Rider University and Westminster Choir College License Plates

With over 40,000 Rider and Westminster alumni and students calling the Garden and Keystone States their home, we would like to start alumni license plate programs.  The catch is that we need 500 people signed up for each plate in New Jersey and 300 in Pennsylvania before we can submit our requests. 

If you are interested in this opportunity, click here for more information and to sign up.

Headline News

Rider Celebrates 144th Commencement Ceremonies

Joyous celebration and proud smiles reflected the sense of festivity and accomplishment at Rider University’s 144th Commencement ceremonies on May 14 and 15 on the Lawrenceville campus. More than 1,300 graduates of the Class of 2009, including 498 graduate and College of Continuing Studies students on Thursday, and 825 undergraduates on Friday, as well as 138 from Westminster Choir College, joined a distinguished family of some 50,000 Rider University alumni. Westminster celebrated its 80th Commencement activities in The Chapel of Princeton University on May 16.

Rider Grad is a Distinguished Student Teacher

Jill Van Arsdalen ’07 was recently recognized by the state Department of Education as a 2009 New Jersey Distinguished Student Teacher award recipient. Van Arsdalen, who just completed the Graduate Level Teacher Certification Program (GTLP) at Rider, student-taught ninth- and 10th- grade Algebra I and Interactive Algebra classes at Haddon Heights Junior/Senior High School in Haddon Heights, N.J. The New Jersey Distinguished Student Teacher awards recognize the five most outstanding prospective teachers in the state.
 

Honoring 1,205 Years of Longtimers' Service

The close of the academic year and the transformation of another year’s class from students into alumni are annual rites of spring on campus, but Rider also makes it a point to honor those who have kept the institution moving smoothly through these annual cycles. Members of the Rider and Westminster Choir College communities who have devoted 20 or more years of service were fêted by the University on Wednesday, May 6, at the annual Longtimers Reception.

Upcoming Alumni Events

 July 15 NYC Alumni Networking Event

July 22 TKE Alumni Reunion on Campus

July 30 Rider Alumni Night at the Trenton Thunder

 
A Timely Tribute
While many will gather with family and friends to enjoy barbecues this Memorial Day weekend, parades and services will also take place to honor United States service men and women who have lost their lives in combat. Rider alumnus Ethan Lefkowitz ’06 recently produced a documentary that gives a voice to those who served in World War II. Lefkowitz’s The New Jersey World War II Memorial: A Veteran’s Day Tribute to the Greatest Generation is a video documentary about the New Jersey World War II Memorial and local veterans.

 
Renaissance Man
When Michael Gorostiza, a December ’08 graduate, hands out his business card, the recipient might be surprised by his title – or titles, for that matter: Michael David Gorostiza – Biologist, Composer. While they are two distinct disciplines, Gorostiza will have a chance to study both his passions in the fall, when he pursues an M.A. in Environmental Policy at Harvard University and studies Music Theory at the New England Conservatory. He plans to divide his time studying at the conservatory during the day and taking classes at Harvard by night. 

Taking Care of Business
Like most entrepreneurs, Vincent Padalino was drawn by the lure of profit, selling graphics T-shirts out of the trunk of his car while still in high school. “After a while, though, I started making some decent money and it got serious,” said Padalino, who earned his bachelor’s degree in Entrepreneurial Studies on May 15. So, he formed Vestiwear, LLC, which, in turn, has earned him something besides income. The budding businessman captured first place in the New Jersey Student Entrepreneur of the Year for 2009 awards at the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards on May 5.

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