Rockford College and Rockford College Radio are pleased to partner with the Rockford Public Schools and the Rockford Sports Coalition to present three showings of the Academy Award-winning documentary “Undefeated,” an inspiring documentary about the struggles of an inner-city high school football team from Memphis.
The film is co-directed by Rockford native Dan Lindsay and also features a score by Rockford natives Dan McMahon and Miles Nielsen. All three will be on hand for 30-45-minute question and answer sessions following each showing.
Show times are May 23 at 3 p.m and 7 p.m. and on May 24 at 7 p.m. Tickets are available through the Maddox …
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Reggie the Regent says “ROAR!” Regents Off and Running: Registration at Rockford College. ROAR days are a unique experience Rockford College offers new undergraduate students. By registering on campus, new undergraduate students receive a personalized meeting with academic advisors. Advisors are there to meet students and personally guide them through the registration process. Academic advisors at RC do more than just help select classes. They are also there throughout students’ time at the college to help with adjusting to life on campus, serve as a confidant, and help ensure students’ academic success.
ROAR events provide opportunities to make vital connections that help students succeed and …
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Hosted by two Rockford College professors and featuring guest speakers from five universities, the first Sports Studies Symposium at Rockford College brings together a panel of scholars to discuss philosophical themes or issues arising in the study of sport and to discuss themes or issues arising in the study of the rhetoric of sport, including “Tebowmania” and the recent Penn State Scandal.
The symposium is free and open to the public and takes place on Saturday, April 28 in Grace Roper Lounge, located on the first floor of the Blanch Walker Burpee Center, Rockford College, 5050 East State Street, Rockford.
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“Should Rockford College consider taking on a university status to better define the maturity of our structure and clarify our standing in the world community?”
In this month’s issue of the College’s quarterly newsletter, Catalyst, President Robert L. Head provides an in-depth look at the College’s 165-year history and why a move to university status may be worth considering. We invite everyone to read more about this topic in Catalyst, as well as learn more about what we’ve been up to this year. You’re sure to discover something new about Rockford’s only four-year residential college.
This is an exciting time for Rockford …
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Recently, there seems to be more and more organizations such as IBM, Netflix and Ability Partners that are in the news because these organizations are offering unlimited vacation or more and more flexible working hours. The March 9 online article in Fast Company, “Unlimited Vacation Doesn’t Create Slackers-It Ensures Productivity” addresses this topic. Traditional management thinking would say this makes no sense as it will create slackers who take advantage of such a generous policy. However if you really think about this, it makes great sense.
What managers and leaders should be concerned with is the output someone produces. If …
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