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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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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.
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.
Harmonies of Time: Mark Rose's 40-Year Journey with the Old Towne Band
For an incredible 40 years, Mark Rose has led the Old Towne Band. Renowned for its performances of popular music from the late 1800s and early 1900s, such as marches, ragtime, Dixieland, circus music, old overtures, and early swing, the band has flourished under his direction.
Going from Student to Faculty to Transform Manufacturing Education
Stan chose to attend RVC because it was close to home and offered classes in manufacturing. He worked full-time at a local manufacturing company and wanted to learn more about machining and industry.
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