Rockford University

Martin Luther King Day-no classes, offices closed
2019-01-21 08:00 (America/Chicago) | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
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First Day of Class
2019-01-22 08:00 | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States

JACCE Spring Events Information Table
2019-01-23 11:30 - 13:00 | Blanche Walker Burpee Student Center, 5050 East State St., Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
Stop by the JACCE information table to learn about exciting events, activities and causes happening during Spring 2019 semester outside the cafeteria.
Learn about Rockford Goes Bald, Valentines Day Blood Drive, Community Engagement Fair, Youth Mentoring program, Hands against Violence, JACCE In Motion initiative and so much more.

Kent Center Open House
2019-01-23 15:00 - 16:00 | Kent Center, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
On Wednesday, January 23 we will officially be opening the renovated Kent Center!
Please Join us for tours and snacks!

Last Day to Drop/Add Classes
2019-01-28 08:00 - 17:00 | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States

Last day to file credit/audit forms
2019-01-28 08:00 - 17:00 | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States

Orchesis & Rockford City Dance Concert
2019-01-31 19:30 - 21:30 | Maddox Theatre – Clark Arts Center, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
Produced in collaboration with various local artists under the direction of our Rockford University Dance instructor, Penna Broman ’86, in honor of Jayne Poor. Rockford University Dance Company, Orchesis was originally founded by the late Professor Jayne Poor, who is remembered for her passionate dedication to dance as an artist and educator at our institution and in the Rockford community.
TICKETS ARE REQUIRED for this event:

Rockford University Box Office (https://www.rockford.edu/artslectures/boxoffice/)
Order ticket(s) (https://bit.ly/2NLmrqk)
view all of our Performing Art Shows for this season. (https://www.rockford.edu/artslectures/performingarts/)

Black History Month Information Table
2019-02-01 11:30 - 13:00 | Blanche Walker Burpee Student Center, 5050 East State St., Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
The Jane Addams Center for Civic Engagement invites you to learn more about how you can celebrate Black History Month, watch clips of various famous and life-changing individuals in Burpee Student Center, first floor near the den.
Black History Month was first initiated by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, who received a Ph.D. from Harvard University and is considered a pioneer in the study of African American History. He believed that truth could not be denied and reason would prevail over prejudice. Thus, he founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH) and conceived Negro History Week in 1925.
The rise of African American consciousness in the 1960s and Civil Rights Movement led to the expansion of Black History Month, also known as African American Heritage Month, in 1976. Black History Month is preferred to most as this celebration is annually observed in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States in remembrance of important people and events across of the African Diaspora.
For more information about Black History Month visit the Library of Congress.

Repeating Thresholds -Grant Benoit
2019-02-01 18:00 - 21:00 | Clark Arts Center, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
Join us Friday, February 1 for the opening reception of Grant Benoit’s solo exhibition, “Repeating Thresholds” at the Rockford University Art Gallery.
Light snacks and a cash bar will be available.
Gallery Hours will be Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 3:00-6:00 pm or by appointment.
Exhibition Statement:
We construct memory like a house. Everyday paths and rituals become evident as carpets thin and edges darken with touch. In viewing its worn edges and faded colors we recall the experience and interaction of a life, the definition of memory. Grant Benoit explores memory, narrative and place through the lens of modified domestic materials. He utilizes and transforms wallpaper, cardboard and textiles to create immersive installations. Benoit is currently based out of Louisiana, and was the 2016-2017 artist in resident at Arrowmont School he also received his Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking from Southern Illinois University in 2015.

Spirit Night at Chick-fil-A, Alternative Spring Break fundraiser
2019-02-05 17:00 - 19:00 | Chick-fil-A, 280 N Perryville Rd, Rockford, 61107
Join us for Spirit Night at Chick-fil-A and help support Alternative Spring Break (ASB) this year and enjoy a nice meal from Chick-fil-A.
Show our flyer or tell staff at checkout that your here for Spirit Night and a portion of your purchase will go to ASB.

Lunar New Year- Rescheduled Due to Weather Conditions
2019-02-07 17:00 - 19:00 | Regents Hall – Burpee Student Center, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
Lunar New Year event has been rescheduled to Monday, February 11 due to weather conditions.
Discover the traditions, dishes, and drinks that are part of China’s most important holiday, the Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival.

Spring Census
2019-02-11 08:00 | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States

Valentine's Day Blood Drive
2019-02-11 11:00 - 16:00 | Fisher Memorial Chapel, Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
Join the Jane Addams Center for Civic Engagement and Rock River Valley Blood Center and start the week of Valentine’s Day by sharing the love with your blood donation on February 11, 2019 from 11am to 4pm at Fisher Chapel Circle.
Register for this blood drive by filling out the form here.

Lunar New Year Celebration
2019-02-11 17:00 - 19:00 | Regents Hall – Burpee Student Center, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
The Lunar New Year Celebration has been moved to Monday, February 11 from 5-7 pm in Regents Hall.
Discover the traditions, dishes, and drinks that are part of China’s most important holiday, the Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival.
The event includes authentic Chinese food, including hot pot!
Our Chinese students will give an amazing presentation and there will be performances and demonstration.
Please join us for this FREE event! All are welcome.

FORUM: Why I Stayed- The Complexity of Domestic Violence
2019-02-11 19:00 - 20:00 | Maddox Theatre – Clark Arts Center, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
In this revolutionary speech by Beverly Gooden, renowned social activist and creator of the #WhyIStayed hashtag and global movement, she discusses her personal domestic violence story, reveals the most important questions to ask victims, and outlines how we all can help.

JACCE Informational Table: Valentine's Day
2019-02-14 11:30 - 13:00 | Blanche Walker Burpee Student Center, 5050 East State St., Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
Stop by the JACCE information table to learn about exciting events, activities and causes happening during Spring 2019 semester outside the den as we celebrate Valentine’s Day.
Learn about Rockford Goes Bald, Community Engagement Fair, Youth Mentoring program, Hands against Violence, JACCE In Motion initiative, First We Feast “Hot Ones” interview and so much more.

Cheese n' Beats
2019-02-15 20:00 - 23:00 | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
Join the Campus Activities Board for their first event in the newly renovated Kent Center! Enjoy cheesy snacks and bumpin’ music. Request a song to hear or to sing yourself!

ASB Fundraiser Night at Chipotle
2019-02-18 16:00 - 20:00 | Chipotle Mexican Grill, 751 S. Perryville Rd, Rockford, 61108
Join the Jane Addams Center for Civic Engagement’s Alternative Spring Break(ASB) fundraiser at Chipotle to help students pay for their cost to travel to Starkville, Mississippi to build a home for a family in need.
Enjoy your favorite meal(s), send time with family and/or friends and help a great cause.
Show our flyer to the cashier on your smartphone or tell the cashier you’re supporting Rockford University’s Alternative Spring Break to make sure 33% of the proceeds are donated to ASB.

Domestic Violence Panel Discussion
2019-02-20 17:00 - 18:00 | Faculty Dining Room – Burpee Student Center, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
In honor of Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, Nicole Ticknor, (Project Manager for Winnebago County’s Domestic Violence Courts), Megan Brechon, (Director of Children’s Safe Harbor, the Safe Exchange and Supervised Visitation Center) and Sierra Kellen, (Project Manager for the Family Justice Center) will have a panel discussion on domestic violence followed up by a Q&A session in the Faculty Dining Room from 5 pm to 6 pm on Wednesday, February 20, hosted by the Jane Addams Center for Civic Engagement.
Break the silence, stop the violence!

Rockford Youth Mentoring Initiative Meeting
2019-02-21 11:00 - 11:30 | Faculty Dining Room – Burpee Student Center, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
The Jane Addams Center for Civic Engagement, Rockford University Police Department and Rockford Police Department would like to invite you to learn more about our youth mentoring program starting Thursday, February 28 from 4 pm-6 pm.
You will learn why this program will be taking place, how you can help, expectations and requirements of the program in order to be a mentor, and background check details.
Stop by the President’s Dining Room from 11 am-11:30 am or the Faculty Dining Room from 6 pm to 6:30 pm to learn more.
Scheduled dates: First hour consist of study table and the second hour is activities (sports, arts, etc) unless noted differently below.
February 28, 4 pm-6 pm
March 7, 4 pm-6 pm
March 21, 4 pm-6 pm
April 4 , 4 pm-6 pm
April 11, 4 pm-7 pm (Movie Night)
April 18, 4 pm-6 pm
April 25, 4 pm-6 pm
May 2, 4 pm-6 pm (Celebration activity)

FORUM: State and Faith in Iran- Recent History as a Key to Understanding the Present
2019-02-21 16:00 - 17:00 | Fisher Memorial Chapel – Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
In this Phi Beta Kappa lecture, Dr. Choksy will discuss how the country’s geography, natural resources, international relations, and domestic changes combined with foreign influences and interventions to produce a political system in which the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government—not dissimilar to those of the US—become subordinate to a theocratic establishment.

Techies (a musical workshop)
2019-02-21 19:30 - 21:30 | Maddox Theatre – Clark Arts Center, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
Two disenfranchised clans battle for survival… they’re the theater geeks of West Side High School. When sophomore assistant-stage-manager Joan sees her techie comrades ignored and belittled by spotlight-hungry actors, she leads a rebellion, sacrificing friendships and putting even her post-college ambitions in jeopardy. But as funding cuts threaten the very theater program itself, will the actors and techies be able to work together to save their high-school home? Or will vanity and the pitiless search for justice destroy them all? It’s “Wicked” meets “West Side Story” in this fourth-wall shattering pop-rock musical comedy about being weird and fighting for respect in one of the most judgmental places on earth: high school
TICKETS ARE REQUIRED for this event:

Rockford University Box Office (https://www.rockford.edu/artslectures/boxoffice/)
Order ticket(s) (https://bit.ly/2NLmrqk)
view all of our Performing Art Shows for this season. (https://www.rockford.edu/artslectures/performingarts/)

Creed II Showing
2019-02-21 20:00 - 22:00 | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
(Previously Spider-Man but release date got pushed back)
Under the tutelage of Rocky Balboa, heavyweight contender Adonis Creed faces off against Viktor Drago, son of Ivan Drago… Join RU’s Campus Activities Board for this blockbuster movie and light snacks!

Last day to file pass/fail forms
2019-02-22 08:00 - 17:00 | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States

Future Regent Visit Day
2019-02-23 10:00 | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
There are a lot of factors to consider when choosing a college: academic programs, faculty interaction, what’s the food like?, will I make friends? how about cost? and so much more. Take some time on Saturday, February 23, to explore Rockford University. Let us help you discover what the college search is all about.
• Admission Info
• Academic & Resource Fair (meet our faculty!)
• Campus Tour with a Twist
• Free Lunch
Join us at Future Regent Visit Day and explore all of your opportunities! Reserve your spot today here or by visiting rockford.edu/admission/visit and tour campus

JACCE In Motion: Twisted Fork Festival
2019-02-24 10:30 - 18:30 | Sherman Phoenix, 3536 W. Fond du Lac Ave, Milwaukee, 53216
JACCE In Motion will be heading to Twisted Fork Festival to celebrate Black History Month with some delicious vegan soul food, African-inspired cuisine, healthy and delicious alternatives to your favorites.
This event is mainly for Rockford University students, staff and faculty who are vegan or considering veganism but vegan/inspiring vegans community member can be placed on a waiting list after February 17, once students had a chance to confirm attendance (Space is not guaranteed, subject to change due to weather conditions).
This activity requires a signed liability waiver and does not cover food and materials that you purchase. Non-RU students will have to pay $15 transportation fee. (End time may vary based on traffic and other delays, subject to change due to weather).
For any questions, confirm attendance or be placed on a waiting list, please email JACCE@rockford.edu with subject Twisted Fork.
Transportation fees will be directed to the 2019 Alternative Spring Break as its an annual tradition for Rockford University students and alumni to build a home for a family in need during spring break.

FORUM: American Ulysses- A Life of Ulysses S. Grant
2019-02-24 19:00 - 20:00 | Maddox Theatre – Clark Arts Center, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
Presidential scholar Dr. White (Fellow at the Huntington Library) will speak on his recent biography of President Grant, of which General David H. Petraeus (Ret.) wrote, “Certain to be recognized as the classic work on Ulysses S. Grant.

Anniversary of Signing of Charter, February 25, 1847
2019-02-25 08:00 | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States

Rockford Goes Bald: Head Shaving Event
2019-02-27 17:00 - 19:30 | Regents Hall – Burpee Student Center, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
The Jane Addams Center for Civic Engagement will be hosting Rockford Goes Bald:
Head Shaving Event, a St. Baldrick’s event on February 27, 2019 in Regents Hall from 5:00 pm-7:30 pm.
Visit the web page here to donate, register to shave your head, and/or volunteer at the event.

Mid-term exams
2019-03-04 08:00 - 2019-03-08 17:00 | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
