Tag: Rider University
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Rider University honors Class of 2022
Rider University hosted three commencement ceremonies last week. On May 12, the university honored the graduate Class of 2022 on campus in Rider’s Alumni Gym. Judith M. Persichilli ’80, the commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Health, addressed the graduates and received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters. On May 13, Rider celebrated the…
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Donors of record gift to Rider Athletics revealed
Wayne Canastra, Rider University Class of 1972, and Jill Hammer Canastra, also Class of ’72, have stepped forward as the source of the largest gift in Rider University Athletics history. Rider initially announced the couple’s anonymous $2.5 million leadership gift to the Rider Arena Project in October 2020. The Canastras have chosen to come forward…
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Rider University announces 2022 honorary degree recipients, commencement speakers
Rider University officials announced the college’s 2022 honorary degree recipients, as well as the commencement speaker. Entrepreneur Paul Muller will be honored at Rider University’s Undergraduate Commencement exercises at the CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton on May 14, beginning at 2 p.m. He will receive an honorary Doctor of Business. Muller owns Team Toyota of Langhorne,…
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Rider University and Westminster Choir College appeal set for Appellate Division
The state Appellate Division of Superior Court will hear oral arguments next month in an appeal challenging the dismissal of two lawsuits that sought to block Rider University from moving the Westminster Choir College from Princeton to its Lawrence Township campus. Attorneys for Rider University and the Westminster Foundation, Princeton, New Jersey, Inc., and a…
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Mercer County scavenger hunt brings attention to Sexual Assault Awareness Month
In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in April, the Womanspace Education and Community Outreach Committee is planning a Turn the Town Teal Scavenger Hunt to spread awareness throughout the county. With the support of local businesses, Hightstown, Lawrence, Trenton, Ewing and Hamilton, and Rider University, are participating in this campaign. “This year for…
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Rider University to end indoor mask mandate March 5
Rider University will end its indoor mask mandate for all individuals, regardless of vaccination status, beginning March 5. After that date, students and employees will only be required to wear masks indoors for a few special scenarios: when they are at the Student Health Center; during days six through 10 following quarantine or isolation; and…
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Faculty, students hold rally to call for removal of Rider University president
Rider University’s Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) held a rally outside the building where President Greg Dell’Omo met with the Board of Trustees on March 3. More than 140 faculty and students held signs that called for Dell’Omo’s removal and chanted “Greg Dell’Omo must go!” as the president, members of his…
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Rider journalism major earns spot in elite program to cover Maccabiah Games in Israel
Senior Rider University journalism major Dylan Manfre will travel to Israel this summer to cover the 21st Maccabiah Games as part of the inaugural Maccabi Media Program. Manfre, who has been the sports editor of Rider’s student newspaper, The Rider News, for the past three years, was one of only 14 students nationwide selected for the…
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Faculty calls for Rider University president’s resignation
The removal of Rider University President Gregory Dell’Omo has been demanded by the Rider University chapter of the American Association of University Professors in a resolution approved by the union Feb. 2. The resolution outlines several reasons for seeking Dell’Omo’s removal from office, starting with the strategic policies that he has enacted and that have…