Eldridge Hawkins Jr. ’01 could have started small, but he refused to ignore the call of opportunity and a struggling community’s need for sweeping change. As a result, the 28-year-old political neophyte was elected mayor of Orange, N.J., last year, and immediately put his signature on the city.

In an effort to raise awareness of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Arthur-Kalala Katalayi held Congo Day: Giving Back to Africa Fundraiser.

Vincent Padalino captured first place in the New Jersey Student Entrepreneur of the Year for 2009 awards at the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards, sponsored by Edison Venture Fund, at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison on May 5.

The entire Rider community is invited to attend the Congo Day: Giving Back to Africa Fundraiser on Thursday April 23 from 5 to 8 p.m. in BLC Theater.

Cognizant of the vast network of professional operations necessary to field a professional sports team, Dr. Larry Prober launched the MBAD 697: Business of Sports elective four years ago to bring the lesson home to Rider’s M.B.A. students.