Skip to STEM Center at Ramapo College site navigationSkip to main content
Ramapo College of New Jersey Home Page

STEM Center at Ramapo College

Virtual Tour

Start Virtual CampusTour Start Virtual CampusTour
Virtual Campus Tour

Image of the STEM Center's glass window with the STEM Center's logo.The Ramapo College STEM Center is a place for staff, faculty, students and the broader community outside our campus to gather and build community around Science and Mathematics.  Events, workshops, and services are for everyone to enjoy.  Whether you are seeking peer tutoring for your TAS classes or would like to use the Center to study with your friends, all anyone has to do is just walk-in.  TAS students, this is your space!

Ramapo
Tutoring

Tutoring Schedule and STEM Center Appointments

Image of Ramapo College Intranet Homepage with the Connect and Tutoring buttons circled.

  • Connect
    • One-stop shopping for students seeking tutoring services
    • Students can schedule appointments or view walk-in hours
    • Instructions for scheduling STEM Center appointments in Connect
  • Tutoring Website
    • Provides an up-to-date view of all TAS tutoring schedules
  • STEM Center Science Writing Support
    Click “Schedule” to sign up for a workshop or tutoring session
    Learn how to write like a scientist!

    • Faculty-led Workshops
      • Finding credible scientific resources
      • Reading strategies for technical papers
      • Writing literature reviews & improving clarity
      • Citing sources correctly
      • Open office hours with faculty for additional support
    • Peer Tutoring for One-on-One Support
      • Help with outlines, organization, and proofreading
      • Support for writing lab reports and reading scientific texts
  • STEM Writing Support will return this Fall 2025.  Appointment is required.  Schedule through Connect, listed under CRW.
Workshops

Current Workshops 

STEM Center-supported workshops are designed to help you succeed academically, professionally, and personally in the STEM fields.  From career exploration to grad school prep, technical writing to time management, our workshops are built to support every stage of your STEM journey.

This fall’s offerings will continue to build on our most popular sessions — from STEM career exploration, graduate school prep, academic writing, study skills, and exam review sessions with expert faculty. 

Ramapo

Past Workshops

  • FAFSA Workshop
  • Scope of my Career – exploring careers in the STEM disciplines
  • TAS: Internship/Research Search Strategies – Hosted by the Cahill Center and the STEM Center
  • Writing Lab Reports
  • Intro to Grad School for STEM
  • Applying to Grad School for STEM
  • Professionalism in the STEM workplace
  • Elementary Probability and Statistics Final Exam Reviews with Prof. Harold Katz open to all students enrolled in Elementary Probability and Statistics.
  • Praxis Workshops with Prof. Harold Katz
  • Time Management / Study Skills: Post-Midterm Tune-Up with Prof. Emma Rainforth
  • Writing Support Series with Prof. Emma Rainforth
    • Finding Resources
    • Reading Strategies
    • Writing the Lit Review/Clarity of Writing
    • Citing Sources
Events

Upcoming Events

To be announced

Ramapo

Past Events

THE SCOPE OF MY CAREER: BIOINFORMATICS-BIOCHEMISTRY-BIOLOGY

THE SCOPE OF MY CAREER: CHEMISTRY

THE SCOPE OF MY CAREER: MATH, DATA, AND COMPUTER SCIENCE

FEMS in STEM Discussion Flyer in collaboration with the STEM Center, The Women's Center, and LGBTQ+ Services Led by Dr. Sandra Suarez Tuesday, 16th April 2024 5:30 to 6:30 in the Women's Center (C-220)

 

FEMS in STEM DISCUSSION, Led by Dr. Sandra Suarez, in collaboration with the Women’s Center & LGBTQ+ Services.

FEMS in STEM Collective, in collaboration with The Women’s center, STEM Center, Biology Club and Chemistry Club.

FEMS in STEM Celebration with Professor Panel, in collaboration with NAACH, Engineering and Physics Club, GDSC and Chemistry Club.

  

Kickball with the victors of the first annual TAS faculty-student kickball game written on it. Students won 13 to 6.

First annual TAS faculty-student kickball game trophy. Students were victorious 13 to 6.

First Annual TAS Faculty-Student Kickball Game!

 

Community Outreach

Cross-Campus Peer Mentoring

Cross-Campus Peer Mentoring (CCPM) Flyer

 

Review Materials

Teacher Education Praxis Exam Subject Tests

The STEM Center has some review materials for the Praxis Subject Tests.  Additionally, there are online resources provided by the Educational Testing Service.

Endorsement Code Required Test(s) Passing Score Study Companions from ETS (online practice)
Biological Science 5236 Biology: Content Knowledge 154 https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.static/-/Library-Sites-ets-praxisLibrary/default/pdfs/5236.pdf 
5436 General Science: Content Knowledge 141 https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.static/-/Library-Sites-ets-praxisLibrary/default/pdfs/5436.pdf 
Chemistry 5246 Chemistry: Content Knowledge 156 https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.static/-/Library-Sites-ets-praxisLibrary/default/pdfs/5246.pdf 
5436 General Science: Content Knowledge 141 https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.static/-/Library-Sites-ets-praxisLibrary/default/pdfs/5436.pdf 
Computer Science 5652 Computer Science: Content Knowledge 149 https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.static/-/Library-Sites-ets-praxisLibrary/default/pdfs/5652.pdf
Earth Science 5572 Earth Science: Content Knowledge 154 https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.static/-/Library-Sites-ets-praxisLibrary/default/pdfs/5572.pdf 
5436 General Science: Content Knowledge  141 https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.static/-/Library-Sites-ets-praxisLibrary/default/pdfs/5436.pdf 
Mathematics 5165 Mathematics: Content Knowledge 159 https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.static/-/Library-Sites-ets-praxisLibrary/default/pdfs/5165.pdf 
Physics 5266 Physics: Content Knowledge 145 https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.static/-/Library-Sites-ets-praxisLibrary/default/pdfs/5266.pdf 
5436 General Science: Content Knowledge 141 https://praxis.ets.org/on/demandware.static/-/Library-Sites-ets-praxisLibrary/default/pdfs/5436.pdf 

STEM Center Staff

Sandra Suarez, Ph.D.
Director – STEM Center & Programs
Upward Bound Math Science and McNair Scholars Program
Office: G-131a
e-mail: ssuarez@ramapo.edu
telephone:(201) 684-7774

Christine Valenti, MS
Tutoring Coordinator – STEM Center
Office: G-131
e-mail: cvalent3@ramapo.edu
telephone:(201) 684-7345

Ramapo

Image Gallery

Student at podium presenting a powerpoint of their research entitled "Optical Conductiviity of High Entropy Alloys Based on BaMnSb2" on SCHOLARS' DAY, April 16th, 2024. Student posing in front of their research poster on the effects of various storage conditions on extending shelf-life and preserving antioxidant capacity of blueberry, SCHOLARS' DAY, April 16th, 2024. Student posing in front of their research poster on P3b auditory processing differences in adults with and without self-reported attention deficits, SCHOLARS' DAY, April 16th, 2024. 2 students posing in front of their research poster entitled 'the RhIR mutant of the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa shows attenuated virulence and increased antibiotic susceptibility compared to the wild type strain", SCHOLARS' DAY, April 16th, 2024 Student posing in front of their research poster on the magnetoimpedance of magnetic amorphous alloys, SCHOLARS' DAY, April 16th, 2024. 2 students posing in front of their research poster on the magnetoimpedance of magnetic amorphous alloys, SCHOLARS' DAY, April 16th, 2024. Student posing in front of their research poster on designing a novel yeast brewing strain using CRISPR-Cas9 genome engineering, SCHOLARS' DAY, April 16th, 2024. Student posing in front of their research poster on the effects of pitch rate on fermentation and isoamyl acetate production, SCHOLARS' DAY, April 16th, 2024. Student posing in front of their research poster on the identification of basidiomycetes and screening of ligninolytic enzyme activity in fungal species from Northeast America, SCHOLARS' DAY, April 16th, 2024.

Our tutors presenting at SCHOLARS’ DAY, April 16th, 2024.  They are all so smart!

Physics Club Students with Telescope Solar Eclipse as viewed through telescope. Student watching the solar eclipse through her phone.

Solar Eclipse, April 8th, 2024

Students standing outside the Great Falls Hydroelectric Station Students viewing equipment inside the Great Falls Hydroelectric Station Students standing in front of equipment inside the Great Falls Hydroelectric Station

Physics Club Trip to the Great Falls Hydroelectric Station, 2024

Faculty team players Dr. Suarez pitching the ball. Student rounding third base.  Student up at bat/kicking the ball Student up at bat/kicking the ball Faculty and students high fiving one another after a game well played. 

First Annual TAS Faculty-Student Kickball Game.  Students were victorious (13 to 6).

Student with her poster at the TAS Research Honors Event Student with her poster at the TAS Research Honors Event Students with their poster at the TAS Research Honors Event Student with her poster at the TAS Research Honors Event Students presenting their research poster

Our tutors presenting, TAS Research Honors, 2024

Student with her poster at the Psychology Symposium Students with their poster at the TAS Research Honors Event Student with his poster at the TAS Research Honors Event

Our tutors presenting at the Psychology Symposium, 2024

Ramapo College Logo

505 Ramapo Valley Road
Mahwah, NJ 07430

p: 201-684-7500
e: information@ramapo.edu

Copyright ©2025 Ramapo College Of New Jersey. Statements And Policies. Contact Webmaster.