MEDIA ADVISORY: SPECIAL PARTNERSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT TO EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR AREA COLLEGIATE ATHLETES
Rockford Park District and Rockford University joint press conference - Thursday, Jan. 17, 10 a.m.
Rockford, IL (01/15/2019) — Thursday, January 17, 2019
Indoor Sports Center at Mercyhealth Sportscore Two
8800 E. Riverside Blvd., Loves Park
10 a.m.
Rockford Park District and Rockford University are excited to announce an expanded partnership between the two organizations. A news conference will be held on Thursday, January 17, 2019 at Indoor Sports Center on Mercyhealth Sportscore Two campus, 8800 E. Riverside Blvd., Loves Park at 10 a.m. Information will be shared at the news conference about how the expanded partnership will benefit student-athletes and work to achieve priorities established for the District thanks to community feedback.
About Rockford University
Rockford University is a four-year, co-educational institution founded in 1847 offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in traditional liberal arts and professional fields. The University offers approximately 80 majors, minors and concentrations, including the adult accelerated degree completion program for a B.S. in Management Studies. Through its Graduate Studies department, degrees are extended to include the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT). Rockford University is home to one of only 11 Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) chapters in Illinois, the most prestigious honor society in the United States. Named by The Princeton Review as a Best Midwestern College and as a US News & World Report as a Best Midwest Regional Tier One, Rockford University currently serves approximately 1,200 full-and part-time students.
About Rockford Park District
The Rockford Park District was proudly citizen-created in 1909 and is the third largest park and recreation system in Illinois with 179 parks and facilities. The Rockford Park District improves the quality of life for citizens by providing a vibrant and relevant park system which increases property values, stimulates economic development, decreases juvenile crime, and improves our community's health. A vibrant and relevant park system also protects the environment, employs hundreds of area teens, and brings our diverse community together in unity, through the common love of play. For more information, visit www.rockfordparkdistrict.org.
Rockford University
Rita Elliott, Director of Communications, 815-226-3374; Laura Gibbs-Green, Rockford Park District, Public Relations Manager, 815-987-8852Share this Story
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