Campus News

For Immediate Release:  April 16, 2024 What: Rockford University Raising Awareness about Sexual Assault on Denim Day When: April 24, 2024, from 4 to 6 p.m.  Where: Sam Greeley Football Field at Rockford University, 5050 E State St, Rockford, IL 61108  Who: Rockford University students, staff, faculty, and community partners – Remedies Renewing Lives, NAMI,…

For Immediate Release:  April 18, 2024 What: Rockford University Earth Day Clean-Up  When: Monday, April 22, 2024, 3:30 p.m.  Where: Along East State St. next to Machine Shed (7475 E State St., Rockford) Who: Rockford University football team, Jane Addams Center for Civic Engagement (JACCE), and the Rockford East Cherry Valley Rotary Club.   ROCKFORD,…

For Immediate Release:  March 22, 2024   Employers from fifty different industries will be on-site.  What: Rockford University Spring 2024 Internship & Career Fair  When: March 27, 2024, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.  Where: Regents Hall, Burpee Student Center, Rockford University, 5050 E State St, Rockford, IL 61108  Who: Rockford University students, local and national…

Based on the weather forecast updated to a winter storm warning, Rockford University will be closed on Friday, March 22, 2024, including all campus offices.  Remote classes will be in effect. All scheduled events on campus for Friday will be canceled. -RU Communications

ROCKFORD, Ill. (March 18, 2024) – The Board of Trustees for Rockford University, the region’s leading private four-year institution, has announced the appointment of Dr. Patricia Lynott as the 19th President of the university, effective immediately. Dr. Lynott has been serving as the Interim President since December 2022. During that time, she has demonstrated exceptional…

For Immediate Release:  March 15, 2024 ROCKFORD, Ill. —Five Rockford University Pathway Teaching Students received tuition assistance from members of Master Builders Masonic Lodge #33  and The Jarrett Family, in a ceremony at the Burpee Student Center on RU’s campus on Thursday, March 14, 2024, at 3 p.m.  Each student has received $3,000 as a…

Rockford University’s Dr. Karen Walker received the Racial Justice Award at the YWCA Leader Luncheon XLIV and 2024 Women of Achievement Awards on Monday, March 4.  Dr. Walker is the Dean of Student Support Programming, Dean of the Center for Learning Strategies, the Coordinator for the Men of Color Mentorship Program, and the founder of…

A Message from President Lynott on Women’s History Month:  “As we embark on this month of March, I am compelled to reflect on the profound significance of Women’s History Month.  This is a time for us to honor the invaluable contributions of women throughout history and within our own university community. It is a moment…

RU Community– The ongoing construction of our new baseball and softball fields is now being live-streamed on our YouTube. The construction was made possible by a significant $3.58 million investment from the state of Illinois. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Tuesday, Nov. 28. The new facilities were funded by the Illinois’ Independent Colleges Capital Investment…

By Sara Myers-Hogshead, Digital Media & Communications Specialist   Rockford native and local business owner Anisha Grimmett is very involved in the community and has become a key player in the city through the connections she has made. She sits on many boards including Keith Country Day School (where her children attend) and Rockford University’s…