Rock Valley College News
Browse past news stories for Rock Valley College in Rockford, IL:
- ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS (The Journal-Standard)
posted on March 18, 2010 at 09:31:15 pm
Entertainment events going on in the area. - New campus brings ‘more opportunity’ to Rockford (Rockford Register Star)
posted on March 18, 2010 at 05:46:15 am
ROCKFORD — Benedictine University will be ready to accept students as soon as April 1 at its satellite campus, which opened downtown last week. - Keith teacher inspires students to overcome their fear of math (Rockford Register Star)
posted on March 17, 2010 at 12:17:00 pm
ROCKFORD — For Raeann Jurgens, math isn’t about equations and problem sets, polygons and square roots. She sees it in the aisles of a home-improvement store, when someone figures out how many storage bins to buy. - Stark stats: Higher education is trio’s key to urban rebirth (Rockford Register Star)
posted on March 17, 2010 at 05:46:15 am
ROCKFORD — A grim picture of a poverty-stricken and undereducated region emerged as Mayor Larry Morrissey, SupplyCore CEO Peter Provenzano and City Administrator Jim Ryan spoke. - Benjamin could be paired with Woods at Masters (Rockford Register Star)
posted on March 17, 2010 at 05:33:15 am
Rockford’s Brad Benjamin could help welcome Tiger Woods back to the PGA Tour. - Rock Valley hopes green remodel will earn gold certification (Rockford Register Star)
posted on March 17, 2010 at 04:16:15 am
ROCKFORD — “School gymnasium.” Say that and most people conjure up a hardwood floor for basketball, with hoops at either end of the court, and stripes laying out perimeters for volleyball. You’ll find that at Rock Valley College’s Physical Education Center — and then some. - Disaster Preparedness (WIFR Rockford)
posted on March 15, 2010 at 08:24:54 pm
Your business is your life – it’s part of who you are. You’ve planned for success, but have you planned for the “what ifs”? What if a natural catastrophe struck? What if a power outage caused you to lose inventory? What if a flood caused your doors to shut for a week? - Kids cheer on Ledgewood teacher (Rockford Register Star)
posted on March 12, 2010 at 03:01:15 pm
ROSCOE — Third-graders erupted with cheers, screams, high-fives and hugs when the Golden Apple brigade surprised Erikka Coletta of Ledgewood Elementary School in Roscoe with the foundation’s first award of the morning – the 2010 Golden Apple Foundation Award for Excellence in Teaching. - RVC chief emphasizes leadership at chamber dinner (Rockford Register Star)
posted on March 12, 2010 at 05:46:17 am
ROCKFORD — The audience at the Belvidere Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual dinner was filled with local leaders, but its message aimed to inspire them to focus on the future more than ever. - Mayor pushes bill for fewer on-duty firefighters (Rockford Register Star)
posted on March 11, 2010 at 03:16:15 am
SPRINGFIELD — Seeking the Forest City’s release from a rule to have 64 firefighters on duty at all times, Mayor Larry Morrissey testified today to the House Labor Committee in favor of a bill sponsored by Rep. Dave Winters, R-Shirland. - Lecture series to focus on revitalizing Rockford (Rockford Register Star)
posted on March 8, 2010 at 11:31:24 pm
Revitalization of Rockford’s urban core is the centerpiece of a new three-part lecture series set to debut this month. - Science competition prepares students for the future (WREX-TV Rockford)
posted on March 7, 2010 at 05:45:33 am
Some budding young scientists put their abilities to the test. - Harlem, Rockford Christian win Science Olympiad (Rockford Register Star)
posted on March 7, 2010 at 04:31:15 am
ROCKFORD — More than 350 students competed in Saturday’s Science Olympiad at Rock Valley College. - Cleaver doing it all at Rock Valley (The Journal-Standard)
posted on March 5, 2010 at 05:53:29 am
Halfway through her first volleyball season at Rock Valley College, Alexys Cleaver already looked forward to softball season — but decided to scrap the scheduled gap in between. - Roscoe board OKs liquor training requirement (Rockford Register Star)
posted on March 5, 2010 at 05:31:17 am
ROSCOE — Liquor license holders in the village now will be required to send their employees who are involved in the sale or serving of alcohol to a certified training session about state and local liquor laws. - College athletes gear up for spring (Rockford Register Star)
posted on March 4, 2010 at 06:38:20 pm
As spring nears, athletes at Rockford College and Rock Valley College are gearing up for new seasons in baseball, softball and tennis. - Quartet of Tuskegee Airmen still have amazing story to tell (Rockford Register Star)
posted on February 27, 2010 at 07:01:25 am
ROCKFORD — They made more than 200 combat missions during World War II, and not a single bomber was lost to enemy fire, a record still unmatched by any other fighter group. - Author and activist Steve Perry highlights RAMM banquet (Rockford Register Star)
posted on February 27, 2010 at 04:16:15 am
Author and educator Steve Perry wasn’t hearing any excuses for failed education Friday night at the Rockford Association for Minority Management Scholars Banquet. - Roscoe to start search for Public Works supervisor (Rockford Register Star)
posted on February 26, 2010 at 05:31:15 am
ROSCOE — Village officials will start advertising to fill the vacant Public Works supervisor position and discussed changing the pay structure for Public Works employees tonight. - Brain Games: Auburn quizzers go unbeaten in NIC-10 (Rockford Register Star)
posted on February 24, 2010 at 12:31:16 am
ROCKFORD — It’s been a fruitful two weeks for Auburn High School’s Scholastic Bowl squad. - 7th Annual Rockford Park District NFL Flag Football Camp (WIFR Rockford)
posted on February 23, 2010 at 08:30:09 pm
7th Annual Rockford Park District NFL Flag Football Camp - Stateline Area Briefs (Beloit Daily News)
posted on February 22, 2010 at 08:20:15 pm
Literacy Council banquet set The Stateline Literacy Council will hold its Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet March 25 at La Casa Grande, 618 Fourth St., Beloit. - Strong finish at mathematics event equals trip to state contest (Rockford Register Star)
posted on February 21, 2010 at 04:16:15 am
ROCKFORD — Middle school and high school math teams gathered Saturday at Rock Valley College for regional competitions for a shot at the state tournament. - Two RVC alums elected to Region IV Athletic Hall of Fame (WIFR Rockford)
posted on February 19, 2010 at 05:00:09 pm
Two former Rock Valley College tennis players have been elected to the Region IV Athletic Hall of Fame. - Brain Games: Hononegah wins WYSE regional (Rockford Register Star)
posted on February 16, 2010 at 10:16:15 pm
ROCKTON — Hononegah students are celebrating championships in a pair of academic events. - Web Extra: Students Skip High School; Advance Straight to College (WTVO - WQRF Rockford)
posted on February 16, 2010 at 10:06:31 pm
Watch the full interview with Dylan Follis, a Rock Valley College student who went straight from his sophomore year of high school to his freshman year of college. - RVC Football Signings (WTVO - WQRF Rockford)
posted on February 13, 2010 at 06:58:02 am
The football program at Rock Valley College might be finished, but three football players are far from finished playing. - Northern Illinois earthquake: ‘This is a normal, natural phenomenon’ (Rockford Register Star)
posted on February 11, 2010 at 04:46:25 am
ROCKFORD — An unmapped fault 8.6 miles beneath the surface of the Earth shifted just enough to give northern Illinois a 4 a.m. wake-up call Wednesday. - Area colleges boost nursing programs to offset shortage (Rockford Register Star)
posted on February 6, 2010 at 02:46:15 am
The nation’s nursing shortage is expected to become more acute once the economy picks up, and local nursing programs are expanding in an attempt to buck that trend. - Harper's Bailey lost for season with knee injury (Daily Herald)
posted on February 5, 2010 at 05:59:25 am
The Harper College women's basketball team will be without the services of freshman forward Betsy Bailey (Palatine) the rest of the season.