Our Mission

The Office of Community Standards supports the overall mission of the University by fostering a commitment to social and ethical responsibility. The office serves the Rider Community by:

• Fostering awareness of Rider University policy through oversight and promotion of the student handbook, The Source.
• Educating the Rider community by promoting the University's Statement of Community Values.
• Providing a fair and equitable enforcement of the Code of Social Conduct through the involvement of students, faculty, and administrators.
• Managing information in a confidential manner.
• Acting as a competent team member of Student Affairs.

Statement of Community Values

In our endeavor to make Rider University a just community, we commit ourselves, as caring individuals, to the following principles:

• That our rigorous intellectual life nourishes our minds and spirits;
• That no person roam these halls as a stranger;
• That integrity of word and deed forms the foundation of all relationships;
• That we recognize that real leadership is derived from service to others;
• That we celebrate our differences for they are our strength;
• That we are proud of this special place, entrusted to us by past generations, nurtured by us for future ones;
• That we share not on Truth, but respect our common pursuit for understanding;
• And through the time we spend here, we are forever joined to each other and to Rider University.

Meet the Staff