The phrase "exceptionally high quality" best describes the 40 student research and creative presentations from both campuses that will form the program for Rider University's first Celebration of Student Research and Creativity on Friday, April 22, in the Bart Luedeke Center Theater and lobby area.

The program, which will run from 3-7:30 p.m., will feature the project outcomes of the first Undergraduate Research Scholars and the presentation of the new Research Scholar awardees for 2005-06. Other students, nominated by their departments or programs, will also make oral presentations, show their work in poster display, or show their creativity through dance and song.

"I think this program shows the kind of student research and creativity in many disciplines, as well as collaboration with faculty mentors that has been occurring on both campuses for a long time," said Dr. Stephanie Golski, assistant professor of psychology who organized the program and heads the Undergraduate Research Scholars Award selection committee. "Hopefully, this day will become a tradition that reflects the exceptionally high quality of student scholarly work and creativity at Rider."

The Undergraduate Research Scholars from last year and the newly selected scholars will discuss their projects throughout the first portion of the program in the theater.

The 2004-05 Research Scholars making 15-minute presentations are:

• Dianna Altmiller, secondary education/German, "Under the Cloak of Red Riding Hood: A Gender-Focused Interpretation;"
• Christopher Holcombe, computer information systems, "A Plug-in Architecture for Complex, Multi-platform End-user Application Development;
• Rachel Kahn, psychology, "The relationship between reality television program viewing and adolescents' concepts of love and romance;"
• Michelle Doherty, English/fine arts, "Music in Chaucer;"
• and Jes Therkelson, communication; will premier his documentary, "The Best Part of Everything: A Documentary Film Exploration of the Evolution of My Family."

• Mandy St. Pierre, music education, Westminster, "Barbershop (Quartets) from birth to today;"
• Maria Fischer, philosophy/continuing studies, "Is the recent shift toward treating juvenile offenders as adults justified?;"
• Anastasia Glodmina and Daria Georgiyeva, both global and multinational studies major in political science, "Chechnya and Russia: Nationalism Revived;"
• Kristy Kleinfelder, fine arts, "Studies of the Human Figure in Motion and at Rest," original oil paintings; Alison Golinski, marine science, "Sexual Selection in the Oyster Toadfish, Opsanus tau."
• Chris Antanaitis, American studies, The Heroine as History's Mirror: Hester Prynne's Significance in American Culture as seen in Films of The Scarlet Letter;
• Alison Golinski,  marine science, Sexual selection in the Oyster Toadfish, Opsanus tau

• Jennifer Gladney (choreographer), Anne Nendza (artwork), and dancers: Jennifer Gladney, Melissa Kanavel, Jackie Lukas, and Ativa El-Amin, "Cross Pieces;
• John Demchak (fine arts) and the Rider Choir, musical arrangement of "Amazing Grace;"
• Jacob Groff, music composition, Westminster, "A Step Upon the Stair," (song cycle for soprano and piano);
• Ceara Crandall-Johnson, voice performance, Westminster, Jane Austen's musical portrayal of the female voice;
• Ashley Day, music composition, and the Women's Chorus, "The Dove Pursues the Griffin."