Rider University This Week Kicks Off School of Liberal Arts and Science 50th Anniversary Celebration

Editor's Note: The following is a news release issued by Rider University.

Rider University will kick off its yearlong 50th anniversary of its School of Liberal Arts and Science celebration with a pair of fun events that offer a chance to see the world in a single afternoon, and to celebrate an historic scientific breakthrough from Oct. 26 to 28.

Both events are free and will be held on Rider’s Lawrence Township campus at 2083 Lawrence Rd. (Route 206).

"Passport to the World"

Wednesday, Oct. 26: 3 to 5 p.m.

Members of the Rider and local communities can travel the globe, having their passports stamped by as many countries as they can visit in one afternoon, at the "Passport to the World" on Oct. 26 from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Bart Luedeke Center Cavalla Room.

Celebrated in conjunction with Rider’s annual International Week festivities, "Passport to the World" is an opportunity to meet members of the Rider faculty born outside the United States and experience the culture of their native lands, one nation at a time.

Visitors to the event will make stops at booths – each one representing a different country – for an informative presentation of culture, history, and food, to earn a stamp in their “passport booklet,” according to Dr. Patricia Mosto, dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Education and Sciences, and a native of Argentina.

"100 Years of X-Ray Crystallography"

Thursday, Oct. 27, and Friday, Oct. 28

Sweigart Auditorium

Join us for a two-day science colloquium highlighting "100 years of X-Ray Crystallography," a method of determining atomic structure and the density of electrons within a crystal that would influence many eventual health technologies.

Lectures by faculty from Rider, Smith College and Princeton University will be highlighted by an address from Dr. John H. Conway of Princeton, followed by a 5 p.m. reception for Rider science alumni and guests on Thursday, Oct. 27.

For more information about Rider’s School of Liberal Arts 50th Anniversary events, see www.rider.edu/slas.