Rasmussen Romeoville/Joliet hosts health fair for local residents

The Rasmussen College Romeoville/Joliet campus will host a health fair for local residents Thursday, June 24. WHAT: Health Fair WHEN: Thursday, June 24, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. WHERE: Rasmussen College, Romeoville/Joliet campus 1400 W. Normantown Road Romeoville, IL 60446 Phone: (815) 306-2600 According to The Homer Sun, the event will feature stress and [...]

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Rasmussen College introduces PROVEN student value proposition

On May 27, Rasmussen College announced the new Student Value Proposition, PROVEN: P: Programs in high demand R: Results for our students O: Online education leaders V: Value in everything we do E: Excellence in academics N: No limits to what our students can achieve These six statements define what Rasmussen College stands for and [...]

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Rasmussen College expands Bachelor’s degree offerings to on-site classes in Illinois, Wisconsin

Rasmussen College announced May 18 that the Illinois campuses in Aurora, Rockford and Romeoville/Joliet will begin offering bachelor’s degree programs, starting with the Bachelor’s in Business Management program. Additionally, the Wausau and Green Bay campuses in Wisconsin will begin offering bachelor’s degree programs in Accounting, Business Management, Healthcare Management and Criminal Justice. These degree programs [...]

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Rasmussen College announces first round of 110th Anniversary Scholarship recipients

Rasmussen College is proud to announce the first recipients of the Rasmussen College 110th Anniversary Scholarship. Twenty-five prospective Rasmussen College students have a chance to receive award amounts to help further their education. The winners include the following: Tammy Maus, Green Bay Campus – Associate’s in Human Services ($5,000 scholarship) Brandi Ausk, Brooklyn Park Campus [...]

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Rasmussen Allied Health students partake in HIV/AIDS awareness

On Friday, May 14th, the Allied Health students from the Anatomy and Physiology course at the Rasmussen College Eden Prairie Campus delivered presentations on HIV/AIDS to students at the Loring Nicollet Alternative High School in Minneapolis. This was a culmination of weeks of research and sharing of knowledge to more than 50 high school students.  [...]

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Faculty Spotlight – Carla Offhaus

Carla Offhaus joined Rasmussen’s Aurora campus in June 2009 as part-time faculty teaching in the School of Allied Health. Carla’s skill level and dedication to her students was quickly recognized, and in October of that same year Carla became the full-time Business Program Coordinator. She holds an MBA in Healthcare Management from American InterContinental University, [...]

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Rasmussen Faculty Spotlight – Elizabeth Sobiech

Elizabeth Sobiech is full-time faculty at the St. Cloud campus, where she serves as the Program Coordinator for the Medical Lab Technician curriculum. She holds an AAs from Alexandria Technical College and a BS from the University of Cincinnati, and joined us in June 2008. Elizabeth works tirelessly to develop the MLT program at St. [...]

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Rasmussen Faculty Spotlight – Kyra Austin

Kyra Austin joined the Rasmussen Romeoville/Joliet campus in October 2009 as a Health Information Technology (H.I.T.) Program Coordinator. She holds a B.S. in Health Information Management from Illinois State University and an M.A. in Organizational Leadership from Lewis University.

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Rasmussen College students support LIVESTRONG at the YMCA to provide free rehabilitation services to cancer survivors

Rasmussen College announces a continued partnership with the YMCA of Cass and Clay Counties to provide support as part of the community center’s LIVESTRONG™ at the YMCA program, benefiting adult cancer survivors who have recently become de-conditioned or chronically fatigued from their disease and/or treatment. Students enrolled in the Exercise Science Associate’s Degree Program at [...]

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Recent Oswego High School graduate finds success at Rasmussen College

Several months after receiving a $10,000 scholarship from the Aurora Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Amanda Ferrer, 19, is on her way to earning an Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting at Rasmussen College. Ferrer, a 2009 graduate of Oswego High School, recently completed her first quarter as a student in the School of Allied Health at [...]

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