This year’s Charter Day commemorates the 174th anniversary of the signing of the charter for Rockford University. 

Join us on February 1 at 4 p.m. to hear Dr. Marilen Loyola present her “Last Lecture” via Zoom. The Last Lecture is part of the Spring Forum series at the University and provides an opportunity for students to nominate a member of the faculty to deliver his or her ‘last lecture’ as the University nears...

Israel not on your “bucket list”? Maybe it should be…We are all entrepreneurs at heart, after all, we began as a country of hunters and gatherers. On Wednesday, February 3, and Thursday, February 4, from 12 p.m.-1 p.m. in Regents Hall, Dr. Renee Just will lead an informational session about Innovation Israel. Please stop by...

On Monday, February 8, at 3 p.m., Dr. Mary Weaks-Baxter, Andrew H. Sherratt College Professor and Director of the Jane Addams Center, and Dr. Belinda Wholeben, Professor Emerita of Psychology and Founding Director of the Jane Addams Center, will present “Jane Addams’ Education at Rockford Female Seminary,” a talk on Addams’ education and experiences at...

Dr. Kyle Stedman, Associate Professor of English, presents Teaching Writing Workshop 1 of 2: “Designing Informal, Exploratory Writing Assignments.” This online event is free and open to the public. Please use the following link to register: https://alumlc.org/rockford/6229. Contact Dr. Loyola (mloyola@rockford.edu) or Dr. Erdem (oerdem@rockford.edu) for more information.