UNIVERSITY OPENING CONFERENCE (STAFF AND FACULTY)
Regents Hall - Burpee Student Center 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, United StatesSave the date! More information to come.
Campus Events
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President’s Opening Convocation 2025
Maddox Theatre - Clark Arts Center 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, United StatesThe 2025-26 Rockford University academic year begins with a formal convocation and remarks by president Dr. Patricia Lynott. Held since 1851, this longtime tradition includes a faculty procession in full academic regalia.
Free
Success Workshop: College 101 – Academic and Personal Success
Rockford University 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, United StatesHosted in The HUB (library), main floor, The Map Room 50-minute workshops to provide RU students with the skills they need for success in college and the world.
“815 Elevate: The Leadership Series” The Evolving Role of a Leader
Rockford University 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, United StatesTools and frameworks to help leaders balance performance oversight with team development, in a fast-paced and technology-enhanced world. Hosted from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM, in the Puri School of...
$129.00
Forum Marquee Event: Constitution Day Celebration: “Who Controls Foreign Policy in the United States?”
Rockford University 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, United StatesOn September 17, 1787, the Constitution of the United States was signed in the Assembly Room of the Pennsylvania state legislature—the same site that witnessed the signing of the American...
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Forum Marquee Event: “Prototyping Plural Pathways Towards Peace: Situating, Storying, & Slipping”
Rockford University 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, United StatesA workshop for International Day of Peace with Dr. Danielle Lake, Associate Professor at Elon University and Director of Design Thinking. Held in conjunction with ”In the Spirit of Jane...
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Forum Marquee Event: ENOUGH! Plays to End Gun Violence
Cheek Theatre - Clark Arts Center 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, United StatesENOUGH! invites YOU to attend staged readings of this year’s plays in your community. On October 6, 2025, six of the plays submitted through our nationwide call in Spring 2025 will be presented in an evening of readings staged...
Forum Marquee Event: Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar: “Democracy and the Arts”
Fisher Memorial Chapel, Rockford University 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, United StatesWhat is the role of the arts in activating and sustaining democratic life? How have artists sustained the rights of free expression? Why are some forms of artistic expression censored?...
“815 Elevate: The Leadership Series” Power in the Cells: Excel for Modern Leadership
Rockford University 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, United StatesA workshop on Excel as a tool for leadership decision-making, pivot tables, and VLOOKUP. Hosted from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM, in the Puri School of Business. Learn more about...
$129.00
Forum Marquee Event: “Voices: Men and Women of Africa and America”
Maddox Theatre - Clark Arts Center 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, United StatesAfrican and American playwrights in the 20th and 21st century have shared stories of the black experience on two continents and found the binding connection to all of humanity seeking...
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