MAHWAH, N.J. – Four Ramapo College alumni who work for Pfizer Inc. at its Pearl River, N.Y., facility experienced first-hand the excitement when the company announced last fall that its mRNA vaccine was 95 percent effective in preventing COVID-19 infections. The extraordinary achievement and emergency use approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration was ...

Ramapo College Receives Prestigious National Designation as a Voter Friendly Campus

MAHWAH, N.J. – Ramapo College of New Jersey has been designated a Voter Friendly Campus by the Students Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA) and Fair Election Center’s Campus Vote Project. Ramapo is one of only four institutions in New Jersey and among just 235 schools nationwide to receive this designation. The designation is valid ...

Three Ramapo College Students Recognized for Outstanding Work in Japanese Language Studies

MAHWAH, N.J. -- Three Ramapo College students are receiving the 2021 Japanese Language and Culture Study Award for their outstanding work in their studies with Ramapo Adjunct Professor of Japanese Kei Sakayama. The award, which is sponsored by the New Jersey Association of Teachers of Japanese (NJATJ), will be presented virtually to Spencer Love ’21, ...

Ramapo College Receives $25K Grant for its Mobile Food Lab from Orange & Rockland

MAHWAH, N.J. – Orange & Rockland has awarded Ramapo College a $25,000 grant earmarked for the College’s Mobile Food Lab and its related STEM activities. “Bringing STEM hands-on activities about nutrition and food science to schools will prepare the next generation of students to be critical thinkers and innovators,” said Dr. Angela Cristini, Ramapo College ...

Ramapo College’s Berrie Center Announces ‘Made in Jersey’ Featuring Kiran Rajagopalan

MAHWAH, N.J. -- The Angelica and Russ Berrie Center for Performing and Visual Arts on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey is pleased to announce the latest Made in Jersey broadcast featuring classical Indian choreographer and dancer Kiran Rajagopalan with his performance of Act I of Vaiśravaṇa on Thursday, March 25 at 8 ...

Ramapo Greek Student Leaders Place Third at Regional Conference with Impressive Case Study

MAHWAH, N.J. -- Ramapo College’s Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life sponsored eight Greek student leaders to attend the virtual Northeast Greek Leadership Association Conference in February. The annual conference featured several keynote speakers, numerous workshops and a student case study competition. Two Ramapo College students, Valery Dzevel ’22 and Nicole Maucieri ’22, competed in ...

Ramapo College Foundation to Celebrate and Honor Five Distinguished Citizens

MAHWAH, N.J. –The Ramapo College Foundation will honor five individuals for their professional achievement, commitment and community service on Saturday, June 5 at an outdoor event on the College’s beautiful campus in Mahwah, N.J. This signature event, “Honoring & Celebrating Ramapo College and our Distinguished Citizens,” will recognize Ramapo President Peter P. Mercer, his wife ...

Virtual Event: Examining the Remarkable Legacy of German Jewish Artist Charlotte Salomon

MAHWAH, N.J. – Griselda Pollock (University of Leeds, UK) will be in conversation with Kerry Wallach (Gettysburg College, PA) about the work and life of the German Jewish artist, Charlotte Salomon. The program will be delivered virtually via Zoom on Tuesday, April 20 at 2 p.m. It will be presented under the joint auspices of ...

Ramapo College to Host Global Climate Webinar on April 7

MAHWAH, N.J. – Ramapo College of New Jersey has been selected as one of the regional hosts for the State of New Jersey’s 2021 “Solve Climate by 2030” initiative, a week-long global project organized by the Center for Environmental Policy (CEP) at Bard College, New York, involving more than 100 universities and colleges. Ramapo College’s ...

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