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Campus Events

Forum Series – The Great American Trailer Park Musical

Maddox Theatre 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, United States

You’ll want to sing along with The Great American Trailer Park Musical, a naughty, bawdy, mischievous, and dysfunctional Florida community set to music. Directed by Professor Jeff Hendry     Show runs Thurs.—Sat., Feb. 23—25, at 7:30 p.m. Sun., Feb. 26, at 2 p.m. Maddox Theatre, Clark Arts Center $12 adults, $9 students and seniors...

Forum Series – Breaking Down Walls & Building Bridges: Che “Rhymefest” Smith

Maddox Theatre 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, United States

Che “Rhymefest” Smith discusses how citizens can use positions of leverage to address issues of police brutality, systematic biases, and lack of services. As a writer, artist, activist, political organizer and teacher, Che has cracked glass ceilings and shattered negative stereotypes about hip-hop. Among other awards, he won a Grammy for co-writing “Jesus Walks” with...

Forum Series – Priceless: Robert Wittman

Maddox Theatre 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, United States

Called “the most famous art detective in the world,” Robert Wittman founded the FBI’s National Art Crime Team and served for 20 years as the FBI’s investigative expert in this field. He is responsible for recovering more than $300 million in stolen art and cultural property around the world. Since retiring from the FBI in...

Forum Series – Astrobiology: Penelope J. Boston

Severson Auditorium - Scarborough Hall IL

Dr. Penelope Boston is the director of NASA’s Astrobiology Institute. Prior to joining NASA, Boston founded and directed the Cave and Karst Studies Program at New Mexico Tech, where she...

Forum Series – “A Flea in Her Ear”, by Georges Feydeau

Maddox Theatre 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, United States

A Flea in Her Ear (farse) Apr. 27-30-2017, Thu-Sat @ 7:30 PM, Sun. @ 2:00 PM Maddox Theatre, Clark Arts Center $12 adults, $9 students and seniors Directed by Deborah Mogford, Performing Arts Chair, Professor of Performing Arts Paranoia, infidelity, and lechery take center stage in this raucous bedroom farce. An hysterical cocktail of chaos...

Rock Solid Success Seminar: Clarence Lee, Jr., MD, MBA

Severson Auditorium - Scarborough Hall IL

Author, medical doctor, air force veteran and inspirational expert Clarence Lee provides encouragement and motivation to all students as they pursue their studies at RU. Dr. Lee, CEO of a...

Constitution Day: U.S. Magistrate Judge Iain D. Johnston

Fisher Memorial Chapel - Rockford University 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, United States

Rockford University commemorates the 1787 anniversary of the adjournment of the Constitutional Convention with a visit from 1987 RU alumnus Judge Iain D. Johnston, who serves the Northern District of...

International Day of Peace: Jennifer Jordan

Maddox Theatre - Clark Arts Center 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, United States

Award-winning author, filmmaker and screenwriter Jennifer Jordan joins RU for a screening of her new documentary “3000 Cups of Tea: The Mission and the Madness,” which addresses allegations made by...

Honor Killings in the Modern World: Laila Anwarzai Ayoubi

Fisher Memorial Chapel - Rockford University 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, United States

Dr. Laila Anwarzai Ayoubi, associate professor at Martin University and adjunct professor at Butler University in Indianapolis, discusses her new book, Niki’s Honor, a powerful story about honor killing practices...

‘War! What is it Good for?’ Phi Beta Kappa Speaker Price V. Fishback

Fisher Memorial Chapel - Rockford University 5050 E. State St. , Rockford, IL, United States

'War! What is it Good for?' Phi Beta Kappa Speaker Price V. Fishback Monday, November 13, 4 p.m. Fisher Memorial Chapel Is war good for the economy? Many people seem...