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The Board Bulletin is a monthly publication for the Board of Trustees that highlights Ramapo College of New Jersey news and achievements.

December 3, 2012

Ramapo College Alumni Win inParamus Run Races

In the 34th Annual Terri Roemer Paramus Run, the RamapoCollege Alumni Association celebrated a number of victories

after three alumni took 1st and 2nd place titles.

Jon Lindenauer placed first in the Marty Roemer Memorial10K race, but also ran 19 seconds faster than his winningtime in 2010. Andrew Capizzi and Kyle Price bothparticipated in the 5K race and were neck-to-neckthroughout the entire run, but Price pulled away two-and-a-

half miles before the finish line and claimed 1st place;Capizzi came in second. These former Roadrunnersdefinitely lived up to their alma mater’s nickname earningthem huge victories in this year’s Paramus Run.

For source information, please visithttp://tinyurl.com/ParamusRun.

Bond Referrendum for HigherEducation PASSES

On the 6th of November, 62% of New Jersey votersapproved Question 1 – the $750 million higher educationfacilities bond on this year’s General Election ballot. This isgood news for higher education across the State of NewJersey. The share allotted for state colleges is $247.5million with a required 25% match from all recipient schools.

Ramapo College of New Jersey has been setting asidemoney in reserve since FY2006, allowing us to meet our25% match. At Ramapo, this bond money will be used formuch needed capital projects that support academicprograms: renovation of our aging academic buildings andthe library. We could have not done this without thesupport of the voters and organizers. At Ramapo College,our Student Trustees, Nicole Panzica and Anthony Darakjy,worked tirelessly organizing and speaking on this initiativein hopes to motivate campus voters to vote yes onQuestion One.

Jon Lindenauer in the MartyRoemer Memorial 10K race.

Ramapo Students Jump for JoyAfter Results are In

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For additional information on the results, pleasevisit http://tinyurl.com/HigherEdResults.

Fund Raised for Hurricane SandyVictims

Ramapo students, faculty, staff and community continuegiving back to those who were affected by Hurricane Sandya few weeks ago. At RamapoCollege, the BradleyCenterwas opened to the residents of Mahwah as a place to keepwarm, charge their electronics, shower, and snack on foodthat was donated and collected by students. Studentgroups have also been at the forefront at RamapoCollegehosting events to get others to donate their time andmoney towards this special cause. The money and fooditems collected are periodically sent to local organizations incharge of distributing these items throughout the tri-statearea.

Please visit the Ramapo College Sandy Relief Home Pageat http://ww2.ramapo.edu/sandyrelief/resources.aspx.

Ramapo College Continues to be aMilitary Friendly School

RamapoCollege continues to be recognized as a“MilitaryFriendlySchool” in the 2013 Guide to Military FriendlySchools. About 1,500 of 8,000 colleges and universities arerecognized as military friendly schools each year.RamapoCollege was noted for its services to veterans thatinclude reasonable transfer of credit, financial benefits,veterans clubs, credit for military training and nationallyrecognized testing programs, flexible class schedules, andmembership in the Service members Opportunities Colleges(SOC). In 2010, President Mercer was appointed the AAC&Urepresentative to the SOC Advisory Board.

According to Ramapo News, many students around campusbelieve this is a great move to honor those serving ourcountry. The Office of Financial Aid at RamapoCollege offersseveral scholarships each year to veterans. The Ross FamilySurvivor to Survivors Scholarship, which totals about$18,000, is one of the few scholarships that help veteranspay their way through college. There are also manydesignated administrators on campus who offer support onspecific issues for military students through the offices ofadmissions, counseling, and advisement to ensure allstudent needs are met.

For further information checkout www.militaryfriendlyschools.com.

And the Bright Idea Award Goes to...

… Professor Gladys M. Torres-Baumgarten! ProfessorTorres-Baumgarten was selected earlier this semester toreceive the Bright Idea Award for her paper, “Mail Boxes

Ramapo College Sandy ReliefTeam Collecting Donations

Photograph Source:www.education-portal.com

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etc. or the UPS Store? A decision from a franchisee’sperspective”. This award is sponsored by the StillmanSchool of Business at SetonHallUniversity and the NJPROFoundation, the public policy research affiliate of the NewJersey Business and Industry Association (BJBIA). Over 115publications were submitted and hers was identified as oneof the top 10 manuscripts.

These awards are given to faculty members of businessschools within colleges and universities around the State ofNew Jersey. They recognized ten faculty members for theiroutstanding research on October 26, 2012 and theircompiled essays will be turned into a published volume forthe year 2012. Professor Gladys M. Torres-

Baumgarten

Contact Details Brittany A. Goldstein, Special Assistant to the President (201)684-7609, bwillia1@ramapo.edu Have you visited the President's Post lately?