Brendan T. Byrne says that the office of the governor of New Jersey is the most powerful such executive office in the United States, and that’s a good thing as long as the governor wants to be an agent for change. “Otherwise, why run for office?” asked Byrne, who visited Rider for a witty and insightful Q&A session on April 14 as part of the Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics’ Governing New Jersey series.

The new Center for Distance Learning and Teaching, which promises an efficient and coordinated streamlining of Rider’s online educational efforts for both faculty and students, will offer an Open House on April 19 in the Bristol Myers Squibb Center.

Rider University’s Westminster College of the Arts will host Rider Presents, a musical theater performance workshop for New Jersey high school students, on Tuesday, April 26.

Despite the cloudy weather, 130 participants and volunteers gathered on Rider’s chilly Lawrenceville campus to run in the third annual Run Over Violence 5k.

More than 100 students participated in the second annual Team Leadership Challenge: “Navigating Your Path to Success" on April 10.

The inaugural event will honor Rider alumni, who have distinguished themselves in the accounting profession, on Wednesday, May 11, at Pines Manor Restaurant in Edison, N.J.