Rockford University

Fall Registration Open
2017-03-20 - 2017-04-14 | IL
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Registration for fall semester for all continuing graduate, undergraduate and BSMS students is open 03/20/17 – 04/14/17.

Register: Title IX Responsible Employee Training
2017-04-03 15:00 - 16:30 (America/Chicago) | Faculty Dining Room – Burpee Student Center, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
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 Creating a Responsive and Supportive Environment: Through Timely Responses, Equitable Processes and Support Services. Questions, contact Compliance and Title IX Officer, LaShun McGhee, 815-226-2842.

ACT Plus Writing Test Preparation Workshop
2017-04-03 16:15 - 18:15, 2017-04-05 16:15 - 18:15 | Starr Science Center, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
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 – 6:15 pm
Monday, March 27, 2017 – (Science) – 4:15 – 6:15 pm
Wednesday, March 29, 2017 – (Science) – 4:15 – 6:15 pm
Monday, April 3, 2017 – (Math) – 4:15 – 6:15 pm
Wednesday, April 5, 2017 – (Math) – 4:15 – 6:15 pm
Contact the Center for Learning Strategies Office at 815-226-4087 or email EBergstrom@Rockford.edu to register or for more information.

Rockford University and Rock Valley College Health Care Career Fair
2017-04-05 12:00 - 15:00 | Regents Hall – Burpee Student Center, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
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 can make connections with professionals in the healthcare field.

Portillo's fundraiser for study abroad students
2017-04-05 17:00 - 20:00 | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
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 the Burpee circle at 5 and 6 p.m.

Stress Free Zone
2017-04-06 12:00 - 13:00 | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
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.

Forum Series - Astrobiology: Penelope J. Boston
2017-04-06 16:00 - 17:00 | Severson Auditorium – Scarborough Hall, IL
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 of the National Cave and Karst Research Institute, a congressionally mandated institute in Carlsbad, New Mexico.
The event is free and open to the public. A reserved ticket is required. Contact the Box Office at 815-226-4100 or boxoffice@rockford.edu to reserve your free ticket. The Clark Arts Center is accessible.
