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Gift will fund full-tuition undergraduate scholarship for female humanities students Rockford, Ill. (May 27, 2022) – Rockford University, the region’s leading private, four-year educational institution, announces an endowed gift of $700,000 donated in honor of a late alumna. The gift is the largest single donation since the conclusion of the university’s Rock Solid & Ready…

Rockford, Ill. (May 17, 2022) – Rockford University, the region’s leading private four-year educational institution, presented a donation of $10,000 to Kids Around the World on April 22, 2022, ahead of the university’s first international interdisciplinary service trip to Ecuador. Today, May 17, 2022, 18 Rockford University psychology and physics students, along with three faculty…

During university’s 175th anniversary year, graduation ceremonies return to the Coronado after two-year absence due to COVID-19 pandemic. Rockford, Ill. (May 14, 2022) – Rockford University, the region’s leading private, four-year educational institution, will hold its 168th Commencement on Saturday, May 14, 2022 at 10 a.m. at the Coronado Performing Arts Center in Rockford. The…

Rockford, Ill. (April 29, 2022) – Rockford University, the region’s leading private four-year educational institution,  announced today that its eighth annual Day of Giving event raised more than $120,000 for student scholarships in just 24 hours by leveraging the power of social media. In 2021, the university raised more than $89,000 and successfully topped that…

Rockford, Ill. (April 28, 2022) – Rockford University, the region’s leading private four-year educational institution, will hold its eighth annual Day of Giving today, Thursday, April 28, 2022. This year, Day of Giving falls on National Pay It Forward Day, and the money raised on Day of Giving will go to support student scholarships. Scholarships…

Lincoln College announced on March 30 that it will be closing after the spring 2022 semester ROCKFORD, Ill. (Apr. 11, 2022) – Rockford University, the region’s leading private four-year educational institution, has been designated as a partner school that will support Lincoln College students seeking to continue their college career. The Lincoln, Ill.-based college announced…

More than $1,700 raised for Rockford’s sister city ROCKFORD, Ill. (Apr. 7, 2022) – In honor of its 175th anniversary, Rockford University, the region’s leading private four-year educational institution, held a faculty and staff talent show, which raised money for Ukrainian relief efforts. Held on March 19, 2022, at the Maddox Theatre, the “Regent Revels”…

Honors local partners; invites community to experience university history through public exhibition ROCKFORD, Ill. (Feb. 25, 2022) – Rockford University, the region’s leading private four-year educational institution, is commemorating its 175th anniversary with a series of special events beginning today, February 25, the anniversary of the signing of its charter. On February 25, 1847 a…

ROCKFORD, Ill. (Feb. 17, 2022) – Rockford University, the region’s leading private four-year educational institution, is mourning the passing of its former president, Gretchen von Loewe Kreuter, who served as president from 1987-1992. Kreuter was also an alumna of the university, graduating from then-Rockford College in 1955. Her death was announced by her family, who…