Come Celebrate University Day on April 7

The entire Rider community is invited to celebrate University Day on Tuesday, April 7. Traditionally, University Day is celebrated on or near April 13 each year to recognize the day in 1994 when Rider officially achieved university status.
 
Rider’s annual celebration will officially kick off at 8:30 a.m. with various student representatives from Greek Life, Student Entertainment Council and Student Government Association greeting community members with University Day Morning Muffins.

The Association of Commuter Students will also serve free coffee and doughnuts from 8:30 to 10 a.m. behind the P.J. Ciambella Hall on the Lawrenceville campus.

The Office of Alumni Relations will host a special Rider Faculty and Staff Alumni Breakfast on the Van Cleve Alumni House Lawn at 9 a.m.
The festivities continue during the University Luncheon, held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Daly’s Dining Hall. All are invited to dine on grilled Mahi Mahi and sirloin, side dishes and assorted desserts. At 12:30 p.m. during the luncheon, the Nancy Gray Award will be presented to an outstanding staff or faculty member who personifies the principles of campus leadership, campus involvement, school spirit and community service. Gray served as vice president for Development and University Relations from 1991 to 1998.

Other highlights will include a Rider Softball vs. Rutgers game at 4 p.m. at the Herb and Joan Young Softball Field; a University Day BBQ from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on The Great Plains on the Westminster campus; and a musical performance by Long Live The Beatles, a Beatles cover band, at 8 p.m. in the Bart Luedeke Center Theater on the Lawrenceville campus.