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Purpose

Ramapo College of New Jersey launched a Strategic Plan for Comprehensive Internationalization beginning in Fall 2015. In addition to specific targets within the plan, each academic year will also have a specific region of focus. Through these regional foci, our goal is to increase global awareness and the multitude of opportunities and initiatives the College is involved. Below, you will find specific details about some of these initiatives, plus an extensive calendar of events.

Opportunities for Students

Featured Study Abroad Program in Latin America:听
led by Ramapo Professor Gladys Torres-Baumgarten / 4 credits / Summer 2016 / Deadline: March 1, 2016

(other scholarships can be found here:听/study-abroad/scholarships/)

Spring 2016 Course options with a focus on Latin America: Crossing Borders (ANTH314), Art of Reading (SPAN303), Early Transatlantic Encounters (SPAN404), Music in Latin America (MUSI203), Colonial Latin America (HIST282), Nueva York Latino (SPAN330), & Survey of Latin American Literature (LITR275). You may also view the 2015-2016 course catalog for Latin American Studies.

HAPPY HOURS: Learn or practice PORTUGUESE (Tuesdays, 3-4pm, ASB-123) or SPANISH (Wednesdays, 3-4pm, A-101) through casual conversations with other students.

The following is a list of student clubs of potential interest: catalog

Association of Latinos Moving Ahead (ALMA)

Culture Club

Diversity Action Committee Student Club

International Student Organization (ISO)

Organization of Latino Unity听

Spanish Club

Students of Caribbean Ancestry (SOCA)

Opportunities for Faculty

Grants were听made available to support Faculty initiatives during AY15-16 to support the Year of Latin America. 15 grants of up to $2,000 were available听to full-time faculty for travel to or related to Latin America.听The following criteria and procedures were听applied in distributing these funds:

1. Proposals will be vetted by the dean, recommended by Deans鈥� Council, 听and funded by the Provost;
2. Proposals will be reviewed by Deans鈥� Council on a rolling basis;
3. Proposals may involve scholarship, teaching and learning, or service/civic engagement in and/or involving Latin America;
4. Proposals should be submitted to the dean on the Travel Request form with an agenda or a narrative attached;
5. An end of the year reception will be held for grant awardees at which time awardees will 听report out on their funded work related to Latin America.

The following faculty have been provided a 2015-2016 Grant for Engagement in the Latin American & Caribbean regions:

Site visits

organized visits in either groups or as an individual, to partner institutions with subsidized expenses. The following links below provide you with details on available group visits and how to apply.听

*If Faculty are interested in visiting any of our overseas partners, please contact the Roukema Center for International Education and the Director can help coordinate this for you.

Faculty Development Seminars

faculty-only seminars on specific topics held overseas

CIEE –听http://www.ciee.org/international-faculty-development-seminars/seminars/
Options available in Latin America: Brazil, Peru, & Cuba

Book Club

The George T. Potter Library will be hosting a book club with a focus on Latin@s and Latin America.

Fall Semester Book: 听, by Benjamin Alire S谩enz

Books will be provided to the first 15 individuals who sign up. This group is open to faculty, staff and students. First priority of books will go to students. Please contact Katie Maricic Cohen(kcohen1@ramapo.edu) or Sam Wittenberg (switten1@ramapo.edu) with questions or to sign up. This program has been supported by the Center for Student Involvement & the Roukema Center for International Education.听Discussion group will meet monthly from 12:05-12:50pm in A220 on the following dates: 10/6, 11/3 & 12/8.

Spring Semester Book: , by Junot D铆az

Books will be provided to the first 15 individuals who sign up. This group is open to faculty, staff and students. First priority of books will go to students. Please contact Katie Maricic Cohen(kcohen1@ramapo.edu) or Sam Wittenberg (switten1@ramapo.edu) with questions or to sign up. This program has been supported by the Center for Student Involvement & the Roukema Center for International Education. Discussion group will once a month starting in February. Discussion group will meet monthly from 1:00-1:50pm in Potter Library Reading Lounge听on the following dates: 2/08, 3/7听&听4/11.

Calendar of Events