Rockford College

Infobox University
name = Rockford College


established = 1847
type = Private undergraduate and graduate liberal arts
president = Robert Head, Ph.D.
motto = Decus et Veritas ("Honor and Truth")
city = Rockford
state = IL
country = USA
students = 983
faculty =
endowment =
campus = Suburban
mascot = Reggie the Regent
nickname = Regents
colors = Purple on White
free_label = Athletics
free = National Collegiate Athletic Association
website = [http://www.rockford.edu/ www.rockford.edu]

Rockford College is a private American liberal arts college in Rockford, Illinois. It was founded in 1847 as Rockford Female Seminary and changed its name in 1892. The college is known as the alma mater of Nobel Peace Prize winner Jane Addams, who was a member of the class of 1881.

History

Rockford College was founded in 1847 as Rockford Female Seminary. It was the sister college of Beloit College, which had been founded the year before. The seminary's initial campus was on the east side of the Rock River, south of downtown Rockford. In 1890, the seminary's trustees voted to offer a full college curriculum, which led to the name changing to Rockford College in 1892. Men were first granted admission to the college at the beginning of the 1955-56 school year. At about this time, the school requested that the City of Rockford close parts of a street adjoining the campus.

In January, 2008, Dr. Robert Head was named the College's seventeenth president effective July 2008.

Academics

In addition to its undergraduate programs, the college offers pre-professional programs in Law, Medicine and related areas, and two graduate programs: Master of Arts in Teaching and Master of Business Administration.

Departments

*Anthropology & Sociology
*Art & Art History
*Biology
*Chemistry/Biochemistry
*Classics
*Computer Science
*Economics, Business & Accounting
*Education
*English
*History
*Mathematics
*Modern Languages
*Nursing
*Performing Arts
*Philosophy
*Physical Education
*Physics
*Political Science
*Psychology

Honor societies

*Phi Beta Kappa - Scholastics
*Eta Sigma Phi - Classics
*Omicron Delta Epsilon - Economics
*Phi Alpha Theta - History
*Phi Sigma Iota - Foreign Language
*Pi Lambda Theta - Education
*Psi Chi - Psychology

Athletics

The Rockford College Regents are Division III members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Teams compete independently or as members of the Northern Athletics Conference.

The college fields men's teams in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Soccer, Tennis, and Track and Field, and women's teams in Basketball, Cross Country, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Track and Field, and Volleyball.

Recreational and intramural club sports (including basketball and dodgeball) are also available on campus. The on-campus Seaver Gymnasium will also be home in 2008 to the Rockford Fury of the Premier Basketball League.

External links

* [http://www.rockford.edu/ Rockford College Website]
* [http://www.rockford.edu/athletics Rockford College Athletics Website]
* [http://www.rockford.edu/aboutrc/campusmap.asp Campus map]
* [http://www.wrcr.radiohistory.net/ WRCR -- Rockford College Radio Alumni website]
* [http://www.ethicsandentrepreneurship.org/ The Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship at Rockford College]
* [http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=+%22Speech+at+Rockford+College+2003%22&so=2&num=10 2003 Commencement]