Campus Events

Fall Phone-a-thon connects current students with alumni and friends of Rockford University.

All Employees of Rockford University are required to complete Responsible Employee Training surrounding Title IX/sexual misconduct and gender-based harassment, discrimination, and retaliation of persons harmed or wronged. This session is for employees who were invited to new employee orientation, but may not have attended and for continuing employees who have missed training for one year...

Please join us for this academic year's weekly Faculty Lunches on Mondays, noon-12:50 p.m., in the President's Dining Room in Burpee. Please note that the October 23 and 30 lunches will take place in the Rare Book Room of Colman Library, and that we will not meet for Faculty Lunches on the Mondays before Fall...

Fall Phone-a-thon connects current students with alumni and friends of Rockford University.

Co-founder and executive director of the Dreamcatcher Foundation, Brenda Myers-Powell was a product of human trafficking at the age of 14, when she escaped an abusive home life and learned to navigate the streets of Chicago. She endured continued abuse and addiction for 25 years as a prostitute and survived to mentor young women out...

Fall Phone-a-thon connects current students with alumni and friends of Rockford University.

Fall Phone-a-thon connects current students with alumni and friends of Rockford University.

Fall Phone-a-thon connects current students with alumni and friends of Rockford University.

Come to the Cummings complex this Thursday for an all-campus bonfire! There will be smores, glow in the dark bags, and glow in the dark volleyball. *This is a Student Activities sponsored event and is only open to the Rockford University campus community.​​

The artist Erin Furimsky will be giving a public lecture about her work in Art History Room 111 in the Clark Arts Center at 5 p.m. Immediately following, there will be a public reception for her solo exhibition, “Beneath Repetition” at the Rockford University Art Gallery in the Clark Arts Center from 6-8 p.m. Erin...

Fall Phone-a-thon connects current students with alumni and friends of Rockford University.

Local drag queens, professional dancers and performers will share their experiences with prejudice in everyday situations and the workplace, as well as their experiences as performers. Pizza and drinks will be provided. *This is a Student Activities sponsored event and is only open to the Rockford University campus community.​​

“The Monster Within,” a documentary film produced by students of the Harlem High School Veteran Project, will be shown at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4 in Maddox Theater. The film focuses on the post-war struggles that veterans Alex Feggestad and James Thew faced when returning home. A Q&A with the filmmakers and the featured...

Fall Phone-a-thon connects current students with alumni and friends of Rockford University.

See Performing Arts students present one-person productions. Saturday, Nov. 2 highlights acting and directing, while Sunday, Nov. 3 focuses on musical theatre.