Rockford University
10/08/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/08/2024 23:25
Rockford University President Lynott to Speak at Rockford Network of Professional Women’s October Meeting
Rockford University President Lynott to Speak at Rockford Network of Professional Women's October Meeting
10/08/2024 9:37 am
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oct. 8, 2024
ROCKFORD, ILL.- Rockford University President Dr. Patricia Lynott will speak at the Rockford Network of Professional Women's (RNPW) luncheon meeting this October at Rockford University. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 15, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., and Dr. Lynott will speak at 12:30 p.m.
The event will be held in Regents Hall in the Blanche Walker Burpee Student Center on Rockford University's campus. Rockford University is located at 5050 E. State St. in Rockford, Illinois.
About Dr. Lynott
Dr. Lynott began service as president of Rockford University on March 1, 2024, having served as the interim president since December 12, 2022.
In her 35+ years in higher education, Dr. Lynott has combined a successful teaching career with innovative academic leadership. She began her career as a communication professor, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in rhetoric, political communication, and public speaking. At Elmhurst College, Dr. Lynott served as Dean of Graduate and Continuing Education and became the founding director of Elmhurst Partners, the college's corporate training division that provided custom programming to Chicago-area Fortune 500 companies.
About RNPW
RNPWbegan in March 1981 when four Rockford women met to discuss how women in the Rock River Region could come together to support other women. This first meeting evolved into weekly organizational meetings, and the RNPW became official in June 1981.
Local media is invited to the Rockford University campus to cover this event.
We ask the media to please contact Rockford University's Communications Department at [email protected] or Sara Myers at [email protected]by Oct. 14 at 5 p.m., to let us know that you are attending.
Contact:
Sara Myers
RU Marketing & Communications
815.394.5052