[various locations]. International Education Week (IEW) is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. This joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education is part of our efforts to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences in the United States. Please visit Ramapo College’s IEW webpage for more details: https://www.ramapo.edu/international/iew16/

[H-wing Auditorium]. Jules David Bartkowski made his directorial debut with Pastor Paul, which was first screened at the Alliance Francaise in Accra, Ghana, and went on to a sold out world premiere at Lincoln Center as a part of the New York African Film Festival in May, 2016. Bartkowski won an award for his performance in Pastor Paul at the Chicago Underground Film Festival. The film’s European premiere was at the International Filmmakers Festival in Berlin. Bartkowski is a life-long actor, musician, and writer who is currently composing and producing the score for an upcoming film starring Willie Nelson, entitled My Cricket and Me, and recently released an album of original songs and videos under thepseudonym, Goolis, with a second album to be released this Thanksgiving. For more information contact: Shalom Gorewitz, Professor, Visual Arts (sgorewit@ramapo.edu). This event is free and open to the Ramapo College community.

[TBD]. Meet with representatives from CIEE and learn about their many opportunities to study, intern or teach abroad throughout the world. They also have generous scholarships available for Ramapo students.

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[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

[Library Atrium] Sign up for the Year of Sub-Saharan Africa Spring Semester Book Club, hosted by Potter Library. We will be reading “Nervous Conditions” by Tsitsi Dangarembga. Sign up on Tuesday, December 6 from noon – 1 p.m. in the Library Atrium. Books will be provided to the first 30 students who sign up. Open to faculty, staff and students. Please contact Katie 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. The discussion group will meet monthly in the spring. Dates and times TBD based on member feedback. For information, email kcohen1@ramapo.edu

[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.

[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.

[J. Lees] As part of African Ancestry Month, the Office of Equity and Diversity Programs and the African Ancestry Month Planning Committee along with other cultural clubs/organizations on campus will be hosting a cultural food fest where people will get to learn about different types of food worldwide — and enjoy it, too! The event will be in J. Lee’s at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, February 6. Email mmart113@ramapo.edu for information.

[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.

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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.

[J Lee’s] Come learn about different multicultural foods and enjoy them too!

[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.

[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

[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.

[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.

[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.

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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.

[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.

[SC-156/157] The Cahill Career Center is hosting a panel of Peace Corps members from various sectors to talk about their experience and travels abroad. Learn how your skills can help make a difference in the world. Questions: Email cahill@ramapo.edu

[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.

[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.

[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.

[Potter Library’s Current Periodicals Reading Lounge] Join the Potter Library in reading Nervous Conditions, a novel about a teenage girl and her British-educated cousin coming of age in colonial Rhodesia during the 1960s. The first 30 students to sign up will receive a copy of the novel. This group is open to faculty, staff and students. Contact Sam Wittenberg (switten1@ramapo.edu) and Katie Cohen (kcohen1@ramapo.edu) to join and for additional information. This program has been supported by the Center for Student Involvement & the Roukema Center for International Education.

[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.

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More details on the conference webpage: https://www.ramapo.edu/international/lsa-2017

[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.

[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.

[SC-219] The Culture Club, and Africana Studies invite all to a Cultural Exhibit and a presentation on “exploring creativity and literacy in Ethiopia,” by Dr. Michael Bitz, Assoc. Professor of Teacher Education in the School of Social Science and Human Services. Food and refreshments will be served.

For more information contact Andrew Herrera: aherrara@ramapo.edu

[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.

[Potter Library’s Current Periodicals Reading Lounge] Join the Potter Library in reading Nervous Conditions, a novel about a teenage girl and her British-educated cousin coming of age in colonial Rhodesia during the 1960s. The first 30 students to sign up will receive a copy of the novel. This group is open to faculty, staff and students. Contact Sam Wittenberg (switten1@ramapo.edu) and Katie Cohen (kcohen1@ramapo.edu) to join and for additional information. This program has been supported by the Center for Student Involvement & the Roukema Center for International Education.

[H-Wing Auditorium] Members of the SGA and the Chorale who recently visited KNUST university in Kumasi, Ghana will be presenting, speaking and perhaps singing about their experiences on Monday, April 17 at 1:00 pm in the H-Wing Auditorium. Light refreshments will be served in the H-Wing lobby immediately following. Questions? Email CCEC@ramapo.edu or call (201) 684-7586. We hope to see many of you there.

[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.

[Friends Hall (SC-219)]. Join us as we close out the Year of Sub-Saharan Africa with a celebration of our year’s activities, discussion of programs and new initiatives…and of course…music, dancing and food!