{"id":450,"date":"2012-07-17T07:56:18","date_gmt":"2012-07-17T11:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ssais\/news\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T08:48:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T12:48:39","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>As posted on: Ramapo&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/news\/slide\/4-million-matching-gift-to-ramapo-college-honors-lasting-friendship-names-school-of-arts-humanities-and-education\/\">main news site<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Historic match from Hudson County couple doubles transformational gift to $8 million, honoring a lifelong friendship and establishing an endowed programming fund for the newly named school.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p>October 22, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Building on the largest single gift in Ramapo of New Jersey\u2019s history, the<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/118\/2026\/10\/2026-10-21_Donation-Reception_198_72ppi-300x200.jpg\" \/>\u00a0James and Alice Kocis Family Fund has committed $4 million to the College, matching <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/news\/press-releases\/ramapo-college-of-new-jersey-receives-historic-gift-future-proofing-student-success\/\">the historic gift<\/a> made by their longtime friends, Susan and the late Nick Vallario, in 2025. The combined $8 million philanthropic investment\u00a0 strengthens support for student scholarships, academic programming and innovative initiatives at New Jersey\u2019s premier public liberal arts college.<\/p>\n<p>The gift honors a decades-long friendship between Jim and Alice Kocis and Susan and Nick Vallario, rooted in their shared commitment to education and public service. The College also announced the naming of the <b>Susan and Nick Vallario School of Arts, Humanities, and Education<\/b> during an on-campus celebration on October 21, recognizing the Vallarios\u2019 generosity and enduring commitment to °®ÒºAƬ.<\/p>\n<p>The $4 million matching gift advances °®ÒºAƬ\u2019s institutional priorities through three significant investments:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>$2 Million Presidential Scholarship Endowment Match:<\/b> Matches the Vallarios\u2019 $2 million contribution to the Susan and Nick Vallario Endowment for Presidential Scholarships, bringing the combined endowed scholarship investment to $4 million. The funding will help °®ÒºAƬ attract and support high-achieving New Jersey students, expanding access to educational opportunities while encouraging talented students to pursue their education in the state.<\/li>\n<li><b>$1 Million Endowment for Arts, Humanities and Education:<\/b> Establishes the Dean\u2019s Programming Fund for the newly named <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/\">Susan and Nick Vallario School of Arts, Humanities, and Education<\/a>. Following an initial year of investment, the endowed fund is expected to provide approximately $50,000 annually to support academic programming and opportunities for students, faculty, and community engagement.<\/li>\n<li><b>$1 Million for Presidential New Priorities:<\/b> Provides current-use funding to help launch and advance three initiatives focused on student achievement, technological innovation and experiential learning:\n<ul>\n<li><b>Office of Prestigious Fellowships and Scholarships:<\/b> Expanding advising and mentorship to help °®ÒºAƬ students pursue competitive national and international scholarships and fellowships.<\/li>\n<li><b>Digital Innovation Institute:<\/b> Supporting the development of a new institute focused on digital innovation, emerging technologies and interdisciplinary learning, building upon the Vallarios\u2019 earlier $1 million commitment.<\/li>\n<li><b>Center for Data,\u00a0 Mathematical, and Computational Sciences:<\/b> Preparing students to meet evolving workforce demands through interdisciplinary learning, real-world experiences, and the development of technical, communication, and leadership skills.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cAccess, discernment, and national distinction are priorities that create the conditions for ground-up innovation and high-impact programs across the College,\u201d said Ramapo President Cindy R. Jebb, Ph.D. She noted that investing in these areas strengthens faculty-student collaboration, expands discovery, and equips students to make a meaningful impact in their communities and beyond. Reflecting on the gift, President Jebb added, \u201cTo know the Vallarios is to know humanity, and the Kocis family\u2019s generosity in their honor is a profound extension of this humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22489\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/news\/slide\/4-million-matching-gift-to-ramapo-college-honors-lasting-friendship-names-school-of-arts-humanities-and-education\/2026-10-21_donation-reception_946\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22489\" aria-label=\"View This Image on our Media Page\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-22489\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/118\/2026\/10\/2026-10-21_Donation-Reception_946-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Susan Vallario and Alice Kocis share a tearful hug at the historic gift announcement and naming of the School of Arts, Humanities, &amp; Education\" width=\"481\" height=\"321\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22489\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-22489\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Susan Vallario (left) and Alice Kocis (right) share a tearful and joyous hug in the Padovano Commons following the announcement of the Kocis Family Fund\u2019s $4 million gift to match the $4 million gift from Susan and Nick Vallario announced on March 12, 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Kocis family\u2019s relationship with °®ÒºAƬ began in 2018 through their friendship with the Vallarios. Their earlier philanthropy supported the Peter P. Mercer Learning Commons, including the naming of a terrace in memory of members of the Kocis family. In 2020, Susan and Nick Vallario chose to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/news\/press-releases\/ramapo-college-of-new-jersey-names-the-peter-p-mercer-learning-commons\/\">name the Learning Commons<\/a> in honor of °®ÒºAƬ\u2019s fourth president, Peter P. Mercer. Now, six years later, Jim and Alice are honoring Susan and Nick through the naming of the School of Arts, Humanities, and Education.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat makes these gifts so meaningful is that it reflects two families who believe deeply in °®ÒºAƬ\u2019s ability to transform lives,\u201d said Christopher Romano, Ed.D., executive director of the Ramapo Foundation and vice president of strategic enrollment, outreach and engagement. \u201cTheir generosity will open doors for talented students, provide lasting support for academic innovation and anchor °®ÒºAƬ as a resource, and strategic partner for the region and state. It\u2019s an extraordinary investment not only in °®ÒºAƬ, but in the students and communities we serve.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22491\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/news\/slide\/4-million-matching-gift-to-ramapo-college-honors-lasting-friendship-names-school-of-arts-humanities-and-education\/2026-10-21_donation-reception_474\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22491\" aria-label=\"View This Image on our Media Page\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-22491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/118\/2026\/10\/2026-10-21_Donation-Reception_474-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Romano is standing to the left of Jim Kocis and Michael Middleton is on the right. The three are enjoying a conversation with each other.\" width=\"489\" height=\"275\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22491\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-22491\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Romano, executive director of the Ramapo Foundation (left), Jim Kocis (center), and Michael Middleton, Ramapo provost (right)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Together, the Kocis and Vallario families\u2019 historic $8 million commitment strengthens Ramapo\u2019s ability to advance its strategic plan,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/stratplan\/\"> <i>Boldly Ascending<\/i><\/a>, through enduring investments in student scholarships, academic programming and innovative initiatives that will benefit generations of students.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>October 6, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This summer, future special education teachers from the Teacher Education Program at °®ÒºAƬ worked with students from the Extended School Year (ESY) program at the Forum School, in Waldwick, NJ. The Forum School serves students ages 5-21 with special needs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/news\/slide\/future-teachers-gain-hands-on-special-education-experience\/\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>October 2, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/10\/Smithsonian-Science-Education-Center-scaled.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9451\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/10\/Smithsonian-Science-Education-Center-300x225.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/10\/Smithsonian-Science-Education-Center-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/10\/Smithsonian-Science-Education-Center-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/10\/Smithsonian-Science-Education-Center-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/10\/Smithsonian-Science-Education-Center-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/10\/Smithsonian-Science-Education-Center-2048x1536.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/10\/Smithsonian-Science-Education-Center-100x75.png 100w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/10\/Smithsonian-Science-Education-Center-152x114.png 152w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/10\/Smithsonian-Science-Education-Center-165x124.png 165w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Through a dynamic collaboration funded by the NJDOE CCLC grant, the Ramapo Teacher Education program teamed up with the Smithsonian Science Education Center to host a series of Climate Education Workshops. Designed for New Jersey public school educators and °®ÒºAƬ clinical students, these engaging sessions focused on Transdisciplinary Teaching for the Climate, breaking down subject boundaries to address urgent environmental challenges. Despite a condensed planning timeline, the multi-day event delivered impactful professional development for current and future teachers alike. The result: educators leaving equipped and inspired to lead meaningful climate action in their own classrooms.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>September 18, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/07\/Colman-David-Web-145x182.jpg\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/faculty\/david-colman\/\">David Colman<\/a>, Associate Professor of African American History, was recently selected as the <b>2026 Honoree of the Black Experience Award<\/b> at the Bergen County NAACP Freedom Fund Gala. The Bergen County NAACP website states: <em>&#8220;Our Bergen County Branch also supports our National mission which is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Please read more about the NAACP Bergen County Branch below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"h52Q0R6O89\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/bergennaacp.org\/about\/\">About<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cAbout\u201d \u2014 Bergen County NAACP\" src=\"https:\/\/bergennaacp.org\/about\/embed\/#?secret=UX8SA3sTGr#?secret=h52Q0R6O89\" data-secret=\"h52Q0R6O89\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/2026\/10\/22\/ramapo-college-receives-educating-character-initiative-grant\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"float: right; margin-left: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; color: #000;\">October 22, 2026<\/span>Ramapo receives Educating Character Initiative Grant<\/a><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2026, Ramapo received the grant <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Walking around Our World: Exploring an Indigenous-Inspired Model of Place-Based, Relational Character-Building<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, funded by the Educating Character Initiative at Wake Forest University. The grant funds a year of research and activities to explore how °®ÒºAƬ can facilitate character development among students in ways that reflect our community\u2019s mission, community partnerships, and location in the Northern New Jersey Highlands and on the ancestral lands of the °®ÒºAƬugh Munsee people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guided by the work of indigenous Anishinaabe scholar Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, who discusses learning as the practice of \u201cwalk[ing] around the world twice,\u201d the grant supports a year of service-learning opportunities, working group sessions, research, and resource gathering. By the end of the grant period, we will have a deeper sense of how °®ÒºAƬ can facilitate character development across the various sectors of our campus and in partnership with our local community. <\/span><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/2026\/04\/06\/transcribe-a-thon-at-the-jane-addams-papers\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"float: right; margin-left: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; color: #000;\">April 6, 2026<\/span>Transcribe-a-thon at the Jane Addams Papers<\/a><\/h4><div id=\"attachment_6511\" style=\"width: 422px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6511\" class=\" wp-image-6511\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/04\/TranscribeMar2026-7-300x163.jpeg\" alt=\"A group of twelve women pose and smile indoors, with two kneeling in front. They stand around a life-size black and white cutout of a woman in old-fashioned clothing. The background is a blank white wall.\" width=\"412\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/04\/TranscribeMar2026-7-300x163.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/04\/TranscribeMar2026-7-100x54.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/04\/TranscribeMar2026-7-152x82.jpeg 152w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/04\/TranscribeMar2026-7-165x90.jpeg 165w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/04\/TranscribeMar2026-7.jpeg 562w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6511\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some of the participants at the transcribe-a-thon.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On March 27, the <a href=\"https:\/\/digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jane Addams Papers Project<\/a> hosted it&#8217;s first transcribe-a-thon. °®ÒºAƬ students, guests, and members of the community came to the Learning Commons to try their hand at reading historical documents and transcribing them. Project Director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/faculty\/cathy-moran-hajo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cathy Moran Hajo<\/a> introduced the project&#8217;s work and the tool, From the Page, that volunteers use to add their text. Students Chris Flug and Amanda Haenelt told the audience how working at the project and interacting with these documents changed the way that they think about history and historical research.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6510\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6510\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/04\/TranscribeMar2026-4-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"Two women in a classroom sit at a computer. One points at the monitor with a pencil while the other looks on. The room has multiple screens and rows of desks with computers.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/04\/TranscribeMar2026-4-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/04\/TranscribeMar2026-4-100x75.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/04\/TranscribeMar2026-4-152x114.jpeg 152w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/04\/TranscribeMar2026-4-165x124.jpeg 165w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/04\/TranscribeMar2026-4.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6510\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Regina Coyle and Emma Wunder puzzle over some words.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Fueled by bagels, muffins, and coffee, our volunteers got to work. The handwriting was challenging, but Cathy, Chris, Amanda, and other student employees of the project, Emma Wunder and Olivia Ha, helped out, as Victoria Sciancalepore, °®ÒºAƬ&#8217;s Digital Scholarship Librarian and a former Assistant Editor with the Project. It was a fun event that we plan to repeat.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to try your hand at transcribing, you can find the documents at the <a href=\"https:\/\/fromthepage.com\/chajo\/jane-addams-papers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Project&#8217;s From the Page site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We would like to thank two generous donors, Libby Ortiz and Regina Coyle for making this event happen<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/2025\/10\/15\/the-gilded-age-in-the-ramapo-valley-opens-at-mahwah-museum\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"float: right; margin-left: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; color: #000;\">October 15, 2025<\/span>The Gilded Age in the °®ÒºAƬ Valley Opens at Mahwah Museum<\/a><\/h4><div id=\"attachment_6296\" style=\"width: 399px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6296\" class=\" wp-image-6296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/10\/IMG_20250927_124627172_HDR-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"389\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/10\/IMG_20250927_124627172_HDR-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/10\/IMG_20250927_124627172_HDR-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/10\/IMG_20250927_124627172_HDR-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/10\/IMG_20250927_124627172_HDR-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/10\/IMG_20250927_124627172_HDR-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/10\/IMG_20250927_124627172_HDR-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/10\/IMG_20250927_124627172_HDR-152x114.jpg 152w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/10\/IMG_20250927_124627172_HDR-165x124.jpg 165w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6296\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grace and Chris in front of the completed exhibit.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>°®ÒºAƬ students and faculty worked together to develop and mount an exhibit at the <a href=\"https:\/\/mahwahmuseum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mahwah Museum<\/a> on the <em>Gilded Age in the °®ÒºAƬ Valley<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/faculty\/cathy-moran-hajo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cathy Moran Hajo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/faculty\/sara-koenig\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sarah Koenig<\/a> and Marion Brown of the Museum worked with students Chris Flug (American Studies), Grace Martinez (History) and Alex Samieske (History) who conducted research in local archives, used newspaper databases and historical sources and the Museum&#8217;s rich collection of photographs. They also rolled up their sleeves to paint the exhibit walls in a faux damask pattern that gives it a unique look.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibit looks at the impact of the Gilded Age on local history, showing how the influx of wealthy industrialists changed a rural community. The exhibit covers the years 1870 to 1899, and features the Havemeyer Family (on whose farm the College was built), the Darlings (of Darlington) and others and the families whose lived were impacted. Rare photographs from the 19th provide a unique look at who lived and worked in Mahwah.<\/p>\n<p>The Museum is open on Saturdays until the end of June, from 1 to 4pm. It is located at 201 Franklin Turnpike, Mahwah, NJ.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/2025\/05\/23\/road-trip-to-yale\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"float: right; margin-left: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; color: #000;\">May 23, 2025<\/span>Road Trip To Yale<\/a><\/h4><div id=\"attachment_6241\" style=\"width: 569px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6241\" class=\" wp-image-6241\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/05\/New-Haven-Trip-300x232.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"559\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/05\/New-Haven-Trip-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/05\/New-Haven-Trip-1024x791.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/05\/New-Haven-Trip-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/05\/New-Haven-Trip-1536x1186.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/05\/New-Haven-Trip-2048x1581.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/05\/New-Haven-Trip-100x77.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/05\/New-Haven-Trip-152x117.jpg 152w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/05\/New-Haven-Trip-165x127.jpg 165w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students visit museum and libraries on the Yale campus.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On Saturday, April 5, Professors <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/faculty\/sara-koenig\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sarah Koenig<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/faculty\/stephen-p-rice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stephen Rice<\/a> traveled with a group of students to New Haven, Connecticut to visit several museums on the Yale University campus. The group included members of the History Club as well as students in Professor Koenig\u2019s <em>American West<\/em> class and Professor Rice\u2019s <em>Museums in America<\/em> and <em>Honors Studies in Arts and Humanities<\/em> classes. Highlights were a tour of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library and visits to the Yale Peabody Museum and the Yale University Art Gallery. Everyone had a chance, too, to sample New Haven\u2019s great food options and take in other sites around campus. Thank you goes to Dean Susan Hangen for providing Platinum Funding for the bus. It was a soggy spring day and lots of fun, and we look forward to more trips like this in the future. Pictured here are the students gathered in front of the Beinecke Library.<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/2025\/04\/17\/congratulations-to-our-scholars-day-students\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"float: right; margin-left: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; color: #000;\">April 17, 2025<\/span>Congratulations to Our Scholars Day Students!<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-6224 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href="https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/2025\/04\/17\/congratulations-to-our-scholars-day-students\/img_20250414_161628576\/"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/IMG_20250414_161628576-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/IMG_20250414_161628576-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/IMG_20250414_161628576-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/IMG_20250414_161628576-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/IMG_20250414_161628576-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/IMG_20250414_161628576-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/IMG_20250414_161628576-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/IMG_20250414_161628576-152x114.jpg 152w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/IMG_20250414_161628576-165x124.jpg 165w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6227'>\n\t\t\t\tMiranda Trautman and Professor Paula Straile-Cohen\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href="https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/2025\/04\/17\/congratulations-to-our-scholars-day-students\/michellekukan-scholarsday-2025\/"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/MichelleKukan-ScholarsDay-2025-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/MichelleKukan-ScholarsDay-2025-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/MichelleKukan-ScholarsDay-2025-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/MichelleKukan-ScholarsDay-2025-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/MichelleKukan-ScholarsDay-2025-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/MichelleKukan-ScholarsDay-2025-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/MichelleKukan-ScholarsDay-2025-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/MichelleKukan-ScholarsDay-2025-152x114.jpg 152w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/MichelleKukan-ScholarsDay-2025-165x124.jpg 165w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6226'>\n\t\t\t\tCathy Moran Hajo and Michelle Kukan\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href="https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/2025\/04\/17\/congratulations-to-our-scholars-day-students\/img_91851\/"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/IMG_91851-300x225.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/IMG_91851-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/IMG_91851-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/IMG_91851-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/IMG_91851-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/IMG_91851-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/IMG_91851-100x75.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/IMG_91851-152x114.jpeg 152w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/IMG_91851-165x124.jpeg 165w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6225'>\n\t\t\t\tProfessor Ed Shannon and Amanda Drexler\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Scholars\u2019 Day is an annual event held near the end of each spring semester that serves as an opportunity for the entire community to celebrate our students\u2019 creative and scholarly achievements. Sponsored by the Office of the Provost, Scholars\u2019 Day showcases some of the most exemplary faculty-mentored student creativity and scholarly activities undertaken in 2024-25. A juried event, Scholars\u2019 Day features poster and oral presentations that represent the support of the convening groups of the majors or minors associated with the projects and the dedication of faculty mentors. AHE had a great showing! We would like to congratulate Miranda Trautman, Erin Pryor, Elizabeth Marroquin, Marina Gannon, Elly Raisch, Stefanie Viera, Antonio Russo, Rachel Chandler, Michelle Kukan, Amanda Drexler, Sarah Glisson, Luke DiMascio, Maddisyn Vaccaro, Sophia Kopreski, Lena Mardini, and Alan Rosenberg who participated this year. Michelle Kukan was selected by Dean Hangen for the AHE oral presentation of research on the Jane Addams Papers and Artificial Intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/2025\/02\/28\/congratulations-to-hannah-steinlauf\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"float: right; margin-left: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; color: #000;\">February 28, 2025<\/span>Congratulations to Hannah Steinlauf!<\/a><\/h4><div id=\"attachment_6214\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6214\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6214\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/Steinlauf-Hannah-1.26.24-03-300x216.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/Steinlauf-Hannah-1.26.24-03-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/Steinlauf-Hannah-1.26.24-03-1024x737.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/Steinlauf-Hannah-1.26.24-03-768x553.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/Steinlauf-Hannah-1.26.24-03-1536x1105.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/Steinlauf-Hannah-1.26.24-03-100x72.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/Steinlauf-Hannah-1.26.24-03-152x109.jpg 152w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/Steinlauf-Hannah-1.26.24-03-165x119.jpg 165w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/Steinlauf-Hannah-1.26.24-03.jpg 1616w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6214\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hannah Steinlauf (&#8217;25)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Congratulations to third year senior Hannah Steinlauf (&#8217;25) with a major in History and a minor in Museum and Exhibition Studies who has just committed to Trinity College Dublin for a master&#8217;s in Public History and Cultural Heritage. While choosing between multiple graduate acceptances, Hannah picked Trinity because it gave her the opportunity to focus on museum accessibility in the very country she studied abroad in in Fall 2023. Her undergraduate internship with Wayne Museum and work with the Jane Addams Papers Project has inspired her passion for the importance of the digital humanities and making history and museums accessible, which she intends to pursue in her postgraduate studies.<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/2025\/02\/27\/congratulations-to-elly-raisch\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"float: right; margin-left: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; color: #000;\">February 27, 2025<\/span>Congratulations to Elly Raisch!<\/a><\/h4><div id=\"attachment_6211\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6211\" class=\"wp-image-6211 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/IMG_3628-300x225.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/IMG_3628-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/IMG_3628-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/IMG_3628-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/IMG_3628-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/IMG_3628-2048x1536.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/IMG_3628-100x75.png 100w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/IMG_3628-152x114.png 152w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/IMG_3628-165x124.png 165w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6211\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elly Raisch (&#8217;25)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Congratulations to Senior International Studies major Elly Raisch (\u201825) who was accepted to Simmons University\u2019s graduate program for Library and Information Science. Elly initially became interested in library work through her experiences working at °®ÒºAƬ\u2019s Center for Reading and Writing and the Digital Humanities Center\u2019s Penny Colman Project. These opportunities helped foster her passion for service and information organization, leading her to pursue a path towards public librarianship in the hopes of supporting free access to media and public resources.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/2024\/11\/12\/sarah-koenig-presents-on-wild-west-in-new-jersey-at-the-mahwah-museum\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"float: right; margin-left: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; color: #000;\">November 12, 2024<\/span>Sarah Koenig Presents on Wild West in New Jersey at the Mahwah Museum<\/a><\/h4><div id=\"attachment_6170\" style=\"width: 458px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6170\" class=\" wp-image-6170\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Koenig-11-2024-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Koenig-11-2024-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Koenig-11-2024-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Koenig-11-2024-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Koenig-11-2024-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Koenig-11-2024-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Koenig-11-2024-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Koenig-11-2024-152x114.jpg 152w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Koenig-11-2024-165x124.jpg 165w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6170\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sarah Koenig and Maddisyn Vaccaro at the Museum, November 10, 2024.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>American Studies Professor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/faculty\/sara-koenig\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sarah Koenig<\/a> presented student work in her American West course to an audience at the Mahwah Museum. Accompanied by °®ÒºAƬ senior Maddisyn Vaccaro. Dr. Koenig&#8217;s talk, The Wild West in New Jersey, looks at the Garden State&#8217;s contribution to both the development of the West (Stetson hats, the Paterson Colt Revolver) and to the myth of the West (Thomas Edison&#8217;s early films). Maddisyn discussed her research for the class of a film studio that made Westerns in New Jersey&#8217;s Pine Barrens, explaining how she had to dig deep into historical resources to document it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/2024\/11\/04\/ramapo-students-attend-northwest-bergen-history-coalition-luncheon\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"float: right; margin-left: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; color: #000;\">November 4, 2024<\/span>°®ÒºAƬ Students Attend Northwest Bergen History Coalition Luncheon<\/a><\/h4><div id=\"attachment_6165\" style=\"width: 479px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6165\" class=\" wp-image-6165\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/NWBHCLunch2024-3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"469\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/NWBHCLunch2024-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/NWBHCLunch2024-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/NWBHCLunch2024-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/NWBHCLunch2024-3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/NWBHCLunch2024-3-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/NWBHCLunch2024-3-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/NWBHCLunch2024-3-152x114.jpg 152w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/NWBHCLunch2024-3-165x124.jpg 165w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6165\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christopher Flug, Michelle Kukan, Alexander Samieske, Alan Rosenberg, Hannah Steinlauf and Cathy Hajo at the luncheon.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Northwest Bergen History Coalition is an organization of twelve local history museums that work together to promote local history research. Many of its members offer internships to Ramapo students. The coalition hosted five students at its recent luncheon on November 1. Christopher Flug (American Studies major), Michelle Kukan, Alexander Samieske, Alan Rosenberg, and Hannah Steinlauf (all History majors) helped with registration and book sales.<\/p>\n<p>Speakers included Cynthia Forster of the Bergen County Division of Cultural and Historical Affairs discuss plans for Bergen 250, an initiative to celebrate the upcoming anniversary of the American Revolution and provide information on opportunities for volunteer work and internships. The main speaker at the luncheon was Jim Wright, a local historian and journalist. He spoke on The Turncoat and the Patriot, an exploration of John Fell and William Franklin&#8217;s different paths during the Revolution. All attendees received a copy of Wright&#8217;s children&#8217;s book, <em>The Ghosts of<\/em> <em>Allendale<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/2024\/10\/08\/critical-reading-writing-si-sections\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"float: right; margin-left: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; color: #000;\">October 8, 2024<\/span>Critical Reading &amp; Writing SI Sections<\/a><\/h4><p>Critical Reading and Writing offers sections of CRWT 102 with supplemental instruction for students who tested into CRWT 101S. &#8220;Supplemental instruction&#8221; refers to an internationally recognized set of teaching practices aimed at strengthening undergraduate students&#8217; reading, writing, and research skills.<\/p>\n<p>If you tested into 101S, please register for 102S to continue to receive the instructional support the college has provided to support your continued success at °®ÒºAƬ.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information contact <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:succes@ramapo.edu\"><strong>success@ramapo.edu<\/strong><\/a> <strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>o<\/strong><strong>r <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:hgs@ramapo.edu\"><strong>hg<\/strong><strong>s@ramapo.edu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn\" href=\"\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ahe\/2026\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read More Articles &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As posted on: Ramapo&#8217;s main news site &nbsp; 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