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Rochester College President Resigns
Rubel Shelly to Lead During Interim

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich., May 2, 2008 - Dr. Mike Westerfield, president of Rochester College since 2003, has resigned his position effective immediately, the board of trustees has announced. Dr. Westerfield submitted his official resignation to the trustees this week and made his announcement to the faculty and staff during a meeting today. He plans to remain at Rochester College as a tenured professor of English.

"My five years as president of Rochester College have been both challenging and gratifying. Our trustees, donors, faculty, staff and students are some of the most dedicated and committed individuals I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. This college will thrive because of their strength and perseverance," said Westerfield, who served as provost before becoming the seventh president. "My love for Rochester College is well-known. I believe the time has come for a new president who will move the school to a new level of academic excellence in Christian community. I look forward to working with and supporting that person."  More Info...


A Cappella Chorus community performance

The RC A Cappella Chorus, Rochester Community Chorus and Oakland Choral Society along with the Birmingham-Bloomfield Symphony Orchestra will perform the German Requiem by Johannes Brahms at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Rochester on Saturday, April 26 at 8 p.m.  More Info...


College welcomes new alumni director

Kyle Martin was recently appointed director of alumni relations at Rochester College. Martin grew up in Owosso, Mich. where he attended Corunna High School. He enrolled as a full time student at Rochester College in 1998 after learning about the institution through his church.  More Info...


Holocaust survivors remembered in college theatre production

The Rochester College theatre department presents "...Who Returned My Soul," April 10-12 at 8pm and April 13 at 2pm in the RAC Theatre.

...Who Returned My Soul is a reader's theatre style production featuring the courageous stories of ten Holocaust survivors openly sharing their experiences. The characters in the play are drawn from real people who wanted their stories memorialized for future generations to hear to prevent this type of atrocity from happening again.  More Info...

Partnership Dinner XXXVII

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Resource Seminar

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Golf Classic

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50th Anniversary

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