CAREER SERVICES CENTER OPEN FOR STUDENTS

RIDER CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH

ACCOUNTING STUDENTS OFFER FREE TAX ASSISTANCE 

RIDER SELECT PROGRAM -- A NATIONAL CASE STUDY 

SBI TEAMS IN NATIONAL FINALS

CAREER SERVICES CENTER OPEN FOR STUDENTS -- Relocated from the first floor of Rider's Student Center to the facility's second floor, Career Services is open for business. The new suite of offices--just beyond a set of modern glass doors--comprises administrative offices, two high-tech classrooms, a videoconference center, library resource center, and conference room. For more information on the new center, click here.   

RIDER CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH -- February at Rider will feature a variety of events in honor of Black History Month. All events are free and open to the public. Month-long programming will feature lecturers, various entertainment venues, and a closing ceremony. To find out about the host of activities, go to Black History Month.  

ACCOUNTING STUDENTS OFFER FREE TAX ASSISTANCE -- For the 18th consecutive year, Rider University accounting students will participate in the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program by offering free income tax assistance to individuals who cannot afford professional tax help. For the complete story, click here. 

RIDER SELECT PROGRAM -- A NATIONAL CASE STUDY -- Rider SELECT (Science Education and Literacy Center) seeks to better prepare teachers to give children the necessary tools to learn science and math. This month, a team of faculty and administrators from SELECT will  be one of 15 university teams from across the country to participate in the first National Teacher Preparation Institute, sponsored by the National Science Resource Center. For further information, go to Rider SELECT.

SBI TEAMS IN NATIONAL FINALS --Rider's Small Business Institute (SBI) teams have again won the regional competition and are in the national finals. To read about Rider's outstanding teams, click on SBI.  

RIDER STUDENTS HELP, LEARN FROM STUDENTS IN JAMAICA -- Thirteen Rider University students departed for Jamaica, West Indies, during winter recess to not only provide tutorial assistance and mentoring services to several disadvantaged youngsters, but to learn from them the value of diversity, spread global citizenship, and understand the ramifications of poverty. For highlights of their journey, click on Jamaica.     

SPORTS WRAP -

TICKETS ON SALE FOR ARENA DOUBLEHEADER - Tickets for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball doubleheader, January 27, are on sale.  For information, click here.

ALUMNI OFFICE SPONSORS RECEPTION - The office of alumni relations will sponsor a reception before the Rider men's basketball game against Niagara at the Sovereign Bank Arena Saturday afternoon, January 27.  For information, click here.

GOLD MEDALIST SPEAKS AT RIDER - Olympic Gold Medalist Swimmer Dara Torres will be the guest speaker during Rider's celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day on Saturday, February 10.  To find out the complete schedule of events, click here.

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WEEKLY CALENDAR FOR WEEKS OF JANUARY 22 AND JANUARY 29
Saturday, January 27
1 p.m. - Men's and women's swimming and diving vs. Drexel, Coppola Pool
2 p.m.- Men's basketball vs. Niagara, Sovereign Bank Arena

Wednesday, January 31
7 p.m.- Women's basketball vs. Manhattan, Alumni Gym

Thursday, February 1
5-7 p.m. - Art Exhibit, "David Dewey Past and Present: Oils and Watercolors"
Opening reception, Student Center Art Gallery
Exhibit runs February 1 through March 4. Gallery hours are Monday - Thursday from 2-8 p.m.; Friday - Sunday, 2-5 p.m.
7 p.m. - Dr. Chicka Onyeani, former diplomat with the Nigerian Foreign Embassy and author, will speak about his work, Student Center Fireside Lounge. Part of Black History Month events.
7:30 p.m. - Men's basketball vs. Siena, Alumni Gym

Saturday, February 3
2 p.m. - Hall of Fame Day - Women's basketball vs. Niagara, Alumni Gym
8 p.m. - Men's basketball vs. Loyola, Alumni Gym

Sunday, February 4
5 p.m. - Bloomfield College Choir will perform, Gill Chapel. Part of Black History Month events.