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Rockford University
Former names
Rockford Female Seminary (1847–1892)
Rockford College (1892–2013)
MottoDecus et Veritas(Latin)
Motto in English
Honor and Truth
TypePrivate university
Established1847;177 years ago(1847)
PresidentPatricia Lynott
Academic staff
72 full-time faculty and 135 part-time[1]
Students1,181 (Fall 2022)[1]
Location
Rockford, Illinois
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U.S.
CampusSuburban, 150 acres (61 ha), 76 acres (31 ha)
ColorsPurple & white
NicknameRegents
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division III–Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
MascotReggie the Regent
Websitewww.rockford.edu

Rockford Universityis aprivate universityinRockford, Illinois.It was founded in 1847 asRockford Female Seminaryand changed its name toRockford Collegein 1892, and toRockford Universityin 2013.

History

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Rockford Seminary (ca. 1890)
SillHall, Main Hall, Adams Hall (l-r) - Rockford College, 1904

Rockford Female Seminary was founded in 1847 as the sister college ofBeloit College,which had been founded the year before. The seminary's initial campus was on the east side of theRock River,south of downtown Rockford.Anna Peck Sillserved as principal for the first 35 years.

In 1890, the seminary's trustees voted to offer a full college curriculum, which led to the name changing toRockford Collegein 1892.

Men were first granted admission to the university at the beginning of the 1955–1956 school year. At about this time, the school requested that theCity of Rockfordclose parts of a street adjoining the campus.

In 1984 Rockford College founded Regent's College in London, nowRegent's University London.

On October 2, 2012, the board of trustees voted unanimously to rename the college as a university. The trustees did so because the institution has many different academic departments. On July 1, 2013, the institution officially becameRockford University.[2]

Patricia Lynott has served as the university's president since 2022.[3]

The University held a business summit June 29, 2023, that included presidents of the Rockford Hard Rock Casino and OSF St. Anthony Medical Center.[4]

Academics

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The university offers approximately 80 majors, minors and concentrations, including the adult accelerated degree completion program for a B.S. in Management Studies. Through its Graduate Studies department, degree include the Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT), and a Master of Education (MEd).

The university is organized into three colleges:

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Science, Math, and Nursing
  • Social Sciences, Commerce and Education

The university offers an Honors Program in Liberal Arts & Sciences. Also housed within the university are the Center for Nonprofit Excellence and the Center for Learning Strategies.

Athletics

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The Rockford University Regents areDivision IIImembers of theNCAA.Teams compete independently or as members of theNorthern Athletics Collegiate Conference.

The university fields men's teams inbaseball,basketball,cross country,football,soccer,andtrack and field,and women's teams in basketball, cross country, soccer,softball,track and field, andvolleyball.

Notable alumni

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ab"College Navigator - Rockford University".nces.ed.gov.
  2. ^"Rockford College to become Rockford University".Archived fromthe originalon 2012-10-30.Retrieved2012-11-23.
  3. ^"President's Office Rockford University".Rockford University.2023.RetrievedAugust 7,2023.
  4. ^Myers, Sara (2023-06-27)."Rockford University Announces Inaugural Business Summit on June 29, 2023".Rockford University.Retrieved2023-08-28.
  5. ^Addams, Jane (1981).Twenty years at Hull House.New York: Penguin Books.
  6. ^Duran, J. (2014). Ellen Gates Starr and Julia Lathrop: Hull House and philosophy. The Pluralist, 9(1), 1-13.
  7. ^Addams, Jane (2004).My friend Julia Lathrop.New York: MacMillian.
  8. ^Stivers, Camilla (2002). "Unfreezing the progressive era: The story of Julia Lathrop".Administrative Theory & Praxis.24(3): 537–554.doi:10.1080/10841806.2002.11029374.S2CID155708486.

Further reading

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  • Weaks-Baxter, Mary, et al.We Are a College at War: Women Working for Victory in World War II(Southern Illinois University Press; 2010) studies the mobilization of students in support of the war effort.
  • Nelson, Hal, et al.Rockford College: A Retrospective Look(Rockford College, Rockford, IL; 1980).
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