Category Archives: Roosevelt

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

Posted on November 1, 2022 by SUSTatRU

Originally posted on Sustainability Studies @ Roosevelt University:
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…

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Join the October EcoChallenge this Week!

Posted on October 1, 2018 by SUSTatRU

This year, Roosevelt University is participating in the October EcoChallenge, a 21-day sustainability engagement program. The challenge takes place October 3 – October 24, 2018 and involves universities, businesses, schools, all competing internally and with each other. Participants track and … Continue reading →

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American Dream Reconsidered Conference @RooseveltU this Week

Posted on September 10, 2018 by SUSTatRU

Please join the Roosevelt University community for the kickoff to the American Dream Reconsidered Conference today! Ida B. Wells Lounge Dedication Reception | 430 S. Michigan Avenue, 2nd Floor East | 5 p.m. Monday 9/10 The reception will honor Ida … Continue reading →

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Volunteers Sought for Urban Monarch Project this Summer in Schaumburg

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Suburban Sustainability

The Village of Schaumburg recently partnered with the Barrington Area Conservation Trust to assist the Field Museum with their Urban Monarch Project. We are looking for volunteer Urban Monarch Technicians to monitor monarch butterfly habitat at selected sites in Schaumburg. … Continue reading →

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Still Time To Claim a Plot in the Schaumburg Campus Garden!

Posted on May 21, 2016 by Suburban Sustainability

Roosevelt’s Schaumburg Campus Community Garden is one of the origin sites for our university’s sustainability movement, and is a thriving hub of gardening innovation and community building. Right now, three 5×5 plots are still available for this year’s growing season. … Continue reading →

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Earth Month 2016 Activities at Roosevelt

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Suburban Sustainability

It’s been decided that Earth Day —a single day dedicated to the importance of preserving our planet and the life it holds– is simply not enough! That’s why the entire month of April has been deemed Earth Month by a … Continue reading →

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SUST Program Looks Back at 2015

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Suburban Sustainability

Today’s post on the SUST at RU Blog, the official voice of Roosevelt’s Sustainability Studies undergraduate program, is a review of 2015’s events, accomplishments, and projects. Several of these had a positive impact on RU’s Schaumburg Campus, including the work … Continue reading →

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Planned Renaissance for RU’s Schaumburg Campus

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Suburban Sustainability

One year after former RU president Chuck Middleton announced program cuts and facility contractions at the university’s Schaumburg Campus (est. 1996), Roosevelt’s new president, Dr. Ali Malekzadeh, articulated bold plans to renew, expand, and reinvigorate the campus and reclaim RU’s place … Continue reading →

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Cultivating RU’s Schaumburg Campus: SUST Senior Sarah Tag Recaps Her Summer Internship

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Suburban Sustainability

During the summer of 2015, several Roosevelt University students majoring in Sustainability Studies have been doing internships or pursuing study abroad opportunities in various locales around the world, from Chicago to Hawaii and from Schaumburg to Scandinavia. We’ve invited them to write up reports from … Continue reading →

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Cultivating Roosevelt’s Schaumburg Campus: SUST Senior Sarah Tag Reports on Her Summer Internship at RU

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Suburban Sustainability

During the summer of 2015, several Roosevelt University students majoring in Sustainability Studies have been doing internships or pursuing study abroad opportunities in various locales around the world, from Chicago to Hawaii and from Schaumburg to Scandinavia. We’ve invited them to write up reports from … Continue reading →

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