Spring 2025 Issue
AT EVERY TURN, RAMAPO LEADS THE WAY
From the arts to cybersecurity, research to the basketball court—º£½ÇÉçÇø 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’s Tribute to Retired Visual Arts Faculty
Chuck McBreen:
Championing Values and Leadership in º£½ÇÉçÇø Basketball
Faculty Picks for Spring
What We’re Reading Now
Then & Now
Roadrunners Always Find a Way!
College
º£½ÇÉçÇø Celebrates
Women’s Center 50th Anniversary
º£½ÇÉçÇø Launches
New Cybersecurity Initiative
to Address Industry Demand
Bridging the
Arts Access Gap
º£½ÇÉçÇø’s Faculty-Student Research Tackles
Real-World Issues
Focus on Film
Roadrunner Alumni
At Every Step,
º£½ÇÉçÇø 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 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