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George T. Potter Library
The George T. Potter Library, named for the
founding president of Ramapo College, 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.
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.
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Center for Computing and Information Systems
The Center for Computing and Information Systems (CCIS) 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 500 Windows and Macintosh computers
connected through local area networks provide daily access for
independent work, small group activity, and scheduled classes.
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.
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.
All students are eligible for network accounts that provide
electronic mail and Internet access from over 30 computer labs
and from every resident’s room. 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.
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.
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Academic Media Services
Acting Manager: Michael Savianeso
Building H, second floor
Academic Media Services provides for the audiovisual needs of
the administration, faculty and students. The equipment available
includes mobile computer with projection systems, slide projectors,
CD players, DVD and audio cassette players, overhead projectors,
sound systems and portable video and playback equipment. A video
studio, staffed by faculty and students is available by appointment
for course-related projects.
Consultation and equipment are provided to faculty and students
interested in creative media production and instructional technology. |
Foreign Language Laboratory
The School of American and International Studies houses the
Language Laboratory and provides faculty supervision and instruction.
The Laboratory consists of a Tandberg Educational 30-station
ICM-DIVACE DUO Media Center with an easy-to-use, fully integrated
and dynamic interactive multimedia language learning system.
The Divace Duo 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. |
The Angelica and Russ Berrie Center
for Performing and Visual Arts
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 through Fridays,
1 to 5 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.
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College Galleries
Director: Sydney Jenkins
Location: Berrie Center, B-Wing, and Potter Library
The Ramapo College Art Galleries are dedicated to a high standard
of artistic excellence and service to the community. Besides
offering patrons a series of changing exhibitions featuring
a spectrum of artistic work, the galleries serve as an educational
resource for Ramapo students and community groups alike. The
Kresge and Pascal Galleries, located in the Berrie Center, focus
on contemporary visual arts. The Selden Rodman Gallery of Popular
Arts, located in B-wing, houses in permanent collection one
of the foremost collections of works from the Americas and the
Caribbean. The Potter Library Galleries showcase changing exhibitions
by community artists as well as student exhibitions. |
Student Media
The Ramapo News
Location: The Robert A. Scott Student Center, second floor,
Room SC-218
The Ramapo News is the student-run publication of Ramapo College
presenting news, features and items of interest to the College
community. Students participating in the production of the campus
newspaper gain experience and insight into all phases of print
journalism, and may contribute in a variety of specific functions
including reporting, editing, photography, editorial writing,
management, marketing, and graphic design. Involved students
enjoy opportunities to strengthen their communication skills.
Radio Station WRPR-FM
Location: The Robert A. Scott Student Center, second floor,
Room SC-216
WRPR-FM (90.3), the official, non-commercial radio station licensed
to Ramapo College, is operated by the student Ramapo Broadcasting
Club under professional supervision and serves as an academic
broadcast-training facility in conjunction with communications
course work. Students originate a range of program offering
broadcasts to the campus and to the surrounding towns. Membership
is open to all students in good academic standing. Those participating
in station operation not only gain experience in the technical
and production aspects of the medium, but also become familiar
with broadcast standards and media ethics.
Ramapo College Television and Video (RCTV)
This organization provides members with opportunities to express
themselves creatively through video. RCTV, channel 10, carries
student programs and variety shows such as: weekly magazines,
interviews, sports, and game shows. Special events also appear
on this channel.
The Arch Yearbook
Location: The Robert A. Scott Student Center, second floor,
Room SC-2xx
The annual yearbook captures the images and events of the college
and provides a lasting keepsake for graduation students. |
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