Rider Stories

There's no such thing as a lone Bronc

Rider students are forging their own paths, breaking barriers and making their mark on the world. These are their stories.

Where your ambition leads

Discover the stories of our students who are using their Rider experience to shape their future and propel their path forward.

Michael Swinehart

Matt Swinehart

Class of 2023, '24, B.S.B.A. and Master of Accountancy (MAcc)

Graduate student at Rider University

Karla Lopez-Rosa

Karla Lopez-Rosa

Class of 2023, B.A. in political science

Constituent service representative and district office internship coordinator, office of Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman

Victoria Burd

Victoria Burd

Class of 2022, B.A. in secondary education and history

Social studies teacher, Ewing High School

Red leaves in early September

Daisy background

Ashley Soskin '16

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Ashley Soskin '16

Film and Television, B.A.

"Rider gave me the confidence to feel comfortable changing my career path and always pushed me to work hard to achieve my goals.”

Yi-Ju Cheng

Faculty Rider Story

Dr. Yi-Ju Cheng

Assistant Professor in Rider’s Department of Graduate Education, Leadership, and Counseling

“I always try to get to know my students and to develop relationships with them because I believe that a safe relationship is the foundation for growth.”

Alumni Rider Story

Steven Klemchalk '07 '22

Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA)

“I am learning concepts on Saturday that I can apply to my job on Monday.”

Alumni Rider Story

Lori Gerald '21

Educational Leadership, Ed.D.

“I would highly recommend Rider’s program to educators looking forward to impacting our students in a new positive way.”

Suman Grewel

Alumni Rider Story

Sumandeep Dhaliwal '18

Master of Accountancy (MAcc)

“I learned to believe in myself and this wouldn’t have been possible without the tools Rider provided me with.”

Faculty Rider Story

Dr. Eri Millrod

Assistant Professor in Rider’s Department of Graduate Education, Leadership, and Counseling Dance/Movement Therapy (DMT)

"I learn with the students and from them. I think they can sense that—that we are on this journey together, a journey of becoming.”

Inside of the Norm Brodsky College of Business.

Alumni Rider Story

Robert Coakley '20

Health Care Management, B.S.B.A.

"I think Rider is exactly what you make it. It has a small school feel with the same if not better opportunities as a larger school setting; all you have to do is put in the work."

Alumni Rider Story

Angela Kurzyna '05

Counseling Services, M.A.

“I am the therapist I am today because of the amazing teachers I had in the Rider counseling program. I have never encountered another program that teaches the therapy process and dynamics the way Rider does.”

Applied Psychology, M.A.

Alumni Rider Story

Bahijah D. Sheibanee '17

Applied Psychology, M.A.

"I find myself doing what I do now because of my passion and love for the science and also the support I had from teachers during my studies at Rider."