The award is bestowed upon a member of the Rider staff, faculty or administration who best exemplifies the ideas of institutional leadership, school pride and community service.

Rider University introduced its newest graduating class at its 146th Commencement exercises from May 12 to 14 on its Lawrenceville campus and at the Princeton University Chapel. In all, 1,627 degrees were conferred over three days, marking the largest-ever graduating class from the University.

Rider University will host Shakesperience: NJ where high-school students from across the state will relive the world of Shakespeare.

The photo gallery of the May 13 Undergraduate Commencement ceremony is now available.

The photo gallery of the May 12 Graduate/CCS Commencement ceremony is now available.

The 2011-12 Undergraduate Research Scholars Awards recipients discussed their proposed projects and what they expect to discover on May 4.