The Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship will be hosting a conference at Rockford University, March 31, 2017, on Entrepreneurial Education. Invited speakers include: T.K. Coleman (Praxis), María Marty (Fundación para la Responsabilidad Intelectual), Nicholas Capaldi (Loyola University New Orleans), Kevin Currie-Knight (East Carolina University), Marsha Familaro Enright (The Great Connections Seminars), Terry Noel (Illinois State...
This is a field-based Career Fair that will only provide you with Healthcare Facilities. This will be a great opportunity for you to get complete attention from Healthcare Providers such as hospitals and rehabilitation centers so that you can find positions with a company that is a good fit for you and so that you...
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...
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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...
