Browse past news stories for Rock Valley College in Rockford, IL.
- National titles continue to flow in for Rock Valley College, and more could be coming (2024)
As women's basketball begins at nationals, men's and women's ... - Rock Valley College throws ‘Welcome Week’ for new students (2023)
A local college is preparing students for the school year. Rock Valley College is holding their ... - College softball: Rock Valley defends national title (2023)
Rock Valley College beat Herkimer College 3-2 Saturday at McQuillan Sports Complex in the ... - Why Rock Valley College's latest softball national title meant so much (2022)
The accolades continued to roll in for the Rock Valley College softball team. On Wednesday, Hannah Hockerman was named the ... - Rock Valley College Softball celebrates championship with rings (2021)
Earlier this May, the team won its 7th straight national ... - What's behind the delay at Rock Valley College's Advanced Technology Center in Belvidere? (2021)
ROCKFORD — Rock Valley College has postponed the opening of its Advanced Technology Center ... - Harlem bowlers make commitment to Rock Valley College official (2021)
Joanna Araojo, Joceylyn Eggert, and Olivia Watton are all members of a Harlem squad ... - Going to Rock Valley College this fall? Better fire up your laptop (2020)
For many Rock Valley College students, fall isn’t going to seem that different from spring, when all of ... - Rick Jenks sworn in as Rock Valley College’s top cop (2019)
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Rick Jenks, who has served as Interim Chief of Police for Rock Valley College since June, was sworn in during a ceremony Monday afternoon. ... - RVC student receives scholarship, looks to follow footsteps of first responders (2019)
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) -- One student from Rock Valley College looks to follow the footsteps of first responders after receiving ... - Tyler Junior College press conference set to introduce athletic director to community (2019)
Before being named as the new TJC athletic director, Vest had served as the athletic director at Waubonsee College since 2016. ... - Rock Valley College racks up $21K in legal fees responding to anonymous public records requests - Rockford Register Star (2016)
The new Paine, Rock Valley administrators say, is using the 18th-century writer's name so that he or she can anonymously obtain payroll records, employee contracts, administrators' emails an ... - Rock Valley College Hires New President - MyStateline.com (2016)
Dr. Doug Jensen has been chosen as Rock Valley College's new President. The Board of Trustees voting to offer him the position based in part on his thirty years of community college experience, including past experience as a college president. Jensen ... - Rock Valley College, Rockford University to host career fair -- also for Evie - Rockford Register Star (2016)
ROCKFORD — Rock Valley College and Rockford University will host a career and internship fair from 1 to 4 p.m. Sept. 28 in the Physical Education Center gymnasium at the co ... - Rock Valley College to explore outsourcing, eliminating paid days off - Rockford Register Star (2016)
ROCKFORD — Rock Valley College will explore outsourcing and the elimination of paid days off as it continues to face state budget uncertainty. RVC President Mike Mastroianni in ... - Rock Valley College to hold informational event for nursing department - Rockford Register Star (2016)
ROCKFORD — The Rock Valley College nursing department and RVC Career Services will host an Explore Nursing event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 21 in the Student ... - Building projects in high gear at Rock Valley College - Rockford Register Star (2016)
ROCKFORD — By this time next year Rock Valley College will be celebrating a grand opening and reopening of two major buildings on its main campus. The Health Sciences Cente ... - Rock Valley College to name next president by early September - Rockford Register Star (2016)
ROCKFORD — Rock Valley College leaders plan to name the college's next president by early September. The search process, which started several months ago, is nearing its end now that the college has released the names of the three finalists: Joseph E.Rock Valley College Preside ... - Rock Valley College to announce finalists for president - Rockford Register Star (2016)
WIFRROCKFORD — Residents are encouraged to attend a series of community forums next week to get to know the three finalists for Rock Valley College president. None of the finalists are from the Rockford area, said RVC Board ... - Rock Valley College to establish a manufacturing training center to replace retiring Baby Boomers at Rockford area ... - Rockford Register Star (2016)
ROCKFORD — Rockford may no longer be the screw capital of the world, but it still ranks as the 10th largest U.S. metropolitan area for fastener production, and Rock Valley College is forging plans t ... - Rock Valley College Trustees To Consider New Member - WNIJ and WNIU (2016)
Rock Valley College's Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting Monday to consider who will fill a recent vacancy. Insurance agent Frank Haney was a longtime member of the body, even serving as chair, but resigned in July t ... - Rock Valley College Opens New Downtown Campus - WNIJ and WNIU (2016)
Rock Valley College's six-year effort to increase education accessibility took another step forward Tuesday as the new downtown campus opened officially in the iconic Rockford Register Star News Tower. In what once was a bustling newsroom, 13,000 ...Rock Valley College Opens New ... - Rock Valley College opens downtown campus - Rockford Register Star (2016)
Photos from Rock Valley College's ribbon cutting and open house of their downtown campus Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016, at the building. Posted Aug. 2, 2016. « D ... - Competition brings more participants, robots to Rock Valley College - Rockford Register Star (2016)
ROCKFORD — Team PWNAGE and its robots had never won the annual Rock River Off-Season Competition, but they came close. "We've made it pretty far, but we haven't won," said Triston Powell, who graduated this ye ... - Rock Valley College to host ribbon-cutting Aug. 2 - Rockford Register Star (2016)
ROCKFORD — Rock Valley College will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at RVC Downtown at 10 a.m. Aug. 2 at the entrance to the , 99 E. State St. RVC Downtown will be h ... - Rock Valley College Trustees, City of Rockford Interested in - MyStateline.com (2016)
"The riverfront is an untapped potential, I believe. And if we can get that type of project along the river, that will boost development in that area and throughout the d ... - Rock Valley College may move manufacturing programs to old Barber-Colman property in southwest Rockford - Rockford Register Star (2016)
ROCKFORD — Rock Valley College would establish a manufacturing education campus in southwest Rockford as part of an initial $32 million plan to remake the city's sprawling Barber-Colman property. The city acquired the 26-acre campus — some of ...Rock Valley College, Cit ... - Construction picks up, wraps up at Rock Valley College in Rockford - Rockford Register Star (2016)
ROCKFORD — Construction has resumed after a one-year delay of Rock Valley College's project to remodel its Classroom Building I, and the college is nearly ready to open its new do ... - Rock Valley College collects third straight NFCA NJCAA DIII National Coaching Staff of the Year honors - NFCA Home Plate (2016)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – After guiding Rock Valley College its third consecutive National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) DIII National Championship, head coach Darin Monroe, assista ... - Some Rock Valley College faculty push for on-campus day care for students and employees - WREX-TV (2016)
Rock Valley College professor Chris Kramer is a busy father of two. Like most dad's he has to balance taking care of his kids with his work. "There have actually been tw ... - One year after smoking ban Rock Valley College says law is working - WREX-TV (2016)
Rock Valley College no longer allows people to smoke on campus. It's part of the Illinois Smoke Free Campus Act which took effect in July. The law says the only ... - Rock Valley College Holds Commencement Ceremony - MyStateline.com (2016)
Pomp and circumstance played at Rock Valley college students and staff entered the gym Friday evening for commencement. A Record breaking 572 students participated in the ceremony. 1,290 in total graduated ... - Rock Valley College Holds its 50th Commencement - MyStateline.com (2016)
1,290 students are graduating this spring, and a record number 572 of them will participate in RVC's annual commencement exercises. They will be held Friday evening ... - Rock Valley College tabs former assistant Evan Lavery as next head basketball coach - Rockford Register Star (2016)
ROCKFORD — The Rock Valley College Golden Eagles quickly filled the vacant men's head basketball coaching position by bringing back former assistant Evan Lavery. Lavery was named as the ... - Campus Report: Area trio helps lead Rock Valley College to Nationals - Freeport Journal-Standard (2016)
While Kendalynn Rockey and Kristi Ebbers, both Dakota graduates, did not have any hits in the 6-5 win over DuPage, the pair did contribute in an 8-3 win over DuPage earlier in the do ... - Rock Valley College support staff file intent to unionize - Rockford Register Star (2016)
ROCKFORD — More than a hundred support staff employees at Rock Valley College filed an intent to unionize today. Approximately 139 members of the RVC Support staff will create the Rock Valley College Support Staff ... - Rock Valley College speaker Robin Wright says world needs to do more to help Syria - Rockford Register Star (2016)
ROCKFORD — Journalist and author Robin Wright made a compelling plea tonight for the world, particularly the United States, to do more to help Syrian refugees fleeing civil war. ... - Former DeKalb star Kitchen wins national championship at Rock Valley College - DeKalb Daily Chronicle (2016)
The former DeKalb boys basketball star was a key bench player for Rock Valley College as the Golden Eagles won their second NJCAA Division III National Championship in three years M ... - Rock Valley College names its Faculty of the Year - WREX-TV (2016)
The Rock River TimesDr. Chris Kramer has taught philosophy at RVC since 2007. He becomes the 28th recipient of the award. His colleague, Dr. Michelle Rotert says he impact was immediate. Kramer established ... - Rock Valley College tuition increase does not cover its loss of state funding - WREX-TV (2016)
Rock Valley College Broad of Trustees passed a tuition increase of $9 per credit hour for its Fall 2016 semester. But this price increase still does not make up what the colleg ... - Rock Valley College Board of Trustees approves tuition increase - Rockford Register Star (2016)
WREX-TVROCKFORD — The Rock Valley College Board of Trustees unanimously approved an 8.9 percent tuition increase tonight and a 5 percent hike in lab and classroom fees beginning this fall. The increase â ... - Rock Valley College, Saint Anthony College of Nursing team up to produce top health care professionals - Rockford Register Star (2016)
ROCKFORD — The two top nursing colleges in the area are working together to continue to provide the Rock River Valley with qualified health care specialists. Rock Valley College and Saint Anth ... - Students exercise their brains at Science Olympiad competition at Rock Valley College - Rockford Register Star (2016)
ROCKFORD — Today was the first time Lauren Shields participated in the Science Olympiad Regional Competition, and she walked away with two medals around her neck. The eighth-grade ... - NJCAA D-III nationals: Rock Valley College pours it on late to move to semis - Rockford Register Star (2016)
Rock Valley's leading scorer (L.T. Davis) and its leading rebounder (Elijah Williams) found themselves in foul trouble early, and never really got into a groove during Thurs ... - Rock Valley College organizations canvass for Strong Neighborhoods program - WREX-TV (2016)
The United Way led volunteers from Rock Valley College to reach out to the community about its programs. Volunteers are handing out fliers about programs that Goodwill, the YWCA ... - Rock Valley College to host baseball camps - Rockford Register Star (2016)
LOVES PARK — The Rock Valley College Golden Eagles baseball program will host two camps for middle school-aged children April 9 and 23 at the Bison Spo ... - Former Rock Valley College director arrested on theft charge - Rockford Register Star (2016)
ROCKFORD — Rock Valley College police on Wednesday arrested a former director of its disbanded Small Business Development Center over an apparent disp ... - Rock Valley College to celebrate Engineers Week - Rockford Register Star (2016)
ROCKFORD — Rock Valley College will host A Celebration of the Possible: Engineering Our Future from 4 to 6 p.m. Feb. 23 in the Woodward Technology Center, 3 ... - Rock Valley College dental hygiene program seeks patients - Rockford Register Star (2016)
ROCKFORD — Rock Valley College's Dental Hygiene Clinic, 4151 Samuelson Road, is looking for patients who have not received regular routine dental hygiene trea ... - Rock Valley College Athletics Hall of Fame to induct athletes, coach - Rockford Register Star (2016)
ROCKFORD — The Rock Valley College Athletics Hall of Fame will induct its 2015 class of inductees at a ceremony and dinner at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 19 at Franchesco's ... - Rock Valley College to hold open house - Rockford Register Star (2015)
ROCKFORD — Rock Valley College will hold an open house for prospective students at 9 a.m. Feb. 16 in the Student Center Atrium on the main campus, 33 ... - College Quick Shots: Ben Grygiel honored as Rock Valley College rolls - Rockford Register Star (2015)
Rock Valley College's Ben Grygiel (Boylan) was named Region IV Division III Player of the Week after the 6-foot-6 power forward rattled off three straight double-doub ... - Rock Valley College hosts FAFSA Completion Night Feb. 4 - The Rock River Times (2015)
The Financial Aid office of Rock Valley College (RVC) will be hosting its annual event to help students and parents in completing the Free Application for Federal Studen ... - Rock Valley College hosts entrepreneurship event Jan. 30 - The Rock River Times (2015)
For the second year in a row, local sophomore, junior and senior high school students have been invited to Rock Valley College (RVC) for a fun day of exploration ... - Rock Valley College inducts Class of 2015 to Hall of Fame - WREX-TV (2015)
Rock Valley College welcomed back twelve of its former athletes this weekend for induction into the school's Hall of Fame, returning some familiar faces to our community. Former MLB umpire Larry Young, Harlem state champion softball c ... - Rock Valley College to launch 50th anniversary celebration Jan. 23 - The Rock River Times (2015)
Rock Valley College (RVC) will kick off a year-long celebration of its 50th anniversary with a special event at 11 a.m., Friday, Jan. 23, in the Student Center A ... - Rock Valley College to host financial aid completion night - Rockford Register Star (2015)
ROCKFORD — The Rock Valley College Financial Aid Office will help students and parents complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 4 a ... - Rock Valley College Athletics Hall of Fame to induct 12 former athletes - Rockford Register Star (2015)
ROCKFORD — The Rock Valley College Athletics Hall of Fame will hold an induction ceremony for its 2014 class from 5:30 to 10 p.m. Jan. 23 at Franchesco's Ristorante, 712 ... - Rock Valley College Athletics Hall of Fame to induct 12 athletes - The Rock River Times (2015)
The Rock Valley College (RVC) Athletics Hall of Fame has announced its class of 2014 inductees. Inductees include 12 former athletes from some of the earliest days of R ... - Rock Valley College coach to give pitching instruction - Rockford Register Star (2015)
LOVES PARK — Rock Valley College pitching coach Zac Wolf will offer private pitching instruction at Fusion Sports Complex, 7135 Clinton Road, beginning this mon ...
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