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News & Announcements
Swine Flu Preparedness Update
Like many colleges and universities across the country, Rider has been experiencing flu-like illness among students, faculty and staff since earlier this semester. The good news is that the numbers are still relatively small. As of October 1, 2009, we know of 32 students and 17 faculty and staff across both campuses who have reported flu-like illness and are recovering at home or have since recovered. Of these, two have been diagnosed with H1N1 (swine flu). Procedures for dealing with these cases have proceeded as planned. Please refer to the September 1, 2009 update for additional information.
Braddock Honored by Mercer Chamber of Commerce
 Beverly Braddock, special events and projects manager at Rider, was recently named Volunteer of the Month by the Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce for her contributions to the success of the Chamber’s Career Connection Expo, sponsored annually and hosted by Rider University.
Composing Philosophies -- Seldes’ Bernstein Book Is on Key
 Dr. Barry Seldes remembers when he first encountered Leonard Bernstein. It was a hot summer day in 1956 when Seldes, then an undergraduate at the City College of New York, left class to hear music coming from the college’s amphitheater. There, the New York Philharmonic was in rehearsal and Seldes saw and heard the legendary composer playing the piano. Now, in his new book, Leonard Bernstein: The Political Life of an American Musician, Seldes examines the relationship between Bernstein’s musical and political lives.
The 2009 - 2010 Rider University Faculty Lecture Series
The Rider University Faculty Lecture Series is a forum for faculty to share high-quality research primarily with other faculty and administrators. On Thursday, October 15, from 4:30 - 6 p.m. in Sweigart Hall, Room 115, Dr. Matthew Goldie, Department of English, will speak on "This Island Earth: Insularity in Ancient and Medieval Literature, Science, and Maps."
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Ithaca College Awards Honorary Degree to Westminster’s Sweet
 Soprano Sharon Sweet, a member of the faculty at Westminster Choir College of Rider University, had the honorary Doctor of Music bestowed upon her by Ithaca College at its 114th Commencement ceremony this past spring. Perhaps best known for her worldwide performances in the title role of Aida, Sweet earned her Master of Music in Vocal Performance from the Ithaca College School of Music in 1978.
Pasqua Brings Bonner Experience to New Post
 Like many college graduates, Annie Pasqua describes her undergraduate years as a transformative experience. In Pasqua’s case, one program in particular challenged her to step out of her comfort zone and make a difference. As a freshman at Lees McRae College in North Carolina, the Tennessee native joined the Bonner Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded by Bertram and Corella Bonner that strives to promote community involvement in students across the country.
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October 14 - 19
Unity Days 2009
October 19
War Child Film Screening and
Unity Day Keynote Address by Emmanuel Jal beginning at 4:30 p.m.
October 20
ESSC Green Film Series Presents Fuel
BLC Theater, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
October 21
National Campus Sustainability Day
SRC Atrium and Lobby, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
October 22
Flanagan Will Speak About the Rigors of the Acting Life
Yvonne Theater, 6:30 p.m.
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