Community of Living

Rockford University is a community that is actively curious, creative, compassionate and connected, a place where faculty, staff and students are committed to each other’s success, inside and outside the classroom. It is a place where students are challenged intellectually and civically to make a difference in the world. Rockford University is home to more than 1,000 students, including nearly 900 students studying undergraduate courses and more than 200 students taking graduate level courses.

As stated in the Rockford University Student Handbook, “The University hopes to engender in all students concern for truth, respect for fact and joy in learning. Rockford University nurtures in students a belief in the inherent dignity and worth of each individual. It helps students discover the attitudes and conduct appropriate in a free society and essential to creating mutual trust among people, communities and nations. Rockford University proposes to all students the importance of finding significance in life in spiritual, creative and intellectual terms and the necessity of developing a set of ethical values to guide personal conduct.”

In cases where students do not meet the standards of integrity outlined in the Student Handbook (i.e.: academic misconduct, disruptive behavior, harassment, sexual harassment and sexual misconduct, etc.), those actions are addressed by the University’s student conduct system or other method. All students are expected to familiarize themselves with and adhere to the Student Codes (Academic Integrity Policy and Code of Conduct), policies, rules and regulations of the institution. Rockford University students and employees are subject to all federal and Illinois state laws.