Rider University newswire@Rider
December 6, 2005
NEWS

Rider University will usher in the holiday season with its 14th annual Celebration of Lights on Thursday, December 8 at 5 p.m. in the Bart Luedeke Center Cavalla Room.

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Rider University will begin an in-depth facilities master planning process on the Lawrenceville and Princeton campuses this winter. more info...

Next month, Rider’s first cohort of Shaghai Sanda Institute students will begin fulfilling their coursework requirements toward their MBAs of Masters of Accountancy degrees. They will be joined by 29 new Sanda students and four teachers who will arrive at Rider in mid-January.more info...

Rider University is one of three universities that will share $1 million in funding, which the United States Congress approved in the Fiscal Year 2006 Science, Commerce, Justice and State Appropriations Bill for the establishment of a Cyber Crime and Forensics Institute. more info...

This fall, approximately 30 freshmen in Rider's Baccalaureate Honors Program (BHP) are not only taking "Great Ideas" and history classes together, they are also living at Ziegler Hall where they have greater opportunities to jointly engage in intellectual and social pursuits. more info...

Chang-rae Lee, a notable American novelist of South Korean descent, will read from his works December 9 as part of the Rider University EOP Distinguished Writers Series.more info...

The Westminster Jubilee Singers and conductor J. Donald Dumpson will perform with the legendary Sweet Honey in the Rock at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) on Saturday, December 17 at 8 p.m. more info...

It is with deep sadness that the University announces the passing of Dr. Donald E. Wise, chairperson of the management sciences department. more info...

Rider News Briefs
Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day
The Rider University Store will hold its 8th Annual Faculty/Staff (full time Rider employees) Appreciation Day on Tuesday, December 6. There will be a 20 percent discount during the whole day, and food will be available 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. In addition, a raffle and free gift wrapping will take place.
United Way Campaign Launched
Rider's United Way campaign is underway, running from December 5 through 19. Please check your campus mail for your information packet and donation form. Your United Way donation goes to greater Mercer County agencies such as Womanspace, Mercer Street Friends and the Trenton Soup Kitchen. Please help make Rider's United Way Campaign a success by making a pledge. For additional information, contact Stephanie Polak, associate director of residence life and United Way coordinator, at ext. 5057, polak@rider.edu.
Snow Closings
In the event that inclement weather forces the University to close, delay opening or cancel classes, please call Rider's hotline at (609) 219-2000. The emergency information offered in menu option 1 is always the first medium updated. Information can also be accessed on the front page of Rider's Web site under News and on the Current Students and Faculty/Staff portals.

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