March 14, 2008

Teaching entrepreneurial practices is their business, and business is good - the best, in fact. The "business," in this case, is the Student Venture Experience (ENT 420), an elective course in Rider's Entrepreneurial Studies program that won a Best Practice Award at the Small Business Institute National Conference in San Diego from February 14 to 16. More



Rider's varsity athletics programs didn't only enjoy competitive success in their respective sports during the fall semester. According to the Fall 2007 report issued by NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative Dr. Jonathan Husch, the Broncs collectively registered a 3.05 grade point average for the semester, marking the highest collective GPA ever produced by Rider student-athletes. More



Fifty years after an acrophobic Jimmy Stewart stood unsteadily, perched high atop the bell tower in pursuit of Kim Novak, Alfred Hitchcock’s landmark thriller Vertigo remains stamped in the consciousness of American moviegoers. For Dr. Jack Sullivan, it impacted his career, helping him launch a field of study that recently earned him an award at the 40th ASCAP Deems Taylor Awards Ceremony at Lincoln Center in New York. More



Dr. Frank L. Rusciano, professor of Political Science, presented a paper entitled “Consciousness Beyond Nations: The Emergence of the ‘Imagined International Community’” at the Workshop on Collective Memory and Collective Knowledge in a Global Age. More
Headline News


  • Alumni Relations Launches MyRider

    Looking to capitalize on the prevalence of online social networking, the Rider University Office of Alumni Relations has introduced MyRider, a network-based, interactive online community for Rider University and Westminster Choir College alumni, current juniors and seniors, as well as faculty and staff.


  • Joe Nadeau Announces Retirement
  • Following a distinguished 37-year career as a professor of Geological, Environmental and Marine Sciences, and most recently, 11 years as dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Education and Sciences, Dr. Joseph E. Nadeau has formally announced his retirement from Rider University effective July 1, 2008. In commemoration of his dedicated service to Rider University, our community will honor Dr. Nadeau at a retirement celebration on Friday, April 18, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Bart Luedeke Center Cavalla Room.


  • New Appointments Add New Energy to Rider
  • The Office of the President and the Office of University Communications have recently added new staff members who are eagerly tackling the challenges of their new positions. Since their arrivals, Beverly Braddock, special events and project manager, and Sean Ramsden, director of editorial services, have already made significant contributions on behalf of the University’s internal and external constituencies and are looking forward to furthering their roles in the months and years ahead.


  • Danielle Phillips Leads the Charge for Rider Rumba
    Of all the student groups available at Rider University, Danielle Phillips chose the perfect fit upon arriving in Lawrenceville three years ago. Emerging Leaders, designed to connect involvement-oriented students with others on campus, seems to capture Phillips’ desire to affect change among her fellow students, but the truth is, the Rider campus can barely contain the junior Public Relations major from Budd Lake, N.J.


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