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Dear Rider Community,
In an effort to keep the Rider community informed about the e-mailed bomb threat for September 11, I am pleased to report that there have been no incidents and all remains calm on both campuses. We continue to be vigilant in our effort to keep our community safe and ask everyone to maintain awareness of their surroundings and to report suspicious activity to Public Safety at extension 7777.
The increased security at Rider, which began at 8 p.m. last night and will continue throughout today and tonight, has thus far worked well. I appreciate your patience and cooperation as we continue to keep the main entrance closed and direct all traffic to the south entrance of the Lawrenceville campus through 6 a.m. tomorrow. Please make sure to keep your Rider ID with you so that the identification process at the gate moves as quickly as possible.
When the University first received reports of the threatening e-mail, the RiderAlert system was put into effect and worked well in creating awareness of the situation among all who had signed up for the program. In order to have even more members of our community covered, I would ask anyone who has not yet registered for RiderAlert to do so now by clicking here: http://www.rider.edu/rideralert. Links are also available on the faculty, staff and student portals on our Web site.
The higher education press has confirmed today that, in addition to Rider, numerous other universities nationwide and in New Jersey received similar threats, including several yesterday. Thus far, there have been no incidents reported at any of these institutions, and all classes are being held as scheduled.
Thank you again for your understanding and cooperation. I also thank our Public Safety officers and the Lawrence Township and Princeton Borough police for their assistance. I will continue to keep you informed about any new developments.
Mordechai Rozanski
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