcome. For more information, contact Priscilla Tovey, ptovey@ramapo.edu.
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Writing about Research
2025-11-20 13:15 - 14:00 | Webex Virtual Meeting

Reading for the Research Paper
2025-11-19 12:15 - 13:00 | Webex Virtual Meeting
This 45-minute workshop will address reading strategies for conducting research, including how to read scholarly sources. Determining source credibility will also be discussed. All students are welcome. For more information, contact Priscilla Tovey, ptovey@ramapo.edu.
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Evaluating Sources: The Questions to Ask
2025-11-18 13:00 - 13:45 | Webex Virtual Meeting
As college students, you want to include the most reliable information in your papers, projects, and presentations, but at times it can be difficult to discern crediblity. We are inundated with information through a wide variety of media. How do we determine which sources are trustworthy? This 45-minute workshop will help answer this question by addressing strategies for evaluating print and various online news sources. We will discuss essential questions to pursue in finding reliable information. All students are welcome.
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Chicago/Turabian Documentation Style
2025-11-13 13:15 - 14:00 | Webex Virtual Meeting
This 45-minute workshop will address Turabian/Chicago documentation style, including page formatting, source integration, footnotes, bibliography, and using the style manual. All students are welcome. For more information, contact Priscilla Tovey, ptovey@ramapo.edu.
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APA Documentation Style
2025-11-12 12:00 - 12:45 | Webex Virtual Meeting
Sponsored by the Center for Reading and Writing, this 45-minute workshop will address how to use APA documentation style, including page formatting, in-text citations, and references. All students are welcome. For more information, contact Priscilla Tovey, ptovey@ramapo.edu
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Avoiding Plagiarism
2025-11-12 11:00 - 11:45 | Learning Commons 101

MLA Style
2025-11-05 10:00 - 10:45, 2025-10-15 11:00 - 11:45 | Webex Virtual Meeting
If you are writing an MLA paper, this workshop is for you! Sponsored by the Center for Reading and Writing, the workshop will address MLA documentation style, from page formatting to in-text citations, source integration, and the Works Cited page. All students are welcome.
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Improving Sentences
2025-10-28 10:00 - 10:45 | Webex Virtual Meeting
Sponsored by the Center for Reading and Writing, this 45-minute workshop will address proofreading and editing sentences, focusing on some of the most common errors: fragments, run-ons, and comma splices. For more information, contact Priscilla Tovey, ptovey@ramapo.edu.
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Chicago/Turabian Style
2025-10-20 13:15 - 14:00 | Webex Virtual Meeting

Developing the Argument and Thesis
2025-10-14 10:00 - 10:45 | Webex Virtual Meeting
This 45-minute workshop will address planning and drafting strategies for writing an argument paper. Identifying key ideas and concepts through quote selection will serve as the foundation for developing an argument and thesis. All students are welcome.
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APA Documentation Style
2025-10-08 12:00 - 12:45 | Learning Commons 101

Annotating and Outlining a Text
2025-10-08 11:00 - 11:45 | Webex Virtual Meeting
This 45-minute workshop addresses strategies for annotating and outlining a text. Critical thinking is emphasized, including discerning the author’s purpose, evaluating claims, raising questions, and using prior knowledge in actively working with a text. For more information, contact Priscilla Tovey, ptovey@ramapo.edu.
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Time Management
2025-10-07 13:15 - 14:00 | Learning Commons 101
You have a lot to do, so planning is essential. Learn ways to become more efficient and reduce your stress. Sponsored by the Center for Reading and Writing, this 45-minute workshop will address time-management strategies and tools, including goal-setting, using an organizer, planning weekly, addressing priorities, and limiting distractions. All students are welcome.
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Note Taking
2025-10-06 13:15 - 14:00 | Webex Virtual Meeting
We all know it is important to take notes during class and while reading. Attend this 45-minute workshop to learn not only how note-taking helps improve your academic performance, but also for tips, tricks, and methods that will help you become an effective note-taker. This workshop is open to all students. For more information, contact Priscilla Tovey, ptovey@ramapo.edu.
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Critical Reading Strategies
2025-10-02 13:15 - 14:00 | Webex Virtual Meeting
This 45-minute workshop will address how to critically read a text, including pre-viewing, questioning, annotating, using background knowledge, and rereading. All students are welcome. For more information, contact Priscilla Tovey, ptovey@ramapo.edu.
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Annotating and Outlining a Text
2025-09-30 15:00 - 15:45 | LC 317

Improving Sentences
2025-09-29 13:15 - 14:00 | Learning Commons 101

Note Taking
2025-09-24 14:00 - 14:45 | Learning Commons 101

Academic Success Strategies
2025-09-24 13:00 - 13:45 | Webex Virtual Meeting

Developing the Argument and Thesis
2025-09-23 10:00 - 10:45 | Learning Commons 101

Critical Reading Strategies
2025-09-18 13:15 - 14:00 | Learning Commons 101

Time Management
2025-09-17 11:00 - 11:45 | Webex Virtual Meeting

Developing the Argument and Thesis
2025-09-15 13:15 - 14:00 | Learning Commons 101
This 45-minute workshop will address planning and drafting strategies for writing an argument paper. Identitying key ideas and concepts through quote selection will serve as the foundation for developing and argument and thesis. All students are welcome.
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