The staff of The Rider News, the University’s student weekly, earned a total of six awards, including two first-place nods, at the 2011-12 New Jersey Collegiate Press Association College Newspaper contest.

Eight boats stayed afloat during the third annual Team Leadership Challenge: “Navigating Your Path to Success” on April 15.

Rider University is one of the most environmentally responsible colleges in the United States and Canada, according to The Princeton Review. The renowned education services company selected Rider for inclusion in the newly released, third annual edition of its free downloadable book,"The Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges: 2012 Edition," which was released on April 17.

Not only do Dream Machine recycling kiosks improve on-the-go recycling, but the more cans and bottles that are recycled in a Dream Machine, the more PepsiCo will donate to support career training, education and job creation for post-9/11 U.S. veterans with disabilities. Learn more at Rider’s Earth Day celebration on April 19 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the BLC Patio.

Sunday, April 29 in Pottstown, Pa, featuring settings of poems by William Wordsworth.

The Rider team’s portrayal of Iran earned the University its fourth straight Outstanding Delegation award at the 2012 National Model United Nations Conference in New York.