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From Rockford churches to the Great White Way, how one alumna credits her big break to skills learned at RU

Jul 26, 2021

When Broadway went dark on March 12, 2020, Julia Schade ’08 was about to debut as musical director of “Six,” a musical retelling — presented as a pop concert — of the lives of the six wives of Henry VIII. Though she’ll have to wait a little longer to return to...

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...