In January, Rockford Promise added three new staffers with the sole charge of helping its nearly 300 Scholars stay on track to graduate. Ariel Thompson, Lamar Powell and Aurora Schnorr joined the organization as academic mentor coordinators. Each has different levels of experience, but all three have shown a considerable passion for wanting to see…
Former Rockford Lutheran teacher Jane Austin already knew about Rockford Promise when Elaine Breck, the organization’s first executive director, approached her about supporting Rockford Promise in some way. “I used to live in Kalamazoo (Michigan), which is where the first Promise program started,” Austin said. Breck was hoping that Austin and the group she focused…
ROCKFORD – Former Auburn High School and Rockford University performing star Chanel Black is making her national tour debut in the production Legally Blonde The Musical! Chanel is playing a variety of supporting roles in the production that has dates set through May. Currently, Black and the Legally Blonde cast is in Pennsylvania. They’ll perform…
This past weekend was a big one for Rockford Promise and its Scholars. Twenty-two Scholars completed either two-year or four-year degrees at Rock Valley College, Rockford University and Northern Illinois University. The record number of graduates adds to the growing list of Rockford Promise success stories. Since Rockford Promise began investing in full two-year or…
Rockford Promise announced eight new recipients of full four-year tuition scholarships to attend Rockford University (RU) beginning in the fall of 2022. It is the largest RU cohort yet since Rockford Promise and Rockford’s 175-year old university began collaborating in 2016. Rockford Promise is a location-based scholarship program transforming the lives of students, their families…
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…
