{"id":57,"date":"2013-08-28T10:18:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-28T14:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/foundation\/?page_id=57"},"modified":"2026-10-19T12:45:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T16:45:13","slug":"friends","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/foundation\/friends\/","title":{"rendered":"Friends of Ramapo"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Mission<\/h2>\n<p>The Friends of Ramapo is an organization founded in 1973 to expand communications and foster greater understanding between Ramapo College and neighboring communities\u00a0by sharing the College&#8217;s cultural and educational resources, while raising scholarship money. Neighbors are introduced to Ramapo College\u2019s strategic goals and culture and are invited to become active members of the College community.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout its long history, the Friends of Ramapo have annually awarded scholarships to Ramapo College eligible students. Funded from annual membership fees and proceeds from Friends of Ramapo events and fundraisers, these scholarships help students reach their greatest potential. Through 2026, the Friends of Ramapo have awarded close to 370 scholarships valued at more than $540,000 to Ramapo College students.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/foundation\/friends\/scholarships\/\">More Information on Friends of Ramapo Scholarships<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"divider\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/rcnjrd\/images\/icons\/ramapo-arch-icom_rule.png\" alt=\"Ramapo\" \/><\/div>\n<h2>Membership<\/h2>\n<p>There are so many reasons to join the Friends of Ramapo and there are two options for those interested in joining, each with numerous benefits:<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Friends \u201cPlus\u201d Membership \u2013\u00a0$150 per year<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">General Membership\u00a0\u2013\u00a0$60 per year<\/h3>\n<p>All members are encouraged to attend lectures, films, concerts, as well as other events and, to take advantage of the many resources in the Learning Commons. But, one of the best benefits of a Friends Plus Membership is the ability to audit up to three courses per year tuition free.<\/p>\n<div class=\"accordions\">\n<div class=\"item\"><p class=\"question\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-plus fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-minus fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span> Further Information on Membership<\/p><div>\n<p>There are two options for those interested in joining The Friends of Ramapo:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Friends \u201cPlus\u201d Membership \u2013\u00a0$150 per year<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">General Membership\u00a0\u2013\u00a0$60 per year<\/p>\n<div class=\"divider\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/rcnjrd\/images\/icons\/ramapo-arch-icom_rule.png\" alt=\"Ramapo\" \/><\/div>\n<h2>Benefits of \u201cPlus\u201d Membership<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Friends of Ramapo PLUS members receive a tuition waiver to audit THREE (3) courses per year.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Details:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Members may audit one undergraduate level course in the Fall and Spring semesters and one Summer Session course, including online courses (as part or all of the three courses)<\/li>\n<li>Participation is on a space-available basis. <strong>When checking course availability, there must be at least one seat available to audit the class<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Certain courses may be excluded<\/li>\n<li>No transcript is maintained<\/li>\n<li>Books and course fees are the individual\u2019s responsibility<\/li>\n<li>All fees are non-refundable once paid<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Additional Benefits<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Receipt of Ramapo College Magazine<\/li>\n<li>Advance notice of special Friends of Ramapo events and activities<\/li>\n<li>Hang Tag for On-Campus Parking<\/li>\n<li>Members are eligible to purchase a discounted membership to the Bill Bradley Sports and Recreation Center<\/li>\n<li>Use of the College Library and our New Learning Commons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Benefits of General Membership<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Receipt of Ramapo College Magazine<\/li>\n<li>Advance notice of special Friends of Ramapo events and activities<\/li>\n<li>Hang Tag for On-Campus Parking<\/li>\n<li>Members are eligible to purchase a discounted membership to the Bill Bradley Sports and Recreation Center<\/li>\n<li>Use of the College Library and our New Learning Commons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">How to Become a Member<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/foundation\/friends\/become-a-member-of-friends-of-ramapo\/\">Click Here to Join the Friends of Ramapo Now<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>OR<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Join by mail.<\/p>\n<p>1)\u00a0 Print out your Friends of Ramapo membership Application Form and complete it.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/199\/2013\/08\/Friends-of-Ramapo-Application.pdf\">Download Application<\/a>(PDF)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/199\/2013\/08\/Friends-of-Ramapo-Application.doc\">Download Application<\/a>(DOC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2)\u00a0 Mail your completed application with a check for either $150 or $60 payable to Ramapo College Foundation to:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Friends of Ramapo<\/strong><br \/>\nRamapo College Foundation<br \/>\n505 Ramapo Valley Road,<br \/>\nMahwah, NJ 07430-1680<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Currently enrolled students are not eligible for membership in the Friends of Ramapo.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Membership in the Friends of Ramapo is a privilege and it may be withdrawn for violations of College policies or procedures<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"divider\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/rcnjrd\/images\/icons\/ramapo-arch-icom_rule.png\" alt=\"Ramapo\" \/><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Contact Information<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Questions? Contact Us at<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"mailto:friends@ramapo.edu\">friends@ramapo.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">or at (201) 684-7627<br \/>\nRamapo College of New Jersey<br \/>\n505 Ramapo Valley Road<br \/>\nMahwah, NJ 07430-1680<br \/>\nInstitutional Advancement, Birch Mansion<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mission The Friends of Ramapo is an organization founded in 1973 to expand communications and foster greater understanding between Ramapo College and neighboring communities\u00a0by sharing the College&#8217;s cultural and educational [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1053,"featured_media":5590,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"page_leftCol_extraFunc.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-57","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.5 (Yoast SEO v28.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Friends of Ramapo - Ramapo College Foundation || Ramapo College of New Jersey<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/foundation\/friends\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Friends of Ramapo\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Mission The Friends of Ramapo is an organization founded in 1973 to expand communications and foster greater understanding between Ramapo College and neighboring communities\u00a0by sharing the College&#8217;s cultural and educational [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/foundation\/friends\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Ramapo College Foundation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RamapoCollege\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-19T16:45:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/199\/2026\/10\/FOR_Friends-of-Ramapo-Spar-Students-rcnj.354.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"667\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ramapocollegenj\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ramapo.edu\\\/foundation\\\/friends\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ramapo.edu\\\/foundation\\\/friends\\\/\",\"name\":\"Friends of Ramapo - Ramapo College Foundation || Ramapo College of New Jersey\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ramapo.edu\\\/foundation\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ramapo.edu\\\/foundation\\\/friends\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ramapo.edu\\\/foundation\\\/friends\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ramapo.edu\\\/foundation\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/199\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/FOR_Friends-of-Ramapo-Spar-Students-rcnj.354.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-08-28T14:18:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-19T16:45:13+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ramapo.edu\\\/foundation\\\/friends\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ramapo.edu\\\/foundation\\\/friends\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ramapo.edu\\\/foundation\\\/friends\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ramapo.edu\\\/foundation\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/199\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/FOR_Friends-of-Ramapo-Spar-Students-rcnj.354.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ramapo.edu\\\/foundation\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/199\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/FOR_Friends-of-Ramapo-Spar-Students-rcnj.354.jpg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":667,\"caption\":\"A cheerful group poses for a selfie beneath an ornate reddish stone arch, with a rock garden and modern college buildings in the background.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ramapo.edu\\\/foundation\\\/friends\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Ramapo College of New Jersey Home Page \u00bb About \u00bb College Leadership \u00bb Outreach &amp; 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