May 7, 2013

Rider Announces Honorary Degree Recipients for Commencement 2013

John H. Martinson, Dr. George A. Pruitt and Paul Plishka will receive honorary degrees at Commencement.

From left, John H. Martinson, Dr. George A. Pruitt and Paul Plishka will receive honorary degrees at Commencement 2013.

Men’s and Women’s Track & Field are MAAC Champions

Wilvenson Baptiste '14 was named Most Outstanding Track Performer, while Bob Hamer was voted Men’s and Women’s MAAC Coach of the Year.

Wilvenson Baptiste '14 was named Most Outstanding Track Performer following the MAAC Championships on May 5.

Green is in Bloom on Earth Day

A year-round practice at the University, sustainability was the focus of Rider’s Earth Day celebration on April 22.

Students from the Sustainability Studies program quizzed Earth Day visitors about the most important elements of sustainability.

Spring 2013 Issue of Rider Magazine

We reflect on the School of Education’s 100th anniversary, celebrating past and present. You’ll also meet noted entrepreneur Norm Brodsky ’64 and up-and-coming biologist Tara LeGates ’07, and learn more about Reunions 2013.

FACULTY SPOTLIGHT

Rider Economics Professors Awarded $250,000 to Study the Effects of Hunger Among U.S. Children

The grant is part of the Research Program on Childhood Hunger sponsored by the University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research.

Dr. Hope Corman (left) and Dr. Kelly Noonan, both professors of Economics at Rider.

STUDENT PROFILE

Rider’s Renaissance Man

Baseball player and Behavioral Neuroscience major Jerry Mulderig ’14 is compiling impressive numbers on the field and in the classroom. Soon, he may have to choose between professional ball and medical school.