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The executive order requiring vaccination and weekly testing has been rescinded for colleges and universities in July 2022.  Students, faculty, and staff are no longer required to test weekly regardless of their vaccination status. Students are strongly encouraged to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and booster. Students should upload proof of vaccination to Lang Wellness Center…

Rockford, Ill. (July 7, 2022) – Rockford University President Eric W. Fulcomer, Ph.D., today announced that Randal V. Childs has been hired as the Vice President for Advancement. Childs will begin his role at Rockford University on August 15. Childs will serve as Rockford University’s chief philanthropy officer and strategist for the Advancement Division, and…

Rockford University will provide Amazon hourly employees access to undergraduate and online degree completion programs  Amazon’s Career Choice program provides full tuition to learn new skills for career success at Amazon or elsewhere   Rockford, Ill. (July 6, 2022) — Today, Rockford University, the region’s leading four-year educational institution, announced they have been selected as…

Rockford, Ill. (June 24, 2022) – Rockford University, the region’s leading private four-year educational institution, today announced that two of its employees – Dr. Mandolen Mull, Chair of the Puri School of Business and Assistant Professor of Leadership, and Autumn Schaal, MA, LPC, NCC, Personal Counselor and Disability Support Services Coordinator – were recently named…

Fully Online, Eight-Week Courses Begin August 22nd Virtual Information Session on June 29th   Rockford, Ill. (June 22, 2022) – Rockford University, the region’s leading private four-year educational institution, announced it is offering a new major, Bachelor of Science in Human Services, within its Bachelor’s Degree Completion program, to meet the growing need of experts…

Governor Pritzker’s executive order requiring that all higher education faculty, staff, and students receive the COVID-19 vaccine is still in place. Please be advised of the following policies: All employees will be required to: Provide proof of being fully vaccinated for COVID-19 to Human Resources OR Employees (including adjunct faculty and part-time and contract staff)…

Fulcomer will leave Rockford University stronger and ready for its next chapter   ROCKFORD, Ill. (June 8, 2022) – Rockford University, the region’s leading private four-year educational institution, has announced the resignation of its president, Dr. Eric Fulcomer, who has accepted a position as the president of the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities…

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…