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Rockford University

Rockford University
5050 East State Street
Rockford, IL 61108

Official telephone: (815) 226-4000
Fax number: (815) 226-2822
Website: www.rockford.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Midwest

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 130 acres
City or town school is located in: Rockford, IL
Population of city/town: 150,251
Nearest major city: Chicago
Distance of nearest major city: 90 miles
Population of nearest major city: 2,718,782
Online campus map: www.rockford.edu/
?page=CampusMap

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
  • other housing including Wellness, theme, and first-year student housing.
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 100
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Archives.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Theaters, nursing simulation equipment.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Counseling services:
veteran student, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious, alcohol/substance abuse, financial aid.
Career placement services:
internships, interest inventory, resumé assistance, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, adaptive equipment, braille services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: mostly

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station
Number of honor societies: 8
Total number of registered organizations: 26
Campus-based religious organizations:
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship
International student organizations:
Multicultural club
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Alpha Helix, Association of Professional Students, Cinema & TV Society, Embrace, Athletics Getting Excited, Regent Players, Regent Reporter, Rotaract, Student Secular Alliance, Teach, Nursing Student Organization, Paranormal Society, Psych Society, Regent, Xstinct; board game, book, feminism, French, German, Spanish, microfinance, radio, and senior class clubs

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Kristyn King,
Athletic Director/Head Softball Coach
School colors: purple, black, and white
School mascot: Regents
Athletic conference memberships: Northern Athletics Conference

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballnoNorthern Athletics Conference, NCAA Div. III
Men's basketballnoNorthern Athletics Conference, NCAA Div. III
Men's cross-countrynoNorthern Athletics Conference, NCAA Div. III
Men's footballnoNorthern Athletics Conference, NCAA Div. III
Men's golfnoNorthern Athletics Conference, NCAA Div. III
Men's soccernoNorthern Athletics Conference, NCAA Div. III
Men's track and field (indoor)noNorthern Athletics Conference, NCAA Div. III
Men's track and field (outdoor)noNorthern Athletics Conference, NCAA Div. III
Women's basketballnoNorthern Athletics Conference, NCAA Div. III
Women's cross-countrynoNorthern Athletics Conference, NCAA Div. III
Women's soccernoNorthern Athletics Conference, NCAA Div. III
Women's softballnoNorthern Athletics Conference, NCAA Div. III
Women's track and field (indoor)noNorthern Athletics Conference, NCAA Div. III
Women's track and field (outdoor)noNorthern Athletics Conference, NCAA Div. III
Women's volleyballnoNorthern Athletics Conference, NCAA Div. III

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 22%
Athletic facilities:
baseball, football, soccer, softball, and practice fields; gymnasium, golf course off-campus, tennis courts, baseball stadium off-campus
Intramural/Recreational sports:
badminton, dodgeball, Frisbee golf

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Chicago (68 miles)
Nearest other airport: Rockford (8 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Elgin (45 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Rockford (1 mile)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: excellent
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Government agencies, law firms, other colleges and universities, Rockford Public School District, social service organizations, various hospitals.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Jane Addams, Nobel Peace Prize recipient
  • Drs. Marc and Janice Sikorski Pfeffer, pioneers in cardiac medicine
  • Sunil Puri, entrepreneur, member of President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

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