About the Symposium
Thanks to an Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language (UISFL) grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Ramapo College is pleased to hold a one day symposium in which scholars, professionals and administrators will come together to address diversity in both health care and human services as well as the classroom. The aim is to gain a greater understanding of best practices from different health care and academic institutions in order to better comprehend the challenges, as well as the benefits, of an inclusive approach. Specifically, the symposium will address the importance for health care and human services providers to acquire the linguistic and cultural competence to address the needs of the Spanish population in the United States.
Symposium Committee
Natalia Santamaria-Laorden, Associate Professor of Spanish & Coordinator of the Spanish Certificate in Health & Human Services, Ramapo College of New Jersey, nsantama@ramapo.edu
Ben Levy, Director of International Education, Ramapo College of New Jersey, blevy1@ramapo.edu
John McTighe, Associate Professor of Social Work, Ramapo College of New Jersey, jmctighe@ramapo.edu
Amanda Roberti, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Ramapo College of New Jersey, arobert7@ramapo.edu
Eileen Klein, Associate Professor of Social Work, Ramapo College of New Jersey, eklein1@ramapo.edu
About the Host Institution
Ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the Best Regional Public Universities North category, Ramapo College of New Jersey is sometimes viewed as a private college. This is, in part, due to its unique interdisciplinary academic structure, its size of more than 6,200 students and its pastoral setting in the foothills of the Ramapo Mountains on the New Jersey/New York border.
Undergraduate students may choose to concentrate their studies in one of five schools with more than 539 course offerings and 36 academic programs. Ramapo College boasts an average student/faculty ratio of 16:1 and an average class size of 21; affording students the opportunity to develop close ties to the College’s exceptional faculty.
The College’s mission is focused on the four “pillars” of a Ramapo education, international, intercultural, interdisciplinary and experiential (hands on), all of which are incorporated throughout the curricula and extracurricular programs and help students push intellectual, personal and professional boundaries. The international mission is further accomplished through a wide range of study abroad and student exchange links with institutions all over the world. Additional experiential programs include internships, co-op and service learning.
Conference Schedule – Monday, October 21, 2019
9:15 a.m. – Registration
9:30 a.m. – Welcome by Cathy Davey, Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Executive Director/Ex-Officio of the Ramapo College Foundation and Natalia Santamaria Laorden, Associate Professor of Spanish and Projector Investigator of the UISFL federal grant.
9:55 – 11:15 a.m. – First Panel: The Economic Advantage of a Diversity Approach in Health Care and Human Services
Chair: Susan Hangen, Dean of the School of Humanities and Global Studies
Panelists:
– Allison Banks-Moore, CDO at Horizon BCBSNJ.
– Oscar Holmes IV, Professor of Management, Rutgers University.
– Quincy Bloxom, Director of Operations, Anti- Poverty Network of NJ.
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. – “Race, Medicine, and Justice” by keynote speaker Dorothy Roberts, George A. Weiss University Professor of Law and Sociology and the Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Professor of Civil Rights. Professor of Africana Studies and Director of the Program on Race, Science and Society at University of Pennsylvania.
Presented by Amanda Roberti, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Ramapo College of New Jersey.
1 – 2 p.m. – LUNCH
2:15 – 3:55 p.m. – Second Panel: Bilingual Narratives
Chair: John McTighe, Associate Professor of Social Work, Ramapo College of New Jersey.
Panelists:
– Edgar Rivera Colón, Lecturer and Medical Anthropologist, Columbia University.
– Carmen King Ramirez, Assistant Professor of Spanish, Arizona University.
– Daisy Rodríguez, Associate Director of Counselling, Health and Wellness, William Paterson University.
4 – 5:15 p.m. – Reception and Presentation of the Peruvian Study Abroad Program
Peru: Community Health & Human Services Study Abroad Program
4 credits
Program Website
(Director of Roukema Center, Ben Levy and Spanish Professors Paula Straile-Costa and Natalia Santamaria Laorden.)
Accommodations
Fairfield Inn by Marriot
225 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ 07430
Phone: (201) 529-4000
Distance: 1.1 Miles / Shuttle provided between hotel and conference
On-Campus Parking
Please e-mail Natalia Santamaria-Laorden (nsantama@ramapo.edu) to secure a parking permit. You will display this on your dashboard. You will park in Bischoff Lot on the day of the conference.. If this lot is full, then Parking Lot C can handle the overflow.
Parking Maps: https://www.ramapo.edu/publicsafety/parking-maps/
Transportation
Airport
Newark Liberty International Airport
Public Transportation Links
Airports:
New Jersey Transit System
Port Authority Air Train System
Air Brook Shuttle (private transport company)
Trains:
NJ Transit Schedules (to Ramsey Rt-17/Suffern)
Off-Campus Shuttle to Ramsey Rt-17 Train Station
Buses:
Shortline Bus Service between College and NYC
Taxi:
Mahwah Taxi Company
(201) 684 – 1400
Arrival Directions from Airports
Newark Airport
Train: Take the Airtrain to the NJ Transit station at Newark Airport. You will purchase a ticket to Ramsey, Route 17. You can view schedules here. From the station, you can take a taxi, uber, lyft, etc to your hotel.
Taxi/Uber/Lyft: The average cost from Newark Airport to your hotel will be approximately $50-$80. The ride will take approximately 45-60 minutes.
JFK Airport
Shuttle: You can take an inter-airport shuttle to Newark Airport. Then, follow the directions above. The shuttle costs approximately $30.
Taxi/Uber/Lyft: The average cost from JFK Airport to your hotel will be approximately $100-$150. The ride will take approximately 60-90 minutes.
Driving Directions
From the South
Using Route 17
Follow Route 17 North to Mahwah to exit sign “202 Suffern/Morristown” on right. At the end of the short exit ramp turn left (Route 202 South). Continue on Route 202 to light. Campus entrance is on left.
Using Garden State Parkway
Leave Parkway at exit 163 (left lane exit). Follow Route 17 North, using instructions above.
Using Route 208
Follow Route 208 North until Route 202 in Oakland. Continue north on 202 until first light in Mahwah. Campus entrance is on right.
Using Route 287
Take Route 287 North to exit 66 (Mahwah); follow Route 17 South to Route 202 exit. At the end of the exit ramp make left turn (202 South). Continue on Route 202 to light. Campus entrance is on left.
Using New Jersey Turnpike
Take N.J. Turnpike (I-95 North) to end (exit 18W or 18E). Continue North to Route 80 West to Route 17 North. Follow directions above using Route 17.
From the North
Using Route 17
Follow Route 17 South (approximately 1.5 miles from Suffern exit on N.Y. State Thruway). Turn right at Route 202 exit. At end of exit ramp, turn left (Route 202 South). Continue on Route 202 approximately one mile to light. Campus entrance is on left.
Using NY State Thruway
Take N.Y. State Thruway (I-87) South to Route 287 South (New Jersey), exit 15 (Suffern) onto Route 17 South. Follow directions for “From the North Using Route 17.”
From Orange County Using Route 17
Follow directions “From the North” using Route 17 (above).
From Westchester and Rockland Counties
Follow Route 287 West over the Tappan Zee Bridge to Route 17 South. Follow directions above “From the North Using Route 17.’
From the East
Follow Route 80 or Route 4 to Route 17 North. Follow Route 17 North. Follow directions above “From the South Using Route 17 North.”
From the West
Follow Route 80 East to Route 287 North to Mahwah exit 66 (south on Route 17 to 202 South).
From New York City
Take the George Washington Bridge, Route 4 West to Route 17 North to 202 South.
From Connecticut
Follow I-95 to Route 287 West over the Tappan Zee Bridge, continue to exit 15 (Suffern) onto Route 17 South. Follow directions “From the North Using Route 17.”
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