Rockford University Center for Learning Strategies Office is offering ACT Plus Writing Test Preparation Workshops for the April 8, 2017 test. Here is the Schedule: Wednesday, March 15, 2017 - (Reading) - 4:15 - 6:15 pm Monday, March 20, 2017 - (English) - 4:15 - 6:15 pm Wednesday, March 22, 2017 - (Reading) - 4:15...
Support Rockford University students who are studying abroad by eating at Portillo’s between 5 and 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 5. Bring in the attached flyer, or show it on your smartphone, and 20 percent of the proceeds will go toward the study abroad program. Students can get a ride to and from Portillo’s from...
Dr. Penelope Boston is the director of NASA’s Astrobiology Institute. Prior to joining NASA, Boston founded and directed the Cave and Karst Studies Program at New Mexico Tech, where she also served as a professor and led their Earth and environmental sciences department as chair. She also served from 2002 to 2016 as associate director...
The Office of Global Affairs is hosting a fun-filled cross-cultural event called “Around the World in 50 Minutes” on Wednesday, April 6, from noon to 12:50 p.m. in Regents Hall. Students, staff and faculty from these continents will educate visitors about culture, traditions and food. The event will be a precursor to our gastronomic voyage around the world...
Join the Lang Health Center for a stress relief workshop. Thursdays (3/30, 4/6, 4/13, 4/20) at 12 noon in the Lang Health Center. Join us each week for a different activity to relax and cope with stress. Ahhhhhhhhhhh I feel better already.
All Employees of Rockford University are required to complete Responsible Employee Training surrounding Title IX/Sexual Misconduct and Gender-Based Discrimination. This workshop will cover response, intervention, and referral for persons harmed or wrong as a result of sex and gender-based concerns, including harassment and retaliation. We will look beyond Title IX and other compliance areas to...
View the full Academic Calendar 2016-17
View the full Academic Calendar 2016-17
Dr. Laura Grube, Assistant Professor of Economics at Beloit College will visit Rockford University on Monday, April 17, and give a talk related to her book Community Revival in the Wake of Disaster: Lessons in Local Entrepreneurship. The talk will take place 2:00-2:50 in Scarborough 012. Everyone is welcome to attend!
Dr. Lynn Newhart will present "From Tommy Guns to Tusks: Organized Crime and the Exotic Animal Trade" on Tuesday, April 18, at 3 p.m. in Fisher Memorial Chapel. While most of us know that organized crime is involved in drugs, weapons, and human trafficking, few of us realize the extent to which it is involved in...
