Spring 2025 Issue
AT EVERY TURN, RAMAPO LEADS THE WAY
From the arts to cybersecurity, research to the basketball court—Ramapo inspires innovation, champions leadership and shapes the future on campus and beyond.
#HomeSweetPo
A Fireside Chat
with Aaron Lorenz
dean of the School of Social Science and Human Services
A Look Back:
Ramapo College’s Tribute to Retired Visual Arts Faculty
Chuck McBreen:
Championing Values and Leadership in Ramapo Basketball
Faculty Picks for Spring
What We’re Reading Now
Then & Now
Roadrunners Always Find a Way!
College
Ramapo Celebrates
Women’s Center 50th Anniversary
Ramapo Launches
New Cybersecurity Initiative
to Address Industry Demand
Bridging the
Arts Access Gap
Ramapo’s Faculty-Student Research Tackles
Real-World Issues
Focus on Film
Roadrunner Alumni
At Every Step,
Ramapo Was There
A Champion for Young People:
Meet Devon Mercurius ’08
OUT AND ABOUT
Alumni and Foundation Events
WHERE WE ARE AND WHAT WE ARE UP TO
Class Notes
Ramapo College Magazine Team: Spring 2025
Editor-in-Chief:
Christopher Romano, Ed.D.
Managing Editor:
Diane Couzens
Associate Editor:
Mark Gregorio
Digital Designer:
Angela Moore
Copyeditor:
Lies Chartier
Contributors:
Lies Chartier; Professor Regina Clark; Diane Couzens; Janelle Ferraro ’14; Rebecca Gathercole ’24; Mark Gregorio; Rachel Pinton ’01; Ariana Rivera ’18; David Terdiman
Photography & Media:
Jeff Auger; Aaron Berger; Zach Bressler ’07; Eva Fazzari ’07; Carolyn Herring; John LaRosa; Alexandra Modafferi; John O’Boyle; Ariana Rivera ’18