Past Events
College of Arts & Sciences
Distinguished Faculty Lecture3/23/2005 4:00 PM
Dan Headrick, Professor of Social Science and History
Evelyn T. Stone University College
Intel Corp. Lunch and Learn3/25/2005 11:00 AM
Join Intel for a Technology Lunch & Learn and your chance to win either a Pentium 4 processor or an Intel motherboard (prize tbd).
Food/beverages will be served. Meeting topics will include: new dual-core roadmaps, Intel Xeon technologies, demand based switching, extened memory
64 technolgy, server platforms, Centrion mobil technology, the future of computing and a Q & A session.
Ray Wright
rwright@roosevelt.edu
Poetry Reading3/28/2005 5:00 PM
Mark Doty reads poetry
For additional information, contact Janet Wondra at 312-341-3770, jwondra@roosevelt.edu
Fireside Chat: James Roosevelt, Jr. on Social Security3/30/2005 4:30 PM
James Roosevelt Jr., the grandson of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and former associate commissioner for retirement policy for the Social Security Administration, will discuss current and historical issues involving social security at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 30 at Roosevelt University, 430 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago.
Roosevelt Jr, who has recently been outspoken in the media and in Washington D.C., at times setting the record straight on what his grandfather, FDR, intended for the nation’s social security plan and system, will discuss “FDR’s Real Vision for Social Security” during the first in a series of so-called, Roosevelt-style “fireside chats” in which aspects of FDR’s New Deal will be explored for their relevance and viability today.
Roosevelt Jr., who is senior vice president and general counsel of Tufts Health Plan, has been vocal in criticizing those who have contended his grandfather would have wanted a portion of social security to be privatized. Recently, Roosevelt Jr. called for a “retraction, an apology, maybe even the resignation” of Fox News correspondent Brit Hume whom Roosevelt Jr. criticized for distorting his grandfather’s comments and intentions for social security. He also recently testified in Washington D.C., based on handwritten notes from his grandfather, on what FDR hoped could be achieved with social security.
The lecture and discussion is the first in a series of New Deal “fireside chats” that are being held at Roosevelt University, a private, non-sectarian institution which advocates social justice and is named for Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt.
“For a large number of Americans, the New Deal set about to describe the America they believed in - and desperately needed,” said Margaret Rung, director of the University’s Center for New Deal Studies. “What we want to consider during these fireside chats is whether the New Deal has taken on a different meaning for Americans in the new century - and if it has, what that meaning should be,” said Rung.
Upcoming fireside chats at the University will feature Carl Sunstein, the Karl N. Llewellyn Distinguished Service Professor of Jurisprudence at the University of Chicago Law School, who will discuss how FDR’s leadership and vision of the nation and its laws are an integral part of American values and aspirations. Sunstein’s lecture, entitled “FDR’s Unfinished Constitutional Revolution,” will be held at 4:30 p.m. April 21 at the University.
Then, Henry L. Henderson, a partner in Policy Solutions Ltd. and a lecturer in Environmental Studies at the University of Chicago, will discuss FDR’s environmental legacy at 4:30 p.m. May 2 at the University.
Additional fireside chats also are being planned on international institutions, national security, fair labor practices, the arts, financial institutions and security, political action, energy policy and protection of the public airwaves.
Sponsored by the University’s Center for New Deal Studies, these chats are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Margaret Rung at 312-341-3724 or at mrung@roosevelt.edu..
Beyond Appearances: A New Look at Adolescent Girls3/31/2005 4:30 PM
Lecture/Reception/Book Signing
Dr. Norine Johnson
Past President, American Psychological Association
Beyond Appearances: A New Look at Adolescent Girls
Hosted by the College of Arts & Sciences, School of Psychology, and Program in Women's and Gender Studies
For more information please contact 312-341-3670
Working Women's History Project Gala4/7/2005 7:00 PM
Join us for the annual WWHP gala and presentation of the Mother Jones Award.
For more information contact Sue Straus: sstraus2001@yahoo.com
Prose reading with S.L. Wisenberg4/12/2005 5:00 PM
Author of The Sweetheart Is In: Stories and Holocaust Girls: History, Memory, and Other Obsessions.
Fireside Chat: FDR’s Unfinished Constitutional Rev4/21/2005 4:30 PM
Cass R. Sunstein
Karl N. Llewellyn Distinguished Service Professor of Jurisprudence at the University of Chicago Law School and the Department of Political Science
FDR’s leadership and vision of the nation and its laws is an integral part of American values and aspirations, based on the President’s articulation of “the clear realization that true individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence.”
Cass R. Sunstein is the Karl N. Llewellyn Distinguished Service Professor of Jurisprudence at the University of Chicago Law School and Department of Political Science. He has authored numerous articles and books, including The Second Bill of Rights: FDR’s Unfinished Revolution and Why We Need it More Than Ever, Legal Reasoning and Political Conflict and After the Rights Revolution: Reconceiving the Regulatory State. He is the most-cited law professor on any faculty in the United States.
An Evening with Raymond Smock4/27/2005 4:30 PM
Dr. Raymond Smock is a historical consultant and public speaker on American political and social history, and on the scholarly use of the internet. He was appointed U.S. House Historian in 1983 and was instrumental in planning national commemorations of the U.S. Constitution, Congressional bicentennial, and 50th Anniversary of World War II. Dr. Smock received his bachelor's degree in history from Roosevelt University.
For more information, please call 312-341-3510.
Fireside Chat: A New Deal for the Environment5/2/2005 4:30 PM
Henry L. Henderson
Partner, Policy Solutions Ltd., Lecturer in the Environmental Studies at the University of Chicago, and former Commissioner of Environment for the City of Chicago
FDR’s “environmental legacy” is a vision and practical achievement integrating the Human economy and the economy of Nature, pointing the way to a genuinely sustainable future.
Henry L. Henderson is partner in the environmental consulting firm Policy Solutions Ltd., and Lecturer in the Environmental Studies Program at the University of Chicago. He served as the founding Commissioner of Environment for the City of Chicago and as Assistant Attorney General for the State of Illinois. He is co-editor of the recently published FDR and the Environment: Recovering the Environmental Legacy of the New Deal.
These are the first of many Fireside Chats in a program that will include future discussions of international institutions and national security, fair labor practices, the arts, financial institutions and security, political action, energy policies, and the protection of the public airwaves.
The Aids Pandemic5/19/2005 6:00 PM
The Aids Pandemic
Workshop to Share Opportunities for Action
Thursday, May 19, 2005
6-8:30pm
Roosevelt University
430 S. Michigan Ave., 2nd Floor
$10
Participating organizations include: Abbott Labs, Step Forward, AIDS Foundation of Chicago, CARE, Chicago Commission on Human Relations, Chicago Dept. of Public Health, Chicago Women's AIDS Project, CONCERN, Cook County Core Center, Global Alliance for Africa, Global AIDS Alliance, Howard Brown Center, India Development Service, Opportunity International, United Nations Association of Greater Chicago, WE-ACTx-Rwanda
Light refreshments will be served
Reservations required
847-679-0837
Register at: www.worldresourceschicago.com
e-mail: info@worldresourceschicago.com
70th Ann. Celebration of the Social Security Act8/15/2005 11:00 AM
The Center for New Deal Studies is co-sponsoring a 70th anniversary celebration of the Social Security Act (SSA) with Citizen Action/Illinois, among other organizations. Signed on August 14, 1935, SSA was a centerpiece of President Franklin Roosevelt's "Second New Deal." The event will feature speakers and cake. RSVP required. To RSVP and for more information, contact Ryan Canney at Citizen Action/Illinois, 312-427-2114, x6 or ryan@citizenaction-il.org.
August 15, 2005
11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. (speakers begin at noon)
2nd Floor, Congress Lounge
Antonio Perez: Photographs from Chicago and Mexico9/6/2005 9:00 AM
Antonio Perez
Community Without Borders
Photographs from Chicago and Mexico, 1987-2005
Exhibition dates: September 6 through October 21, 2005
Location: Rotunda Gallery, Schaumburg Campus
Oxfam program on farm policy -a global perspective9/13/2005 6:00 PM
Oxfam America is organizing a meeting on "American Farm Policy with a Global Perspective", to discuss agricultural subsidies, global poverty, and US farm policy. Co-hosted by the Economics Department, Mansfield Institute for Social Jusice, and Drake Center for African and African-American Studies.
Contact: sbalkin@roosevelt.edu.
Economics Department Seminar9/13/2005 11:00 AM
Professor Craig Freedman will give a seminar this Tuesday, September 13, 11:00 AM, Room 330.
His talk is called "If Corporate Governance is the Answer, What is the Question? - The Relation of Structural Solutions to Japan's Deflation Problem." Professor Freedman is Associate Professor in the Department of Economics, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, and Director of The Centre for Japanese Economic Studies at the same place. He has also taught at the University of New South Wales, the University of Cape Town, and San Francisco State.
Attendance is free and open to the public.
Questions can be addressed to Steve Ziliak, Associate Professor and Economics Seminar Coordinator: 312-341-3763
Lecture on Japanese Economics9/13/2005 11:00 AM
Please join us for a lecture by Professor Craig Freedman, Macquarie University, Australia, who will speak on "If Corporate Governance is the Answer, What is the Question? - The Relation of Structural Solutions to Japan's Deflation Problem." Sponsored by the Department of Economics.
Eugene Richards: Stepping through the Ashes9/15/2005 5:00 PM
Photography exhibition, lecture, and book signing by Eugene Richards, internationally known documentary photographer, commemorating the 4th anniversary of 9/11. Sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences.
Exhibition dates: September 12 through October 28, 2005.
Location: Gage Gallery, 18 S. Michigan Ave.
Math Boot Camp9/17/2005 9:30 AM
For students in Economics 101, 102, 234, and Economics 403
Feeling anxious about your math skills? Has it been so long since you had algebra that you have forgotten how to spell it? This boot camp is for you. A breezy introduction to the basic mathematical ideas and tools that economists frequently use to describe elementary relationships in microeconomics, macroeconomics, and basic statistics.
The Boot Camp will be held on Saturday, September 17th from 9:30 A.M. until 11:30 in Room 613 at the Schaumburg campus.
The Boot Camp is free and open to all Roosevelt students regardless of the campus they attend. There is no pre-registration. Any interested students can attend; just show-up.
Lecture: Cross-Class Alliance Building9/21/2005 6:00 PM
The Mansfield Institute for Social Justice is co-sponsoring with the Chicago Center for Working-Class Studies a lecture by Betsy Leondar-Wright, author of "Class Matters: Cross-Class Alliance Building for Middle-Class Activists." Please join us for a discussion of class difference and social change.
For further information contact jmetzgar@roosevelt.edu.
MFA Reading Series: Deborah Cummins Poetry Reading9/27/2005 5:00 PM
Deborah Cummins is the award-winning author of two books of poetry, and chair of the Board of the Poetry Foundation.
Sponsored by the MFA Program in Creative Writing & Oyez Review.
For more informationcontact jwondra@roosevelt.edu.
Linda Ben-Zvi speaks on Susan Glaspell9/28/2005 7:00 PM
The College of Arts and Sciences is co-sponsoring a talk by Linda Ben-Zvi of Tel Aviv University, author of Susan Glaspell: Her Life and Times. (Glaspell, a winner of the Pulitzer Prize, was a founder of the Provincetown Players, and is credited with discovering Eugene O'Neil.)
University Center, corner of State and Congress.
Free and open to the public.
Antonio Perez: Lecture and Reception10/5/2005 5:30 PM
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Schaumburg campus will host a lecture and reception for Antonio Perez: Community Without Borders, Photographs from Chicago and Mexico, 1987-2005.
Antonio Perez will speak about his work beginning at 5:45.
Chicago Foodways Roundtable10/22/2005 11:00 AM
The Chicago Foodways Roundtable presents emeritus history professor Bruce Kraig for a talk: "Riverworld: The Vanished World of Illinois Riverfolk" - looking at the folkways and foodways of regional river people. Dr. Kraig recently presented htis talk at Oxford University.
To reserve email Chicago.foodways.roundtable@gmail.com or call Catherine Lambrecht at 847-432-8255. Free and open to the public.
Co-sponsored by the College of Arts & Sciences
Chicago Dramatists Play Reading10/25/2005 5:00 PM
Message: Chicago Dramatists read from New Plays from Chicago
Robert Koon, David Barr, and Mia McCullough, all noted Chicago playwrights, will read on Tuesday, October 25, at 5:00 pm in the Old Faculty Lounge to celebrate the new collection New Plays from Chicago.
McCullough’s Echoes of Another Man is currently in production at Chicago’s Stage Left Theatre, and Robert Koon’s play, St. Colm’s Inch, is on stage at Chicago Dramatists. David Barr is the Associate Artistic Director and Playwright in Residence at the Chicago Theatre Company.
It’s rare to have three such fine playwrights in one place, ready to entertain you and field your questions, so please join us for this event, which is free and open to the public. New Plays from Chicago will be on sale, and the authors will be happy to sign books. Also on sale will be Oyez Review, Roosevelt’s award-winning literary magazine.
This event is brought to you by the MFA Program in Creative Writing, Oyez Review, and the new Department of Literature and Languages. For further information, please contact Janet Wondra, Coordinator of Creative Writing, (312) 341-3770, jwondra@roosevelt.edu.
freedom::response exhibition opening reception11/10/2005 5:00 PM
freedom::response exhibition opening reception at the Gage Gallery, 18 S. Michigan, 5pm-7pm.
2005 Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt Distinguished Lecture11/10/2005 11:00 AM
2005 Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt Distinguished Lecture
“The FCC and the Media”
A Four Freedoms Roundtable and Fireside Chat
Created in 1934 to regulate telephones, radio, and later television, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) became part of the New Deal effort to protect the public interest by expanding the regulatory state. The 2005 Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt Distinguished Lecture will feature a panel of media experts addressing the past, present and future role of the FCC. The panel will consider a variety of questions: What role does the private and public sector media play in fostering free speech and a democratic society? What does concentrated media ownership mean for the preservation of local viewpoints, and for print and broadcast journalism as well as radio? How should the public interest protected in radio, television and the internet? What is the future of public broadcasting?
Karen Gibbs (moderator), former co-host of “Wall Street Week” with Fortune.
Michael Copps, FCC commissioner, former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Basic Industries and chief of staff for former South Carolina Senator Ernest Hollings.
Carol Marin, columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times and investigative reporter for NBC-5, former anchor for WMAQ and WBBM and a correspondent for CBS News, including “60 Minutes,” “The CBS News with Dan Rather,” and “48 Hours”
Newton Minow, senior counsel, Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, former chair of the FCC under President John F. Kennedy, and former chair of PBS
John C. Roberts, Professor of Law, DePaul University, specialist on telecommunications law, and a former communications lawyer for Covington & Burling who argued many cases before the FCC.
November 10, 2005
11:00 a.m.
Ganz Hall, 7th Floor
Roosevelt University
430 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago
Alix Olson performance11/15/2005 7:00 PM
Alix Olson is a touring folk poet and progressive queer artist-activist. Sponsored by the Women's and Gender Studies Program & Student Association. Contact mpflugsh@mail.roosevelt.edu for more information.
Popular Constitutionalism and Judicial Review11/18/2005 12:00 AM
The Center for New Deal Studies is co-sponsoring a symposium (Nov. 18 and 19) with Chicago-Kent College of Law on Larry Kramer's book, The People Themselves: Popular Constitutionalism and Judicial Review. Participants include Jack Rakove, Stanford University and Frank Michelman, Harvard Law School. For more information contact Daniel Hamilton, Assistant Professor of Law at dhamilton@kentlaw.edu or 312-906-5192.
MISJ announces Vietnam Victims of Agent Orange Nee11/30/2005 6:00 PM
Welcome, Share & Help
SHARE the experiences of those who suffer from the affects of Agent Orange in Vietnam and other wars waged by our government.
BUILD solidarity between U.S. Vietnamese American & Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange
ACHIEVE JUSTICE for Vietnamese Agent Orange victims by supporting their lawsuit against the chemical manufacturers and urging the U.S. to provide compensation.
SUPPORT the Vietnam Association for victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin.
Date: November 30th
Time: 6:00-8:00pm
Place: Roosevelt University, 430 S Michigan Ave
Congress Lounge, 2nd floor
Free and open to the public
Click here for more information
Science Day at Roosevelt12/2/2005 1:00 PM
Science Day at Roosevelt
All Science Majors and other students are invited to Science Day at Roosevelt University
Friday December 2, 2005, 1:00 - 6:30 pm
Schaumburg Campus
• Listen to Biomedical and scientific research seminars
• Talk with faculty
• Participate in student forums
• Participate in poster competitions and win prizes
• Enjoy food and refreshments
Transportation will be available from the Chicago Campus
To register and reserve transportation, contact Ms. Jocelyn Yarbrough, E-mail: jyarbrou@roosevelt.edu
or call 847 619-8551 by November 25th
Lecture on Politics: State Senator Emil Jones12/15/2005 6:00 PM
Meet Illinois State Senator Emil Jones and hear his discussion of legislative politics at a talk sponsored by the College of Arts & Sciences and the Department of Political Science & Public Administration.
Call 312-341-3744 for more information.
Exploring Majors: Liberal Arts & Social Sciences1/1/2006 5:00 PM
Join an open forum with College of Arts and Sciences faculty and professional staff to discuss career opportunities for graduates in fields such as Art, Communications, Economics, English, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology and Sociology. Attendees are eligible for a raffle drawing!
College of Arts & Sciences Oktoberfest Celebration1/1/2006 4:00 PM
The College of Arts and Sciences is hosting an Oktoberfest Celebration at the Schaumburg Campus on Thursday, October 2 from 4-6 pm in the university commons (adjacent to room 600). All members of the Roosevelt University Community (students, faculty and staff) are invited to join us for refreshments and revelry as we celebrate the start of the academic year and the month of October! Enjoy a mini-brat as you mingle with faculty and fellow students. For more information, please contact Steve Cohen, Associate Dean, College of Arts & Sciences at scohen@roosevelt.edu
Illinois Women Artists 2005 exhibit1/12/2006 5:00 PM
The Illinois Women Artists exhibit will be held December 19, 2005 through January 20, 2006 in the Gage Buildling Gallery, 18 S. Michigan Avenue.
For more information contact Professor Mike Ensdorf at mensdorf@roosevelt.edu.
Nalo Hopkinson Reading/Q & A1/26/2006 5:00 PM
Nalo Hopkinson, the award-winning author of "Brown Girl in the Ring" "Midnight Robber," and other writings will present a reading and question session. Free and open to the public/ refreshments will be served.
Sponsored by the RU Creative Writing MFA Program and the St. Clair Drake Center.
For further information contact Professor Mary Ann Mohanraj at mmohanraj@roosevelt.edu
Opening: African American Photography Exhibit2/2/2006 5:00 PM
The Chicago Alliance of African American Photographers joins Roosevelt University, the Chicago Historical Society, and the Chicago Tribune in presenting a photography exhibit: "The Journey: the Next 100 Years."
Exhibit dates: January 20 through March 10, 2006
Opening Reception: February 2, 2006 5-7 pm
The Gage Gallery is located at 18 S. Michigan Avenue.
For more information contact Professor Mike Ensdorf at mensdorf@roosevelt.edu
V-Day performance2/15/2006 7:00 PM
Join us for the annual V-Day performance of Eve Ensler's award-winning play, "The Vagina Monologues," with proceeds going to the Chicago Abused Women's Coalition.
Performances will be February 15th and 16th at 7:30 p.m. in Ganz Hall.
For tickets or information contact Professor Bethany Barratt (bbarratt@roosevelt.edu).
V-Day performance2/16/2006 7:00 PM
Join us for the annual V-Day performance of Eve Ensler's award-winning play, "The Vagina Monologues," with proceeds going to the Chicago Abused Women's Coalition.
Performances will be February 15th and 16th at 7:30 p.m. in Ganz Hall.
For tickets or information contact Professor Bethany Barratt (bbarratt@roosevelt.edu).
Oyez Review Launch Reading2/18/2006 9:00 PM
Saturday, February 18, 2006
Oyez Launch Reading featuring MFA alumna Elizabeth Aiossa
9:00 pm (note revised time)
Heartland Café,
7000 N. Glenwood Avenue
Chicago
Philosophy Program Lecture2/27/2006 4:00 PM
Professor Ronna Burger, Tulane University, will discuss "Aristotle's Dialogue with Socrates: On the Nicomachean Ethics."
All are invited - for more information contact Professor Stuart Warner at swarner@roosevelt.edu
African Diaspora Dance Workshop2/27/2006 11:00 AM
Experience the movement, dance and drumming of the African Diasora with instructor Sadira Muhammad. Come prepared to be barefoot!
Sponsored bythe Women's and Gender Studies Program; please contact Professor Rayna Brown at raynickb@yahoo.com or Professor Ann Brigham at abrigham @roosevelt.edu for more information.
What in the World to do with a Degree in English?!3/1/2006 5:00 PM
What in the World to do with a Degree in English?!
Panelists:
Mary Hendry, Vice President for Enrollment and Student Services, Roosevelt University
Kristina Valaitis, Executive Director of the Illinois Humanities Council
Frank Valadez, Director of Professional Development Programs for Teachers, Newberry Library
Sara Austin, Associate Director of Research and Education, Newberry Library
Jami Woy, Editor, McGraw-Hill
Brice Particelli, Publications Manager, Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Free and Open to the Public
For more information, contact the Department of Literature and Languages at 312-341-3710
What in the World to do with a Degree in the Humanities3/1/2006 5:00 PM
Panelists include:
- Mary Hendry, Vice President for Enrollment and Student Services at Roosevelt
- Kristina Valaitis, Executive Director of the Illinois Humanities Council
- Frank Valadez, Director of Professional Development Programs for Teachers, Newberry Library
- Sara Austin, Associate Director of Research and Education, Newberry Library
- Jami Woy, Editor, McGraw-Hill
- Brice Particelli, Publications Manager, Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Audrey Niffenegger Reading3/2/2006 5:00 PM
Audrey Niffenegger, author of The Time Traveler’s Wife and The Three Incestuous Sisters, reads new fiction.
Thursday, March 2, 5:00 pm
Lobby, Herman Crown Center
Oyez Review Launch Reading3/4/2006 7:00 PM
Oyez Review Launch Reading featuring MFA alumna Elizabeth Aiossa.
Quimby’s Bookstore
1854 W. North Avenue, Chicago
Saturday, March 4, 7:00pm
Women's History Month Lecture: Queer Studies3/8/2006 3:00 PM
Join us for a lecture by Judith Halberstam, Professor of English and DIrector of the Center for Feminist Research at the University of Southern California, and visitor at Harvard. She will speak on "Forgetting Family: Queer Studies & Anti-Oedipal Discourse."
Sponsored by the Women's and Gender Studies program. For more information contact Mary Pflugshaupt at mpflugshaup@mail.roosevelt.edu or Ann Brigham at abrigham@roosevelt.edu.
Ann Tyler: Social Landscapes3/20/2006 9:00 AM
Ann Tyler
Social Landscapes
March 20 - May 19, 2006
An exhibition of works by School of the Art Institute faculty member Ann Tyler.
Through prints and artist books, Ann Tyler delves into our individual and community notions of beauty, desire, power, and revulsion expressed within acts of violence. Violence encompasses its multiple justifications; its roles in society; the continuum of violence, from institutional to individual acts, from covert to overt expressions of violence. These works raise questions: What and who do we fear? Why?
What is our own internal landscape?
Working Women's History Project Annual Gala3/22/2006 6:30 PM
Join us for the annual Working Women's History Project Gala - this year featuring a tribute to Katie Jordan, President of Coalition of Labor Union Women/Chicago Chapter, with the keynote speaker Rev. Addie L. Wyatt.
For reservations ($25.00 or $6.00 for students) contact Sue Straus at 773-761-6013.
"Re-" Exhibition opening reception3/24/2006 6:00 PM
Re-
An exhibition celebrating Women's History Month, featuring the photographic work of four prominent Chicago photographers--Pamela Bannos, Jennifer Greenburg, Alice Hargrave, and Corrie Witt.
Co-sponsored by the National Museum of Women in the Arts Illinois Committee.
Exhibition runs from March 20th through May 15th, 2006.
Opening Reception
Friday, March 24
6-10pm
Gage Gallery
18 S. Michigan Ave.
Women's Hstory Month Panel Discussion3/25/2006 2:00 PM
Join us from 2-4 pm for "This is What a Feminist Looks Like!": a panel discussion with women activists.
For more information contact info@nwchicagochoice.org or l_wilbois@yahoo.com.
Dept. of Communication Honor Society Induction3/30/2006 4:30 PM
You are cordially invited to attend as the Faculty of the Department of Communication-Roosevelt University celebrate the achievements of our students by induction into:
Kappa Chi Chapter of Lambda Pi Eta
The Official Honor Society
of The National Communication Association
and recognition for:
• Torch-award winners
• Sylvia Flanagan Scholarship winner
• MacDougall Scholarship winners
• Eiserer Interns
• MSJ honors and MSIMC awards
• Holiday card designer
• IMC Review authors
• Magazine Production staff
Mansfield Lecture: "A Pedagogy for Liberation"3/30/2006 4:30 PM
The annual Mansfield Institute for Social Justice lecture will feature author Ira Shor speaking about his work ( with Paulo Freire ) "A Pedgogy for Liberation: Dialogues on Transforming Education."
For more information contact Professor Heather Dalmage at hdalmage@roosevelt.edu.
Dept. of Communication Honor Society Induction4/4/2006 5:00 PM
You are cordially invited to attend as the Faculty of the Department of Communication-Roosevelt University celebrate the achievements of our students by induction into:
Kappa Chi Chapter of Lambda Pi Eta
The Official Honor Society
of The National Communication Association
and recognition for:
• Torch-award winners
• Sylvia Flanagan Scholarship winner
• MacDougall Scholarship winners
• Eiserer Interns
• MSJ honors and MSIMC awards
• Holiday card designer
• IMC Review authors
• Magazine Production staff
Kitchen/Wisenberg/Wondra Reading4/11/2006 12:00 AM
Tuesday, April 11
Judith Kitchen, S.L. Wisenberg, and Janet Wondra read from Judith’s most recent anthology, Short Takes: Brief Encounters with Contemporary Nonfiction.
Time and location TBA.
Judith Kitchen Reading4/12/2006 5:00 PM
Wednesday, April 12, 5:00 pm
Gage Gallery, 18 S. Michigan Avenue.
Judith Kitchen, author of Distance and Direction and editor of Short Takes and two other creative nonfiction anthologies published by W. W. Norton, reads creative nonfiction.
Matthew Freeman Memorial Lecture4/24/2006 11:00 AM
The Second Annual Matthew Freeman Memorial Lecture will feature labor activist Dorian Warren speaking on "Conesting Neoliberalism in the City: Race, Labor and the Anti-Walmart Campaign in Chicago."
Free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Mansfield Institute for Social Justice. For more information contact hdalmage@roosevelt.edu.
Holocaust Rememberance Day Lecture4/25/2006 6:00 PM
Please join us for a commemoration of Holocaust Rememberance Day - Yom HaShoah, with Holocaust survivor and speaker Dr. Andrew Loew.
Refreshments will be served. For more information call 312.673.2357 or 312.341.3711.
Sponsored by the Department of History, Art History, & Philosophy; GAP and jconnect; Division of the Hillels of Illinois and Hillels around Chicago.
Mary Ber Poetry Reading4/26/2006 4:30 PM
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Mary Ber reads original poetry as she prepares to retire from many years of distinquished service at Roosevelt. Say goodbye to Mary before she moves to Tucson.
Middle Eastern Politics5/17/2006 5:30 PM
"After Elections in Palestine & Israel, What has Changed?" A public lecture by Rahid Khalidi, Columbia University.
Sponsored by the Mansfield Institute for Social Justice and the Public Square at the Illinois Humanities Council.
Free and open to the public. For reservations or more information call 312.422.5580 or email info@thepublicsquare.org.
Hip-Hop Generation Workshop5/18/2006 9:30 AM
The Chicago Council of Urban Affairs and the Mansfield Institute for Social Justice are co-sponsoring a workshop on the impact of hip-hop music and culture on boys and young men.
This is part of the Boyz 2 Men Project- A Journey to Manhood.
To register boys from 12 to 18 years or for more information, contact 312-782-3511.
Spanish Language Fiction reading/discussion5/19/2006 6:00 PM
Join us for "La Narrative en Chicago" - a reading and discussion of Spanish language fiction by Chicago writers.
Free and open to the public; reception will follow.
For more information contact Professor Broruchoff at jborucho@roosevelt.edu/ 312-341-3746 or eventos@reivstacontratiempo.com/ 312-427-5450.
Sponsored by the Spanish & International Studies programs in the College of Arts & Sciences, Roosevelt University, and Revista ContraTiempo.
Oral History Workshop6/17/2006 10:00 AM
The College is co-sponsoring the Chicago Foodways Roundtable Oral History Workshop, from 10-1pm with lunch.
To reserve a spot please email chicago.foodways.roundtable@gmail.com with your name, phone number, and number of attendees.
Oral History Workshop6/17/2006 10:00 AM
The College of Arts & Sciences is co-hosting the Chicago Foodways Roundtable:
Oral History Workshop, with Emma Kowalenko
from 10 - 1 with lunch.
To reserve a place email chicago.foodways.roundtable@gmail.com, with your name, phone number, and number of places to be reserved.
Social Justice Policy in Venezuela7/12/2006 6:00 PM
Martin Sanchez, Counsul General of Venezuela in Chicago, will speak aobut social change, poverty and economic development in Venezuela. Free and sponsored by the RU Department of Economics and Mansifeld Institute for Social Justice.
For further information contact Professor Balkin at sbalkin@roosevelt.edu.
Conference on Stress7/14/2006 8:30 AM
July 14-15 2006:
Roosevelt University's Stress Institute and Department of Psychology are co-sponsoring a conference "Performing Well Under Stress in the Real World," with the International Stress Management Association-USA and the Biofeedback Foundation of Europe.
To register please contact Workshop Coordinator, workshops@bfe.org.
(or www.isma-usa.org)
BCIA and LCSW credits applied for. Registration fee: $150 non members, $50 students, 20% discount for ISMA members.
Chicago Foodways Roundtable:What is American Food?7/22/2006 10:00 AM
The Chicago Foodways Roundtable is presenting a program: "Just what is American Food?" featuring Penelope Bingham, the "Cookbook Lady." She is an expert on American cookbooks and culture.
To reserve a seat please email chicago.foodways.roundtable@gmail.com or call 847-432-8255 with your name, number, and number of people attending.
Drug Policy in Illinois: Briefing 8/22/2006 9:30 AM
Please join us for a press briefing on the release of "Intersecting Voices: Impacts of Illinois' Drug Policies," prepared by the Illinois Consortiumn on Drug Policy, housed at the Institute for Metropolitan Affairs at RU.
Present will be the subjects of six case studies on addiction, substance abuse, and drug policy.
for more information or to rsvp please contact 312-341-2457.
Lady Labor Sluggers Forum: Education and Democracy Then and Now9/16/2006 9:00 AM
9:00 to 1:30
Click here for more information and to register
A forum on teachers’ rights and responsibilities, which compares the situation in 1904 with now. The event will feature Kate Rousmaniere, author of Citizen Teacher: The Life and Leadership of Margaret Haley, other prominent educators, and a performance. Cost will be $15.00 for lunch and materials; teachers who attend will be awarded CPDUs. (Checks to be made out to Center for New Deal Studies.) For more information, please contact Connie Goddard, cgoddard@roosevelt.edu; 312-341-4326.
Graduate Student Reception9/20/2006 5:00 PM
Graduate Student Reception to honor new and continuing students in:
English * Spanish * Creative Writing * Women's and Gender Studies
Meet faculty, administrators, and each other!
For further information contact jwondra@roosevelt.edu
Economics Movie Fest9/20/2006 7:00 PM
The Economics Department is sponsoring Wednesday Night at the Movies in University Center - see films, meet facullty, have snacks!
Sept. 20: "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of hte Low Price"
Please Join Us!
For more information contact jlapidus@roosevelt.edu
Oral History Workshop9/30/2006 10:00 AM
The College of Arts & Sciences and Chicago Foodways Rountable host the Oral History Workshop from 10 to 1.
Participants will learn oral history guidelines and skills.
Lunch will be served; for more information email chicago.foodways.rountable@gmail.com or call 847-432-8255.
Photography Exhibition and Silent Auction10/5/2006 5:00 PM
The Illinois State Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts presents the 4th Annual Grants Exhibition & Silent Auction: Photography
Juried by Karen Irvine, Curator, Museum of Contemporary Photography
Grant Recipients: Kathy Richland Pick, Tricia Moreau Sweeney
Honorees: Liz Gresey, Jennifer Greenburg, Sarah McKemie & Terttu Uibopuu
Awards Ceremony & Silent Auction:Thursday October 5, 2006, 5:00 - 8:00 pm
Award winners on view September 29 through December 1, 2006
Gage Gallery at Roosevelt University, 18 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60605
Silent Auction features works by:Kris Braley, Jessica Bruah, Liz Chilsen, Liz Cockrum, Antonia Contro, Jen Davis, Christine DiThomas, Erika Dufour, Mary Farmilant, Renee Gooch, Jennifer Greenburg, Kendra Greene, Liz Gresey, Annie Hogan, Jennifer Kowalewski, Ginny Lee, Suzy Poling, Linda Prieto, Jess Robson, Tone Stockenström, Kelly Strycker, Betsy Treacy, Kelly Weime, and more...
The Illinois State Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts was established to support the mission of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, located in Washington, D.C., and to focus on the work of Illinois women artists by awarding grants to artists, and presenting exhibitions throughout the state.
The silent auction on October 5, 2006 will be a critical step in helping us fund and increase our annual artist grants. We appreciate your support. For more information, please visit www.ilnmwa.org.
Economics Movie Fest10/11/2006 7:00 PM
The Economics Department is sponsoring Wednesday Night at the Movies in University Center - see films, meet facullty, have snacks!
October 11: "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room"
Please Join Us!
For more information contact jlapidus@roosevelt.edu
The Importance of a Useable Past10/19/2006 5:30 PM
The Importance of a Useable Past: Social History, Working-Class Voices, and Struggles for Justice. This event honors Elizabeth "Betty" Balanoff, Professor Emerita of History at Roosevelt University, for her commitment to social jusice, and whose 50 plus oral histories of working class Chicagoans have been digitized and made available to scholars and students for the first time.
The event will feature a panel of professors and distinguished Roosevelt alumni discussing the intersection of social history, social justice, and Roosevelt University:
Moderator:
Lynn Weiner, Dean of Arts & Sciences, RU
Panel:
Betty Balanoff, Professor Emerita of History, RU
Darlene Clark Hine, Board of Trustees Professor of African American Studies and History, Northwestern University
Sue Levine, Professor of History, University of Illinois Chicago
Christopher Reed, Professor Emeritus of History, RU
For more information, contact Mary Beth Riedner, mriedner@roosevelt.edu; 312-341-3640
Chicago Friends of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade10/25/2006 6:30 PM
Chicago Friends of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Annual Performance and Celebration
6:30 p.m.
For more information contact Yolanda Hall, bobbyhall5000@sbcglobal.net
Center for New Deal Studies Annual FDR&ER Lecture10/26/2006 11:00 AM
Annual Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Distinguished Lecture
Co-Sponsored by the Center for New Deal Studies, Roosevelt University and
Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute, Hyde Park, NY
The 14th annual Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Distinguished Lecture:
“What Makes a Good Neighbor? Upholding Values of Human Rights and Security in Latin American Immigration to the United States”
An address by
Luis Alberto Cordero, Executive Director of the Arias Foundation for Peace and Human Progress in San José, Costa Rica.
Cordero, an attorney, has been a consultant on political and electoral matters for the United Nations, the American Organization of States, the Democratic National Institute, and the Carter Center. From 1986 until 1990, he served as vice-minister under Costa Rican President Oscar Arias Sanchez, and played a key role in the development of the Arias Peace Plan of 1987. Please join us for his timely talk on the past, present, and future of Latin American-U.S. relations and immigration.
Thursday, October 26, 2006
11:00 a.m.
Ganz Hall, 7th Floor
Roosevelt University
430 S. Michigan Ave.
A small reception will follow the talk.
Free and open to the public.
For more information, contact Margaret Rung, Director, Center for New Deal Studies, at mrung@roosevelt.edu; 312-341-3724
Tubeho "To Live Again" Exhibit11/6/2006 7:00 AM
This moving exhibit explores gender-based violence in the context of genocide, through the images and testimonies of Rwandan women.
The exhibit will be held in the Auditorium Building, Michigan Avenue Lobby from November 6 - December 5.
Sponsored by the Roosevelt University College of Arts and Sciences and the Mansfield Institute for Social Justice and the Crossroads Fund and Women's Equity in Access to Care and Treatment.
For more information, contact Heather Dalmage at hdalmage@roosevelt.edu or Mike Ensdorf mensdorf@roosevelt.edu
Lecture, Saving the Jews: FDR & the Holocaust11/9/2006 12:30 PM
Public Lecture
Robert Rosen will speak on his book, Saving the Jews: FDR and the Holocaust.
When: Nov. 9, 2006, 12:30 p.m.
Where: Congress Lounge, 2nd Floor, Roosevelt University
light refreshments
free and open to the public
For more information, contact Margaret Rung, mrung@roosevelt.edu
Economics Movie Fest11/15/2006 7:00 PM
The Economics Department is sponsoring Wednesday Night at the Movies in University Center - see films, meet facullty, have snacks!
November 15: "Matewan"
(depiction of West Virginia 1920 coal mining strike)
Please Join Us!
For more information contact jlapidus@roosevelt.edu
Tubeho Exhibit and Gender-Based Violence Panel11/20/2006 6:00 PM
"Gender-Based Violence in a Global Context" panel discussion on Monday, November 20 from 6-8 p.m. in the Old Faculty Lounge, AUD 244. The Tubeho "To Live Again" exhibit may be viewed in the Michigan Avenue Lobby before or after the panel discussion. The event is free and open to the public.
Celebration of Eleanor Roosevelt11/20/2006 5:00 PM
Celebration of Eleanor Roosevelt
Please join us for this special multi-media event in which we explore Eleanor Roosevelt through music, images, and the sound of her voice. Guest speakers will be Anna Eleanor Roosevelt and Charles Middleton. The program features performances of two musical works: In Eleanor’s Words by Roosevelt faculty member Stacy Garrop and Eleanor’s Gift by Chen Yi. A reception will follow in the lobby of Ganz Hall. This event is part of Roosevelt University's Dedication Day.
Buffy Baggot, mezzo soprano
Amy Briggs Dissanayake, piano
Nov. 20, 2006, 5:00 p.m.
Ganz Hall, 7th Floor
Roosevelt University
430 S. Michigan Ave.
For more information, contact Stacy Garrop, sgarrop@roosevelt.edu
Science Day12/1/2006 12:15 PM
All Roosevelt University students are invited to celebrate "Science Day at Roosevelt" on Friday, December 1 from 12:15-6:00 p.m at the Auditorium Building. Enjoy faculty presentations, a medical career panel discussion, research exhibits, refreshments and door prizes. Transportation is available from the Schaumburg Campus to the CTA Blue Line. To reserve your space for this event, please contact Jocelyn Yarbrough at jyarbrou@roosevelt.edu or call (847) 619-8551 by November 27.
Tubeho "To Live Again" Exhibit Closing Reception/Panel12/5/2006 5:30 PM
Closing Reception for the Tubeho "To Live Again" Project: Rwandan Survivors of Genocide - December 5 at 5:30 pm in the Michigan Lobby. Closing Panel Discussion on "25 Years of HIV/AIDS: Local and Global Steps for Action" follows the reception from 6:30-8:00 pm in the Congress Lounge.
Roger Aplon Reading12/5/2006 5:00 PM
The College of Arts and Sciences and the Creative Writing Program are hosting a reading of works by Roosevelt University graduate Roger Aplon. Mr. Aplon is the co-founder of CHOICE Magazine and is the author of five collections of poetry. Born in Chicago, he now lives in New York City and Barcelona. The reading is Tuesday, December 5 at 5:00 p.m. in the Gage Building, Room 106.
MFA Student Reading12/15/2006 7:00 PM
Please join the Master of Fine Arts students and faculty for a night of celebration and relaxation at the Muse Cafe, 817 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago at 7:00 p.m. Students will read short selections of poetry, fiction and non-fiction works written during the fall semester. For more information, contact Prof. Janet Wondra at jwondra@roosevelt.edu or at (312) 341-3770.
New Deal 75th Anniv. (2008) Organiz. Mtg. AUD5281/19/2007 10:00 AM
Organizational Meeting for events relating to the 75th Anniversary of New Deal in 2008. Kathy Flynn of National New Deal Preservation Association will preside.
Inside Out: Photos by Farah Nosh & Iraqi Citizens2/1/2007 5:00 PM
Attend the opening reception and lecture by Canadian photojournalist Farah Nosh, featuring her photos of wartime Iraq as well as photos taken by Iraqi civilians, on February 1 at 5:00 pm in the Roosevelt University Gage Gallery, 18 S. Michigan Ave. The exhibit is available for viewing through April 27.
Farah Nosh's photos of wartime Iraq have appeared in the "New York Times" and on the cover of "Time" magazine. Nosh was named one of the Top Thirty Emerging Photographers in 2005 by Photo District News.
Untold Story of Emmett Till2/8/2007 11:00 AM
The RU History Club is sponsoring this event in honor of Black History Month. View the film "Untold Story of Emmett Till" and hear a lecture by Simeon Wright, cousin of Till on Feb. 8 at 11:00 a.m. in the Auditorium Building Congress Lounge. This event is free and open to the public.
Lecture by Dr. Piotr Nowak: Man and His Demons2/8/2007 4:00 PM
The Philosophy Department invites the Roosevelt community to attend a lecture by Dr. Piotr Nowak of Bialystok University, Poland - "Man and His Demons: The Life and Thought of Alexandre Kojeve." This lecture is scheduled for February 8 at 4:00 pm in the Auditorium building, Room 720, and is free and open to the public.
"Oyez Review" Launch Reading2/12/2007 5:00 PM
Attend the launch reading for "Oyez Review," the literary magazine of the Creative Writing Program at Roosevelt University.
Speak Out! with Irshad Manji2/13/2007 2:30 PM
Experience this rare opportunity to talk one-on-one with the best-selling author (Irshad Manji) of "The Trouble with Islam Today: A Muslim's Call for Reform in her Faith" on Feb. 13 from 2:30-4:00 p.m. in the Auditorium Building, Room 244. RSVP to lkehoe@roosevelt.edu or (312) 341-4171. Space is limited!
V-Day Performance2/13/2007 7:30 PM
Join us for the benefit performance of Eve Ensler's Vagina Monologues, featuring members of the RU community, on February 13 and 14. Tickets are $7.50 and proceeds will benefit the Chicago Abused Women's Coalition.
Sponsored by the Roosevelt University College of Arts and Sciences, Women's and Gender Studies Program and the Mansfield Institute for Social Justice. For more information contact DaShelle Frasier at dashellef@gmail.com
Writing Center Open House2/14/2007 3:00 PM
Tour the new Writing Center and meet the staff.
V-day Performance2/14/2007 7:30 PM
Join us for the benefit performance of Eve Ensler's Vagina Monologues, featuring members of the RU community, on February 13 and 14. Tickets are $7.50 and proceeds will benefit the Chicago Abused Women's Coalition.
Sponsored by the Roosevelt University College of Arts and Sciences, Women's and Gender Studies Program and the Mansfield Institute for Social Justice. For more information contact DaShelle Frasier at dashellef@gmail.com
Richard Gray: Human Factors Photography Exhibit2/15/2007 5:30 PM
Attend the opening reception and lecture by Richard Gray on February 15 at 5:30 pm at the Roosevelt University Schaumburg Campus Rotunda Gallery, 1400 N. Roosevelt Blvd. The exhibit is available for viewing through May 4.
"Human Factors" is a photography project that investigates constructs of identity with an emphasis on the role modern science has played in redefining the contemporary self. Working in a pathology lab, Gray photographs human cells with a microscope and combines those images with posed figures. The "Human Factors" project was inspired by the U.S. Government's Human Genome Project and has been exhibited at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.
Richard Gray is an Associate Professor of Photography at the University of Notre Dame and has exhibited his photographs in the U.S. and Europe for 25 years.
"Oyez Review" Reading2/24/2007 8:00 PM
Student authors read selections from the RU literary magazine, "Oyez Review" at Quimby's Books, 1854 W. North Ave., Chicago.
Exploring Majors: Liberal Arts & Social Sciences2/26/2007 5:00 PM
Join an open forum at the Chicago Campus (AUD 330) with College of Arts and Sciences faculty and professional staff to discuss career opportunities for graduates in fields such as Art, Communications, Economics, English, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology and Sociology. Attendees are eligible for a raffle drawing!
Black History Month Lecture: Great Depression Blues2/26/2007 12:30 PM
The St. Clair Drake Center for African and African American Studies is sponsoring a lecture by Roger House, Assistant Professor of American Studies at Emerson College, entitled "Great Depression Blues: Commercial Recordings of the 1930s" on Monday, February 26 from 12:30-2:00 p.m. in AUD 320. The lecture is free and is open to the public.
Exploring Majors: Liberal Arts & Social Sciences2/27/2007 5:00 PM
Join an open forum at the Schaumburg Campus (SCH 627) with College of Arts and Sciences faculty and professional staff to discuss career opportunities for graduates in fields such as Art, Communications, Economics, English, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology and Sociology. Attendees are eligible for a raffle drawing!
Race, Politics and the Drug War3/1/2007 11:30 AM
The Illinois Consortium on Drug Policy at Roosevelt University and Students for a Sensible Drug Policy, Roosevelt Chapter, are sponsoring a luncheon lecture - "Race, Politics and the Drug War: Illinois in the National and Global Perspective" - with guest speaker Dr. Ethan Nadelmann, Executive Director of the Drug Policy Alliance. The luncheon lecture is on Thursday, March 1 from 11:30-1:00 at the Auditorium Building. The event is free, but seating is limited and RSVPs are required. To RSVP, call (312) 341-2457.
Black History Lecture: Great Depression Blues3/8/2007 12:30 PM
The St. Clair Drake Center for African and African American Studies invites the Roosevelt University community to attend a lecture by Roger House, Assistant Professor of American Studies at Emerson College, entitled "Great Depression Blues: Commercial Recordings of the 1930s," on March 8 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. in AUD 320.
Poetry Reading - Gary Geddes3/19/2007 5:00 PM
Acclaimed Canadian poet, Gary Geddes, will read a selection of his poetry on Monday, March 19 at 5 pm in the Gage Gallery, Room 106, 18 S. Michigan Ave. This event is co-sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, the Creative Writing Program and the Consulate General of Canada.
"Oyez Review" Reading3/24/2007 9:00 PM
Student authors read selections from the RU literary magazine, "Oyez Review" at Heartland Cafe, 7000 N. Glenwood Ave., Chicago.
What Can You Do With an English Major3/28/2007 5:00 PM
Join the English faculty for a panel discussion on the topic "What Can You Do With and English Major" on March 28 at 5:00 pm in the Auditorium Building, Room 320.
Lecture - Resistance & Social Movements4/7/2007 2:00 PM
Lecture by Dr. Manning Marable - "Resistance and Social Movements: Ongoing Fight for Freedom" on Sat. April 7, 2:00-4:30 p.m. at the DuSable Museum. Co-sponsored by the Mansfield Institute for Social Justice, Cafe Society, DuSable Museum and Public Square. Free event, but reservations recommended: events@thepublicsquare.org
Salute the Stars: Academy Award Winners & Students4/11/2007 12:15 PM
Lights, Camera, Action! The College of Arts and Sciences salutes our star students with popcorn, movie theatre candy and other surprises. Take our Academy Awards quiz for the chance to win a Blockbuster gift card!
WHEN: Wednesday, April 11, 2007
TIME: 12:15 - 2:00 PM
WHERE: Schaumburg, Room 704
Happy Student Appreciation Week!
Lecture - "Is the World Coming to an End?"4/11/2007 4:00 PM
Economics Professor Ozgur Orhangazi will be speaking on the topic of "Is the World Coming to an End? Economics and Politics of Recent Instability."
This is the first event organized by our newly formed Economics Honor Society: Omicron Delta Epsilon. We are officially the Omega Chapter of Illinois. Refreshments as well as knowledge will be served.
Contact Department Chair June Lapidus at: jlapidus@roosevelt.edu
One Book-One University Coffee Talk-Chicago4/12/2007 11:30 AM
Join faculty, students and staff in discussing Barbara Katz Rothman's "Weaving a Family: Untangling Race and Adoption" on April 12 from 11:30-1:00 in the Spertus Lounge, AUD 244. Copies of the book are available at the campus libraries and the campus book stores. The event is free and open to the public. Bring your lunch and we will provide the beverages. For more information, contact Heather Dalmage at hdalmage@roosevelt.edu
One Book-One University Coffee Talk-Schaumburg4/12/2007 12:30 PM
Join faculty, students and staff in discussing Barbara Katz Rothman's "Weaving a Family: Untangling Race and Adoption" on April 12 from 12:30-2:00 at the Schaumburg Campus Private Dining Room 363. Copies of the book are available at the campus libraries and the campus book stores. The event is free and open to the public. Bring your lunch and we will provide the beverages. For more information, contact Heather Dalmage at hdalmage@roosevelt.edu
Salute the Stars: Academy Award Winners & Students4/12/2007 4:30 PM
Lights, Camera, Action! The College of Arts and Sciences salutes our star students with popcorn, movie theatre candy and other surprises. Take our Academy Awards quiz for the chance to win a Blockbuster gift card!
WHEN: Thursday, April 12, 2007
TIME: 4:30 - 6:15 PM
WHERE: Schaumburg, Room 704
Happy Student Appreciation Week!
Careers in Social Justice4/14/2007 12:00 AM
Meet organizers from local community groups and unions "walking the walk" and learn about careers in social change and social justice. Free and open to the public, but RSVP required. Lunch will be served.
DATE: Saturday, April 14
WHERE: Roosevelt University, 18 S. Michigan Ave.
TIME: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
At 1:00 join the rally at Federal Plaza for Fair Food and support the Coalition of Immokalee Workers.
Sponsored by the Chicago Center for Working Class Studies and the Roosevelt University Mansfield Institute for Social Justice.
Reading-Former RU Student/Author - Scott Spencer4/16/2007 5:00 PM
Attend a reading by former Roosevelt student, Scott Spencer, the author of 7 novels (including "Endless Love," which has sold over 2 million copies). A film version of his novel "Waking the Dead" was produced by Jodie Foster in 2000 and starred academy award-winning actress Jennifer Connelly. Spencer has also written for the "Rolling Stone," "The New York Times," and "Harper's."
WHEN: Monday, April 16
WHERE: Auditorium Building, Room 244
TIME: 5:00 p.m.
The event, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by the Roosevelt University MFA Program in Creative Writing and by "Oyez Review," Roosevelt's award-winning literary magazine.
Holocaust Remembrance (Yom H'Shoah)4/16/2007 5:30 PM
Join the Roosevelt University Community in observing Holocaust Remembrance (Yom H'Shoah) Day on Monday, April 16 at 5:30 pm at Roosevelt University's, Gage Gallery, 18. S. Michigan Avenue. Lecture by Jan Levin, hidden as a child in Berlin during World War II. Sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, the Department of History, Art History and Philosophy and GAP and Hillels of Illinois. This event is free and open to the public.
Science Day4/20/2007 9:00 AM
Join faculty and staff for Science Day at the Schaumburg Campus on April 20, from 9:00 am - 3:30 pm. RSVP by April 13 to dbcps.ru@roosevelt.edu Questions? Contat Jocelyn Yarbrough at (847) 619-8551.
Working Women's History Project Gala4/20/2007 7:00 PM
Join us for the annual Working Women's History Project Gala on Friday, April 20, at 7 p.m. in the Congress Lounge of the Auditorium building. This year's recipient of the Mother Jones Award, Lauren Sugerman, is a founding member and president of Chicago Women in Trades. A longtime advocate for working women, she is also board member of Tradeswomen Now and Tomorrow, and in 2002, she was inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame. For more information or to purchase tickets for the event, contact Sue Straus, sstraus2100@yahoo.com.
National Poetry Month Reading - RU Faculty4/20/2007 6:30 PM
English professors Janet Wondra and Regina Buccola will be reading poetry as part of National Poetry Month, followed by an open mic session.
WHEN: Friday, April 20
TIME: 6:30-9:30 p.m.
WHERE: Writers Work Space, 5443 N. Broadway
Lecture - Exploring Whiteness and Philanthropy4/25/2007 10:00 AM
Keynote Speaker: Bart Lubow, former Director of Alternatives to Incarceration for New York State and current Director of the Program for High-Risk Youth at the Anna Casey Foundation, will speak on the subject of "Exploring Whiteness and Philanthropy" on April 25 from 10 am - 1 pm in Ganz Hall, Auditorium Building. This event is free and open to the public.
One Book-One University Coffee Talk-Chicago4/26/2007 11:30 AM
Join faculty, students and staff in discussing Barbara Katz Rothman's "Weaving a Family: Untangling Race and Adoption" on April 26 from 11:30-1:00 in AUD 720. Copies of the book are available at the campus libraries and the campus book stores. The event is free and open to the public. Bring your lunch and we will provide the beverages. For more information, contact Heather Dalmage at hdalmage@roosevelt.edu
One Book-One University Coffee Talk-Schaumburg4/26/2007 12:30 PM
Join faculty, students and staff in discussing Barbara Katz Rothman's "Weaving a Family: Untangling Race and Adoption" on April 26 from 12:30-2:00 at the Schaumburg Campus, Room 350. Copies of the book are available at the campus libraries and the campus book stores. The event is free and open to the public. Bring your lunch and we will provide the beverages. For more information, contact Heather Dalmage at hdalmage@roosevelt.edu
Stage Left Theater Presents "Live Girls"4/30/2007 5:00 PM
On Monday, April 30, the Women's and Gender Studies Program welcomes "Stage Left Theater" to Roosevelt University to perform scenes from their new production: "Live Girls." The production challenges our preconceptions of art, sex and truth by taking a highly critical look at where art ends and exploitation begins. A discussion will follow the performance. This event is free and open to the public.
WHEN: Monday, April 30
TIME: 5:00-6:00 pm
WHERE: AUD 244 Spertus Lounge
One Book-One University: Mansfield Inst. Lecture5/3/2007 4:30 PM
Barbara Katz Rothman, author of "Weaving a Family: Untangling Race and Adoption," is the 2007 Mansfield Institute Distinguished Lecturer. Lecture and discussion with Barbara Katz Rothman on May 3 from 4:30-6:00 p.m. in the Auditorium Building, Congress Lounge. The event is free and open to the public.
Lecture: "Women, Citizenship and the City"5/3/2007 5:30 PM
Join the Center for New Deal Studies' sister organization, the National New Deal Preservation Association--Midwest Chapter, for a lecture by Dr. Sylvia Rhor, Carlow University entitled, "Women, Citizenship and the City: Women as Artists, Patrons and Subjects in Chicago's School Mural Movement." Come enjoy the talk and see two restored WPA murals in the school, "Contemporary Chicago (1936) and "Horses from Children's Literature" (1936).
When: Thursday, May 3, 2007.
Where: Louis Nettlehorst Elementary School, 3252 N. Broadway, Chicago.
Free for NNDPA members, $10 for non-members (applicable to membership).
For more information, contact Margaret Rung (312-341-3724; mrung@roosevelt.edu) or Susan Weininger (312-341-3711; sweining@roosevelt.edu)
Third Annual Matthew Freeman Lecture5/10/2007 12:00 PM
Join the Roosevelt University Community for the Third Annual Matthew Freeman Lecture -"Fighting for Air: The Battle to Control America's Media" by Dr. Eric Klinenberg on May 10 at 12:00 pm in the Sullivan Room of the Auditorium Building. Dr. Klinenberg is associate professor of Sociology at NYU and is an award-winning author. This event is free and open to the public.
OWL - Older Women's League Press Conference5/13/2007 3:00 PM
OWL - Older Women's League - will hold a press conference on May 13 (Mother's Day) at 3:00 p.m. in the Auditorium Building, Congress Lounge to launch their 2007 Mother's Day Report: Campaign for Universal Health Care. Sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, Women's and Gender Studies Program, Mansfield Institute for Social Justice and the Office of the Vice Provost for Research/Dean of the Graduate School. The event is free and open to the public.
CHA 3rd Annual Partner Appreciation Reception6/12/2007 4:00 PM
The Chicago Housing Authority will recognize their valued partners (including Roosevelt University) who help them support their mission of public service at a reception on Tuesday, June 12 at Roosevelt University, 430 S. Michigan Avenue. The reception will be held from 4-6 pm in the Congress Lounge. For more information, contact Juli Rowen at jrowen@roosevelt.edu
Summer Biotech Institute7/10/2007 12:00 AM
Summer Biotech Institute
(Presented in collaboration with Xomix, Inc., and State of Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity)
Location: Roosevelt University, 430 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL
Dates: July 10-August 2, 2007 (Academic Program)
August 6-August 16, 2007 (Internship Program)
Academic Program: This will introduce high school juniors and seniors to current concepts and basic techniques in modern biotechnology. Emphasis will be on DNA, proteins, genetic engineering and preparation of reagents. Students will learn how to isolate and analyze nucleic acids and proteins. Students will also be introduced to the scientific literature and writing of science reports. There will be special presentations on employment and educational opportunities in biotechnology.
Internship Program: Students completing the Academic Program will have the opportunity to participate in a one or two week internship experience in an academic, commercial or clinical research setting.
For more information, contact:
Dr. Cornelius Watson
312-341-3678
cwatson@roosevelt.edu
RU Glamorous CSI Summer Camp for Girls7/23/2007 12:00 AM
Join Roosevelt University's summer camp for girls July 23-27 at the Schaumburg Campus. Learn about math, research, and organizing unique solutions using computers, sciences and investiagtion. It's a great way to spend a summer week and see what it's like on a real college campus! For more information, visit www.roosevelt.edu/ruglam
RU Glamorous CSI Summer Camp for Girls7/24/2007 12:00 AM
Join Roosevelt University's summer camp for girls July 23-27 at the Schaumburg Campus. Learn about math, research, and organizing unique solutions using computers, sciences and investiagtion. It's a great way to spend a summer week and see what it's like on a real college campus! For more information, visit www.roosevelt.edu/ruglam
RU Glamorous CSI Summer Camp for Girls7/25/2007 12:00 AM
Join Roosevelt University's summer camp for girls July 23-27 at the Schaumburg Campus. Learn about math, research, and organizing unique solutions using computers, sciences and investiagtion. It's a great way to spend a summer week and see what it's like on a real college campus! For more information, visit www.roosevelt.edu/ruglam
RU Glamorous CSI Summer Camp for Girls7/26/2007 12:00 AM
Join Roosevelt University's summer camp for girls July 23-27 at the Schaumburg Campus. Learn about math, research, and organizing unique solutions using computers, sciences and investiagtion. It's a great way to spend a summer week and see what it's like on a real college campus! For more information, visit www.roosevelt.edu/ruglam
RU Glamorous CSI Summer Camp for Girls7/27/2007 12:00 AM
Join Roosevelt University's summer camp for girls July 23-27 at the Schaumburg Campus. Learn about math, research, and organizing unique solutions using computers, sciences and investiagtion. It's a great way to spend a summer week and see what it's like on a real college campus! For more information, visit www.roosevelt.edu/ruglam
Summer Biotech Institute8/6/2007 12:00 AM
Summer Biotech Institute
(Presented in collaboration with Xomix, Inc., and State of Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity)
Location: Roosevelt University, 430 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL
Dates: July 10-August 2, 2007 (Academic Program)
August 6-August 16, 2007 (Internship Program)
Academic Program: This will introduce high school juniors and seniors to current concepts and basic techniques in modern biotechnology. Emphasis will be on DNA, proteins, genetic engineering and preparation of reagents. Students will learn how to isolate and analyze nucleic acids and proteins. Students will also be introduced to the scientific literature and writing of science reports. There will be special presentations on employment and educational opportunities in biotechnology.
Internship Program: Students completing the Academic Program will have the opportunity to participate in a one or two week internship experience in an academic, commercial or clinical research setting.
For more information, contact:
Dr. Cornelius Watson
312-341-3678
cwatson@roosevelt.edu
RU Neuropsychological Society Lecture9/19/2007 4:30 PM
The Roosevelt University Neuropsychological Society presents a lecture by James Young, M.D., Chairman, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rush Presbyterian-St.Luke's Hospital - "Medicinal Approaches after Traumatic Brain Injury."
Wed. September 19th
4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Auditorium Building, Room 244
Free and open to the public, but please RSVP to jfalzarano@roosevelt.edu or 312-341-3760.
Dr. Young is a leading expert in the treatment of brain injured individuals. Boarded both in Neurology and in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, he has headed brain injury treatment programs at all levels including coma and acute medical care, acute rehabilitation, and post-acute care.
Mexico City Social Service Exchange Delegation9/21/2007 2:00 PM
The Institute for Metropolitan Affairs is sponsoring the delegation visit of the Mexico City Social Service Exchange Program. Space is limited. Spanish-speaking students, as well as students faculty and staff who are interested in drug use, treatment and policy should contact Kathleen Kane-Willis at kkane@roosevelt.edu or 312-341-4336 for more information about attending this workshop.
John Barry Award for New Fiction in Spanish9/21/2007 12:00 AM
The Departments of Literature and Languages and History, Art History and Philosophy are co-sponsoring the "John Barry Award for New Fiction in Spanish from Chicago" award ceremony with the Instituto Cervantes.
Friday, September 21st
6:00 p.m.
Instituto Cervantes Auditorium
31 W. Ohio
Chicago
For more information, contact Susan Weininger at 312-341-3711 or Instituto Cervantes at (773) 517-5544.
Chicago Art Deco Society Lecture - 1933-1934 World's Fair9/27/2007 6:30 PM
Roosevelt University's Department of History, Art History and Philosophy is co-sponsoring a lecture series with the Chicago Art Deco Society.
"Building a Century of Progress: The Architecture of Chicago's 1933-1934 World's Fair"
Lecture by Lisa D. Schrenk, author of "Building a Century of Progress," followed by a book signing and sale.
Thursday, September 27th
6:30 p.m.
Roosevelt University's Gage Gallery
18 S. Michigan Ave.
FREE to Roosevelt University students, faculty and staff with a Roosevelt ID.
Chicago Art Deco Society Lecture - Bombay Art Deco9/29/2007 2:00 PM
Roosevelt University's Department of History, Art History and Philosophy is co-sponsoring a lecture series with the Chicago Art Deco Society.
"Bombay Art Deco"
Lecture by Navin Ramani, author of "Bombay Art Deco Architecture" and book signing and sale
Saturday, September 29th
2:00 p.m.
Devon Bank Auditorium
6445 N. Western Ave.
Chicago
FREE to Roosevelt University students, faculty and staff with a Roosevelt ID.
Reading: Deb Olin Unferth's "Minor Robberies"10/8/2007 5:00 PM
Roosevelt University's Creative Writing Program, "Oyez Review," and the Department of Literature and Languages present a reading from Deb Olin Unferth, author of the fiction collection "Minor Robberies."
Monday, October 8th
Auditorium Building, Spertus Lounge-Room 244
5:00 p.m.
Deb Olin Unferth is a former Roosevelt University instructor and is the author of "Minor Robberies," part of a boxed set from McSweeney's "One Hundred and Forty Five Stories in a Small Box."
This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Janet Wondra, Director of Creative Writing at jwondra@roosevelt.edu or 312.341.3770.
Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt Distinguished Lecture10/11/2007 11:00 AM
Wendy Puriefoy, President, Public Education Network, will deliver the 15th Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Lecture sponsored by the Center for New Deal Studies and Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute, Hyde Park. Puriefoy's talk, "Building a Constituency for Quality Public Education" will begin at 11:00 a.m. in Ganz Hall, 7th Floor, Aud. Building. Join us for a lively discussion of the role of public education in fostering civic responsibility and community life. Free and open to the public. No RSVP required, but seating is limited. For more information, contact: Margaret Rung, Director, Center for New Deal Studies at mrung@roosevelt.edu or 312-341-3724.
"Then and Now" - An Advanced Film Screening10/11/2007 12:30 PM
The History Club of Roosevelt University presents "American Idealist: The Story of Sergeant Shriver," a documentary on student activism of the 1960s and the War on Poverty by the Chicago Video Project.
Please join the History Club on Thursday, Oct. 11 at 12:30 p.m. in AUD room 414. Light refreshments will be served during the film.
A Q&A with filmmaker Bruce Orenstein and discussion of a new student campaign for public service by Anna Gomberg from the Chicago Video Project will follow the screening.
This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Erik Gellman, Assistant Professor of History, at egellman@roosevelt.edu
Symposium on Teaching Math and Science10/12/2007 5:00 PM
The Department of Mathematics and Actuarial Science is hosting the First Midwest Symposium for Excellence in Teaching Mathematics & Science. The conference will be held at the Auditorium Building from October 12-14, 2007. The conference features keynote addresses and breakout sessions that address a range of areas including: Learning Environments, Connections between teaching practice and Educational Research, Math Science partnerships, and Connections with K-12 teaching.
For more information, please visit: http://www.math.uic.edu/chicagosymposia/midwest/program.html or contact Steve Cohen at scohen@roosevelt.edu or (312) 341-3895.
Lecture-Dept. of Economics and Mansfield Institute10/16/2007 12:30 PM
The Roosevelt University Department of Economics and the Mansfield Institute for Social Justice invite you to attend a special lecture:
"Using the Courts to Vindicate Socio-Economic Rights: The Distinction Between Commutative and Distributive Justice in Ireland" - by Donncha O'Connell, Dean and Professor of the Faculty of Law at National University of Ireland, Galway
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
AUD 244, Spertus Lounge
This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Allison Rickard, Mansfield Scholar, Department of Economics at allison.rickard@mymail.roosevelt.edu or (312) 341-3743.
Neuropsychological Society Lecture10/17/2007 4:30 PM
The Roosevelt University Neuropsychological Society is sponsoring a Distinguished Lecture Series. Please attend a lecture by Christopher T. Hurley, Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers:
"Legal Testimony: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly"
Wednesday, October 17
4:30 p.m.
Auditorium Building, Room 244 (Spertus Lounge)
Free and open to the public, but please RSVP to amy.swiervosnos@mymail.roosevelt.edu to reserve your space.
Technicalities: Digital Textiles Exhibition10/18/2007 5:00 PM
Roosevelt University's College of Arts and Sciences and Gage Gallery are pleased to co-sponsor the "Technicalities: Digital Textiles" exhibit by Illinois professors and their students, together with the Illinois State Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts (ILNMWA)
The exhibition runs from October 18 - December 30, 2007. Roosevelt University's Gage Gallery is open Monday-Friday from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and is located at 18 S. Michigan Avenue.
Please contact Michael Ensdorf at mensdorf@roosevelt.edu with questions.
Service Learning in the Jail10/18/2007 2:00 PM
The Institute for Metropolitan Affairs is sponsoring a lecture "Service Learning in the Jail: Bridging the Digital Divide" with guest lecturer Dr. Donna Dufner, Professor of Information Technology at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Dr. Dufner will share her experiences using service learning in the Omaha jail and her students' teaching detainees computer skills.
This event is open to all students, faculty and staff. Please contact Kathleen Kane-Willis at kkane@roosevelt.edu or 312-341-4336 to reserve a space.
Chicago Art Deco Society Lecture - Curves of Steel10/20/2007 2:00 PM
Roosevelt University's Department of History, Art History and Philosophy is co-sponsoring a lecture series with the Chicago Art Deco Society.
"Curves of Steel - The Automobile"
Lecture by Dennita Sewell, curator of the Phoenix Art Museum
Saturday, October 20th
2:00 p.m.
Roosevelt University
Congress Lounge
430 S. Michigan Ave.
FREE to Roosevelt University students, faculty and staff with a Roosevelt ID.
National Forum for Black Public Administrators10/23/2007 7:30 AM
Roosevelt University alumnus, Harold Washington, founded the Chicago Chapter of the National Forum for Black Public Administrators in 1989. The Institute of Metropolitan Affairs is proud to host the NFBPA Quarterly Public Policy Forum. All public administration faculty and students are encouraged to attend.
This event is open to all students, faculty and staff. Please contact Kathleen Kane-Willis at kkane@roosevelt.edu or 312-341-4336 to reserve a space.
Nonprofit State Budget Briefing and Panel10/24/2007 9:00 AM
Roosevelt University’s Institute for Politics, in partnership with the Donors Forum and the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability, is hosting a budget briefing and panel discussion on the 2008 Illinois State budget, focusing on the impact of the budget to nonprofits. Speakers include Cook County Board Commissioner Larry Suffredin and Ralph Martire, Executive Director of the CTBA.
Wednesday, October 24
9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Auditorium Building, Congress Lounge
Students, faculty and staff may attend at no charge, but please RSVP to Juli Rowen at jrowen@roosevelt.edu or 312.322.7142. Contact Paul Green, Director of the Institute for Politics, at pgreen@roosevelt.edu or 312.341.3766 for more information about the panel discussion.
Women's & Gender Studies Career Fair10/26/2007 12:00 PM
Roosevelt University's Women’s and Gender Studies program, along with other women's and/or gender studies programs in Chicago, is co-sponsoring an internship, job, and volunteer fair, from 12-4 p.m., which will feature 30+ local organizations that address issues related to women, gender, sexuality, race, class, and other social justice issues. The event will also include an alumnae panel focused on what you can do with a degree in women’s and/or gender studies, and mini-workshops on resume writing and interviewing, applying to graduate school, presenting your work at professional conferences, and student organizing. For more information, contact Ann Brigham, Director of the Women’s and Gender Studies program at abrigham@roosevelt.edu or 312.341.3725.
Free and open to all RU students.
Ph.D. Workshop11/1/2007 12:30 PM
So, you think you want a Ph.D? Find out how to get it, where to get it and why to get it at the Ph.D. workshop sponsored by the Mansfield Institute for Social Justice. Come listen as faculty and administrators demystify the process for you.
WHEN: Thursday, November 1
TIME: 12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
WHERE: AUD 244 (Spertus Lounge)
Bring a lunch and we will supply beverages. Free to all RU students.
Lecture: Single Payer Health Care for Illinois11/14/2007 6:00 PM
Illinois State Representative Mary E. Flowers and Dr. Quentin Young will present a lecture describing the advantages, shortcomings, and feasibility of a Single Payer health care system for Illinois and for the U.S. as a whole.
The lecture will be held Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 6:00 pm at the Chicago Campus in the Congress Lounge. This presentation is free and open to the public and is part of the Economics of Public Policy and Social Justice Lecture Series sponsored by the Mansfield Institute of Social Justice, the Social Justice Studies Program, and the Economics Department at Roosevelt University.
For more information, contact Professor Steven Balkin at sbalkin@roosevelt.edu
Lecture: Crime, Class and Race11/27/2007 4:30 PM
The Department of Economics and the Mansfield Institute of Social Justice invite you to attend a special lecture by Geert Dhondt, PhD candidate in Economics at the University of Massachusetts-Amherts. Mr. Dhondt will discuss the consequences of mass incarceration and how the study of mass imprisonment can add to our understanding of race and class relations in contemporary capitalism.
Tuesday, November 27
4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Auditorium Building, Spertus Lounge (Room 244)
This event is free and open to the public. For persons requiring special accomodations or further information, please contact allison.rickard@mymail.roosevelt.edu or (312) 341-3743.
Charlie Madigan Book Signing and Reception11/27/2007 3:30 PM
The College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Communications invite you to attend a book signing and reception for Presidential Writer in Residence, Charlie Madigan, to recognize his latest book - "30: The Collapse of the Great American Newspaper" - on Tuesday, November 27 from 3:30-5:00 p.m. in the Sullivan Room of the Auditorium Building.
Please RSVP no later than November 20 at jrowen@roosevelt.edu or (312) 322-7142.
Faculty to Read Creative Work11/28/2007 5:00 PM
The MFA Program in Creative Writing and "Oyez Review," the university's award-winning literary magazine, host a reading by Peggy Shinner (interim coordinator of the creative writing program) and Emily Tedrowe (director of the composition program) of their original work.
Wednesday, November 28
5:00 p.m.
Auditorium Building, Spertus Lounge (Room 244)
The event is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact creativewriting@roosevelt.edu
Psychology Department Sparling Lecture11/28/2007 4:45 PM
Please attend the Psychology Department Sparling Lecture with guest speaker, Carrie von Sagun of the Chicago Police Department's Crisis Intervention Team (CIT):
Wednesday, November 28th
4:45-5:45 p.m.
Auditorium Building, Room 320
CIT training prepares officers to deal with persons with mental illness. Officer von Sagun, who won the 2007 National CIT Officer of the Year Award, is also a doctoral student in clinical psychology at the Illinois School of Professional Psychology/Argosy. She will present information on the CIT team and how it can assist psychologists.
This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact the Psychology Department at 312-341-6362.
Lecture: Renee Ferguson, NBC-Channel 5 News 11/29/2007 3:00 PM
The St. Clair Drake Center for African and African-American Studies will host award-winning investigative reporter Renee Ferguson from NBC-Channel 5 News as the inaugural speaker in a year-long series sponsored by the center: Election 2008: Implications for the African American Community.
Ms. Ferguson will address the Roosevelt community on Thursday, November 29 from 3:00-4:30 p.m. in room 320 of the Auditorium Building. The event is free and open to the public.
For more information, please contact Dr. Albert Bennett, Director of the St. Clair Drake Center for African and African-American Studies at abennett@roosevelt.edu or (312) 341-3864.
Steve Meyers Teacher of the Year, IL Reception11/29/2007 4:30 PM
Please join President Middleton, Dean Lynn Weiner and Professor of Psychology James Choca for a community-wide reception in honor of Roosevelt University Psychology Professor Steven Meyers - winner of the 2007 Illinois Professor of the Year Award from the Carnegie Foundation.
Thursday, November 29 has been designated as Steven Meyers Day in the State of Illinois. Please join in congratulating Dr. Meyers on this prestigious and highly deserved honor at a reception:
Thursday, November 29
4:30 - 6:00 pm
Auditorium Building - Fainman Lounge and Sullivan Room
Science Day11/30/2007 9:00 AM
Join us for Science Day - a day of faculty research presentations, guest speakers and student poster sessions:
Friday, November 30, 2007
9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Auditorium Building - 2nd Floor
For more information, contact Jocelyn Yarbrough at (847) 619-8551.
Panel: Politics of the New Chicago Labor Movement11/30/2007 2:00 PM
The Chicago Center for Working-Class Studies, in partnership with the Mansfield Institute for Social Justice and the Murray-Green Library of Roosevelt University, is sponsoring a panel discussion on "The Politics of the New Chicago Labor Movement" on Friday, November 30, from 2-5 pm at Roosevelt University, 430 S. Michigan Avenue, Room 320.
Panelists include members of the AFSCME, Metro Tenants Council, Pilsen Alliance, CFL, SEIU and Illinois Citizens Action Council.
The event is free and open to the public, but please reserve your spot by contacting either Bob Bruno at (312) 996-2491 or Liesl Orenic at (708) 524-6981.
Lecture: RU's Revolutionary Economics Dept 1945-5512/4/2007 11:00 AM
The Department of Economics and the Mansfield Institute for Social Justice invite you to attend a special lecture by Dr. Rolf Weil, President Emeritus and Professor of Finance and Economics in a conversation about the thinkers and ideas that shaped the university's Economics department during the post-World War II period.
Tuesday, December 4
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Auditorium Bldg. Spertus Lounge (Room 244)
The event is free and open to the public. Persons requiring special accomodations or further information may contact allison.rickard@mymail.roosevelt.edu
The Next 50 Years for Public Relations12/4/2007 5:30 PM
Mr. Al Golin, Roosevelt University trustee, Roosevelt graduate (1950), public relations veteran, chairman of Chicago-based Golin Harris Public relations firm, is one of the most influential public relations experts in the United States. In addition to handling the McDonald’s account for 45 years, Golin Harris represents such companies as Nestle, Nintendo of America, Coors Brewing Co., Toyota of America, and SC Johnson. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of Golin Harris, Mr. Golin donated a $50,000 scholarship to Roosevelt University to be awarded to advertising and public relations majors. Mr. Golin will share his insights and vision for the future of the public relations industry at a lecture and reception on Tuesday, December 4 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Roosevelt University Gage Gallery, 18 S. Michigan Avenue. This event is sponsored by the RU Marketing Association.
Federal Reserve Bank Panel: Careers in Economics12/5/2007 3:30 PM
Employees of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago will talk with students about what economists do, research opportunities for undergraduate students, and internships on Wed. December 5 from 3:30-5:00 pm in AUD 320. Light refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public. Sponsored by the RU Economics Student Club and the Department of Economics.
Psychology Department Sparling Lecture12/5/2007 4:45 PM
Please attend the Psychology Department Sparling Lecture with Dr. Lisa Lu, Asst. Prof. of Psychology at Roosevelt University:
Wednesday, December 5
4:45-5:45 p.m.
Auditorium Building, Room 320
Dr. Lu will discuss the topic of prenatal exposure to methamphetamine and her work with neuropsychological correlates or neurobiological bases of health related disorders. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact the Psychology Department at 312-341-6362.
Neuropsychological Society Lecture12/19/2007 4:30 PM
The Roosevelt University Neuropsychological Society is sponsoring a lecture - "Psychology in the Courts: What to Expect" - with attorney Elliot R. Zinger on December 19th at 4:30 p.m. in the Spertus Lounge (room 244) of the Auditorium Building. Mr. Zinger will discuss insanity defenses as well as guilty but mentally ill defenses and traumatic brain injury cases. The event is free and open to the public but RSVPs are appreciated. Please RSVP or direct questions to: runeuropsychsociety@mymail.roosevelt.edu
Economics Department Seminar1/31/2008 2:00 PM
Students, faculty and staff are invited to attend a lecture by Arjo Klamer, professor of Arts, Culture and Economics at Erasmus University, Rotterdam and dean and founder of Academia Vitae, Deventer, The Netherlands. He will speak from 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 31 in Room 720 of the Auditorium Building.
Professor Klamer is an internationally recognized expert on the rhetoric of economics, culture and the teaching of economics. His most recent book, "The Economic Conversation," is co-authored with Roosevelt Professor of Economics Steve Ziliak and Professor De
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