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Nearly 150 RPS 205 eleventh-grade high school students took part in a business trade show April 14 as part of RPS’ Business & Entrepreneur pathway.  ROCKFORD, Ill. — RPS 205 hosted a career training/business competition on Friday, April 14, for nearly 150 eleventh grade students from Auburn, East, Guilford, and Jefferson high schools in Rockford. …

Approximately 100 RPS 205 middle school students engaged in interactive workshops that included building paper rockets, and more with the assistance of RU students. ROCKFORD, Ill. — Rockford University hosted about 60 students from Lincoln and Marshall Middle Schools in Rockford on Thursday, April 6, for its Second Annual STEM Day.  During the event, middle…

For Immediate Release April 5, 2023 Shaker is an accomplished Syrian violist and award-winning refugee advocate who survived the war in her home country, Syria.  ROCKFORD, Ill. — Musician and award-winning refugee advocate Mariela Shaker will visit Rockford University this Friday, April 7, as part of our Rockford University Forum Series. Shaker’s forum will be…

In an effort to ensure exceptional long-term leadership for our esteemed and beloved institution, the Board has made the decision to extend our search for a new university president. As the process to date has not produced what the committee feels would be the best-fit candidate, we will be undertaking additional efforts to locate our…

For Immediate Release:  April 5, 2023 Nearly 100 RPS 205 middle school students will engage in interactive workshops that include building paper rockets, and more with the assistance of RU students. What: Rockford University, Lincoln and Marshall Middle School students When: April 6, 2023, 10:30 a.m. -2 p.m. Where: Starr Science Center, Rockford University, 5050…

March 2, 2023 ROCKFORD, Ill. — Nearly 250 RPS 205 high school students from four schools competed Thursday, March 2, in the ‘Balloon Bots Robotics’ Competition. Three teams placed and left with awards in the final round. A team from Roosevelt High School took home First Place, followed by East High School in Second Place…

For Women’s History Month, we wanted to chat with some women on Rockford University’s campus in leadership roles. We’re ending our series with our new Director of Marketing and Communications: Andrea V. Watson.  How has your career brought you to your present-day Director of Marketing and Communications role at Rockford University? High school junior Andrea…

Linda Ploenzke Sandquist is the recently appointed Interim VP of Advancement and a 1985 RU graduate. Sandquist shared her thoughts on her new position at RU and on Women’s History Month in general.   How has your career brought you to your present-day role as Interim VP of Advancement?  I came to my role as Interim…

By Sara Myers-Hogshead, Digital Media & Communications Specialist  Performing Arts Alum Erin Nicole Farsté (2015) had done theater her whole life, but never considered it as a career until her senior year of high school. It was during her senior year that her friends encouraged her to look into Rockford University’s Performing Arts program, after…

To celebrate Women’s History Month at Rockford University, we’re talking to different women in leadership roles on campus. Our first conversation is with Lisa Custardo, the V.P. for Finance and Chief Financial Officer at RU. Custardo talks about how her career brought her to RU and shares her advice to women in this Q&A.  …