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RVC Professor Awarded Grant to Preserve Rockford Education Desegregation Stories
Dr. Mathew Oakes has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Grant for a two-year oral history, archival, and instructional project on the legal and community history of desegregation and education in Rockford. The $60,000 grant will fund his project, “Chronicles of Change: Archiving Stories of Desegregation in Rockford Public Schools, 1989-2002.”
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Theresa “Paulette” Gilbert Receives Community Service Awards
Theresa “Paulette” Gilbert, a distinguished educator and community advocate, recently received two community service awards - the Greater Rockford Chamber’s Women in Business Community Hero Award and the Rockford NAACP’s Community Service Award along with her husband Eldridge “Skip” Gilbert.
RVC Skilled Trades Fair - November 14
Rock Valley College, in collaboration with the Workforce Equity Initiative (WEI), is pleased to announce the upcoming Skilled Trades Career Fair. The event will take place on Thursday, November 14, from 2 - 6 pm on RVC Main Campus in the Stenstrom Student Center Atrium. All students, employees, and community are invited to attend.
Thompson Named Communicator of the Year
Rock Valley College is pleased to announce that Jennifer Thompson, Executive Director of College Communications, has been named the 2024 Communicator of the Year for the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations District 3.
RVC Communications & Marketing Take Center Stage in Cleveland
Living up to the motto, Rock Valley College Home of Champions, the RVC Communications and Marketing team organized, presented, and won big at the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR) District 3 Conference in Cleveland, Ohio, September 25-27, 2024.
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