(PDF) (DOC) (JPG)July 8, 2003

(Mahwah) – A total of $7,485.99 was raised during three Ramapo College of New Jersey student performances of The Vagina Monologues, a national stage sensation created by Eve Ensler and based on interviews with more than 200 women. All proceeds were donated to the YWCA Rape Crisis Center of Bergen County.

V-Day is a global movement to raise awareness and money to stop violence against women and girls. Megan Callahan, a Ramapo student, director of The Vagina Monologues and the college’s V-Day coordinator, said that V-Day generates wide attention to the fight to stop worldwide violence against women and girls. In addition, she said that V-Day helps provide funding to create and nurture innovative programs to stop the violence.

The first V-Day was held on Valentine’s Day 1998 in New York, featuring a gala performance of The Vagina Monologues with celebrated artists including Winona Ryder, Glenn Close, Whoopi Goldberg, Susan Sarandon, Lily Tomlin, Calista Flockhart, Rosie Perez and Marisa Tomei. Nearly 40 students participated in the Ramapo College production of The Vagina Monologues.

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About Ramapo College

Ramapo College of New Jersey is the state’s premier public liberal arts college and is committed to academic excellence through interdisciplinary and experiential learning, and international and intercultural understanding. The comprehensive college is situated among the beautiful Ramapo Mountains, is within commuting distance to New York City, was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful College Campuses in America by CondeNast Traveler, and boasts the best on-campus housing in New Jersey per Niche.com. Established in 1969, Ramapo College offers bachelor’s degrees in the arts, business, data science, humanities, social sciences and the sciences, as well as in professional studies, which include business, education, nursing and social work. In addition, the College offers courses leading to teacher certification at the elementary and secondary levels, and offers graduate programs leading to master’s degrees in Accounting, Applied Mathematics, Business Administration, Contemporary Instructional Design, Computer Science, Creative Music Technology, Data Science, Educational Leadership, Nursing, Social Work and Special Education, as well as a Doctor of Nursing Practice.

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