*At Rider we use LGBTQIA+, encompassing a broader spectrum of gender fluidity and sexual identities, which includes: lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, queer, intersex, asexual, pansexual, and allies.
Schedule of events
Thursday, Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26
8 to 10 p.m., Center for Diversity and Inclusion
LGBTQIA+ Movie Night!
Student Government Association Equity and Inclusion Committee
Join The Equity and Inclusion Committee as they host a movie series through October! Each week, in honor of LGBTQ+ History Month, we will be showing a different movie that touches on LGBTQ+ themes and features LGBTQ+ characters!
(Student Government Association Equity and Inclusion Committee - SGA; Center for Diversity and Inclusion - CDI)
Friday Oct 6, Saturday October 7, Sunday October 8
7:30pm Friday & Saturday 2pm Saturday & Sunday
The Prom
Rider Musical Theatre BFA program Mainstage Production - BLC Theater
The Broadway hit story of LGBTQ identity and love triumphing over small-town politics and biases, culminating in a truly inclusive, celebratory and memorable high school rite of passage takes the BLC Stage under the direction and choreography of Musical Theatre Professor and community member Robin Lewis. Music Director Peter deMets. The Prom: Book & Lyrics by Chad Beguelin, Book by Bob Martin, Music by Matthew Sklar. Learn more and buy tickets
Wednesday, Oct. 11
10:30 am to 3:30 pm, Sweigart Atrium
Rider PUSH Back letter signing campaign for National Coming Out Day
Gender and Sexuality Studies Faculty/ Staff
Faculty in Rider PUSH Back (Professor United for a Safe Haven) ask members of the faculty, staff, and administration to come sign a letter of support for LGBTQIA+ students in honor of National Coming Out Day.
(Professor United for a Safe Haven)
Wednesday, Oct. 11
11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Center for Diversity and Inclusion (CDI) Living Room
Speak Out
Amy Atkinson, Assistant Director, Academic Tutoring, Facilitator
Speak Out will provide a space for our Rider community to come together and share inspirational coming-out stories, as we know our stories can be powerful to each other. Light refreshments will be served. Please join us!
(SPECTRUM Pride Alliance; Academic Success Center; Center for Diversity and Inclusion - CDI)
Wednesday, Oct. 11 & 25
2:00pm to 5:00pm, Center for Diversity and Inclusion (CDI) Large Meeting Room
SafeZone Training for Faculty/ Staff
Are you passionate about helping to create an affirming campus environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex or asexual identified students, faculty, and staff. Sign up for our Rider Allies SafeZone Training!
(Center for Diversity and Inclusion)
Friday, Oct. 13 & 27
2:00pm to 5:00pm, Center for Diversity and Inclusion (CDI) Large Meeting Room
SafeZoneTraining for Students
Are you passionate about helping to create an affirming campus environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex or asexual identified students, faculty, and staff. Sign up for our Rider Allies SafeZone Training!
(Center for Diversity and Inclusion)
Other Upcoming Events
Sunday, Oct. 8
4:00pm to 7:00pm, Maclean House, Princeton University
DO-RE-MEET Concert LGBTQ+ Mingle
Come mingle with other music-loving members of the LGBTQ+ community as you enjoy refreshments and ice-breaker activities. Then, be dazzled by the Nordic band Dreamers' Circus live in concert!
(Princeton University Concerts)
Tuesday, Oct. 10
9:45am to 7:00pm, Cavalla Room
Embracing Unity Day
Join us to celebrate Unity Day! Celebrating its 29th year at Rider, Unity Day aims to embrace unity and to build community and harmony between faculty, staff and students through dialogue and discussion of key issues that are of major concern to students, faculty and staff.
(Rider Faculty and Staff)
Thursday, Oct. 12
6:00 to 7:30pm, LAH 202
Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month and Women Entrepreneurship Week
Join us for an evening of inspiring panel discussions led by successful women entrepreneurs. Refreshments will be provided. This event is free. Register now
Tuesday, Oct. 24
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Cavalla Room
Don't Get Cancelled with Ernest Owens
In celebration and in honor of LGBTQ History month, please join us for a meet and greet with Award-Winning Journalist, Ernest Owens, as he gives an interactive experience involving his newest book, “The Case for Cancel Culture”. Mr. Owens is an active ally to the LGBTQ community as he serves as the Editor at Large for Philadelphia Magazine and President of the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists. He is an alumni of The University of Pennsylvania, studying in communications. This event will give students, faculty, and staff the opportunity to meet Mr. Owens, get a signed copy of his book, and learn more about his success as a writer. RSVP HERE
(Center for Diversity and Inclusion - CDI)
Date & Time
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