Campus Communication

Summer Town Hall Series

The Student Government Association, in conjunction with University administration, hosted a Summer Town Hall Series to address questions and concerns about the fall 2020 semester. Recordings of each event are available for on-demand viewing.

University announcements

Rider has sent out a series of announcements to update the campus community about the recommendations of the Fall 2020 Planning Task Force and other information related to the 2020-21 academic year. We are archiving them here as a resource:

February 4, 2021

• COVID-19 surveillance testing begins

January 28, 2021

• Resources for a successful spring semester

January 4, 2021

• COVID-19 student testing requirements Spring 2021

December 22, 2020

• Required travel-related quarantine for spring 2021 semester

December 1, 2020

• Letter from Dean Onofrio about spring 2020 performance-based courses

November 9, 2020

• Free student COVID testing
• Important housing updates - winter break closing and spring semester housing

November 6, 2020

• Revised calendar for Spring 2021 announcement from President Dell'Omo

September 29, 2020

• Rider’s expanded COVID-19 Dashboard announcement

August 24, 2020

• Student checklist for a successful start to the semester

August 20, 2020

• Fall 2020 campus event guidelines

August 14, 2020

• An update from President Dell'Omo following the Governor’s executive order

August 11, 2020

• A letter from President Dell'Omo on the operating plan for fall 2020
• Important housing updates for transition to remote learning from Vice President of Student Affairs Fenneberg

August 3, 2020

• An update to the fall 2020 plan from President Dell'Omo

July 30, 2020

• A letter about Westminster Choir College ensemble planning for 2020-21 from Marshall Onofrio, Dean, Westminster College of the Arts

July 27, 2020

• COVID-19 Shared Responsibility Pledge and Financial Enrollment Agreement requirement for students

• MAAC cancels fall sports

July 24, 2020

• A letter about 14-day quarantine requirements from Vice President of Student Affairs Fenneberg and Associate Dean for Residence Life Butler

July 15, 2020

• A letter about updates to the fall plan and course scheduling from President Dell'Omo
• Information regarding important residential changes for fall 2020 from Student Affairs and Residence Life

June 24, 2020

• A letter from President Dell’Omo and Dean Bidle to the campus community announcing “Resolved and Ready," Rider's plan for fall 2020 semester 

June 4, 2020

• A letter to incoming freshmen and rising sophomores about the temporary suspension of Rider University’s residency requirement

May 28, 2020

• An update about the progress of the Fall 2020 Planning Task Force from President Dell'Omo and Dean Bidle

May 7, 2020

• A letter about the formation of the Fall 2020 Planning Task Force from President Dell'Omo