Monday, November 23, 2015

Rider Students Union Has Formed

For those of you who missed either of last week's meetings, we would like to share with you an exciting announcement:
Save My Major Coalition is NO MORE.
We are now the RIDER STUDENTS UNION!
What does this mean?
Save My Major Coalition was an emergency name that served its purpose, however in looking toward a future where we must defend our rights as students on a broader field, Rider Students Union is a name that is both more fitting and more precise.
Is the fight to preserve our majors over?
Not in the least! The memorandum recently signed by administration and AAUP and approved by the board WILL expire in 2017. We will work up until and through this time with the same energy and momentum we started with.
Is "Rider Students Union" limited to students?
Not at all! RSU provides a space for the whole Rider community to act together for what's best for students. The more people we can mobilize for the cause, the more effective we will be.
How is Rider Students Union (RSU) different from Student Government Association (SGA)?
RSU and SGA have the unique opportunity to work together on many issues and to reach the whole Rider community when distributing information. They are separate by their means of taking action. SGA operates as a liaison between students and administration. RSU advocates student interest to the administration, to the Rider community, and to the national higher education community.

What about Westminster?

Rider and Westminster are two campuses of the same university. 

Our goal is to unite the students of both campuses around common goals to make Rider University including Westminster a better university for all.

What are the next steps?
We seek to advance fun initiatives that introduce the community to meaningful campaigns to get involved with which advocate certain student perspectives on university life.
We hope that Rider Students Union will serve as both a backbone for advocacy and a home for innovation. Come join the team!

-Kenny Dillon, President
Jelani Walker, Vice President
Valerie Bell, Secretary
Georgiy Gerasimenko, Development Manager
Jason Zoblin, Public Relations Director

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