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RU Math Professors Inspired New Guilford High School Football Coach to Become Teacher

Sep 21, 2021

During his time at Rockford University, Tony Capriotti ’11/’19 grew his passion for education and football. Capriotti knew he wanted to stay involved with football after playing for the Regents for three years and for him, majoring in education opened that door. “I...

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...