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Fall 2025 Issue

Fueled by support from parents, alumni, faculty and staff, Ramapo’s tight-knit community empowers students and inspires a vibrant culture of giving back.

College

Susan and Nick Vallario smiling

Inspired by Students’ Determination,

a Vision for Giving is Created

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Ãå±±ÖØ¿Ú's new science dean, Dr. Benny Chan, shares a molecular model

Breaking the Mold

Ramapo’s New Science Dean Mixes Chemistry, Mohawks and Mission

Graduating Ãå±±ÖØ¿Ú student with his mother

It Takes a Village

Parents Reflect on their Graduating Seniors’ Ramapo Journeys

Ãå±±ÖØ¿Ú scholarship recipients Audrey Newman ’93, Julio Sarmiento ’23, ’24 and Aaliyah Marte ’25

Paying It Forward

How One Scholarship Has Exponential Impact

#HomeSweetPo

Crowd of Ãå±±ÖØ¿Ú students cheering during incoming arching

FAST FACTS ABOUT THE

CLASS OF 2029

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Olivia Adamson wearing her army uniform doing pushups outside in front of Ãå±±ÖØ¿Ú's mansion building

Balancing Books and Battle Drills

Ramapo Student Finds Purpose in ROTC

Ãå±±ÖØ¿Ú basketball athlete, Peter Gorman, high-fiving opposing team

All Business, All Heart

Peter Gorman’s Extraordinary Run at Ramapo

Ãå±±ÖØ¿Ú student sitting outside on the ground, surrounded by fallen autumn leaves, watching her phone

Faculty & Student Picks for Fall

What We’re Watching Now

Now and then photo if the graduating arching ceremony

Then and Now

Arching

Spot the difference picture of Ãå±±ÖØ¿Ú Alumni in front of the arch

Spot theÌýDifference

Roadrunner Alumni

Nurse Brandee Fetherman headshot

A Leader in Nursing

Meet Brandee Fetherman ’02

Rose Marie Mark ’05 next to the Ãå±±ÖØ¿Ú sign.

For the Love of Learning

Three Generations of Ramapo Alumni

Ãå±±ÖØ¿Ú student at the Career Fair on campus wearing a suit

Looking Back, Moving Forward

A Young Alumni

Survival Guide

Ãå±±ÖØ¿Ú Alumni at Yankees game

OUT AND ABOUT

Alumni and Foundation Events

Close-up of a hands typing on a laptop

WHERE WE ARE AND WHAT WE ARE UP TO

Class Notes

Ãå±±ÖØ¿Ú Magazine Team: Fall 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; Diane Couzens; Janelle Ferraro ’14; Mark Gregorio; Rachel Pinton ’01; Ariana Rivera ’18

Photography & Media:
Jeff Auger; Aaron Berger; Peter Bonilla ’18; Zach Bressler ’07;ÌýJose Hernandez ’98; Robert Josic ’07, ’10; John LaRosa; John O’Boyle; Ariana Rivera ’18, Gabe Rhodes; Milan Stanic; Joy Yagid