ROCKFORD – Chanel Black, the Rockford Auburn graduate and Rockford Promise Scholar in her final semester at Rockford University, got to show off her musical talents in the land of Mickey Mouse. Chanel, who won the Auburn’s Got Talent contest when she was a freshman at Auburn, is part of the of the Vocal Collective…
ROCKFORD – Rockford Promise received 160 applications for its scholarships to attend Rock Valley College (RVC) for the 2022-2023 academic year. This is up from the 112 applications received in 2021 for the RVC scholarship – a 43% increase. Rockford Promise is a location-based scholarship program transforming the lives of students, their families and neighborhoods…
A record number of Rockford Promise Scholars earned recognition for academic performance and were included on Rockford University’s honors list for the fall semester. In the fall, eight Rockford Promise Scholars made Rockford University’s Distinguished Scholar List. To make that list, students must have taken at least 12 credit hours and earned a 3.75 grade…
A record number of Rockford Promise Scholars earned recognition for academic performance and were included on Rock Valley College’s (RVC) honors lists for the fall semester. Rockford Promise is a location-based scholarship organization transforming the lives of students, their families, and neighborhoods by providing full-tuition scholarships to outstanding Rockford Public School District #205 (RPS) students…
Rockford Promise received 281 applications for its scholarships to attend Northern Illinois University (NIU) for the 2022-2023 academic year. This is up from 2021, the first year for the NIU option, in which Rockford Promise received 266 applications. Rockford Promise is a location-based scholarship program transforming the lives of students, their families and neighborhoods by…
Rockford, IL – Rockford Promise, a scholarship organization transforming the lives of students, their families and neighborhoods while serving as a powerful economic driver for our community, added three Rockford professionals to its board of directors. * Scot Dobbs, president of Summit CPA Group. Scot is a Guilford graduate who earned his associate’s degree from…
Rockford, IL – This year, Rockford Promise is seeing more than double the number of applications for one of it’s partner institutions – a sign that interest in the program continues to grow. The number of Rockford Promise applications to Rockford University this year increased by 115 percent compared with 2021, with 41 RPS 205…
LOVES PARK – Rock Valley Credit Union spread some Christmas cheer on Friday by donating $2,000 to Rockford Promise as part of its 12 Days of Giving. The donation will go for much needed Scholar support, helping cover the ongoing costs and managing and mentoring more than 160 college students. Rockford Promise’s mission is to…
ROCKFORD – In early November, Hard Rock International, which operates nearly 250 venues in 69 countries, donated $25,000 to Rockford Promise. Hard Rock this month opened Rockford’s first casino in the old Giovanni’s building. That location is temporary until a larger, full-service casino is built on East State Street where the Clock Tower Resort used…
ROCKFORD – Today, Rockford Promise announced its partnership with the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois (CFNIL). Rockford Promise received a $173,000 donation from CFNIL fully-funding the 2021 cohort of Rockford Promise Scholars attending Rock Valley College. CFNIL also is supporting Scholar success by helping underwrite programs, recruit mentors, provide training, and more in support of…
