(PDF) (DOC) (JPG)January 28, 2020

MAHWAH, N.J. — Ramapo College of New Jersey recently received $336,000 in grant funding by the office of the New Jersey Attorney General to develop violence prevention programs and increase the availability of direct clinical services for survivors. The centerpiece of this grant award is the establishment of a satellite office of the YWCA Northern NJ HealingSPACE Sexual Violence Resource Center on the College’s Mahwah campus.

A grand opening of the new HealingSPACE office will take place on Thursday, February 6 at 1 p.m. in the Lodge (located at the College Park Apartments complex). Ramapo President Peter P. Mercer and Helen Archontou, CEO of YWCA Northern NJ, will offer brief remarks followed by a ribbon cutting ceremony.

Event sponsors include Ramapo College’s Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Compliance, Office of Violence Prevention and Title IX Committee, and YWCA of Northern NJ.

Media wishing to attend should contact Angela Daidone, public relations specialist at Ramapo College, at 201-684-7477 or adaidon1@ramapo.edu

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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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