Rider University:
| Rider University |
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| Motto: |
In Omnia Paratus (In all things prepared) [1] |
| Established: |
1865 |
| Type: |
Private |
| Endowment: |
US $61.6 million [2] |
| President: |
Mordechai Rozanski |
| Faculty: |
236 full time [3] |
| Students: |
5,790 [4] |
| Undergraduates: |
4,586 [5] |
| Postgraduates: |
1,204 [6] |
| Location: |
 Lawrenceville, NJ, U.S. |
| Campus: |
suburban, 303 acres (1.23 km2) [7] (1.2 km2) |
| Sports: |
basketball, softball, swimming & diving, track & field [8] |
| Colors: |
Cranberry and white [9] |
| Nickname: |
Broncs |
| Athletics: |
NCAA Division I MAAC, NEC (field hockey only), CAA (wrestling only) [10] |
| Affiliations: |
CIC[11], NAICU[12], Sanda University |
| Website: |
www.rider.edu |
The Rider Athletics Logo |
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Rider University is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian university located chiefly in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, in Mercer County. It consists of four academic units - the College of Business Administration, the College of Liberal Arts, Education and Sciences, and the College of Continuing Studies - plus Westminster Choir College, which is located in the nearby borough of Princeton. In addition to regional accreditation, the undergraduate and graduate programs in business are accredited by AACSB, and the professional education graduate programs are accredited by NCATE.
[edit] Campus
The 280-acre (1.1 km2) Lawrenceville campus is in a suburban area three miles (5 km) north of Trenton and five miles (8 km) south of Princeton. The modern facilities, designed to meet the academic, social, and recreational needs of the Rider faculty and students, are clustered and within easy walking distance of one another on the large park-like campus.
The Westminster campus is in Princeton, NJ.
[edit] Academic Programs
Traditional liberal arts programs of study are offered on the Lawrenceville campus, as well as undergraduate business and education studies. The Westminster campus offers musically-based curricula.
The College of Business Administration offers two graduate degrees: the Master of Accountancy (M.Acc.) and the Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.).
The Department of Graduate Education and Human Services offers five master of arts degrees and 25 certification programs. M.A. degrees are offered in Counseling Services; Curriculum, Instruction, and Supervision; Educational Administration; Reading and Language Arts; and Human Services Administration. Among the many certification programs is a Graduate-Level Teacher Certification program. In addition, two educational specialist degrees are offered: an Ed.S. degree in Counseling Services and an Ed.S. degree in School Psychology.
[edit] Faculty
There are a total of 55 faculty members actively involved with graduate business students through teaching or research. Of this number, 47 are full-time faculty and 8 are part-time or adjunct. Current research areas include ethics, international business, marketing to the Latino community in the United States, gender differences in career progression, entrepreneurship, health care management, and diversity.
There are a total of 37 faculty members actively involved with graduate education and human services students through teaching and research. Of this number, 13 are full-time faculty and 24 are part-time or adjunct. Current research areas include integrating the use of computers in counseling and other programs; gifted students; analysis of teaching and learning styles to improve instruction and learning; level of administrators in public health, human services, and nonprofit areas; ethnography in the reading and language arts process; self-esteem; hope; and collaboration.
[edit] Academic Buildings
Memorial Hall, the Science and Technology Center, the Fine Arts Center, the Academic Annex, the Stephen A. Maurer Physical Education Building, and Anne Brossman Sweigart Hall (Business Administration) contain the classrooms and laboratories for all curricula. A general access lab containing terminals, microcomputers, and laser printers is located in the Fine Arts Center; other computer labs are located in Anne Brossman Sweigart Hall, Memorial Hall, and at Westminster Choir College. Central VAX systems provide electronic mail, conferencing, and Internet access tools.
[edit] Greek Life
Currently on Rider's Lawrenceville Campus, there are thirteen social Greek organizations which are members of the Interfraternity Council, the Panhellenic Council or the Intercultural Greek Council. There are six fraternities (Sigma Phi Epsilon,[Phi Beta Sigma], Tau Kappa Epsilon,Alpha Epsilon Pi, Kappa Alpha Psi, and Lambda Theta Phi)and there are eight sororities (Alpha Xi Delta, Phi Sigma Sigma, Zeta Tau Alpha, Delta Phi Epsilon, Delta Sigma Theta, Lambda Tau Omega, Lambda Theta Alpha and Zeta Phi Beta). In addition to these social Greek organizations, there are numerous professional and honorary fraternities, among which are Delta Sigma Pi, Lambda Pi Eta, Omicron Delta Kappa, etc.
As of 2008,Rider's chapters of the Zeta Beta Tau and Phi Kappa Tau are closed for behavior problems and not recognized by the campus.[specify]
In the Spring, the Greeks hold "Greek Week". During Greek Week, the Fraternities and Sororities compete in a variety of events which change from year to year; however, every year there is a philanthropy event. Past events have benefited St. Jude's Juvenile Cancer Center, as well as paralysis research, neurological disorder research, and various other causes.
[edit] Student Government
The Student Government Association (SGA) advocates the wants, needs, and desires of the Rider student body. SGA is made up of subordinate governments which include the Student Entertainment Council (SEC), the Residence Hall Association (RHA), the Association of Commuting Students (ACS), the Finance Board, the Interfraternity Council, the Panhellenic Council, and the Intercultural Greek Council (IGC). The Student Senate is the legislative body of the student government and consists of various campus representatives. SGA itself consists of an executive board, a cabinet with two team leaders, eight chairs, and two special assistants called Bronc Aide and Senate Aide.
[edit] Resources
The Franklin Moore Library supports the academic programs with a collection of more than 340,000 volumes, 2,000 periodical titles, 450,000 microforms, and an audiovisual collection. Materials are cataloged in Library of Congress classification and are accessible through an online catolog, part of the library's automated catalog/circulation/acquisitions system. Online database searching is available to complement the library's on-campus holdings.
[edit] The Shadow Yearbook
The Shadow Yearbook was first published in 1923 two years after the institution officially changed its name to Rider College. The yearbook continues to be published each year by a student staff. The staff writes all the articles, designs the pages, comes up with its theme and takes many of the pictures. The 2008 yearbook marked its 85th volume. The book is primarily made for senior students, but can be purchased by any Rider student. Seniors that sit for a portrait receive a yearbook free of charge. The book typically is shipped to students in November. As of 2008, Herff Jones publishes the book for Rider.
[edit] Student Population
There are 5,562 undergraduate and graduate students attending.[13]
[edit] Athletics
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Main article: Rider Broncs
Athletic teams are nicknamed the Broncs. The school competes in the Division I Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, where they are the only member that is not a Catholic institution.
The intercollegiate sports program at Rider was started by coach Clair Bee in the 1920s. One of the school's athletic alumni is former Notre Dame basketball coach and current ESPN sportscaster Digger Phelps, who played basketball at Rider from 1959 to 1963.
The university competed in football until 1951, when the university was placed under investigation after allegations of paying recruits, as well as improper benefits for players on the team. The NCAA asked the school to discontinue the football program, and the Broncs have not fielded a team since.[citation needed] Rider students often proclaim their football team "undefeated since 1951," as they have not existed since that time.
Jason Thompson went to Rider University. He was drafted by the Sacramento Kings with the 12 pick in the 2008 NBA Draft.
As of January 20, 2007, there are 78 members in the Rider Sports Hall of Fame. [1]. The University has recently redesigned their sports logo. [2]
[edit] Academics
Although known primarily for its Business program, Rider University is a comprehensive university.
[edit] History
The school was founded in 1865 as "Trenton Business College" in Trenton and became "The Rider Business College" in 1897 after founder Andrew Jackson Rider. After several name changes and mergers, Rider College moved to Lawrenceville in 1964. It affiliated with Westminster Choir College in 1991, merged with Westminster in 1992 and became a university in 1994.[14]
In 2005 Rider completed its Student Recreation Center (SRC). It contains an indoor track, pool tables, and about 30 workout machines, 10 with built-in TVs. The opening of the SRC by President Rozanski, the mascot of Rider University - the Rider Bronc, and Student Government Association (SGA) President Perry Whiteley was, as SGA President Perry Whiteley said, the result of President Rozanski's creation of a "contagious and engulfing sense of excitement and pride” among current and prospective students and alumni. “It has given students more options for working out and participating in sports and has established a new hub for student life,” he said “It is difficult to quantitatively capture the true scope of excitement and pride that has engulfed the campus community in anticipation of the opening of this new facility.”[15]
Rider completed a $16 million construction project in 2005 which included renovations to existing dorms, a new residence hall and a new student recreation center as part of three-step strategic development plan. During the spring 2008 semester Rider University President Mordechai Rozanski announced the creation of new academic and residential facilities on the Lawrenceville campus along with the expansion of current academic facilities and the hiring of additional faculty members. President Rozanski also announced new academic programs and new financial aid resources that will help students be able to afford to attend Rider. [16]
[edit] President
Its current President is Dr. Mordechai Rozanski, who is Rider's sixth president. Dr. Rozanski became President on Aug. 1, 2003 following the retirement of former President, Dr. J. Barton Luedeke.
Rider has had six presidentsCite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag:
- Andrew Jackson Rider (1866–1898)
- Franklin Benjamin Moore (1898–1934)
- Franklin Frazee Moore (1934–1969)
- Frank N. Elliott (1969–1990)
- J. Barton Luedeke (1990–2003)
- Mordechai Rozanski (2003-Present)
[edit] Notable alumni and faculty
- Sally Brophy (1928–2007), a television actor of the 1950s and 1960s, instructed theater arts at Rider for some two decades. She was a graduate of the Royal Academy in London, England.
- Digger Phelps (1941-), former Notre Dame Fighting Irish basketball coach, ESPN analyst. Alumni of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity (TKE).
- Jeff Kunkel (1961 -) (Baseball player); Professional Career '83-'94 with the Texas Rangers and Chicago Cubs; Member of Rider's Athletic Hall of Fame, inducted November 1996.
- Jack Armstrong (1965-), former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher.[17] "OK, let's get the obvious out of the way. Born in Englewood and a star at Neptune High School who went on to pitch at Rider College and the University of Oklahoma, 6-foot-5, 220-pound Cincinnati right-hander Jack Armstrong fulfils the qualifications for the obvious nickname, All-American Boy, like the fictional character of the same name.
- Jason Thompson (1986-), the 12th pick in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings
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