SBI Teams in National Case Finals Again

Five EOP Freshmen Read Papers Before Author 

Roller Skater Juggles School, Job and National Competition 

King Middle School Adopts M.O.B. Curriculum

Gift Givers Assume Many Roles

Rider Newswire Takes A Break 

Sports Wrap

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SBI Teams in National Case Finals Again – Rider University's Small Business Institute (SBI) undergraduate and graduate teams are among the ten finalists in their representative categories for the SBI National Consulting Case-of-the-Year Award. It marks the fifth straight year the undergraduate team has advanced to the finals and the second straight year for the graduate team. For the story, click here.

Five EOP Freshmen Read Papers Before Author – Reading your papers before the author you are critiquing is an unforgettable experience. Five freshmen in Rider's Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), selected for having the best papers in their English composition courses, had that thrill on Friday afternoon in the art gallery when they read their critiques of award-winning author Edwidge Danticat. And Ms. Danticat was in the audience. For the story, click here.

Roller Skater Juggles School, Job and National Competition - In addition to achieving academic success, Lauren Sabarese, a sophomore liberal arts major, has committed herself to the rigors of competing as a nationally-ranked roller skater.  To read more about what motivates this unique student, click here.

King Middle School Adopts M.O.B. Curriculum – Thirty-five sixth through eighth graders at Martin Luther King Middle School in Trenton have been building their entrepreneurial skills in a small learning community through the Minding Our Business (M.O.B.) curriculum. Dr. Sigfredo Hernandez, associate professor of marketing, began the M.O.B. program at Trenton's Holland Middle School through a Harper Professorship in 1996. For the story, click here.

Gift Givers Assume Many Roles – Over the past ten years, Dr. Tina Lowrey, associate professor of marketing at Rider, and her colleague, Dr. Cele Otnes, associate professor of marketing at the University of Illinois/Urbana-Champaign, have studied gift-giving patterns of a cohort of shoppers. They have identified eight roles people assume when buying presents. Which roles do you play?  To find out, click here.

Rider Newswire Takes A Break – For a complete listing of exam times for individual classes, refer to the exam schedule  or contact the office of the registrar. For Moore Library hours during the exam period, click here. This will be the final issue of Rider Newswire until the start of the second semester. Our next issue will be on January 21, 2002. We will use the time over the next few weeks to improve our mailing lists. The staff of the public relations office hopes that you have enjoyed the stories and timely information we bring you each week. Continue to send us your story ideas and successes. We look forward to sharing them with our readers on and off campus.

Sports Wrap
Rider to Celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day - Two-time Olympic silver medalist Jean Driscoll will help Rider University celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day February 9, 2002.  For the complete story, click here.