Ramapo International

Japanese Language Happy Hour
2019-03-27 13:00 - 14:00, 2019-04-03 13:00 - 14:00, 2019-04-10 13:00 - 14:00, 2019-04-17 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | ASB-123, Roukema Ctr Conference Room
[ASB-123]
Would you like to practice your Japanese language skills? The Roukema Center for International Education offers Japanese Language Happy Hour every Wednesday 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.

Chinese Language Hour
2019-03-28 14:00 - 16:00, 2019-04-04 14:00 - 16:00, 2019-04-11 14:00 - 16:00 | B-127 [Topken World Language Lab]
[B-127/Topken World Language Lab]
Would you like to practice your Chinese language skills? Chinese Language Hours are offered every Thursday from 2-4 pm in B-127, World Language Lab. All levels are welcome. Come join us!
For more information, please email goabroad@ramapo.edu or call ext. 7533.

Diversity in Healthcare & Human Services Symposium
2019-03-29 08:00 - 17:00 | Trustee’s Pavilion
[Trustee’s Pavilion]Website: https://www.ramapo.edu/international/diversity-in-health-care-and-human-services/

Italian Night
2019-03-29 17:00 - 18:00, 2019-04-05 17:00 - 18:00, 2019-04-12 17:00 - 18:00 | Birch Tree Cafe
Every Friday night, beginning September 7 at 5 p.m., join other students for all of the Italian classic dishes at Italian Night at the Birch Tree Inn.

Asian Pacific Islander Month Opening Proclamation
2019-04-01 13:00 - 14:00 | Friends Hall
[Friends Hall (SC-219)] Join the Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Compliance for the Opening Proclamation of Asian Pacific Islander Month on Monday, April 1 at 1 p.m. in Friends Hall. We will announce the theme of the month and watch a performance. All are welcome.
Sponsored by the Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Compliance. Email gabbybok@gmail.com for information.

Hindi Language Happy Hour
2019-04-02 13:00 - 14:00, 2019-04-16 13:00 - 14:00 | ASB-123, Roukema Ctr Conference Room
[ASB-123] Would you like to practice your Hindi language skills? The Roukema Center for International Education offers Hindi Language Happy Hour every Tuesday 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.

Passport Day
2019-04-03 10:00 - 14:00 | ASB123
[ASB123] Come into Ramapo’s International Center for a pop-up Passport Office. Submit your materials, take your photo and in a few weeks later — YOUR PASSPORT ARRIVES! For more details visit https://www.ramapo.edu/international/passport-days/. For questions, please contact international@ramapo.edu, or stop by ASB-123. Sponsored by the Bergen County Clerk’s Office, in collaboration with the Roukema Center for International Education.

Schomburg Lecture: Grassroots Organizing in Tribal South India
2019-04-03 11:00 - 12:30 | ASB-136
Stan Thekaekara, Visiting Schomburg Scholars, will speak about their transformative work with Adivasi (Aboriginal) Tribes in Rural South India, and the amazing results of their thirty years of dedicated place-based community organizing. They have worked tirelessly to empower the Adivasis in the areas of land tenure, children’s education and health care.
Come marvel at their amazing stories of radical change as they describe three decades of grassroots community organizing toward social justice and self-reliance.
Email vasishth@ramapo.edu for information.

German Language Happy Hour
2019-04-03 12:00 - 13:00, 2019-04-10 12:00 - 13:00, 2019-04-17 12:00 - 13:00 | ASB-123, Roukema Ctr Conference Room
[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 12-1pm in ASB-123. All levels are welcome. Come join us!
For more information, please email goabroad@ramapo.edu or call ext. 7533.

Music Fest
2019-04-03 21:30 - 23:30 | Friends Hall
[Friends Hall]
ISO invites you to our biggest event of this semester “Music Fest” organized along with WRPR, Computer and Technology Club, CPB and Music Club. International Students from Nepal, Japan, and the UK will be showcasing their musical talents. There will be a total of eight musical performances including Nepali, Portuguese and English songs, Beatbox, along with Freestyle and Bulgarian folklore dance. So, come along to engage yourself in our music and cheer your talented friends. We have food from Sonny and Tony’s and Amazon gift card prizes. Also, attendees are encouraged to be in their traditional attires to make the event more vibrant.
Entry is free. We will also be accepting donations (optional) for food and supply drive for Enactus project “Strengthen our Sisters” during the event.
Event Details:
Date: April 3, 2019
Day: Wednesday
Time: 09:30 PM – 11:30 PM
Location: Friends Hall

'India, Global: Views from the margins and the mainstream'
2019-04-04 13:30 - 14:30 | SC-158
[SC-157] Description pending

Learning from African Activists about Ending Gender Violence
2019-04-05 10:00 - 11:00 | York Room
[York Room] Can Americans learn anything from Ghanaian, Brazilian, or South African activists about ending gender violence? You might be surprised. Dr. Traci West, teacher/author/scholar and public leader around issues of gender, racial, and sexual justice, will help us break open our thinking about how solutions to gender violence are framed and who possesses the “right” answers. President Mercer will deliver the opening proclamation for Sexual Assault Awareness Month at this event in the York Room on Friday, April 5 at 10 a.m. Co-sponsored by the Office of Violence Prevention, the Women’s Center and the CCEC. Contact kbooth@ramapo.edu for more information.

From a Global Education @ Ramapo to Supporting Democratic Development in Africa
2019-04-05 11:45 - 13:15 | Alumni Lounges
[Alumni Lounges] The School of Humanities and Global Studies invites you to attend the invited talk to be presented by John G. Tomasweski ’02 Ramapo Alumnus, political science major and Africa Regional Director at the International Republican Institute (IRI). The speaker will share his work experiences in government and diplomacy in Washington D.C. and IRI. His talk titled “From a Global Education at Ramapo to Supporting Democratic Development on the African Continent ” will be delivered from 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. on Friday, April 5 in the Alumni Lounges. Faculty and students across campus are invited to attend and learn about the many possibilities of a political science career. Email dschons@ramapo.edu for information.

Trip to Jackson Heights
2019-04-06 10:00 - 16:00 | Jackson Heights, Queens, NY, USA, 2700 Gaines Rd, United States
Join the Global Indian Culture and Media Course for an off-campus trip to Jackson Heights (NYC) on Saturday, April 6, leaving Ramapo College campus at 10 a.m. Once there students will conduct a scavenger hunt, gaining exposure to the everyday lives of the South Asian diaspora. This exposure will culminate in the students enjoying a buffet meal at a local restaurant when there will be some debriefing and discussion on their observations and questions. Sponsored by the Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Compliance.
Email gabbybok@gmail.com for information.

Traditional Music of the Gambia: Kora, Balafon and Voice
2019-04-09 18:00 - 19:30, 2019-04-10 10:00 - 11:00 | BC-301
[BC-301] Salieu Suso, a Gambian musician/historian and kora (harp) player, and balafon (marimba) player Ebrahima Jassey will present two demonstration workshops on April 9 and April 10 in BC-301. All Ramapo students are welcome to attend. Times are: Tuesday, April 9, 6-7:30 p.m; Wednesday, April 10, 10-11 a.m.
Salieu Suso comes from a family of traditional musician-historians from Gambia, West Africa, that extends back nearly 1,000 years. He was taught to play the 21-stringed kora (West African Harp) at the age of 8, by his father, the renowned Alhaji Musa Makang Suso. He is recognized to be a descendant of Jali Mady Wulayn Suso, the kora’s originator. He settled in the U.S. in 1989.
Sponsored by the Platinum Fund through CA. For more, contact Professor Marc Gidal, mgidal@ramapo.edu

Italian Language Series: "Welcome to the South / Benvenuti al Sud"
2019-04-10 18:00 - 19:30 | ASB-135
[ASb-135] Please join us for the film screening of “Welcome to the South: Benvenuti Al Sud),” directed by Luca Miniero in 2010. The Italian Cinema (INTL 318) film series, presented with subtitles, fulfill the minor requirement for International Studies and Italian Studies. A discussion by Professor D’Angelo follows the screening. Admission is free and open to the general public. This Italian Cinema Series is sponsored by the School of Humanities and Global Studies. Email rdangelo@ramapo.edu for information.

In The Heart of Asia: Taiwan's Culture & History
2019-04-15 13:00 - 14:00 | Friends Hall
[Friends Hall] The Culture Club and Psi Sigma Phi Multicultural Fraternity, Inc., invite students, faculty, staff and retirees to a presentation on.”In the Heart of Asia: Taiwan’s Culture and History” by Lien-Fang Ho, adjunct professor of information technology. The event will be on Monday, April 15 in Friends Hall at 1 p.m. Food and refreshments will be served. For more information, contact William Hooper, Culture Club president at whooper@ramapo.edu.

Food and Power in Japan: A Lecture and Trip to Mitsuwa
2019-04-17 17:00 - 18:30 | Mitsuwa Marketplace – New Jersey, 595 River Rd, Edgewater, NJ 07020, USA, 100 Old River Rd, United States
Join Professor Neriko Doerr and HGS for a short lecture on food and power of Japan on campus and then a trip to Mitsuwa, a Japanese marketplace in Edgewater where attendees can eat dinner and browse through Japanese supermarket and other stores. The lecture will be taking place on Wednesday, April 17 at 5 p.m. in A-218, with provided transportation leaving RCNJ campus at 6 p.m. This event is open to the entire campus community and transportation will be provided. For more information please email ndoerr@ramapo.edu
Sponsored by the Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Compliance.

Spring Dhamaka: Meet, Greet & Eat
2019-04-18 12:30 - 14:00 | SC-219
[SC-219] Come meet, greet and eat with South Asian Faculty, Staff and Students.
