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October 10, 2007
HEADLINE NEWS
Rep. Rush Holt Kicks off Rider's Partnership with MentorPower
Rep. Rush Holt kicks off Rider's partnership with MentorPower
Promoting the need for greater diversity in the STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-N.J.-12) visited Rider University on October 1 to kick off an innovative partnership between Rider and MentorPower, Inc., a science inquiry-based mentoring program for local high school students from Trenton Central and Lawrence High Schools.
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Rider Dance Ensemble Presents Dances for Africa
Rider University's Dance Ensemble and dancers from American Repertory Ballet (ARB) will present benefit performances on Thursday, October 11 and Friday, October 12, to raise money for African orphans who have lost their parents to AIDS. more info...
Jacobson's Advice to Teachers: Don't Get So Upset
Dr. Tamar Jacobson, assistant professor of teacher education, is dedicated to helping teachers relate effectively to children. In her new book, Don't Get So Upset! Help Young Children Manage Their Feelings by Understanding Your Own, to be published by RedLeaf Press next year, Jacobson says that the first step for each teacher is to look inward. more info...
Congleton Named Chair of Moore Library
Robert Congleton, former associate professor-librarian at Rider University Libraries, has been appointed chair of Franklin F. Moore Library on the Lawrenceville campus. Congleton succeeds John Buschman, who served in the post from 1996 until this past summer when he was named Associate University Librarian for Collections Development, Preservation and Scholarly Communication at Georgetown University. more info...
Ranney Receives Delta Sigma Pi National Scholarship
Sarah Ranney of Scotch Plains, N.J., a junior marketing/advertising major with a minor in art, has been selected as one of four national recipients of the 2007 Founder’s Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship awarded by the Delta Sigma Pi Leadership Foundation. more info...
Fox News Sunday's Chris Wallace Shares Views on Iraq War, Presidential Campaign and the Media
As part of Rider's commemoration of Constitution Day, veteran broadcast journalist Chris Wallace addressed the troop surge of the Iraq War, the upcoming presidential election, the bias in today's media coverage of politics and his own controversial encounter with former President Bill Clinton on September 25. more info...
Westminster Williamson Voices To Perform World Premiere on October 14
The Westminster Williamson Voices, conducted by James Jordan, will perform the world premiere of Roger Ames’ Moonrise at its October 14 concert, entitled “Sounds of Serenity and Contemplation” at 3 p.m. in Bristol Chapel on the Westminster campus in Princeton. more info...

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