ALUMNI
Greetings, Regents!
Welcome to the Rockford University Alumni website. We hope you take full advantage of the resources available to help you connect with classmates and the University. Whether you are attending a regional event, returning to campus for Reunion @ Homecoming or sharing your latest news with us, the Alumni Office is committed to supporting our 16,000+ community of proud Rockford graduates.
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Make an Impact
- Learn more about our Alumni Association Board and apply to become a member
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- Honor your experience and support future Regents by making your gift of any size today
Additional Resources
Upcoming Alumni Events
| Event Name | Day & Time | Location |
| Lecture: Design, Luck, and the Rockford Peaches: All Thing are Connected | Wednesday, October 23 at 7:00 p.m. | Fisher Chapel |
| Lecture: Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar, Dr. Geraldo Cadava | Monday, November 18 at 7:00 p.m. | Fisher Chapel |
| Much Ado About Nothing | Friday, November 22 at 7:30 p.m. | Maddox Theatre |
| Choir Concert | Friday, December 6 at 7:30 p.m. | Maddox Theatre |
Upcoming Event Spotlight: Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar, Dr. Geraldo Cadava
Professor Cadava is a professor of History and Latina and Latino Studies at Northwestern University. He is also a Contributing Writer for The New Yorker and is the author of The Hispanic Republican: The Shaping of An American Political Identity, from Nixon to Trump (Ecco, 2020), and Standing On Common Ground: The Making of a Sunbelt Borderland (Harvard, 2013). At present, he’s writing a history of Latinos over the past 500 years, tentatively titled A Thousand Bridges, to be published by Crown in 2026. Professor Cadava also hosts the podcast Writing Latinos and is co-Editor-in-Chief of the online magazine Public Books.
Office of Advancement & Alumni
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5050 E. State Street
Rockford, IL 61108
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Rock Solid Stories
A Roman Inspired Dream
Reflecting on her trip to Rome, supported in part by the University’s student opportunity fund, alumna Julia Wetzel ’14 can recall the exact moment that kick-started her aspiration to become a college professor. She may not have known it then, but the view at the top...
Promising Futures
In May of 2020, the first two Rockford Promise Scholars to attend Rockford University will graduate. Jennifer Rosales (left) and Alondra Torres (right), both alumnae of Jefferson High School, are grateful and humbled by the unique experience they share as Rockford...
Art with a hot-rod heart
As a boy growing up, Associate Professor of Art Dave Menard was drawn to art. “It was all I ever did as a kid. I was never really good at anything else. I was always known as that kid in school who could draw.” It wasn’t until he got into high school that he started...
