David G. Oliver

Chair and Director of Placement

• Email Address: doliver@rider.edu
• Phone: (609)895-5417
• Fax: (609)895-5483
• Office: Memorial Hall 102D
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• Mailing Address: 2083 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648

Academic Background

• Additional graduate work at Rutgers University, Kean University, Montclair University
• May 1970  M.A.  Newark State College (Kean University) (Distinction on Comprehensive Exam)
• May 1963  B.A. History
• Class President
• Student Senate Chair
• Varsity Football Co-Captain

Skills

• Excellent communication skills
• Affirmed ability to lead and manage
• Knowledge about current reforms in education
• Experienced in education from a variety of perspectives
• Extensive background in diverse and rapidly growing school communities

Workshops

• Point Pleasant Borough School District, March 2002. “Leadership in a Changing World”
• New Jersey Education Association, Atlantic City, 1980. “Group Counseling: Do It!” American Association of Higher Education, Chicago, 1989. “The Selection and Training of Peer Leaders.”
• National Association of College Admissions Counselors, New York, 1991. “Diverse Evening Programs for the Community.”

Community Activities

• Two Term Councilman, Middlesex Borough
• Two Term Member Middlesex Borough Board of Education
• Elder, Presbyterian Church of Bound Brook
• Former Pop Warner Coach, Little League Manager, Scout Leader, and Church Youth Group Advisor
• NJSP, Secondary Education Committee