Rockford Colleges Ready to do In-Person Graduations Get our free mobile app After a year of...nothing. The climb back up to our "normal" has been exciting, and makes you miss what has been missing from our lives. A couple weeks ago we talked about Illinois colleges planning in-person graduation ceremonies. Illinois State, U of I, Western, all planning graduation ceremonies. Now Rockford is stepping up and in-person graduations will happen! WREX This weekend Rockford University and Rock Valley College will host in-person ceremonies. Commencement for Rockford University will be this Saturday at Sam Greenly Field. The reason the graduation will be inside the football stadium for the first time, is to allow for social distancing. They will also do the graduation in two ceremonies at 10am and 3pm.