{"id":859,"date":"2023-05-08T08:41:22","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T12:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/oed\/?page_id=859"},"modified":"2026-04-10T14:49:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T18:49:39","slug":"rites-of-passage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/oed\/rites-of-passage\/","title":{"rendered":"Rites of Passage"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/oed\/rites-of-passage\/rites-of-passage-program-25\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-991\">Click Here for the Rites of Passage Program from 2025<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/oed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2024\/04\/RitesofPassage-web-banner.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-931\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/oed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2024\/04\/RitesofPassage-web-banner.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"880\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/oed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2024\/04\/RitesofPassage-web-banner.png 880w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/oed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2024\/04\/RitesofPassage-web-banner-300x68.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/oed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2024\/04\/RitesofPassage-web-banner-768x175.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Wednesday, May 13th at 11am in Pavillion<\/h4>\n<p>Please join us for the Rites of Passage Pre-Commencement Ceremony to celebrate students who have successfully completed an Undergraduate or Graduate Degree at Ramapo College.<\/p>\n<p>Rites of Passage is a pre-graduation ceremony for those looking to express their cultural heritage and pride as they prepare to transition into post-collegiate success. 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