Our Impact
Here are stories from those who are making a difference.
Exciting Things are Happening in the Blackhawk Community!
For those of you who do not know, Beyer Stadium was home to the Rockford Peaches women’s baseball team that played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League from 1943 to 1954. If you have yet to do so, watch A League of Their Own which...
A Student-Athlete’s Perspective on Day of Service
by Maurice Williams In September 2020, our Jane Addams Center for Civic Engagement held its annual Day of Service. While following state and university COVID-19 safety protocols, our students were able to get out into the Rockford community to make a difference...
Ashni’s Year in Review
As I near the end of my service year with AmeriCorps VISTA at Rockford University, I reflect on a year that was full of unpredictability, growth, and creation. I arrived at Rockford University fresh from my undergrad studies, unfamiliar with the city of Rockford and...
First Year Seminar: Food Impacting Change
This past fall Semester, Maria Diemer, First Year Seminar instructor and Assistant Director of Global Affairs taught her First Year Seminar (FYS) with the topic “you are what you eat.”
Care Packs for the Homeless
Sarah Irvin, a Rockford University Senior in Dance, uses her influence to give hope to Rockford’s homeless community. Through her project called “Care Packs for the Homeless,” Irvine works to lift the strain on Rockford homeless shelters and population.
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