Campus News

Assistant Professor of Biology Sean Beckmann, Ph.D. will present the ‘Last Lecture’ on April 25, 3 p.m. in Fisher Memorial Chapel, 5050 E. State St., Rockford. The lecture is part of the spring Forum series at the University. This opportunity will give Professor Beckmann a chance to reflect on life as if this was going to be his last message before passing.

Aaron Pearson, from Belvidere, Illinois is the Rock Solid Regent for the week of April 11. Aaron is a senior in the Bachelor of Science in Management Studies (BSMS) program and was nominated by Donna Harvey, Director for the BSMS Program.

The Rockford University baseball program has announced that it will hold its annual fundraiser on Sunday, April 24 when the Regents host the University of Chicago Maroons at Rivets Stadium in Loves Park, Illinois.

Professor Gahan will be presenting the third lecture in a lunch & learn series focusing on Shakespeare’s Sonnets.

RU’s PURI School of Business welcomes Kellogg School of Management professor Mohanbir Sawhney, Ph.D., as the inaugural speaker for the ‘Thought Leaders Lecture Series’ on Monday, April 18, 2016.

The Rock Solid Regent for the week of April 4 is freshman Hanqing (Tracy) Wang. Tracy is a political science major from Jiangsu, China. She was nominated by Maria Diemer, Assistant Director of the Office of Global Affairs.

The RU Department of Economics, Business and Accounting (EBA) will host its 8th annual business luncheon, featuring the keynote speaker Peter Provenzano, president and chief executive officer of SupplyCore Inc.

International students at Rockford University will prepare a wide variety of international dishes for the University’s 11th annual International Food Festival, Saturday, April 16 from 5 to 8 p.m.

Four local students are first to be awarded full tuition through the Rockford Promise initiaitve.

Morgan Bell, from Rockford, Illinois is the Rock Solid Regent for the week of March 21. Morgan is a junior criminal justice and psychology major. She was nominated by Stacy Simms, Assistant Director of SAS.