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<\/i><\/i><\/i><\/span> George T. Potter Library<\/div>
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The George T. Potter Library, named for the founding president of Â鶹´«Ã½, is housed in a four-story structure, part of the academic core. The Library is open seven days a week during the spring and fall semesters and until midnight Sunday through Thursday. Individual seating for more than 500 users is provided throughout this 63,000 square foot barrier-free building. Additional accommodations for students with disabilities include wheelchair-height desks and computer tables, study carrels, and photocopiers.<\/p>\n

The Library’s collections, available seven days per week during the academic year, include more than 160,000 books and 2,300 videos. Other collections include several thousand full-text electronic journals and more than 2,100 paper journals. In addition, the Library is a full New Jersey documents depository. The college’s guiding principles of international, intercultural, interdisciplinary, and experiential learning are reflected throughout the Library’s collections. Circulating books, including government publications, are located on the first and fourth floors.<\/p>\n

Library Web Site<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

<\/i><\/i><\/i><\/span> Information Technology Services<\/div>
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Information Technology Services (ITS) provides academic computing support and administrative information systems to faculty, staff, and students. Ramapo’s academic computing facilities offer students a rich and stimulating learning environment. Across the campus, more than 700 Windows and Macintosh computers connected through local area networks provide daily access for independent work, small group activity, and scheduled classes.<\/p>\n

In the Library, students examine popular and scholarly indexes to research topics and learn about resources in the Library Literacy computing classroom. Administration and business majors employ the most current accounting programs, develop budget forecasts, and create professional presentations with audio and graphics in several computing classrooms. Students in psychology classes experiment with visual perception while social research students apply statistical analysis to data.<\/p>\n

Chemistry students may chart the results of experiments while computer scientists study relevant programming languages and examine UNIX networking. With color scanners and printers, graphic arts students create professional publications. Musicians compose with specialized software, synthesizers, and recording equipment. Students with disabilities find screen enlargers, voice recognition, keyboard guides, and other adaptive equipment to meet their needs.<\/p>\n

All students are eligible for network accounts that provide electronic mail and Internet access from over 42 computer labs and from every resident’s room. Wireless connection is available from all common areas in residents buildings. On-line class discussions and course Web pages expand learning opportunities. Students may confer with their professors, scan library catalogs, and explore pertinent databases on campus and around the world.<\/p>\n

Windows, Macintosh, multimedia, electronic mail, Internet access – Ramapo’s electronic communications serve the campus community with the most current technology to help students, faculty, and staff address the present while they look to the future.<\/p>\n

Campus Computing <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

<\/i><\/i><\/i><\/span> Center for Reading and Writing<\/div>
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The\u00a0Center for Reading and Writing\u00a0<\/strong>offers one-on-one, face-to-face tutoring in writing, reading, and study skills.\u00a0 We encourage\u00a0ALL<\/strong>\u00a0students to visit\u00a0our welcoming\u00a0Center, whether you want to improve your reading, learn strategies for strengthening your writing, brush up on study skills, or join us for a workshop.<\/p>\n

The Center offers\u00a0Student Workshops\u00a0<\/strong>on a range of topics from the research paper to\u00a0 MLA, APA, and Turabian\/Chicago style guides. These 30-45 minute\u00a0workshops are\u00a0facilitated by Center staff, faculty and peer tutors.<\/p>\n

Center for Reading and Writing<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

<\/i><\/i><\/i><\/span> Academic Media Services<\/div>
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Manager:\u00a0 Jefferson Sampson
\nBuilding H, second floor<\/strong><\/p>\n

Academic Media Services is an all college facility, operated through the office of the Provost\/VPAA of Â鶹´«Ã½ of New Jersey.\u00a0 Academic Media Services is made up of three sections:\u00a0 The Media Center, the Interactive Television Center, and the Â鶹´«Ã½ Television Network.\u00a0 The Media Center provides audio-visual assistance for classroom use and campus events, as well as broadcast quality television production facilities for classroom instruction, campus events, and promotional material.\u00a0 The Interactive Television Center enables the members of the college community to participate in Video Conferences within New Jersey, Nationwide and around the world.\u00a0 The Â鶹´«Ã½ Television Network (RCTN) provides a 72 channel cable television network for the Residential students of the college.<\/p>\n

Consultation and equipment are provided to faculty, staff, and students interested in creating analog or digital media for classroom instruction, or other presentation.<\/p>\n

Academic Media Services<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

<\/i><\/i><\/i><\/span> Foreign Language Laboratory<\/div>
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The Salameno School of Humanities and Global Studies houses the Language Laboratory and provides faculty supervision and instruction.\u00a0 The Laboratory consists of a 30-station installation of Sanako’s Media Assistant Duo, providing an easy-to-use, fully integrated and dynamic interactive multimedia language learning system.\u00a0 The seamless integration of the student user interface, Media Assistant Duo, with Sanako’s Lab 300 Teacher Software’s management capabilities allows both teachers and students to take full advantage of all the existing multimedia resources.\u00a0 The Laboratory environment supports a broad format of files (mpg, mpa, mp3, mov, wav, mid), RealAudio and RealVideo playback support, text synchronization for viewing and reading subtitles, and audio\/video digitization.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

<\/i><\/i><\/i><\/span> The Angelica and Russ Berrie Center for Performing and Visual Arts<\/div>
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Constructed in 1999, the Center houses classrooms; labs; offices; The Sharp Theater, a 350-seat proscenium theater engineered without obstructions to visibility or sound; The Myron and Elaine Adler Theater, a blackbox theater which can seat up to 100; The Kresge and Pascal Art Galleries, open Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, 1 to 5 p.m., and Wednesdays, 1 to 7 p.m., mounting exhibitions of museum, international, student, faculty, and community artwork; and The Curtain Call Cafe serving beverages and light fare. The Center is located on the college campus a mile from Route 17 and features acres of well-lit free parking.<\/p>\n

The Angelica and Russ Berrie Center for Performing and Visual Arts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

<\/i><\/i><\/i><\/span> Roukema Center \/ Study Abroad<\/div>
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The Roukema Center for International Education houses the Study Abroad Office, the Office of International Student and Scholar Services, the New Jersey Governor’s School for International Studies, and the National Student Exchange program. The center’s mission is to assure coherence in the international agenda of Â鶹´«Ã½ in keeping with the four “pillars” of a Ramapo education, namely pursuit of international, intercultural, interdisciplinary, and experiential learning.<\/p>\n

The Roukema Center for International Education is committed to providing students with the resources necessary to pursue educational opportunities abroad. They provide individual and group advising services to students covering issues such as academics, financial aid and scholarships, social, and cross-cultural matters. The Center serves as a resource to the campus community, parents, and overseas partners.<\/p>\n

Roukema Center for International Education<\/a><\/p>\n

About Study Abroad<\/strong><\/p>\n

Â鶹´«Ã½ of New Jersey, a state college emphasizing international, intercultural, interdisciplinary and experiential education, has sponsored study abroad programs since 1983. Â鶹´«Ã½ Study Abroad programs throughout the world provide students with life changing experiences and the opportunity to live, travel and learn abroad.<\/p>\n

Through participation in study abroad and off-campus programs, Ramapo students will become globally engaged citizens and bring their experiences to the shared learning environment of their fellow students & faculty on the Ramapo campus and in their home communities. Upon their graduation at Â鶹´«Ã½, they with have the necessary skills of intercultural communication, cultural awareness and global competence, necessary to compete in today\u2019s highly competitive job market.<\/p>\n

Mission \u2013 Vision<\/strong><\/p>\n

Â鶹´«Ã½ Study Abroad is committed to providing students access to global educational opportunities to develop their intercultural competence, strengthen language skills and support the mission of Ramapo\u2019s four educational pillars: international, intercultural, interdisciplinary and experiential. Through Ramapo faculty-led programs and external partners, students have a wide breadth of diverse opportunities in over 35 countries.<\/p>\n

Financing the Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are numerous scholarships available to further support your study abroad experience. Please refer to the Study Abroad website at: https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/study-abroad\/\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n

Available opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n

Currently Â鶹´«Ã½ of New Jersey offers the following semester and summer programs:<\/p>\n

South India (Spring semester only; 16 credits)<\/strong>
\nStudents will take 4 courses: Indian Life & Culture; Development in India; Peace, Justice & Social Movements; and Field Study Project<\/em><\/p>\n

Bilbao, Spain (Fall, Spring & Summer options)<\/strong>
\nBased at the Universidad de Duesto<\/em>
\nBusiness, International Relations, & Spanish (8 credits, summer)<\/em>
\nSpanish Language & Culture (8 credits, summer)<\/em><\/p>\n

Venice, Italy (Summer semester, 4 credits)<\/strong>
\n\u201cThe Myth of Venice:\u00a0 Images in Art, History, Literature, and Film\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

American West (Summer semester, 4 credits)<\/strong>
\n\u201cEnvironmental Geography of the American West\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Buenos Aires, Argentina (Summer semester, 4 credits)<\/strong>
\n\u201cArt & Culture of Latin America\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Costa Rica (Summer semester, 4 credits)<\/strong>
\n\u201cTropical Ecosystems\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Berlin, Germany (Summer semester, 4 credits)<\/strong>
\n\u201cComparing Totalitarianism in Berlin\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Shanghai & Beijing, China (Spring break, 1 credit)<\/strong>
\n\u201cEmerging China\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Through partnerships with organizations and institutions, students may also participate in programs located in the following countries:<\/p>\n

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