French Language Happy Hour
2017-02-13 13:00 - 14:00, 2017-03-06 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
[ASB-123]
Would you like to practice your French language skills? The Roukema Center for International Education offers French Language Happy Hour every other Mondays 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.

Cultural Food Fest
2017-02-13 17:30 - 18:30
[J Lee’s] Come learn about different multicultural foods and enjoy them too!

Portuguese Language Happy Hour
2017-02-14 14:00 - 15:00, 2017-02-21 14:00 - 15:00, 2017-02-28 14:00 - 15:00
[ASB-123] Would you like to practice your Portuguese language skills? The Roukema Center for International Education offers Portuguese Language Happy Hour every Tuesday from 2-3 pm in ASB-123. All levels are welcome. Come join us! For more information, please email goabroad@ramapo.edu or call ext. 7533.

Immigration Workshop
2017-02-15 12:30 - 14:00
[A-225] How will Trump’s Executive Order on Immigration Impact International Students’ Job Search? David H. Nachman, Esq., practicing attorney on Immigration and Nationality Law, will be on campus to speak to our International Students about potential changes under the Trump Administration. This Immigration Workshop is directed to F-1 international students but OPEN everyone. Join us for this informative session on the most recent immigration related executive order signed by President Trump. Sponsored by International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) and the Cahill Career Development Center

German Language Happy Hour
2017-02-15 13:00 - 14:00, 2017-02-22 13:00 - 14:00, 2017-03-01 13:00 - 14:00
[ASB-123]
Would you like to practice your German language skills? The Roukema Center for International Education offers German Language Happy Hour every Wednesday 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.

Hindi Language Happy Hour
2017-02-15 13:00 - 14:00, 2017-02-22 13:00 - 14:00, 2017-03-01 13:00 - 14:00
[ASB-123] Would you like to practice your Hindi language skills? The Roukema Center for International Education offers Hindi Language Happy Hour every Wednesday 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.

Japanese Language Happy Hour
2017-02-15 14:00 - 15:00, 2017-02-22 14:00 - 15:00, 2017-03-01 14:00 - 15:00
[ASB-230]
Would you like to practice your Japanese language skills? The Roukema Center for International Education offers Japanese Language Happy Hour every Wednesday from 2-3 pm in ASB-230. All levels are welcome. Come join us!
For more information, please email goabroad@ramapo.edu or call ext. 7533.

I Advocate - Part II
2017-02-16 12:45 - 14:00
[Friends Hall] The fourth event of a series of post-election programming is entitled “I Advocate.” This program follows the fall 2016 programming of “I Feel” and “I Care.” Students, staff, and faculty are invited to move into action and create advocacy plans for different issues and causes.

Fukushima and the Human Consequences of Nuclear Disaster
2017-02-17 10:00 - 17:30
[SC156-157]
On the eve of the sixth anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Disaster, we invite you to the Fukushima and the Human Consequences of Nuclear Disaster Symposium on Friday, February 17 from 10am to 5:30pm in Alumni Lounges (SC-156&157). Along with Ramapo professors, faculty members from Fukushima University and researchers from Japan will have presentations on various aspects of the disaster, evacuation, and recovery efforts. There will be a film screening, a panel discussion and Q&A sessions throughout the day. The event is sponsored by the Roukema Center for International Education and the School for Social Sciences and Human Services. For more information, email international@ramapo.edu or call x7533.

LUNAR NEW YEAR FESTIVAL
2017-02-17 18:00 - 20:00
[Pavilion]. United Asian Association is hosting a Lunar New Year Festival in honor of the Year of the Rooster. Come join us in Pavilion on Friday, February 17 at 6 p.m. This is an open event and admission is free. Come enjoy a night of food and games as we celebrate to start of a new year! For more information, email us at uaa@ramapo.edu

Black Maria Film Festival
2017-02-17 20:00 - 22:00
[Berrie Center: Sharp Theater] The national tour of the 35th annual Black Maria Film and Video Festival features award-winning short films – including animations, documentaries and narratives from the 2016 juried competition. The festival attracts and showcases the work of independent filmmakers internationally. This season, submissions came from every continent except Antarctica. Festival Director Jane Steurwald will be present to introduce the films and lead a discussion with the audience.
“The ‘boundary pushing’ works they’ve seen have stimulated some amazing conversations,” said Ann LePore, a professor of 3D design and animation at Ramapo.
TICKETS: $10. FREE WITH STUDENT ID. Free Parking

Lenape Language Class
2017-02-18 11:00 - 16:00
[Sustainability Center/SEC-104]
Lenape Language Class held on the third Saturday of each month from 11am-4pm.

Gambian Master Musician, Salieu Suso
2017-02-21 18:00 - 19:30
[Alumni Lounges] Salieu Suso, a Gambian master musician and kora-harp player, will visit Ramapo for a performance-demonstration and discussion on Tuesday, February 21, 6-7:30 p.m. in the Alumni Lounges in the Student Center. Mr. Suso comes from a long line of jali/griots (musicians/historians/storytellers) in the Gambia and has lived in New York since 1989. He will explain his family’s heritage, the role of jali in his West African culture, the kora, and his music. The kora is a magnificent 21-stringed harp played with both hands, fingers and thumbs separated to play three parts simultaneously. The event is funded by a CA Platinum Grant and organized by the Music Program; it contributes to the college-wide Year of Sub-Saharan Africa and Black History Month. Contact Marc Gidal at mgidal@ramapo.edu for information.

And Now This: DACA Action! Strategy Session to Generate Resources for Former Dreamers
2017-02-22 14:30 - 15:30
[ASB230] This is an action-planning and clearinghouse session for the benefit of our students facing indeterminate action on their immigration status. Not abstract talk! We are responding to the issues raised about our 19 known DACA students, and others perhaps not counted, who are in danger of losing their legal protections imminently. Many of us throughout the campus have been working with students individually, in groups, in relation to the Board of Trustees, as well as obtaining social service information and legal information and working perhaps in ways unknown to be able to provide students with concrete assistance. Our modest hope for this session is to be able to provide a place for candid discussion, clarifying questions, and sharing of skills between engaged faculty and staff. As an additional take-away, we would like to be able to generate a list of campus offices and outside agencies that stand ready to help students/their families in need of social services or legal re (View Full Event Description Here: https://www.ramapo.edu/frc/event/and-now-this-daca-action/)

Italian Film Series: "The Night of the Shooting Stars"
2017-02-22 18:00 - 20:00
[ASB 136] Please join us Wednesday, February 22 for “The Night of the Shooting Stars” (La Notte Di San Lorenzo-directed by the Taviani Brothers-1982) at 6 p.m. in ASB-136. This movie screening is sponsored by The School of Humanities and Global Studies. A discussion follows the screening. Admission is free and this event is open to the public. Please contact Professor D’Angelo at 201-684-7408 for information and disability-related accommodations.

TEACH- IN PANEL DISCUSSION : Immigration & Refugees
2017-02-24 10:00 - 12:00
[TBD] A teach-in in response to Trump’s executive orders related to immigration and refugees.

India Photo Exhibit - Opening Reception
2017-03-01 17:30 - 19:00
[Berrie Center Lobby]. Come on a visual journey to India through the photographs of Ramapo College student and India Study Abroad alumni Mr. Michael Pacheco.

KUNIKO YAMAMOTO - KOTO GREEN TEA CEREMONY
2017-03-02 17:00 - 18:00
[Berrie Center] On Thursday, March 2 at 5 p.m., The Berrie Center will feature Kuniko Yamamoto with a Koto Green Tea Ceremony. For more than 1,000 years, monks and noblemen in Japan have been drinking green tea. Acclaimed musician, storyteller and artist Kuniko Yamamoto, from Osaka, Japan, presents an aesthetic ceremony of drinking green tea. Kuniko will share stories of Zen and Samurai and perform the music of Koto, a 13-string Japanese zitar. Guests will take part in the ceremony, see beautiful projected images from the Asian based gallery exhibitions upstairs in the Kresge and Pascal galleries, and drink a cup of beloved green tea. For tickets, contact the Berrie Center Box office at 201-684-7844.

Teach-In on Refugees
2017-03-03 12:00 - 15:40
[Pavilion] – Ramapo College of New Jersey’s International Studies program will host a “Teach-In on Refugees” on Friday, March 3 in the campus’ Trustees Pavilion from noon to 3:40 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
The world is in the midst of a massive refugee crisis. America, which historically has accepted more refugees per year than any other country, seems to be turning its back on them. Ramapo College is home to scholars with expertise on these issues, and students who have served refugees directly through internships and co-ops.
The Teach-In will consist of two panels with speakers addressing a variety of viewpoints and issues related to refugees. The first panel (noon to 1:40 p.m.) will include:
*Ramapo College Professor Susan Hangen (Anthropology) who will provide an overview of the refugee crisis and share insights from her recent trip to Greece to study the issue.
*Ramapo College Professor Behzad Yaghmaian (Sociology) is scheduled to Skype in from Europe, where he is conducting research on refugees there.
*Milagros Cruz, the Community Relations Manager from the International Rescue Committee (IRC), will address the work on her organization serving refugees from camps in Jordan to resettling them here in New Jersey. Many Ramapo students have completed internships or co-ops at the New Jersey and New York offices of the IRC and several will be on hand to answer questions for students interested in doing this in future.
The second panel (2-3:40 p.m.) will include:
*Ramapo College Professor Erick Castellanos (Anthropology), who will address common myths about refugees and immigrants that have fed a backlash against them from within the Trump administration.
*Ramapo biology student Adam Ayyad, who will discuss his experiences assisting Syrian refugees in Greece last summer.
*Noha Alzouabi, a Montclair state University student who emigrated to the U.S. from Syria four years ago. He will present his perspective on the situation there and the plight of Syrian refugees.
*Ramapo College Professors Paula Straile-Costa and Lisa Williams (Literature) will address the intersection of creative writing and refugee advocacy, share insights of their recent trip to Greece to study that topic, and share a film clip.
There will be a Question & Answer period following each panel. All are welcome to attend.
For more information, please contact Professor Rebecca Root at rroot@ramapo.edu

Italian Conversation Hour
2017-03-06 13:00 - 14:00
[A-106]
Would you like to practice your Italian language skills? Italian Club offers the Conversation Hour every other Mondays from 1-2 pm in A-106. All levels are welcome.
For more information, please email goabroad@ramapo.edu or call ext. 7533.

Portuguese Language Happy Hour
2017-03-07 14:00 - 15:00 | ASB-123
