Community Partners

As you read the pages ahead you will learn of our great community outreach work. This work has been accomplished through partnerships, grants, coursework, action research and, most importantly, the commitment and passion with which our faculty, staff, and students dedicate themselves to our social justice mission.

Office of Community Engagement

Associate Dean of Community Engagement and Continuing Education, Teryl Ann Rosch, oversees the community partnerships of the College of Education through the Office of Community Engagement (OCE). This office consolidates the community outreach activities of the college by targeting specific communities for our work and promoting the existing themes of our outreach, i.e., promoting child literary and college readiness. The great successes of the OCE, both in acquiring funding, engaging in productive partnering, supporting faculty, and impacting the community are ever expanding. The OCE houses the federally sponsored GEAR UP and TRIO programs which include Veterans Upward Bound, and school-based Upward Bound, and Talent Search. The early childhood literacy program, Jumpstart, is another aspect of the OCE as are grant and contract programs described in the links below. For more information, contact Dean Rosch at trosch@roosevelt.edu.

Outreach Projects and Programs

CLIP (Chicago Literacy Initiative Project)

The Chicago Literacy Project over the last 7 years has supported teachers who desire to become reading specialists through the Roosevelt University Master of Arts in Reading program. More >>

Visit the CLIP website

Credit Recovery Initiative

This grant was awarded by the JPMorgan Chase Foundation to develop an alternative way of teaching algebra and geometry through a partnership among Roosevelt and Loyola Universities and the Chicago Public Schools. More >>

CRETE (Conflict Resolution Education in Teacher Education)

CRETE trains pre-service and in-service teachers and helps teacher education programs infuse conflict resolution education within the pre-service curriculum to enhance new teachers’ classroom management skills. More >>

Visit the CRETE website

Gaining Early Awareness & Readiness for Undergraduate Programs

Staff from the GEAR UP grant program engage students, teachers and parents in a coordinated system of activities to help keep 15 students on track for high school graduation, and ultimately, for enrollment in postsecondary education. More >>

Visit the GEAR-UP website

Jumpstart

Funded by Americorps, the Jumpstart program recruits, trains and funds Roosevelt University students to serve as mentors for low-income, 3 to 5-year-old children in three partner preschools. More >>

Visit the Jumpstart website

Social Justice High School

Through this program, Roosevelt faculty partner with teachers at SJHS to create and facilitate cultural capacity building sessions during the year at SJHS, co-design curriculum for critical thinking and writing classes at the University during the summer and lead a summer college immersion program for rising seniors. More >>

Visit the SJHS website

T3 – Teachers Teaching with Technology funds

In-kind contributions of equipment and professional development supported by T3 – Teachers Teaching with Technology funds.

TRiO - Educational Talent Search

A federally funded program that offers academic and personal support to students primarily in grades 6 to 12 who are from low-income and first-generation backgrounds. More >>

More information about Federal TRiO Programs
Visit the government Office of Postsecondary Education website

TRiO - Upward Bound

A federally-funded program designed to assist low-income and first generation high school students stay in school, earn their high school diploma, and then transition to the post- secondary school or college of their choice. More >>

More information about Federal TRiO Programs
Visit the government Office of Postsecondary Education website

TRiO - Veterans Upward Bound

A federally funded program designed to assist eligible veterans of the United States services prepare for a college education at the institution of their choice. More >>

More information about Federal TRiO Programs
Visit the National Association of Veterans Upward Bound (NAVUB) website

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	CLIP (Chicago Literacy Initiative Project) The Chicago Literacy Project over the last 7 years has supported teachers who desire to become reading specialists through the Roosevelt University Master of Arts in Reading program. More >> Visit the CLIP website
	Credit Recovery Initiative This grant was awarded by the JPMorgan Chase Foundation to develop an alternative way of teaching algebra and geometry through a partnership among Roosevelt and Loyola Universities and the Chicago Public Schools. More >>
	CRETE (Conflict Resolution Education in Teacher Education) CRETE trains pre-service and in-service teachers and helps teacher education programs infuse conflict resolution education within the pre-service curriculum to enhance new teachers’ classroom management skills. More >> Visit the CRETE website
	Gaining Early Awareness & Readiness for Undergraduate Programs Staff from the GEAR UP grant program engage students, teachers and parents in a coordinated system of activities to help keep 15 students on track for high school graduation, and ultimately, for enrollment in postsecondary education. More >> Visit the GEAR-UP website
	Jumpstart Funded by Americorps, the Jumpstart program recruits, trains and funds Roosevelt University students to serve as mentors for low-income, 3 to 5-year-old children in three partner preschools. More >> Visit the Jumpstart website
	Social Justice High School Through this program, Roosevelt faculty partner with teachers at SJHS to create and facilitate cultural capacity building sessions during the year at SJHS, co-design curriculum for critical thinking and writing classes at the University during the summer and lead a summer college immersion program for rising seniors. More >> Visit the SJHS website
	T3 – Teachers Teaching with Technology funds In-kind contributions of equipment and professional development supported by T3 – Teachers Teaching with Technology funds. Visit the T3 website Learn more
	TRiO - Educational Talent Search A federally funded program that offers academic and personal support to students primarily in grades 6 to 12 who are from low-income and first-generation backgrounds. More >> More information about Federal TRiO Programs Visit the government Office of Postsecondary Education website
	TRiO - Upward Bound A federally-funded program designed to assist low-income and first generation high school students stay in school, earn their high school diploma, and then transition to the post- secondary school or college of their choice. More >> More information about Federal TRiO Programs Visit the government Office of Postsecondary Education website
	TRiO - Veterans Upward Bound A federally funded program designed to assist eligible veterans of the United States services prepare for a college education at the institution of their choice. More >> More information about Federal TRiO Programs Visit the National Association of Veterans Upward Bound (NAVUB) website