May Day Tea
2022-05-04 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | University Club of Rockford, 945 North Main Street, Rockford
Enjoy classic tea sandwiches, scones, and mini pastries served with delectable toppings, and a specially-blended loose tea.
May Day celebrations were a yearly tradition held for almost a century. A lovely display of items from the university archives will give you a glimpse of the past. Join President Eric Fulcomer, Ph.D and Mrs. Andrea Fulcomer for this special annual tradition.
RSVP by April 25, 2022 to Lauren Prchal at LPrchal@rockford.edu or call (815) 394.5190

Canvas for Justice: Picnic with the Anti-Racism Alliance
2022-05-04 11:00 - 14:00 | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
Join the Anti-Racism Alliance for a picnic outside Colman Library on Wednesday, May 4 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.. Enjoy free food and refreshments as we generate fresh ideas for anti-racism at Rockford University. We will have idea boards where visitors are encouraged to jot down their responses to two questions:
(1) What does anti-racism mean to you?
(2) What can Rockford University do to build an anti-racist community?

Orchesis Dance Concert
2022-05-05 19:30 - 2022-05-07 21:30 | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
Orchesis Dance Concert
May 5 – 7, 2022, 7:30 p.m.
Maddox Theatre, Clark Arts Center
Director, Prof. Lindsay Hawkins
The Orchesis Dance Concert is an eclectic mix of dance repertory from faculty, students, and guest artists, and will celebrate a variety of dance styles.
For tickets, call the Rockford University Box Office at (815) 226-4100. Adults $12, Students & Seniors $9
All Rockford University students may receive one free ticket to each RU Performing Arts show.

Last Day of Classes
2022-05-06 - 2022-05-07 | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
View the full Academic Calendar 2021-22.

Commencement/Spring Degree Award Date
2022-05-14 | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States

Regents Golf Playday 2022
2022-06-02 12:00 - 20:00 | Aldeen Golf Club, 1902 Reid Farm Rd, Rockford, IL, 61107, United States
Please plan to join us for this fun tradition – a day of play to support Rockford University student-athletes! Take a break for an afternoon of golf, drinks, and dinner with friends and your favorite Regents.
Visit rockford.edu/golfplayday to sign up.

University Opening Conference
2022-08-19 08:00 - 15:00 | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
Opening conference for faculty and staff to begin the 2022-2023 academic year.

Orientation Program
2022-08-20 08:00 - 2022-08-23 17:00 | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
View the full Academic Calendar 2022-2023.

First Day of Class
2022-08-24 08:00 - 17:00 | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States

Alpha Helix Introductory Meeting
2022-08-25 | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
Come meet the officers of Alpha Helix in the first meeting of the semester! Learn about the goals of the club!
All are welcome, if you are interested in a career in the sciences or just find science to be cool!
Join us in Starr 130 on Thursday, August 25th at 12:00-12:30.

President's Opening Convocation
2022-08-26 12:00 - 13:00 | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
RU President’s Opening Convocation, Friday, August 26, 2022, at 12:00 p.m. in Maddox Theatre, Clark Arts Center:
The 2022-2023 Rockford University academic year begins with a formal convocation and remarks by President Eric W. Fulcomer. Held since 1851, this longtime tradition includes a faculty procession in full academic regalia.

Alumni Reception & Fall Kickoff
2022-08-26 16:00 - 20:00 | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
Friday, August 26, 2022
Rockford University Fall Kickoff
4-5 p.m.: Alumni & Family Reception in Johnson Alumni Center
4-8 p.m.: Fall Kickoff on the Quad

Registration is now closed.

Labor Day-no classes, offices closed
2022-09-05 08:00 - 17:00 | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States

Career and Internship Fair
2022-09-07 13:00 - 16:00 | Rock Valley College PEC Building, 3301 N. Mulford Road, Rockford, 61114
Rockford University and Rock Valley College are partnering again this fall to host a career and internship fair.
Featuring over 60 local employers! Located at the RVC Physical Education Center. The first 25 fair attendees will receive a free RU t-shirt!
For more information or resume assistance please contact careers@rockford.edu.

Good Vibrations: Songs of the 60s!
2022-09-08 19:30 - 21:30 | Maddox Theatre – Clark Arts Center, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
From the prosperity and innocence of the early 60s to the rebellion and revolution of late 60s, music played a vital role in the youth-driven culture shift that occurred throughout this historic decade. Celebrating the folk/rock music of the decade, “Good Vibrations” features songs of The Supremes, The Beatles, Leslie Gore, Aretha Franklin, Simon and Garfunkel, Jefferson Airplane and more. Broadway selections from Camelot, Oliver, Hello, Dolly!, Fiddler on the Roof, Cabaret and Hair are also in the line-up. Don’t miss this groovy salute to sizzling 60s as we pay tribute to Motown, the British Invasion, Viet Nam protests, the Women’s Lib movement, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Stonewall riots!

Recent Work by Robert Mattson & Marjorie Nilssen
2022-09-09 18:00 - 20:00 | Rockford University Art Gallery – Clark Arts Center, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
On Display: September 9th – October 7th
Reception: Friday, September 9th 6 to 8 p.m.
Robert Mattson and Marjorie Nilssen are from New London, Minnesota, and are sharing their work in acrylic and wax for this exhibit. Robert Mattson earned an MA in Art from St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, MN. He was an Art Professor at Ridgewater College in Willmar, Minnesota from 1967-2001. Mattson’s paintings are expressions of formal oneness created through a process of give and take. They are spontaneous and intuitive and are the culmination of 65 years of being a painter.
Marjorie Nilssen earned an MA in Art from St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, MN. She was an Art Professor at Ridgewater College in Willmar, Minnesota from 1988-2021. For the past 10 years she has been fascinated with the encaustic process because of its sensual and forgiving qualities. Most of the works in the exhibit were created by melting wax, burning paper and adding color to create unique forms. Sometimes, melted wax and oil paint is mixed and carefully applied to wood panels. Marjorie works intuitively and spontaneously to discover the most unique one-of-a kind pieces which are purely aesthetic and are not connected with any specific meanings or symbols.

International Day of Peace 2022
2022-09-21 08:00 - 17:00 | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States

Time Management Student Success Workshop
2022-09-21 18:30 - 19:30 | Regents Hall – Burpee Student Center, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
Constantly late? Forever missing assignments? Come explore different time management strategies and find what will get your life together!

Be Kind to Your Mind Student Success Workshop
2022-10-05 18:30 - 19:30 | Fisher Memorial Chapel – Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
Come chat with Lang Wellness Center and learn about different healthy living strategies to support your mental health while succeeding at RU!

Fall break-no classes, offices open
2022-10-19 08:00 - 2022-10-20 17:00 | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States

Fall break-no classes, offices closed
2022-10-21 08:00 - 17:00 | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States

Minor Mistakes in Correcting History by Mike Rea
2022-10-28 18:00 - 20:00 | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
On Display: October 28th-December 9th
Reception: Friday, October 28th 6-8 PM
Mike Rea has conflated the notions of working hard and playing hard for over a decade with his bombastic wooden sculptures. Replicated and reinvented moments of cinematic horror, science fiction, comedy and drama intermingle with memory to form bizarre personal narratives. Over the years, each uncanny conglomeration of familiar objects and themes has both thrilled and confounded audiences. The delight in the experience of Mike Rea’s vision is the balance between a feeling of understanding that is quickly replaced by new, surprising discoveries. Whether as conventional sculptures standing alone, or as props in interactive installations and performances, these often-massive objects reflect a culture of humor, violence, vulgarity, and sensitivity.

These Shining Lives
2022-11-03 19:30 - 21:30 | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
Event is free to students, faculty, and staff! Just show us your ID at the box office! Non-RU people may purchase tickets at the door.
November 3-6, 2022, (Thursday-Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday 2 p.m.)
Maddox Theatre, Clark Arts Center
Director, Deborah Mogford
These Shining Lives is based on the true story of Catherine Donahue and her friends who worked for the Radium Dial Company, a watch factory, in Ottawa, Illinois. The play chronicles the strength and determination of the women from the 1922 to 1938 as their lives are changed by the right to vote and the possibilities of jobs for women. This is an awe-inspiring story of survival and the fight to improve the working conditions for all in light of new scientific developments.

Peer Tutor/SI Leader Info Sessions
2022-11-07 14:00 - 15:00, 2022-11-10 12:00 - 13:00 | CLS Study Lounge (Starr 114)
Are you curious about becoming a Peer Tutor or Supplemental Instruction (SI) Leader, but have a lot of questions or just want to learn a little bit more about what these jobs entail?
Come have a snack and chat with Jessica Morris, the Academic Support coordinator for CLS, and find out more about the best jobs on campus!

Final Exam Study Tips Student Success Workshop
2022-11-16 18:30 - 19:30 | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
Utilize your Thanksgiving Break by implementing and practicing all of the new Final Exam study strategies you will learn! Crush your exams!

And the Angels Sang Choir Concert
2022-11-18 19:30 - 21:30 | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
Free for RU students, Faculty, and Staff. Tickets can be purchased at ticketor.com/rockforduniversity for non-RU attendees
November 18, 2022, 7:30 p.m.
Maddox Theatre, Clark Arts Center
Directors, Prof. Timm Adams & Tim Anderson
Join Rockford University choirs and special guest Camerata Emanon in a glorious fall concert celebrating the power of singing to uplift and inspire. This mostly sacred program features Vivaldi’s exuberant Gloria (RV 589) for chorus and soloists with chamber orchestra. Mendelssohn’s Psalm 98, Pablo Casals’ “O vos omnes,” and an array of Spanish songs, early hymns, and spirituals rounds out this celestial collection of songs.

Thanksgiving Holiday-No classes/Offices closed
2022-11-23 08:00 - 2022-11-25 17:00 | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States

CAB: Holiday Bingo
2022-12-07 19:00 - 20:30 | Regents Hall – Burpee Student Center, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
Students! Join CAB for a unique bingo experience. A white elephant and bingo all combined into one epic game! Prizes include Air Pods, an iPad, Gift Cards, and more!
This event is for Rockford University students only.
