Location: about 45 minutes northeast of Philadelphia, PA and about 1 and a half hours southwest of New York City
Enrollment: 6,000
Other interesting tidbits:
Rider University has approximately 40,000 living alumni worldwide. Rider alumni are distinguishing themselves in the fields of business, government, and sports.
- In the field of business, Rider graduates include: Neil B. Friedman, president of Mattel Brands; Thomas J. Lynch, CEO of Tyco Electronics; Howard Stoeckel, CEO of Wawa.
- In the field of government, Rider graduates include: Nathaniel Barnes, Liberian Ambassador to the United Nations; Frederick W. Donnelly, former Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey; David Rousseau, MBA, former New Jersey State Treasurer; and Mark S. Schweiker, MA, 44th Governor of Pennsylvania.
- In the field of sports, Rider graduates include: Jack Armstrong, 1990 Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Star and World Champion; Caroline Lind, MBA, Olympic Gold Medal rower at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; Digger Phelps, ESPN college basketball analyst and former Notre Dame Fighting Irish basketball coach; Bobby Smith, National Soccer Hall of Fame member; and Jason Thompson, basketball player in the NBA.
BONNER PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
Name of Campus-Wide Center: Department of Service-Learning within Campus Life
Relevant website: http://www.rider.edu/commservice
Type of Program: Bonner Leaders- Rider Bonner Community Scholars Program
Year Began: 1999
Bonner Program website:http://www.rider.edu/commservice
Number of Bonner Leaders: 50
Active in Bonner AmeriCorps Ed Award:30
Active in Other AmeriCorps Ed Award:
Active in Learn & Serve CBR: Yes
Active in FIPSE Civic Ed Certficate/Minor: No
KEY CONTACTS
President: Dr. Mordechai Rozanski
Dean of Students: Dr. Anthony Campbell
Assisstant Director of Campus Life for Service Learning/ Bonner Director: Annie Pasqua
Coordinator of Community Service: Jane Sanchez
Bonner Senior Intern: Ashley Pichardo
Community Impact Intern: Joe Landolfi
Bonner Congress Representatives: Tommy Saladino and Sylwia Denko
MORE ABOUT US (our partners, trips, structure, best or unique practices)
Community Partners:
The Community Values Statements of Rider University states that "true leadership is derived from service to others". This statement is the basis for the work that takes place in the Department of Service-Learning within Campus Life. Rider Bonner Community Scholars (RBCS) are campus-wide agents of change at Rider. The serve in site teams at the following placements (Please see the link for additional information):
El Centro
Enable, Inc.
HomeFront
Habitat For Humanity
Mercer Street Friends Food Bank
Trenton Area Soup Kitchen
The English School
YMCA of Trenton
The Boys and Girls Club of Trenton
Food Stamp Outreach
Trips:
- Our First Year Service Trip takes place during Spring Break. Where the Bonner students set out for a week long adventure to serve a different community in need. In the past, trips have been to Boston, Baltimore and the Philadelphia area.
- We also take Bonner students to the many confrences held throughout the year like IMPACT, Inspire and SLI.
Structure:
- We have weekly meetings held on Wednesdays at 5:15pm where we rotate different themes such as AllCorps, site-based team, and class year meetings.
- For students that are unable to make our weekly meetings at the set time, we have a Social Justice Book club where the Bonner's meet up bi-weekly to discuss books that center on social justice issues.
Unique Attribute:
- We have a learning community for first year Bonner's called the Community Service Learning Community (CSLC). They live together and also take a course called Freshman Seminar which is focused on Social Justice issues. The learning community creates a unique bond for the first year Bonner's and brings them closer as a class.
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