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We’d like to share our stories because we’re changing our world. Be sure to check back often for updates on how Rockford College ROCKS!

R: Renowned Faculty.

• Dr. Jules Gleicher, Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Political Science department
  
  In just the past year, Dr. Gleicher has been busy changing his world. He wrote Political Themes in the Hebrew Scriptures (Palgrave Macmillan). The book was just released in March of 2010. In addition, he has written articles entitled "Reflections on Life, Death, and the Constitution," and "Did the Seventeenth Amendment Repeal Federalism?”  "Reflections” is a review of George Anastaplo, and will appear in The American Journal of Legal History, v. 50, no. 3 in July 2010. "Federalism” will appear in The Political Science Reviewer this summer. Gleicher has also presented at national conferences.
  
  Dr. Gleicher has remained an active member of the Rockford College community. His accomplishments only prove to enhance students’ classroom experience. His devotion to teaching and building students’ critical thinking skills is as strong as ever.

Get a complete description, reviews or purchase Dr. Gleicher’s latest book!

• Dr. Patricia Walters, Professor and Coordinator of Religious Studies
   
  In just the past year, Dr. Walters has been busy changing her world.
  
  Publications: The Assumed Authorial Unity of Luke and Acts: A Reassessment of the Evidence (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009)
  
  "The Synoptic Problem" in The Blackwell Companion to the New Testament, edited by David E. Aune (West Sussex, U.K.: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010)
  
  Forthcoming publications:
  From Judaism to Christianity: Tradition and Transition: A Festschrift in Honor of Thomas H. Tobin, S.J., on the Occasion of His Sixty-fifth Birthday , Novum Testamentum Supplements (Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill Publishers, 2010)
  
  Review of Acts of the Apostles, by Richard I. Pervo, Religious Studies Review (2010)
  
  Forthcoming presentation:
  "Irreconcilable Distances: A Challenge to the Assumed Authorial Unity of Luke and Acts" This will be presented at the Society of Biblical Literature 2010 meeting in Atlanta, Ga., November 20, 2010.
  Thanks Dr. Walters for your continued service!
  
• Learn a little more about recent faculty works and have a great week: http://www.rrstar.com/businessrockford/onthemove/x693094510/Rockford-College-professors-present-publish-works
  
  

O: Opportunity.

• Opportunity abounds at Rockford College. Whether you are working one-on-one with faculty on research, developing grants for the community, organizing a food drive, or achieving your lifelong educational goals, opportunity to change your world awaits at Rockford College. 
• Check out a few testimonials!

• The following students are working one-on-one with faculty members this summer on research projects:

Kimberly Greyson-Bost (Professor Belinda Wholeben) – Researching and studing Gardner’s eighth intelligence, naturalistic intelligence.

Anthony Capriotti (Professor Filiz Dik) – Researching and reporting on "Traditional versus Reform Mathematics Education.”

Joshua Cheeseman (Professor Mehmet Dik) – Researching and reporting on "The Future of Math Education: The bleak prognosis and solutions to it.”

Audrey Fry (Professor Mehmet Dik) – Researching "Mathematics and Music: The need for music education to coincide with math education.”

Heather Goodrich (Professor Mehmet Dik) – Researching "Traditional calculus vs. reform calculus.”

Amber Joyes (Professor Filiz Dik) – Working on a research project on the topic of "living computers” combining her knowledge of mathematics, biology and chemistry to understand silicon and bacteria capabilities of solving problems.

• Opportunity abounds at Rockford College. Each year, students are able to listen and enjoy various speakers, events and performances through our Forum Series program. It isn’t about getting credit for attending a couple of events a semester; you have the opportunity to learn more about a variety of topics, open your minds and understand different perspectives. Take advantage of these events (whether you are required to or not!) and broaden your horizons…seize the opportunity to change your world.  Learn more about the Forum Series at www.rockford.edu/?ForumSeries.

C: Committed to student success.

• Rockford College is often described as a small, close-knit family, where faculty, staff, and fellow students care about your success. Our Office of Student Success and Retention is also readily available to provide you with the tools and resources to change your world – in and out of the classroom.
• Learn more about our Office of Student Success and Retention

• Orientation is an important part of the Rockford College experience. It is great way for students to meet one another, connect with campus resources, and settle in! It is an excellent way for current students, faculty and staff to welcome our new students as well. Learn more about Orientation at www.rockford.edu/?Orientation.

• The Office of Student Success and Retention is working hard each day making sure students feel comfortable in their classes and connected to campus. One of the excellent programs offered is RC Mentor Connections for first-year and new transfer students. This program allows students the chance to meet regularly with a small group of RC students and a faculty member to support one another, understand what campus resources are available, and make great new friends! Learn more at www.rockford.edu/?StudentSuccess. 

K: Knowledge.

• With over 70 majors, minors and programs to choose from, a Return-to-College program in Management Studies, two graduate programs in Business and Teaching, and several community education programs, we are bound to have a program just for you.
• Learn more about our program offerings!

• Several new programs have been added to our esteemed list of majors, minors and concentrations. Graphic Design is a new concentration in the Art/Art History program, Performing Arts is offering a new track in the BFA with Acting/Directing, the Education program is now offering both an undergraduate and graduate program in Early Childhood, and the MBA now has two additional tracks in project management and entrepreneurship.

S: Successful graduates.
Our alumni have gone on to do great things! Here are profiles of two of our successful business alumni. Please be sure to check back as more profiles will be included.

• Success in business – what a liberal arts degree can do for you!

• Ruth Meissen ‘98
  Ruth Meissen was the Illinois Teacher of the Year in 2008 and Sally Williams won a Golden Apple Award in 2006. Rockford College consistently prepares excellent teachers that make a difference in the community. In fact, in the last 10 years, 16 Rockford College alumni have received the Golden Apple Award. Hear more from Ruth and Sally about their RC education:
  
  "I am profoundly grateful for the quality of education I received while attending Rockford College. My professors took the time to know who I was as a person in order to guide my evolution as a quality educator. Through their instruction, they modeled the very example of dedication and excellence that I would need to become in order to be an empowered, confident teacher in the classroom. Without a doubt, Rockford College lived up to its legacy.” —Ruth Meissen ’98
  
  
• Sally B. Williams ‘77/’95
  "The professors were inspirational to me and became friends as well as advisors. The program energized my teaching, but also enhanced my self-esteem and made me more confident to pursue challenges. I would recommend Rockford College as it was convenient, relevant and it helped me grow in so many ways and become a mentor to others.
  —Sally Williams ’77/’95