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By prioritizing a holistic, equitable, and inclusive approach, the Student Well-being Core members utilize empathy, advocacy, and strategic collaboration across the College to elevate a student experience that is welcoming to all. Through the Core\u2019s meaningful and engaging work, students are supported and challenged to understand themselves, others, and learn how to persevere toward their own betterment.<\/p>\n
The Student Well-being Core members create a supportive environment through practices, policies, and procedures that provide a foundation for safety, empowerment, self-growth, and personal responsibility, which underscore how the Core expects students to live, learn and study.\u00a0\u00a0 A sense of agency toward one\u2019s well-being is of high importance.\u00a0 Students are invited to promote well-being in all aspects of their lives and to have ongoing concern for their communities within and beyond Ramapo.<\/p>\n
Vital to a holistic, individual student experience, well-being cultivates feelings of acceptance, community, curiosity, resiliency, belonging, and accountability. <\/span>This student experience maximizes every opportunity, within a support network, to explore and develop physical, emotional, mental, social, environmental, and academic harmony.<\/span> Well-being is aspirational in nature – it is a <\/span>fluid experience that is different for all and may be accepted, challenged, or changed based on individual circumstances.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Melissa Van Der Wall Phone: (201) 684-7457 The Dean of Students has an Instagram Account??\u00a0 Add: @rcnj_deanofstudents<\/a> to find out what’s happening in Student Affairs, as well as learning some interesting tidbits about Dean Van Der Wall!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n <\/i><\/i><\/i><\/span> Traditions Council<\/p> TRADITIONS COUNCIL<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Purpose Statement:<\/strong><\/span> The Traditions Council at Ramapo College, charged by the Dean of Students, is a group of students, faculty, staff, alumni, and retirees who are committed to preserving Ramapo College traditions and fostering new traditions. Ramapo College’s symbols and traditions are activities, which are passed down from year to year, that have academic, celebratory, symbolic or historic meaning. Traditions are defined as symbols and activities that are unique to the Ramapo College experience.<\/p>\n Fight Song Lyrics<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n <\/i><\/i><\/i><\/span> Used Name Form<\/p> In recognition of students who use a name that differs from their legal name, Ramapo College\u2019s Used Name Policy provides a pathway for students to be officially recognized, included, and given the opportunity to identify themselves as they wish (this should not be confused with the Change of Name form, which addresses legal name changes). After submitting the short Used Name Form, a member of the Name Committee will contact you to discuss how the process will unfold (e.g. where the Used Name will be utilized on campus).<\/p>\n Used Name Form<\/a><\/p>\n NAME COMMITTEE Training and Development<\/strong><\/span> Pronouns<\/strong><\/span>Goals:<\/h3>\n
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\n<\/strong>Formed in 2016, the Name Committee is representative of faculty, staff, and students and they work toward bringing awareness and understanding to name assignment concerns from an international, transgender, faith and spirituality, legal, family dynamic, and other related perspectives. In recognition and support for students who use a name that may differ from their legal name, the Name Committee\u2019s goal is that all members of the College are recognized, included, and have an avenue to self-identify.\u00a0 The work of the committee furthers the College\u2019s goal toward having trans-culturally responsive practices and acknowledges that name assignment issues stem from gender identity, cultural background, and a variety of other social issues.<\/p>\n
\nThe committee has offered professional development on these important issues to both faculty and staff. In the fall semester, all faculty receive a training document created by the Name Committee entitled \u201cWhat In a Name?\u201d\u00a0 Some students indicate that being mis-named and mis-gendered is a source of anxiety and creates an environment in which it is more of a challenge for them to learn and focus on academic material.\u00a0 The \u201cWhat\u2019s In A Name?\u201d training document was designed to help faculty continue to maintain a positive and affirming environment where all students are welcome.<\/p>\n
\nSome members of the Name Committee have chosen to include their used pronouns in their e-mail signature as a way to help build inclusivity, bring awareness to gender identity, and to reject assumptions and judgments.\u00a0 Including our used pronouns on our e-mail signature takes away the guesswork. The goal of adding used pronouns to one\u2019s e-mail signature is to lift society from operating in assumptions and to punctuate how important using one\u2019s correct pronouns is to our community of learners. Faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to update their e-mail signatures.\u00a0 Faculty and staff are encouraged to invite employees to order nametags that include their used pronouns.
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