The following individuals are serving as mentors for Rider's new students from Shanghai Sanda University. College of Business Administration (CBA) students were asked to volunteer. While more than 70 responded, 34 were able to receive training and began the mentoring process, communicating electronically with the Sanda students before the group arrived at Rider on January 18. The mentors are:

• Caren Allman, a senior marketing major
• Erica Bongermino, a sophomore finance/accounting double major
• John Burns, a sophomore finance major
• Lauren Brenna, a master of accountancy student
• Peter Coach, a sophomore management major
• Christopher D'Aloia, a sophomore accounting major
• Lauren Deane, a junior finance major
• Kearea Delts, a junior marketing major
• Tyrone Fain, a senior finance/computer information systems double major
• Prisca Figaro, a senior business economics/global business double major
• Julia Goldsmith, a sophomore management major
• Toni-Lynn Gross, a junior marketing major
• Kerry Hawkins, a junior marketing major
• Jose Jalandoni, a senior business economics/global business double major
• Karen Kehm, a MBA student
• Bridget Kenny, a sophomore advertising major
• Robert Krzyzkowski, a senior management major
• Cindy Kunnas, a MBA student
• Sania Jaferi, a senior finance major
• Amanda Kern, a junior human resource management major
• Randy Nixon, a sophomore finance major
• Korey Paff, a junior marketing major
• Ami Patel, a junior accounting/finance double major
• Jasmeen Patel, a senior marketing major
• Steven Payne, a junior advertising/marketing double major
• Wendy Penman, a junior accounting major
• Jerome Randall, a senior accounting/finance double major
• Geoffrey Rickert, a senior computer information systems major
• Angennett Santiago, a sophomore accounting major
• Daniel Steinberg, a junior marketing major
• Matthew Stevens, a senior finance/global business double major
• Mark Tarnecki, a junior finance major
• Jesse Torres-Renz, a junior global business/human resource management double major
• Mark Wilson, a junior marketing major

Dr. Christine Lentz, associate professor of management and human resources, is the coordinator of the mentoring program. Also helping with the Sanda students' transition to Rider are: Sanda Cohort I students, Dr. Linguo Gong, associate professor of management sciences; and Dr. Minmin Wang, professor of communication. Assistant Dean Julie Autumn Luster and MBA student Karen Kehm are taking a lead role in helping Sanda Cohort II students adjust to life in America.