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BSMS Spring Session 2 Ends
2018-03-17 | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
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BSMS Spring Session 3 Begins
2018-03-19 | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States

Academic advising/registration for Fall semester
2018-03-19 00:00 - 2018-04-13 23:59 (America/New_York) | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
Academic advising/registration for Fall semester for all continuing graduate, undergraduate and BSMS students.
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Forum Series: Transgender and Immigrant Rights int the Fight for Liberation: Jennicet Gutiérrez
2018-03-21 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Regents Hall – Burpee Student Center, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
Jennicet Gutiérrez, best known for shedding light on the plight of transgender women in immigration detention centers through her organization FAMILIA: TQLM (Trans Queer Liberation Movement), is a transgender activist from México who resides in Los Angeles. She burst onto the national scene in the summer of 2015, when she interrupted President Obama during a speech in honor of Pride month to call attention to the struggles of transgender immigrant women. Gutiérrez believes in the importance of uplifting and centering the voices of trans women of color in all racial justice work.

Craft Night
2018-03-21 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
Spots are limited. Check out https://www.facebook.com/RockUActivities for more information (coming soon!).
*This is a Student Activities sponsored event and is only open to the Rockford University campus community.​​

Gallery Reception
2018-03-23 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
Traces Remain – Melissa Cowper-Smith
Exhibition Dates: March 23 – April 20, 2018
Friday, March 23 – 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Public reception
The work of Melissa Cowper-Smith explores the contemporary fear of disaster, abandonment, and displacement. Using plants such as bamboo, hosta, yucca, and daylily collected from The Penland School for Crafts and from her ecological farm in Morrilton, Arkansas, she hand makes paper. With this paper, Cowper-Smith creates digital prints of her photographs and paintings created using imagery from small Ozark farms, abandoned buildings, and recently war-torn countries.
She depicts natural and agricultural landscapes and domestic objects and interiors as a way of expressing physical intimacy and the forgetting and passing of time. Cowper-Smith has exhibited in several New York City galleries, as well as in exhibitions throughout the country, and is currently teaching at the University of Central Arkansas.

Gallery Hours
2018-03-26 03:00 - 18:00, 2018-03-28 15:00 - 18:00, 2018-03-30 15:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States

Rockford University and Rock Valley College Career and Internship Fair
2018-03-28 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Regents Hall – Burpee Student Center, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
The Career & Internship Fair provides employers with an opportunity to meet talented students and alumni, collect resumes, and interview candidates. It also allows employers to reach a large pool of potential candidates.

Trivia Night
2018-03-28 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | The Den – Burpee Student Center, IL
*This is a Student Activities sponsored event and is only open to the Rockford University campus community.​​

Examining Modern Genocide Using Primary Source Documents
2018-03-29 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Puri School of Business, 5100 East State St, Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
This workshop will delve into the complexities of modern genocide utilizing primary source documents to drive instruction. Attendees will examine the complex role of what defines genocide and how the atrocities that comprise the term evolve. Focus points will include summation and overview of modern world genocides, analysis of American and global response to genocide, and discussion of the role of the survivor in the modern world.Learners will be tasked with taking the lessons from this workshop back to their classrooms and lives to continue to intellectually engage others in this topic in hopes of one day ending atrocities worldwide.
Secondary and post-secondary educators and students are invited to register for this four-hour workshop. Two sessions, March 29 and April
19, 6-8pm. CPDU/PDH hours available for attending the entire four-hour workshop. No partial credits. To register, reply to mhamel@rockford.edu.
Seats are limited; please register in advance.

Movie Night: Jumanji - Welcome to the Jungle
2018-03-30 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Severson Auditorium – Scarborough Hall, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is an adventure comedy you won’t want to miss!
Here’s a synopsis: “In a brand new Jumanji adventure, four high school kids discover an old video game console and are drawn into the game’s jungle setting, literally becoming the adult avatars they chose. What they discover is that you don’t just play Jumanji – you must survive it. To beat the game and return to the real world, they’ll have to go on the most dangerous adventure of their lives and change the way they think about themselves – or they’ll be stuck in the game forever.”
See you at 8:00 PM on Friday, March 30 in Scar Auditorium! We’ll even provide popcorn and soda!
*This is a Student Activities sponsored event and is only open to the Rockford University campus community.​​

Non event to attend
2018-03-31 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
Test event

BFA Acting/Directing Senior Seminars
2018-04-07 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Clark Arts Center, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
Rockford University’s BFA seniors present a second round of one-person shows for the spring semester.

Holocaust Survivor Eva Kor
2018-04-10 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Regents Hall – Burpee Student Center, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
Holocaust Memorial Day with Survivor Eva Kor
Tuesday, April 10, 7 p.m.
Regents Hall – Burpee Center
Rockford University’s Forum Series is partnering with the Jewish Federation of Rockford for a 2018 Yom Hashoah Memorial Observance program. Our featured speaker is Eva Mozes Kor, a survivor of the Holocaust, a forgiveness advocate, and a revered public speaker. With the driving message of “never give up” in mind, she has emerged through a life filled with trauma as a brilliant example of the power of the human spirit to overcome. Kor is the recipient of the 2017 Sachem award, the highest honor in the state of Indiana. The program also will include brief remarks from leaders of Rockford’s Jewish community, a time for prayer, and a candle lighting ceremony. All are welcome.

Staff Meeting
2018-04-12 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Fisher Memorial Chapel – Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States

Last day to withdraw with "W"
2018-04-13 00:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States

BSMS Spring Session 2 Grades Due
2018-04-16 | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States

BonFire/Kick Off: RU Roots Festival - RU Days 2018
2018-04-16 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Parking lot A, 5050 E. State St., Rockford, IL, 61108, United States

The Last Lecture - Dr. Tara Wood
2018-04-17 16:00 - 17:15 (America/Chicago) | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
Tuesday, April 17, at 4 p.m. in the Fisher Chapel
Please join us for this year’s Last Lecture, presented by Dr. Tara Wood, Assistant Professor of English.
This event will count for Forum credit.
The Last Lecture is free and open to the public, however, tickets are required.
Please contact the Rockford University Box Office
at 815-226-4100 or boxoffice@rockford.edu to reserve your tickets or for more information.
Fisher Chapel is accessible.

The Class of 2018 will be the first class to start a NEW tradition!
2018-04-17 17:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Regents Hall – Burpee Student Center, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
Please join Dr. Eric Fulcomer and members of the Alumni Association Board on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at 5:30 pm (right after the Last Lecture Forum event) in Regents Hall as we celebrate the graduating class of 2018 (May AND December graduates) with a champagne toast (in a keepsake, commemorative flute) and hors d’oeuvres.
You and your friends won’t want to miss it as we launch this new tradition as we celebrate and toast your time at Rockford University.
The cost to attend is $25.00 which will fulfill your first alumni gift! Dress will be business casual.
To register: https://ruclassof2018.eventbrite.com

Spoken word Open Mic Night
2018-04-17 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | The Den – Burpee Student Center, IL

Student Showcase
2018-04-18 | Regents Hall – Burpee Student Center, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
The annual Student Showcase will be on Wednesday, April 18, in Regents Hall from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The day features the diverse and impressive work of our students in areas of research, performance, writing, artwork, and senior seminar projects.

Movie Night
2018-04-18 20:00 (America/New_York) | The Den – Burpee Student Center, IL

Musical: Candide
2018-04-19 19:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Maddox Theatre – Clark Arts Center, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
Book adapted from Voltaire by Hugh Wheeler
Music by Leonard Bernstein
Lyrics by Richard Wilbur with additional lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and John La Touche
Directed by Professor Jeff Hendry
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In honor of the 100th anniversary of the birth of the renowned American Composer Leonard Bernstein, the Performing Arts Department and the Rockford Symphony Orchestra will partner to present the musical Candide. The satirical novella was written by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment, and tells a comic tale of a young man’s journey from idealism to wisdom. Come join us for “the best of all possible worlds.” This special production featuring an RSO pit orchestra is part of the “Leonard Bernstein at 100” festival. Mr. Bernstein had a special connection to Rockford University, speaking at its commencement ceremony in 1966. His beloved piano teacher and long-time secretary, Helen Coates, was a native of Rockford and 1916 graduate from then Rockford College.
The festival is made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois and Illinois Arts Council Agency.

Comedian
2018-04-20 21:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Severson Auditorium – Scarborough Hall, IL

BSMS Spring Session 3 Ends
2018-04-21 | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States

Admitted Student Day
2018-04-21 15:30 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Rockford University, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
Are you curious about what your life as a Regent might be like? Join us for Admitted Student Day! Meet our friendly (and talented!) professors and current students. See student research, take part in an event, including the International Food Festival. All attendees will be VIPs for the ‘can’t miss’ event of the year, the International Food Festival. Experience RU in a different way, see where you fit in. (As tickets are limited, please let us know if you are planning to stay for the International Food Festival).
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International Food Festival
2018-04-21 17:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Regents Hall – Burpee Student Center, 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, 61108, United States
International students at Rockford University will prepare a wide variety of international dishes for the University’s 10th annual International Food Festival, Saturday, April 21 from 5 to 8 p.m., doors will open at 4:30 p.m., in Regents Hall, 2nd floor, Burpee Center on the Rockford University Campus located at 5050 East State Street, Rockford.
Sponsored by Rockford University’s Multicultural Club and the Office of Global Affairs, the International Food Festival will feature authentic recipes from countries like Germany, Philippines, Japan, China, Sweden, Turkey, Syria, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Liberia, Mexico and Bosnia. Members from the Multicultural Club will prepare foods so that visitors can taste home cooked meals from their countries. International entertainment is also planned so that guests can enjoy traditional song and dance while they eat. Rockford University is currently home to more than 114 international students representing 26 countries
