Rachel Olivo

Rachel Olivo of Long Valley, N.J. is a History major who intends to complete the Teacher Certification Program. She has a 4.0 GPA and made the Dean’s list during her first semester.

Rachel was recently accepted into the Honors Program.  “I hope that my participation in the program will challenge me academically and provide me with skills I can use in my future career as a history teacher,” she says.

On campus, Rachel is an active participant in Colleges Against Cancer.  By working with the American Cancer Society, she has been able to give back to her community, and she plans on helping organize Ramapo’s annual Relay for Life.

Awarded Scholarships

2019

Alumni Association Scholarship

When they think of giving back, many Ramapo students — past and present — think of their alma mater.  Each year the Alumni Association provides a scholarship for one freshman in each of the College’s five schools: the Anisfield School of Business, the School of Humanities and Global Studies, the School of Contemporary Arts, the School of Social Sciences and Human Services and the School of Theoretical and Applied Science.  In order to make these awards permanent, the Alumni Association Board of Directors endowed the Alumni Scholarships in the late 1990s.  Created with gifts from hundreds of former Ramapo students and the success of alumni fundraisers, the endowment continues to grow, thanks to the dedication and support of alumni led by Board President Carolyn Merkel ’78, Ph.D.