Application Deadline Extended to 3/27 for the 2023 FACE Program Summer Fellowship @RU

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The Mansfield Institute’sFellowship for Activism and Community Engagement(FACE) program will support 15 undergraduate Fellows over Summer 2023. This cohort-based summer fellowship includes funding for a 3-credit Social Justice in Action internship-based course in May 2022. In addition to tuition for this course, Fellows will receive a stipend of $2,500.

Following their course work in late May, Fellows will work in a social justice–focused community-based organization in or around Chicago for 9 weeks (11 hours/week) over the summer starting in early June. Fellows will have an opportunity to meet and work with past Fellows, attend University events together, and potentially present work at conferences. Applicants should have sophomore or junior standing with an interest in social justice and at least a 2.0 GPA (see below). Students receive a $2,500 stipend and 3 credits tuition-free for this experiential social justice-focused, cohort-based Fellowship.

New Deadline: Apply for the Fellowship by March…

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Support the Illinois Agricultural and Natural Resources Legacy Act Today!

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Please read this message from Cynthia Kanner, Executive Director of the Prairie State Conservation Coalition, about important legislation being debated tomorrow 3/8/23 in the IL General Assembly:

Dear Prairie State Conservation Coalition Members and Friends:

There is an exciting bill moving through the Illinois legislative process THIS WEDNESDAY 3/8/23 and we appreciate you taking a moment to file a witness slip inSUPPORTof this legislation.

Please broadly share with your organizations’ membership as well if at all possible! The more visible the support for this bill, the likelier it is to make it out of committee. Thank you!

The Illinois Agricultural and Natural Resources Legacy Actwill create a state program to provide matching grants for conservation land trusts and local government to allow landowners to voluntarily protect their farmland and associated natural areas through the sale of a permanent farmland conservation easement.

The goal is to allow…

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Creating Resiliency Through Innovation

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by Keira Carpenter for SUST 350

Have you ever considered how resiliency might relate to sustainability? First, let’s break these terms down and explore how they are interconnected. Resiliency is the concept of having the capacity to recover from challenging situations. Sustainability is the idea of being able to sustain something (i.e. the environment, one’s life, human relationships, etc.) long term. Without resiliency, it is difficult to create a sustainable ecosystem here on Earth. When communities face challenges, resiliency is what allows them to sustain themselves and make it through the difficulties that they experience.

Creating resiliency is something that many people in the fields of sustainability and community development have focused on. One example of this is Eden Place Farm and Nature Center in Chicago, which grows food locally and provides it to the Fuller Park community on the city’s South Side. This creates resiliency by offering healthy options…

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SUST Alum Dan Lyvers (BA ’21) Talks Sustainability, Organizational Leadership, & Wastewater Management, 12/13 @RU

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Please join this collaboration between the Colleges of Business and Arts & Sciences @RooseveltU as we explore different aspects of the critical role of sustainability in today’s business world. Three distinguished RU alumni from the Sustainability Studies program are giving special guest presentations each Tuesday from 11/29 to 12/13, from 5-6pm CST, in Prof. Bob Tenuta’s MGMT 390 Contemporary Topics in Business class. These sessions are open to the RU and Resilience Studies Consortium community.

Tuesday 12/13 (WB 1212 + Zoom): Corporate/Industrial Sustainability — from Operations to Management to Organizational Culture

Guest Speaker: Dan Lyvers (he/him), BA in SUST ’21, Chief Operation Engineer II for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD), operations supervisor of the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant (LinkedIn info)

Dan has 20 years of experience in the wastewater treatment sector and many years prior to that in construction and building operations. As a manager, engineer, and leader…

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Sustainability & Human Rights: Attend the Joseph Loundy 2022 Human Rights Symposium @RU this Wed 11/30

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When we look to history, there is much to be learned about human rights. We may find that local and global movements were born from particular events — often traumatic, and with great political, health and environmental impacts. Can the past inspire change for the future through activism and advocacy?

Please join the Roosevelt University community for the Joseph Loundy Human Rights Project’s 2022 Symposium and Luncheon on Wed 11/30 from 11am to 1pm in WB 418 at RU’s Chicago Campus and livestreamed on Zoom. Distinguished guest panelists will explore the intersection of history, health policy and environmental sustainability, and how each individually and collectively can promote human rights and social justice.

Starting at 12:10pm CST, students will also present work from three related courses in RU’s College of Arts & Sciences: Public Health Issues and Ideas, taught by professor La Vonne Downey; Service and Sustainability, led…

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Register Now for the Joseph Loundy 2022 Human Rights Symposium @RU: History, Health, & Sustainability (Wed 11/30)

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When we look to history, there is much to be learned about human rights. We may find that local and global movements were born from particular events — often traumatic, and with great political, health and environmental impacts. Can the past inspire change for the future through activism and advocacy?

Please join the Roosevelt University community for the Joseph Loundy Human Rights Project’s 2022 Symposium and Luncheon on Wed 11/30 from 11am to 1pm in WB 418 at RU’s Chicago Campus. Distinguished guest panelists will explore the intersection of history, health policy and environmental sustainability, and how each individually and collectively can promote human rights and social justice.

Students will also present work from three related courses in RU’s College of Arts & Sciences: Public Health Issues and Ideas, taught by professor La Vonne Downey; Service and Sustainability, led by professor Mike Bryson; and Transatlantic Perspectives: Representing History…

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Sustainability in Bronzeville: Live today on WBEZ 91.5 FM (Reset)

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Many conversations about Chicago’s historic Bronzeville neighborhood are focused on boosting economic development in the area. At the same time, the neighborhood has seen a growing number of initiatives for green infrastructure and sustainability. Major projects like the largest community utility microgrid in the country are underway, but grassroots efforts like food incubators and neighborhood gardens are also cropping up.

Join Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons at 11am CST on Thursday, November 17 for a special live broadcast from Bronzeville’s Omni Ecosystems. We’ll discuss how the demand for healthy public spaces is an act of resistance to inequity in the built environment. South Side environmental leaders and sustainability activists will be in the house, including RU alum and EJ warrior Gina Ramirez (MA in Soc ’14) from the Southeast Environmental Task Force and the NRDC.

A soil science laboratory and green infrastructure design firm, Omni Ecosystems builds green rooftops to…

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ESC Meets Wed 11/16 at 7pm: Planning for RU’s Sustainable Future

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The Environmental Sustainability Committee @RooseveltU will have its next virtual meeting of the 2022-23 academic year on Wed 11/16/22 from 7-8:30pm CST (Zoom info below). Everyone in the RU community — students, alumni, faculty, staff, admin, and trustees — is invited and encouraged to attend!

This important meeting will focus on (1) reviewing feedback from our two rounds of campus planning workshops as well as the ongoing surveys of current students and employees/alumni. In addition, we will start the process of (2) developing consensus on goals for the next five years and (3) prioritizing concrete initiatives that will achieve said goals. Please note: if you cannot make the meeting, you can still provide input via the above survey links as well as review the slides and notes from the meeting after they are posted.

The ESC is an open committee est. in 2010 that welcomes participation and encourages collaboration…

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Sustainability Planning Workshops Today 11/1 & Wed 11/2: Help Set Goals & Map Initiatives for RU

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Planning Workshop 2: Sustainability Goals & Initiatives – Our second round of RU Strategic Sustainability Planning interactive workshops will review and analyze past goals, projects, and accomplishments; and then strategize and prioritize new campus sustainability goals and initiatives for 2023-28. Please attend this lunch hour of lively conversation and brainstorming to provide your ideas and input!

All RU community members are invited to participate in either one of these identical sessions, whichever best fits your schedule. Light food refreshments will be provided; just bring your own beverage!

• Tue 11/1 from 12:00-1:30pm CST in AUD 720 and Zoom
• Wed 11/2 from 5:00-6:30pm CST in AUD 720 and Zoom

Previous Events

Planning Workshop 1: Sustainability @RU Crash Course – This first round of RU Strategic Sustainability planning workshops was designed to get participants up to speed on what sustainability is, why it’s important, and what we can do to make a change…

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Sustainability Planning Workshop Sessions on Tue 11/1 & Wed 11/2: Goals & Initiatives for RU

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Planning Workshop 2: Sustainability Goals & Initiatives – This second round of RU Strategic Sustainability Planning interactive workshops will review and analyze past goals, projects, and accomplishments; and then strategize and prioritize new campus sustainability goals and initiatives for 2023-28.

All RU community members are invited to participate in either one of these identical sessions, whichever best fits your schedule. Light food refreshments will be provided; just bring your own beverage!

• Tue 11/1 from 12:00-1:30pm CST in AUD 720 and Zoom
• Wed 11/2 from 5:00-6:30pm CST in AUD 720 and Zoom

Previous Events

Planning Workshop 1: Sustainability @RU Crash Course – This first round of RU Strategic Sustainability planning workshops was designed to get participants up to speed on what sustainability is, why it’s important, and what we can do to make a change at RU. If you’re wondering what sustainability entails at RU, this is a great place to…

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