Tag: Rider University
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Rider University’s reopening plans account for dormitory assignments, classroom instruction
Rider University is on track to re-open for the 2020-21 academic year, but it will be a different experience for new and returning students as the university continues to face the challenges posed by COVID-19. The Fall 2020 Planning Task Force, which included more than 70 administrators, faculty members, staff and students, prepared Rider University’s…
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Lawrence Township officials cancel fireworks at Rider University
Fireworks will not fill the skies over Rider University to celebrate the Fourth of July because Lawrence Township officials have canceled the show, which had been set for July 1. The fireworks show, which draws large crowds from around Mercer County, was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions on large gatherings under…
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Rider University task force to evaluate possible fall opening
Rider University, which moved to remote learning in response to COVID-19 in March, has formed a task force to create a plan for the fall semester in the wake of the pandemic, Rider University officials announced May 7. Rider officials expect the college to be fully open for the fall semester, including the relocation of…
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Rider University chemistry professors make hand sanitizer for hospitals
Hospitals are having trouble finding enough personal protective equipment, but they won’t have as much trouble finding hand sanitizer, thanks to the efforts of two Rider University chemistry professors. Dr. Jamie Ludwig and Dr. Danielle Jacobs, who teamed up to make hand sanitizer in Rider University’s general chemistry lab, delivered their first batch of hand…
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Rider professor, alumnus help fight COVID by making PPE with 3D printers
It’s no secret that there is a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) for doctors and nurses, as well as ventilators for the patients that they treat as COVID-19 continues to spread. That’s why a Rider University professor and a Rider University alumnus, each in his own community, are using 3D printers to manufacture medical…
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University officials postpone Rider and Westminster graduations
Rider University administrators have postponed graduation ceremonies for seniors on the university’s Lawrence Township campus and for seniors at the Westminster Choir College in Princeton. Administrators said the decision to postpone the graduation ceremonies and Westminster Choir College’s annual reunion was made in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. Gatherings of more than 50 people…
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Rider University trustees renew president’s contract through 2022
Rider University President Gregory Dell’Omo has been reappointed to a second term in the university’s top administrative post through July 31, 2022, according to Rider University officials. Dell’Omo took over the reins at Rider on Aug. 1, 2015. He succeeded Mordechai Rozanski, who held the post from 2003-15. During Rozanski’s tenure, enrollment increased and a…
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Attorney General addresses state, federal issues during talk at Rider University
New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said on Oct. 29 that his office is not shying away from challenging actions by the Trump administration and that it intends to have a more assertive role in 2019. “I didn’t come into this job anticipating I would be suing the federal government at every turn or…
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Rider University renames building to thank alumnus for $5.5 million gift
A $5.5 million gift, one of the largest individual gifts in Rider University’s history, has resulted in the renaming of North Hall, which is one of the newest classroom buildings on the school’s campus in Lawrenceville. North Hall has been renamed Lynch Adler Hall in honor of donor Thomas J. Lynch and his lifelong friend,…