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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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Edge Factor Founder Keynotes Mfg Day At RVC
President and Founder of Edge Factor, Jeremy Bout was the keynote speaker at the Manufacturing Day event at Rock Valley College, Advanced Technology Center on Thursday, October 3. Jeremy is a manufacturer-turned-filmmaker, and his presentation shared pieces of his story as well as stories from Edge Factor’s library. These stories featured real-life people who have used their minds, hands, and advanced technology to push back the edge of what’s possible.
2022 RVC Banned Book Week
RVC's Estelle M. Black Library (located in the Educational Resource Center) will proudly display banned books as well as an interactive poster display. Are you unsure of what books have been banned? The RVC Library has you covered! They will have lists available.
RVC To Host Annual College Night On Oct 5
After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, Rock Valley College will once again host its annual College Night on Wednesday, October 5, 2022, from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. in the RVC Physical Education Center (PEC).
Student Life Leadership Awards
On Tuesday, May 3, Rock Valley College students and organizations were honored at the Annual Student Life Leadership Awards Banquet. The Department of Student Life chose an Evening of Elegance as this year’s theme, encouraging students to dress to impress since most of them had previously missed out on their high school prom celebrations due to COVID.
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