Rockford University News & Beyond

Welcome to Rockford University’s newsroom, the official site for university news, storytelling and resources for media. Visit our Marketing & Communications page for more information on news releases, Merit Badges, and Rock Solid Stories, or contact us at communications@rockford.edu.

Catalyst E-Edition

Publications Library

Student Success

RU In The News

Rock Solid Stories

Dawn Gile, J.D., ’02 Uses Liberal Arts Degree to Advocate for Military Families

Jun 29, 2021

Dawn Gile, J.D., ’02 is passionate about serving others and has made a career out of it as a complex litigation lawyer and through her work as president of the Military Spouse JD Network (MSJDN). Gile graduated from Rockford University with a Bachelor of Arts in...

Rockford University Alumna uses yoga, heavy metal, and counseling to bring mental health resources to the community

May 24, 2021

After she started practicing as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC), Marissa Ebert ’11, M.S.Ed., LCPC, NCC, RYT-200, realized that some of her clients needed more than just counseling sessions and some needed an entirely different approach to meet their...

Relationship-Building at Rockford University leads to Career Success at Chamber of Commerce

Apr 12, 2021

When Rockford University alumna Carmen (Brenz) Kellerman ’18 was evaluating colleges, she knew she wanted her college experience to be similar to that of high school. One of the main reasons she choose RU was the small class sizes. “Smaller classes meant more classes...