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PHOCUS Information Session (Lawrenceville campus)

RU focused on making a positive impact on your community, living a responsible and healthy lifestyle and sparking a dialogue about healthy choices at Rider? If you are, Rider's PHOCUS (Peer Health on Campus Unites Students) is for you. PHOCUS members will perform for freshmen during Fall Opening, coordinate programs during Alcohol Responsibility Week and Wellness Week, role model responsible behavior to their peers and attend a state-wide training to become certified peer health educators. All PHOCUS members receive a stipend of $250. Stop by to see Christine Carter at the BLC Room 262 or call her at (609) 896-5373 for further information. Her e-mail address is: ccarter@rider.edu.

Wellness Week

Rider University will sponsor several events to promote healthy minds and bodies during Wellness Week, March 1 through March 8. Activities kick off with health & wellness information and free tshirts distributed at Daly’s Dining Hall from noon to 1 p.m. Other activities will include rock climbing, a wellness resource fair, a mindfulness workshop, weight loss presentation, free massages and a kickball game. The week is sponsored by Residence Life, PHOCUS, the Association of Commuting Students, the Residence Hall Association, the Student Entertainment Council, Campus Life, and Brownwater. For more information, call Christine Carter at (609) 896-5373.

Crafts Fair (Lawrenceville campus)

The Association of Commuting Students (ACS) at Rider University will host its third annual craft fair to aid children with cancer on Saturday, March 25. The fair will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Cavalla Room of the Bart Luedeke Center. Coordinated in conjunction with Up ‘til Dawn, a national student-led and student-operated program which contributes to childhood cancer research and treatment, all proceeds – including the $1 entry fee -- will be donated to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital in Nashville, TN. There will be a silent auction. For more information, call ACS at (609) 896-5377 or contact Davendra Brijlall at Brijlall@rider.edu.

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