{"id":39,"date":"2013-04-18T13:05:30","date_gmt":"2013-04-18T17:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/hr\/?page_id=39"},"modified":"2026-03-27T14:35:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T18:35:11","slug":"news-hot-topics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/poerd\/news-hot-topics\/","title":{"rendered":"News \/ Hot Topics"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#s1\">Take Your Child to Work Day &#8211; April 23, 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#s2\">2026 Employee Spring Training<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#s3\">Wellness Activities \u2013 Kickboxing, Meditation, Strength Training, Yoga &#8211; Employee Swim Lessons, Employee Travel Discussion Group<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#s4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1zTT4feIQWjWPq1KmipPB9Y5OHMB4LxL-KmTD42A3YcQ\/edit\">https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/poerd\/wellness-activities\/<\/a><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#s5\">Public Service Loan Forgiveness<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"divider\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/rcnjrd\/images\/icons\/ramapo-arch-icom_rule.png\" alt=\"Ramapo\" \/><\/div>\n<h3><a id=\"s1\"><\/a>Take Your Child to Work Day &#8211; April 23, 2026<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Thursday, April 23, 2026 is National Take Your Child to Work Day!<\/strong>\u00a0We encourage you to bring your child(ren) to shadow you, explore your role, and experience a\u00a0\u201cday in your life\u201d\u00a0at the College and discover what makes our campus such a special place. At\u00a0<b>9AM<\/b>, to kick off the day, POER will offer bagels, muffins and beverages for you and your child(ren) in the Alumni Lounges.<\/p>\n<p>At\u00a0<strong>12:00 PM \u2013<\/strong>Take a break from your work and join us back in the Alumni Lounges to enjoy pizza together.<\/p>\n<p>At\u00a0<b>2:45<strong>\u00a0PM \u2013 Children\u2019s Arching Ceremony-<\/strong><\/b><strong>We will m<\/strong>eet outside D Wing, Mansion Road to celebrate our \u201chonorary employees\u201d of the day with a special Arching ceremony recognizing their hard work and participation! After the ceremony enjoy an ice cream treat and at this time the children will also receive a participation certificate to remember the day.<\/p>\n<p>See you on April 23rd! The deadline to register is April 17. To register please click the following link:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/qasNdLiY3qrgcSUg6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/forms.gle\/qasNdLiY3qrgcSUg6&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1774720199353000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1u5EfU-YnSVqubc4qdtfVj\">LINK<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"s2\"><\/a>2026 Employee Spring Training<\/h3>\n<p><strong>April\u00a0 27, 2026 &#8211; All Sessions in SC156<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>9:30 am &#8211; 11:00 am &#8211; Business Execution &#8211; Linking People, Goals and Accountability to Drive Results<\/p>\n<p>11:15 am &#8211; 12:45 pm &#8211; Process Mapping\/Process Improvement<\/p>\n<p>1:30\u00a0 pm &#8211; 3:00 pm &#8211; Innovation:\u00a0 Transforming Ideas into Solutions<\/p>\n<p>3:00 pm &#8211; 4:30 pm &#8211; Change Management<\/p>\n<p><strong>Register here<\/strong>:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/rRU1YxkgvgMFZbQg8\">link<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"s3\"><\/a>Wellness Activities \u2013 Kickboxing, Meditation, Strength Training, Yoga &#8211; Employee Swim Lessons, Employee Travel Discussion Group<\/h3>\n<h3><a id=\"s4\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1zTT4feIQWjWPq1KmipPB9Y5OHMB4LxL-KmTD42A3YcQ\/edit\">https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/poerd\/wellness-activities\/<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"s5\"><\/a>Public Service Loan Forgiveness<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"jbonVxkNwC\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cupahr.org\/blog\/public-service-loan-forgiveness-help-employees-achieve-their-financial-goals-2024-09-17\/\">Public Service Loan Forgiveness: Help Employees Achieve Their Financial Goals<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Public Service Loan Forgiveness: Help Employees Achieve Their Financial Goals&#8221; &#8212; CUPA-HR\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cupahr.org\/blog\/public-service-loan-forgiveness-help-employees-achieve-their-financial-goals-2024-09-17\/embed\/#?secret=fWptcY4GcO#?secret=jbonVxkNwC\" data-secret=\"jbonVxkNwC\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For more information click:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicservicepromise.org\/\">https:\/\/www.publicservicepromise.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"il\">PERC<\/span>\u00a0Proposed Readoption, with amendments, N.J.A.C. 19:12A<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/poerd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2023\/05\/Ch.12A.NoticeToInterestedParties.pdf\">PERC Readoption of NJAC 19:12A<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/poerd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2023\/05\/PRN-2023-026-55-N.J.R.-657a-1.pdf\">Proposal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"divider\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/rcnjrd\/images\/icons\/ramapo-arch-icom_rule.png\" alt=\"Ramapo\" \/><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take Your Child to Work Day &#8211; 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