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If you are a current teacher or want to learn how to become a teacher attend our special information session on November 19 to get all of the details! https://www.rider.edu/events/graduate-information-session-current-and-aspiring-teachers

Graduate Information Session for Current and Aspiring Teachers Are you interested in a graduate program that will prepare you for a rewarding career working in a school setting? Join us for a Graduate Education Programs Info Session: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 5:30 p.m.On-Campus Anne Brossman Sweigart Hall, Room 115 | #25 on the campus mapRegister for this even...

Today we celebrate National Dictionary Day in honor of Noah Webster's birthday. Check out this link for suggestions about incorporating a dictionary into your classroom. https://www.worldbook.com/wbblog/National-Dictionary-Day-Explore-Learn-Grow #

Today is National Stop Bullying Day. Remember all it takes is a simple step to make a giant leap. https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/parenting/2019/08/06/i-will-be-your-friend-anti-bullying-t-shirt-orders-soar-after-first-grader-fends-off-bullying/1924121001/

Mom says son's 'heart' led her first-grader to wear 'I will be your friend' shirt The 6-year-old Georgia boy wore the shirt on his first day of school and hundreds of kids and adults are ordering the shirt he asked his mom to make.

Today is National BRAVE Day which honors women who lift each other up, rescue each other and make each other BRAVE. Share this with a woman who has made you BRAVE!

NEW GA OPPORTUNITY! Inbox me with questions.

The Office of Financial Aid is seeking a graduate assistant to work in the Loan Office for this upcoming academic year. The student would need to start training as soon as possible and be available to work during the summer and other school breaks. This position offers great incentives of tuition assistance during the Fall and Spring semesters as well as an hourly rate.
Some of the duties include:

Assistance in processing and reconciling federal student loans
Provide excellent customer service to students and parents as they navigate the loan process
Assist in special projects as assigned by supervisor

Today kicks off Random Acts of Kindness Week. What will you do?

Congrats to Rider graduate counseling program alum, Stone who was named to Princeton Review's National List of 20 Counselors Who Make a Difference. https://www.princetonreview.com/college-advice/20-counselors-who-make-a-difference-2019-nscw?fbclid=IwAR2T3njNsqwZx_jue05bnVDHGkAc7_b_LfvQi2YHreDA74xEN5cI4IbgZ64

20 School Counselors Who Make a Difference For National School Counseling Week, February 4–8, 2019, The Princeton Review is featuring 20 school counselors who help students achieve their loftiest dreams.

Hank Chang is an alum of Rider's MA in Applied Behavior Analysis program who works with children who have autism at Eden Autism. When we asked him why he chose this career he said, "...because I want to better the lives of these students." Learn more about Hank and the field of Applied Behavior Analysis here: https://www.rider.edu/academics/colleges-schools/college-liberal-arts-education-sciences/science-programs/ma-applied-psychology

Rider University and Ewing Public Schools have been partners on educational initiatives for years. We have formalized our relationship and now offer a tuition discount to EPS employees. https://www.rider.edu/admissions/university-partnerships/ewing-public-schools

Today we welcome 8th grade students from Pemberton Township School District who are meeting their writing mentors from Rider's Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification Program. Putting pedagogy into meaningful action! https://www.rider.edu/teachercert

Wondering if you have what it takes to enter a post-baccalaureate teacher preparation program? We can help--and the review is free! https://bit.ly/2Ue51GD

There is still time to register for tomorrow's interactive online session with Todd Dellinger to learn about Rider's new MA in Arts Management & Executive Leadership program hashtag hashtag https://lnkd.in/eR2Wiz4

Save the date Jason Lanier will be speaking at Rider University on November 13. Join us for a thought-provoking discussion: https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/the-deliberate-awfulness-of-social-media

The Deliberate Awfulness of Social Media To be alive and online in our time is to feel at once incensed and stultified by the onrush of information, helpless against the rising tide of bad news and worse opinions.

So happy to welcome some of our new graduate students to campus for orientation last night! Meet our futures teachers and future counselors! Rider U College of Education and Human Services Kathleen Marie Pierce Christina Hamme Peterson

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This week we are introducing you to Dr. Leonard Goduto!

Dr. Goduto is an Associate Professor in the Department of Graduate Education, Leadership and Counseling and is the Program Director for the Doctor of Educational Leadership program, which is Rider University's first and only doctoral program.

From the time he arrived in Lawrenceville, Dr. Goduto saw the potential for the Educational Leadership program to become the first program in the history of the university to offer a doctoral degree. “It’s something I’ve always wanted to do and thought Rider would do a great job in putting this kind of a program together,” he says. “After I was here about four or five years, I started doing research on similar programs. When President Dell’Omo came on (in 2015) the idea really started to gain traction, and so I made a proposal and was given the go-ahead to formulate the program. I formed a committee with two faculty members, Trevor Buser and Judy Nappi, and we spent a good year plus researching and developing this program, and then going through a very rigorous approval process.”

The program received official approval in 2017, and kicked off its first cohort of 15 students last July. Now entering year two, interest in the program continues to grow. The second cohort will be composed of 17 students who were accepted from a pool of more than 40 applicants. Dr. Goduto explains that the doctoral program is not just geared toward K-12 administrators, but is for anyone who would like to take on a leadership role in an educational organization. Dr. Goduto considers his role in creating the Educational Leadership doctoral program at Rider to be his greatest achievement. “It’s meant everything to me,” he says of this accomplishment. “I’ve been in education for 40 years and this is the highlight of my career.”

Read more about Dr. Goduto in Keith Fernbach's article here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZG7L3InjaEM9tovk0k-g3YSenTKwAqaX/view?usp=sharing

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This week we are introducing you to Dr. Juleen Buser!

Dr. Buser is an Associate Professor in the Department of Graduate Education, Leadership and Counseling and teaches counseling courses.

After receiving her B.A. in English, Dr. Buser was planning on continuing her English studies in grad school. However, when it came time to plan the next phase in her educational journey, she chose to go in a different direction. “I wanted to do something a little more meaningful, where I felt like I was helping more people,” she says.

Dr. Buser decided to focus on religious training at Princeton Theological Seminary, and it was there that she found her calling in the counseling field. One summer, as part of her clinical pastoral education, she was working in a local hospital’s eating disorder unit, offering spiritual guidance to patients. “That’s when I realized I liked the one-on-one interactions of counseling,” she recalls. “But I needed to gain counseling skills. I wanted to learn more about how you sit down and talk to people when they’re going through a difficult time in their lives.” So, she decided to pursue an M.A. in Counseling and her Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision.

One of the primary focuses of Dr. Buser’s research has been looking at how spiritual or religious beliefs relate to mental health. What she has found is that it’s not as simple as saying spirituality is either good or bad for an individual’s mental health, but rather the nature of the specific beliefs that can determine what effect a person’s faith will have. For example, individuals who feel supported by a higher power during a stressful time have reduced levels of disordered eating and cutting behaviors. On the other hand, someone who feels that he or she has been abandoned or is being punished by a higher power is more likely to have a negative outcome. Her research has further shown that the feeling of being abandoned by a god or higher power is actually more detrimental than the feeling of being punished.

Read more about Dr. Buser and her research in Keith Fernbach's article here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14fdAt8VKJq2Lyp8ss8TCeUJtkF1OKP_J/view?usp=sharing

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Rider University and U.S. Satellite Laboratory's Endeavor STEM Certificate Project have partnered to offer K-12 teachers a fully online opportunity to advance their classroom practices and content knowledge in STEM. Join us for our next information session" https://www.rider.edu/admissions/university-partnerships/endeavor

Meet the 2018 Ed.D. in Educational Leadership cohort. Welcome to the Bronc Family! Rider U College of Education and Human Services

There is a new graduate assistantship available in our STEM scholars program. Please inbox me for details.

A new GA position in the undergraduate admission office has just been posted. In-box me for details.

Using manipulatives to teach math can make it more engaging for students and more fun for teachers. Learn more: https://youtu.be/fazF7zIuJMU

Using Manipulatives to Teach Math

The Department of Counseling Services is offering a Mood Management workshop February 27.

Newly posted GA position for counseling students at the practicum or internship level. In-box me for details.

Rider counseling faculty and alums joined colleagues from around the country to present at the Association for Specialists in Group Work conference in Savannah, GA. Professors Juleen Buser and Trevor Buser, and Shana Gelin '15 presented "Ethical Considerations for Mindfulness Practice in Group Work". They discussed issues of client diversity, informed consent, scope of practice, and client mental health in relation to mindfulness applications. Professor and Chair of GEDLC, Christina Hamme Peterson was a member of a national panel presenting on "Research in Group Work: A Renewed Focus on Exemplary Methods." The panel discussed issues within quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods group work research and showcased best practices in international research, innovative approaches to measurement, and ethical considerations in group work.

Congrats to Rider University MA in Organizational Leadership alum Keith Richardson on your appointment as Delaware Valley University's Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs. http://www.delval.edu/news/delaware-valley-university-names-new-vice-president-for-development-and-alu

Delaware Valley University Names New Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs | Delaware Valley University News Delaware Valley University Names New Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs Jan 08, 2018 Credit: Monmouth University. Keith Richardson. Keith Richardson, a veteran fundraiser with wide-ranging experience in higher education, has been selected as Delaware Valley University’s new vic...