September 24, 2008

Rider officially dedicated The Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics and introduced Ben Dworkin as its director, replacing the late Dr. David Rebovich in heading the organization he founded in 2001. More


Caroline Lind was not able to make it to her first night class in Management: Theory and Application this semester. As the Olympic gold medalist explained to her fellow students the following week, she was taping an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show. More



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Rob Stoto Leads Rider’s Human Resources Efforts
Fifteen years of coaching youth soccer taught Rob Stoto a lot about teamwork, planning and goals, but Rider’s new associate vice president for Human Resources and Affirmative Action has more than two decades of professional leadership experience to draw upon, too. More


Dr. Jia Shen, assistant professor of Computer and Information Systems; Dr. Starr Roxanne Hiltz, distinguished professor emerita at the New Jersey Institute of Technology; and Dr. Michael Bieber, professor and acting chair of the Department of Information Systems at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, published the article “Learning Strategies in Online Collaborative Examinations,” in the journal IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, Volume 51, Issue 1, pages 63-78, in March 2008. More
Headline News


  • To Ford, Quality is Job One
    According to former Rep. Harold Ford Jr., Americans are tuned into the current presidential campaign on a level unseen in generations. For all the rhetoric about "change," Ford told a Constitution Day audience in the BLC Theater that what voters really seek is quality leadership.


  • Homecoming to Unite Princeton, Lawrenceville Campuses
    Traditionally a singularly Princeton campus event, Westminster Choir College of Rider University’s Homecoming 2008 will unite both the Princeton and Lawrenceville campuses on Friday, September 26, and Saturday, September 27.


  • Golf Gala is a Hole in One
    Sunny skies bathed the verdant fairways of Olde York Country Club as 175 golfers drove, pitched and putted their way toward a fun and successful show of support for Rider Athletics on Monday, September 8.

     


  • Broncs Galloping Into the Job Market
     The Career Services Office has launched Broncs Career Link, a new automated system that empowers students, alumni and employers throughout the job placement process by giving them the ability to manage their own accounts online while allowing Career Services to supervise the process.


  • Tell Me Who Are You?
    More than 100 campus organizations set up shop on the Campus Mall to recruit a swarm of curious students during Student Government Association Awareness Day on September 16, and with so many organizations on display, there was something for everyone. Organizations ranged from sororities and fraternities to the Alternative Film Club and recreation programs.



  • From Beijing to the Broncs
    New Rider Assistant Coach is a Three-Time Olympian
    Dudley Dorival had to clear many hurdles to get where he is – literally. The three-time Olympian, who was a quarterfinalist at the Beijing Olympics in the 110m hurdles, a finalist at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 and a semifinalist at the Athens Olympics in 2004, was named Rider’s new assistant track & field/cross country coach last week.


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