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Rider University
Seal of Rider University Seal‎
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: Flag of the United States Lawrenceville, NJ, U.S.
Campus: suburban, 303 acres [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
Image:RiderBroncLogo.png‎
The Rider Athletics Logo

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.

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[edit] Campus

The 280-acre Lawrenceville campus is in a suburban area three miles north of Trenton and five miles 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.

[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] Dr. David Rebovich

Dr. David P. Rebovich, an associate professor of Political Science, died due to a heart attack on Friday, Oct. 12, 2007.[13] Dr. Rebovich was teaching a class when he suffered from a heart attack. Dr. Rebovich was pronounced dead when he arrived at a local hospital some 45 minutes later. Dr. Rebovich was one of the most popular professors on campus and was known throughout the region for his non-partisan political commentary. He is often called "the most quoted man in New Jersey politics."[14] Following his death New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine, Senate President Richard Codey and other political leaders released press statements expressing their condolences for Rebovich's death and gratitude for his work.

[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 five fraternities (Sigma Phi Epsilon, 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.

Rider's chapters of the Zeta Beta Tau and Phi Kappa Tau have been closed for behavior problems in recent months.

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) is active in advocating 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] Student Population

There are 5,562 undergraduate and graduate students attending.[15]

[edit] Athletics

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 best-known athletic alumni is former Notre Dame basketball coach and current ESPN sportscaster Digger Phelps, who played basketball at Rider from 1959 to 1963. Basketball is the school's most popular sport, though wrestling, track & field, field hockey and swimming and diving have been its strongest.

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.

As of January 20, 2007, there are 78 members in the Rider Sports Hall of Fame. [2]. The University has recently redesigned their sports logo. [3]

[edit] Housing

For years housing was guaranteed for all students throughout their four year stay at Rider. However, in a recent move, the administration has cancelled all guaranteed housing status to all upper classmen, only offering it to first and second year students.[16] Many current students are wary of this new policy change, and have called the University out on lying to them[17] Since that time, Rider has returned to guaranteeing housing for all current students. Anybody who came into Rider with the guarantee of housing for 4 years will get housing for 4 years.

[edit] Academics

Although known primarily for its Business program, Rider University is a comprehensive university.

In 1978 George A. Lager of Rider's Department of Geo sciences conducted a study on the high-temperature structural changes of olivines. The study concluded linear extrapolation of cell-unit expansion increased with heat to critical limits. Essentially remaining constant as a function of both composition and temperature. Paleontologist Richard Alexander from the Department of Geo sciences, in 1986 published his study on the resistance to and repair of shell breakage induced by Durophages in late Ordovician Brachiopods in the Journal of Paleontology.

In 1989 John W. Norbury of Rider's Department of Physics did a reanalysis of the Weizsacker-Williams method on nucleon emission via electromagnetic excitation in relativistic nucleus-nucleus collisions. The premise of his work was that previous analysis of the comparison of Weizsäcker-Williams theory to experiment for nucleon emission via electromagnetic excitations in nucleus-nucleus collisions had not been definitive because of different assumptions concerning the value of the minimum impact parameter. This situation is corrected by providing criteria that allow one to make definitive statements concerning agreement or disagreement between Weizsäscker-Williams theory and experiment. John Norbury conducted the first complete calculations of electric quadrupole excitations in relativistic nucleus-nucleus collisions. The neutron emission from 89Y were studied and quadrupole effects were found to be a significant fraction of the cross section. Single-nucleon removal in relativistic and intermediate energy nucleus-nucleus collisions was studied using a generalization of Weizsäcker-Williams theory that treats each electromagnetic multipole separately. Calculations were presented for electric dipole and quadrupole excitations and incorporated a realistic minimum impact parameter, Coulomb recoil corrections, and the uncertainties in the input photo nuclear data. Discrepancies were discussed. The maximum quadrupole effect to be observed in future experiments was estimated and also an analysis of the charge dependence of the electromagnetic cross sections down to energies as low as 100 MeV/nucleon was made. Calculations were presented for electric quadrupole excitations in relativistic nucleus-nucleus collisions. The theoretical results were compared to an extensive data set and it was concluded that electric quadrupole effects provide substantial corrections to cross sections, especially for heavier nuclei. Norbury previously had corrected a calculation by Hill for the electromagnetic dissociation of 197Au and 59Co.

In 1990 Norbury, along with Lawrence Townsend of the NASA Langley Research Center discovered significant discrepancies between theory and experiment had previously been noted for nucleon emission via electromagnetic processes in relativistic nucleus-nucleus collisions. Their work investigated the hypothesis that these discrepancies had arisen due to uncertainties about how to deduce the experimental electromagnetic cross section from the total measured cross section. An optical-model calculation of single neutron removal was added to electromagnetic cross sections and compared to the total experimental cross sections. Good agreement was found thereby resolving some of the earlier noted discrepancies. A detailed comparison to the recent work of Benesh, Cook, and Vary is made for both the impact parameter and the nuclear cross section. Good agreement was obtained giving an independent confirmation of the parametrized formulas developed by those authors.

In 1994 Robert Kaestner Professor of Economics, estimated the effect of marijuana and cocaine use on wages. Using the 1984 and 1988 waves of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, his study provides an update of several previous cross-sectional estimates of the effect of illicit drug use on wages, as well as the first longitudinal estimates of that effect. The cross-sectional results, which were generally consistent with the surprising findings of previous research, suggested that illicit drug use had a large, positive effect on wages. The longitudinal estimates, which controlled for unobserved heterogeneity in the sample, were mixed: among men, the estimated wage effects of both marijuana and cocaine use were negative, but among women, the effect of cocaine use remained positive and large. Because the longitudinal model wss imprecisely estimated, however, those results were inconclusive.

In 1995 Edward T. McNulty professor of Economic History of the United States, assisted by Michael T. De Gaglia, conducted a study on the correlations between the commodities futures market and previous labor and wage theories presented by David Ricardo and Adam Smith. The study examined the real necessity behind the futures market and a comparison of hedging volatility in prices versus the demand for labor and wages. The work stemmed from two previous papers written by De Gaglia on the economic history of railroads and their failure to innovate. Unfortunately, due to the untimely passing of Dr. McNulty, the study was never completed.

In 1997 Professor Ilhan Meric of the Department of Finance at the College of Business Administration conducted a study on the changes of the co-movements of the national stock markets after the crash of 1987. The principal components analysis and Box's M test results showed that the co-movement patterns of the World's stock markets changed significantly after the crash. Low correlations among national stock markets are often presented as evidence in support of the benefits of international portfolio diversification. Their findings in that study indicate that correlations among national stock markets increased substantially, therefore, the benefits of international diversification decreased considerably, after the crash.

[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.

In 2005 Rider completed its state-of-the-art Student Recreation Center (The SRC). It contains an indoor track, pool tables, and about 30 workout machines, 10 with built-in TVs.

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.


[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 presidents[18]:

  • Andrew Jackson Rider (1865-1901)
  • Franklin Benjamin Moore (1901-1934)
  • Franklin Frazee Moore (1934-1941)
  • J. Goodner Gill (1941-1990)
  • J. Barton Luedeke (1990-2003)
  • Mordechai Rozanski (2003-Present)

[edit] Notable alumni and faculty

[edit] References

  1. ^ Real World Learning. Rider University. Retrieved on 2008-03-18.
  2. ^ All Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2007 Market Value of Endowment Assets with Percent Change Between 2006. National Association of College and University Business Officers and 2007 Endowment Assets (2008). Retrieved on 2008-03-18.
  3. ^ Rider at a Glance. Rider University. Retrieved on 2008-03-18.
  4. ^ Rider at a Glance. Rider University. Retrieved on 2008-03-18.
  5. ^ Rider at a Glance. Rider University. Retrieved on 2008-03-18.
  6. ^ Rider at a Glance. Rider University. Retrieved on 2008-03-18.
  7. ^ Rider at a Glance. Rider University. Retrieved on 2008-03-18.
  8. ^ Athletics. Rider University. Retrieved on 2008-03-18.
  9. ^ Rider at a Glance. Rider University. Retrieved on 2008-03-18.
  10. ^ Athletics. Rider University. Retrieved on 2008-03-18.
  11. ^ Current Institutional, International, and Associate Members. Council of Inrependent Colleges University. Retrieved on 2008-03-18.
  12. ^ Member Directory. National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. Retrieved on 2008-03-18.
  13. ^ Blue Jersey:: David Rebovich Dies
  14. ^ PoliticsNJ.com Power List 2007 | Politicker NJ
  15. ^ Rider at a Glance, accessed June 6, 2006
  16. ^ Rider University - FAQs
  17. ^ No Vacancy »The Rider News
  18. ^ [1], accessed March 16, 2008
  19. ^ "Armstrong Disarms Mets", The Record (Bergen County), May 4, 1990. "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 fulfills the qualifications for the obvious nickname, All-American Boy, like the fictional character of the same name.
    • Jason Thompson (2004-2008), star basketball player and NBA Prospect"

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