70th Anniversay of the United Nations
2015-10-24 - 2025-12-30
A history of the United Nations may be found at http://www.un.org/en/aboutun/history/1941-1950.shtml

Alternative Break Program: Costa Rica
2016-01-04 - 2025-12-30
To apply, please visit: https://ramapo.studioabroad.com/?go=CR%5FAltBreak%5FWinter. Deadline to apply is Sept. 25, 2015.

AFRICAN ANCESTRY OPENING LUNCHEON & PROCLAMATION CEREMONY
2016-02-01 12:45 - 13:45 (America/New_York)
[Pavilion]. Ramapo College begins on Monday, February 1 a month of celebration and education in honor of African Ancestry Month. Event is at 12:45 p.m. in the Trustees Pavilion. Opening proclamation to be read by a member of Ramapo administration, followed by a one-man performance of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I have a Dream Speech” by actor and writer David Mills. For information, email aquick@ramapo.edu

Book Club: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
2016-02-08 13:00 - 13:50
[Potter Library Reading Lounge]. Book Club: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. Discuss chapters 1-3

German Language Happy Hours
2016-02-08 13:00 - 14:00, 2016-02-15 13:00 - 14:00, 2016-02-22 13:00 - 14:00, 2016-02-29 13:00 - 14:00, 2016-03-07 13:00 - 14:00
[ASB-123]

Study Abroad: Peru
2016-02-10 13:00 - 14:00
[ASB230] Explore international opportunities (study, work, volunteer) in Peru.

Japanese Language Happy Hour
2016-02-10 13:00 - 14:00

Portuguese Language Happy Hour
2016-02-11 13:00 - 14:00, 2016-02-18 13:00 - 14:00, 2016-02-25 13:00 - 14:00, 2016-03-03 13:00 - 14:00

Find a Mentor
2016-02-17 12:00 - 13:30
[York Room]. It is important to find a mentor to help coach you through your final years of College and the important transition out of college. This event is hosted by the Third Year Student Engagement Board.

Japanese Language Happy Hour
2016-02-17 13:00 - 14:00, 2016-02-24 13:00 - 14:00, 2016-03-02 13:00 - 14:00

Italian Language Happy Hour
2016-02-22 13:00 - 14:00, 2016-03-07 13:00 - 14:00
[A-102]

Anglia Ruskin University (England) Info Session
2016-02-24 14:00 - 15:00
[BC-224]
“Anglia Ruskin University (Cambridge, England, UK) – International Exchange Info Session”
Come learn about opportunities for students to participate in an international semester exchange program in Cambridge, England. Two professors from ARU will present their university and answer your questions.
For more details, please contact goabroad@ramapo.edu, call x7533 or visit ASB123.

Film: 'Even the Rain' w/ discussion by Prof. Santamaria Laorden
2016-02-25 16:00 - 18:00
[Laurel Hall Screening Room]. Professor Natalia Santamaria Laorden will present and discuss ‘Even the Rain’ (USA, 2010) directed by Iciar Bollain. Bolivian film extras launch a protest against privatization of their water supply, which parallels the Spanish conquest and exploitation of the New World.

The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster and Its Aftermath: Lessons for Us
2016-02-29 12:40 - 14:00
Join us on Monday, February 29 from 12:40 to 2 p.m. in the H-wing auditorium for a panel discussion, “The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster and Its Aftermath: Lessons for Us.” Our speakers, Professor Mike Edelstein and Izumi Osawa-Minevich (Roukema Center for International Education), will discuss nuclear disasters in Chernobyl and Fukushima and nuclear safety issues in Indian Point (New York) to draw attention to the imminent challenges of nuclear energy. For information, email spadhy@ramapo.edu

READINGS AT RAMAPO: CONVERSATION WITH AUTHOR UZODINMA IWEALA
2016-02-29 19:00 - 20:30
[Trustees Pavilion]. Join the creative writing department on Monday, February 29 at 7 p.m. in the Trustees Pavilion for a conversation with novelist Uzodinma Iweala, author of “Beasts of No Nation,” winner of the 2006 Young Lions Fiction Award and a 2005 Los Angeles Times Book Prize. The novel has been adapted to the screen and is released by Netflix. Mr. Iweala will talk about his novel with professors David Colman and Hugh Sheehy. For more information, contact hsheehy@ramapo.edu.

"Minority Immigrant Students Already Have 'global competence': Acknowledging and Enhancing Overlooked Skills in Study Abroad and Alternative Break Abroad Experiences"
2016-03-02 14:30 - 15:30
[A-221] A presentation by Professor Neriko Doerr [Anthropology] and Ramapo student Patricia Bergamasco.

Book Club: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
2016-03-07 13:00 - 13:50
[Potter Library Reading Lounge]. Book Club: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. Discuss chapters 4 – 5

French Language Happy Hour
2016-03-07 13:00 - 14:00
[A-108]

Financial Literacy Workshop
2016-03-08 12:00 - 13:50
[Laurel Hall Lounge]. Keep those finances in check. Learn about how best to manage your money, create budgets and get the most out of your resources. This event is sponsored by the Third Year Engagement Board.

Brazil: The Impact of the Olympics 2016 on Local Favelas
2016-03-09 13:00 - 14:00
[ASB230] We take a closer look at the case of Vila Autódromo, a community on the edge of the Olympic Park.
