Ramapo International

French Language Happy Hour
2016-11-11 13:15 - 14:15 (America/New_York)
[BC-239/ Berrie Center, CA Conference Room]
Would you like to practice your French language skill? The Roukema Center for International Education offers French Language Happy Hour from 1:15pm-2:15pm in BC 239. All levels are welcome. Come join us!
For more information, please email goabroad@ramapo.edu or call ext. 7533.

Book Club: Sub-Saharan Africa
2016-11-14 12:50 - 13:50
[Library Lounge] The George T. Potter Library will be hosting a book club with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa. Fall Semester Books: Dreams in a Time of War: A Childhood Memoir AND Weep Not, Child – both books by author Ngugi wa Thiong’o.Books will be provided to the first 15 individuals who sign up. This group is open to faculty, staff and students. First priority of books will go to students. Please contact Katie Maricic Cohen(kcohen1@ramapo.edu) or Sam Wittenberg (switten1@ramapo.edu) with questions or to sign up. This program has been supported by the Center for Student Involvement & the Roukema Center for International Education. Discussion group will meet monthly from 12:50-1:50pm in the Library Lounge on the following dates (Mondays): September 19th, October 17th, November 14th, December 5th.

German Language Happy Hour
2016-11-14 13:00 - 14:00, 2016-11-21 13:00 - 14:00, 2016-11-30 13:00 - 14:00
[ASB-123]
Would you like to practice your German language skill? The Roukema Center for International Education offers German Language Happy Hour every Monday from 1-2 pm in ASB-123. All levels are welcome. Come join us!
For more information, please email goabroad@ramapo.edu or call ext. 7533.

Italian Conversation Hour
2016-11-14 13:00 - 14:00, 2016-11-28 13:00 - 14:00
[A-102] Join the Italian Club in A-102 from 1-2 p.m. to learn the Italian language and culture. Pizza will be served. For information, please email ddaddett@ramapo.edu

THE HONORABLE JUDGE JOSE L. LINARES
2016-11-16 13:00 - 14:00
[Friends Hall] You are invited to join the Student Government Association, the Office of the President, the Ramapo College Board of Trustees, and the Center for Student Involvement for an informative and inspiring talk by United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey, the Honorable Jose L. Linares. Judge Linares, an immigrant originally from Cuba, will discuss his law career and tenure on the federal bench. For information, email kbooth@ramapo.edu

Religious Tea
2016-11-16 13:00 - 14:00
[Women’s Center]
The Women Center is now hosting monthly talks about themes and commonalities found in a variety of religions, while enjoying a nice cup of tea. Our first discussion will be held on Wednesday, November 16 at 1 p.m. at the Women’s Center. The topic will be the concept of a higher power in religion. All students are welcome to come and participate.
Call 201-684-7468 for information.

Portuguese Language Happy Hour
2016-11-16 14:00 - 15:00, 2016-11-23 14:00 - 15:00, 2016-11-30 14:00 - 15:00
[ASB-123]
Would you like to practice your Portuguese language skill? The Roukema Center for International Education offers the Portuguese Language Happy Hour every Tuesday from 2-3pm in ASB-123. All levels are welcome. Come join us!
For more information, please email goabroad@ramapo.edu or call ext. 7533.

Japanese Language Happy Hour
2016-11-16 14:00 - 15:00
[ASB-123]
Would you like to practice your Japanese language skill? The Roukema Center for International Education offers Japanese Language Happy Hour every Wednesday from 2-3pm in ASB-230. All levels are welcome. Come join us!
For more information, please email goabroad@ramapo.edu or call ext. 7533.

FIESTA: All Things Spanish
2016-11-16 15:00 - 16:00
[B-218]
Join the celebration of the Spanish-speaking community and cultures with Spanish faculty and students on Wednesday, November 16 at 3 p.m. in B-218. We will share some great Hispanic food and talk about all the possibilities to engage with Spanish language and cultures of the Spanish-speaking world on campus. Some examples are the new trip to Cuba and other study abroad opportunities; the Spanish major and minor programs and new courses including Spanish for Health Care and Human Services and Nueva York Latino; the Spanish club and national honor society, Sigma Delta Pi; Spanish conversation hours, tutoring, and more.
For information, email pstraile@ramapo.edu

Africana Film Festival: White Material
2016-11-16 16:00 - 17:45
[BC224]. Africana Film Festival: White Material. Director – Claire Denis (2009; Cameroon). Denis revisits Africa, this time exploring a place rife with civil and racial conflict. A white French family outlawed in its home and attempting to save its coffee plantation connects with a black hero also embroiled in the tumult. All try to survive as their world rapidly crumbles around them.

Hindi Language Happy Hour
2016-11-17 13:00 - 14:00, 2016-12-01 13:00 - 14:00
[ASB-123]
Would you like to practice your Hindi language skill? The Roukema Center for International Education offers Hindi Language Happy Hour every Thursday from 1-2pm in ASB-123. All levels are welcome. Come join us!
For more information, please email goabroad@ramapo.edu or call ext. 7533.

French Language Happy Hour
2016-11-17 13:00 - 14:00, 2016-12-01 13:00 - 14:00
[ASB-123]
Would you like to practice your French language skill? The Roukema Center for International Education offers French Language Happy Hour from 1-2pm in ASB-123. All levels are welcome. Come join us!
For more information, please email goabroad@ramapo.edu or call ext. 7533.

Harry Potter Talk
2016-11-17 13:00 - 14:00
[York Room]
On Thursday, November 17, Melissa Anelli, webmaster of the popular Harry Potter website “The Leaky Cauldron” and author of “The Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon” will speak on campus.
The talk is from 1-2 p.m. in the York Room of the Birch Mansion. Ms. Anelli will discuss the new Harry Potter play and movie, the role of fandom in extending the Potter story, and the role of “The Leaky Cauldron” when controversies arise concerning that story.
The program is sponsored by the Salameno Center for British Studies, and supported by a generous grant from the Ramapo College Foundation.
Pizza will be served. Email ykisor@ramapo.edu for information.

Polish Language Happy Hour
2016-11-18 12:00 - 13:00, 2016-12-02 12:00 - 13:00
[ASB-123]
Would you like to practice your Polish language skill? The Roukema Center for International Education offers Polish Language Happy Hour every Friday from 12 noon-1pm in ASB-123. All levels are welcome. Come join us!
For more information, please email goabroad@ramapo.edu or call ext. 7533.

International Games Day
2016-11-18 19:00 - 22:00
[Potter Library] The George T. Potter Library will be a host for International Games Day for the first time this year. This international event held in libraries and community spaces throughout the world celebrates “the educational, recreational, and social value of all types of games” (http://igd.ala.org/about/). Some games that will be taught at the event: Mancala, Conquian, Jacks, Koi koi, Dominoes. Come learn a new game or have fun playing an old favorite!

Lenape Language Class
2016-11-19 11:00 - 16:00
[Sustainability Center/ SEC-104]
Lenape Language Class held on the third Saturday of each month from 11am-4pm.

Japanese Language Happy Hour
2016-11-23 14:00 - 15:00, 2016-11-30 14:00 - 15:00
[ASB-230]
Would you like to practice your Japanese language skill? The Roukema Center for International Education offers Japanese Language Happy Hour every Wednesday from 2-3pm in ASB-230. All levels are welcome. Come join us!
For more information, please email goabroad@ramapo.edu or call ext. 7533.

Armenians in Post-Genocide Turkey
2016-11-29 19:15 - 20:45
[Trustees Pavilion]
On Tuesday, November 29 at 7:15 p.m. in the Trustees Pavilion (PAV2&3), the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies invite all to hear Professor Lerna Ekmekcioglu of MIT speak about her recent book “Recovering Armenia: The Limits of Belonging in Post-Genocide Turkey.”
The book follows the trajectories of the survivors of the 1915 Armenian Genocide who remained inside Turkish borders after the genocide. Ekmekcioglu will discuss the multiple strategies Armenians improvised in order to cohabit with unapologetic perpetrators and survive in the new Turkey.
Conatct Michael Riff at 201-684-7409 or mriff@ramapo.edu for details.

Native American Heritage Month Closing Banquet
2016-11-30 16:00 - 18:00
[Friends Hall]
Come and join us as we celebrate Native American Heritage Month with the local Ramapough Lunaape Nation on Wednesday, November 30 from 4 to 6 p.m. in Friends Hall. Students of an anthropology class worked with the Nation to create displays about their past and present contributions to the U.S. history and their relationships to Ramapo College. There also will be a display on the contribution of Maya Mam immigrants from Guatemala, created by students working with Grupo Cajola. Food will be served. For more information, call 201-684-7468 or email ndoerr@ramapo.edu

Kwanzaa
2016-12-01 - 2026-02-05

Choral Caravan, A Performance by the Ramapo Chorale
2016-12-04 16:00 - 18:00
[Off-campus] Celebrate the season with Ramapo Chorale this weekend as they present A CHORAL CARAVAN on Sunday, Dec. 4 at 4 p.m. The concert features African and American music – in anticipation of the Chorale’s upcoming tour to Ghana – along with holiday musical fare. Tickets are available at the Berrie Center box office and at the door: $15 adults; $5 students. Performance is in the historic Old Paramus Church, 660 E. Glen Ave., just off Hwy. 17 S, Ridgewood. For more information, contact Lisa Lutter at llutter@ramapo.edu
