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Automotive Student Takes The Stage

• Students
• 07/12/2022

When Rock Valley College automotive student Timmy Schneeberg was in high school, music and theatre provided a much-needed outlet and a sense of belonging. After high school, Timmy explored community theatre options around his hometown of West Allis, Wisconsin but was never able to find one that fit. So, when he got the offer to relocate to Rockford with his best friend, he jumped at the opportunity.

Promoting Allyship For An Inclusive Campus

• Students
• 06/15/2022

Rock Valley College is committed to creating and sustaining a diverse, equitable, and inclusive campus where all learners can make progress towards their educational and career goals. And RVC’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) supports that mission through various activities and initiatives, in collaboration with students, employees, and community partners.

Transplant Survivor Plans To Pay It Forward

• Students
• 06/13/2022

For one student, a life-changing and life-saving medical procedure helped her pick her major as well as where to start her education. In 2011, Abbi Penning received a kidney transplant. Because of her relationship with the nurse who served as her transplant coordinator, Abbi decided that pediatric nursing would be her career path. She knew she wanted to use her experience to help children like her.

RVC's Phi Theta Kappa Honored At State Convention

• Students
• 06/09/2022

Representatives of Omicron Eta, Rock Valley College's Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) chapter, attended the Phi Theta Kappa Illinois Regional Convention and Honors Institute in Quincy, IL from June 3-5, 2022.