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 ROCKFORD, Ill. (May 2, 2024) –Rockford University, the region’s leading, private, four-year educational institution, will hold its 170th Commencement on Saturday, May 11, 2024, at the Coronado Performing Arts Center. Commencement exercises begin at 10 a.m.  The Coronado Performing Arts Center at 314 N. Main St. in Rockford will host the University’s commencement ceremony. Providing…

MEDIA ADVISORY For April 19, 2024 ROCKFORD, Ill. — Rockford University’s Performing Arts department (RUPA), in partnership with the Friends of the Performing Arts, will host “A Celebration of 41 Years of Costume Design,” on April 28 to raise funds for the department’s trip overseas to perform at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland.…

For Immediate Release:  April 18, 2024 Students from Galapagos Charter School and Marshall Middle School will engage in interactive workshops and more with the assistance of RU students. Area High School students and employers will see RU STEM Students’ research posters and interactive demonstrations.  What: Rockford University, Galapagos Charter School, Marshall Middle School, Local High…

MEDIA ADVISORY For April 17, 2024 Students, faculty, staff, and alumni will participate in challenges and special activities to encourage engagement. This year, Day of Giving is seeking to specifically support the Howard Colman Library. ROCKFORD, Ill. — Rockford University, the region’s leading private four-year educational institution, will hold its tenth annual Day of Giving…

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…