Francis Cardinal George, Archbishop of Chicago, spoke at a luncheon hosted by the College of Arts and Sciences Advisory Board on May 5, 2009. The Cardinal discussed the shared roles of the Catholic Church and education in the commitment toward human rights.
Assistant Professor of Journalism Anne-Marie Cusac was the featured lecturer at the April 23, 2009 Matthew Freeman Lecture and Social Justice Award Ceremony. Cusac addressed the topic of punishment and torture in America and read from her book Cruel and Unusual: The Culture of Punishment in America (Yale University Press, 2009).
President Middleton presented Abdul Aziz-Hassan (left) and Heidi Truax (right) with the Matthew Freeman Award for Social Justice at the April 23, 2009 Matthew Freeman Lecture and Social Justice Award Ceremony. Hassan (undergraduate sociology major) was recognized for his work with students in gang violence prevention at Little Village Lawndale High School. Truax (graduate student in the Women’s and Gender Studies Program) was recognized for her work with marginalized youth in the educational service department at Teen Living Program’s Belford House.
As part of their series on Criminal INJustice, the Mansfield Institute for Social Justice and Transformation and the Joseph Loundy Human Rights Project hosted a lecture by Sharon Sionov of Hebrew University in the Fainman Lounge on April 20, 2009. Sionov discussed the Israeli criminal justice system and her work on police abuse.
Students enjoyed various sessions, games, experiments, lectures and poster sessions at the annual Science Day, hosted by the Department of Biological, Chemical and Physical Sciences and the Department of Mathematics and Actuarial Science on April 17, 2009 at the Schaumburg Campus.
Sophomores from New Trier and South Shore High Schools visited the Chicago Campus for a day of urban orienteering on April 14, 2009. Part of the day's activities included hearing from RU's Office of Admission staff about Roosevelt University academic programs, residence hall life and student activities.
Assistant Professor of Biology Nobby Cordeiro (far right) took his biology honors students to the Field Museum’s DNA Discovery Center exhibit for a day of hands-on learning.
Roosevelt University Professor of Psychology James Choca (pictured far left) along with Professor of Psychology Edward Rossini and adjunct faculty Robert Craig (not pictured) presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment on March 9, 2009 in Chicago. Over 300 psychologists attend this annual conference. Also pictured is Rorschach personality text expert, Dr. Irving Weiner (next to Dr. Choca) and RU graduate psychology students. Pictured behind Dr. Weiner is RU PsyD student and Second Lieutenant Craig Woodworth. Lt. Woodworth received a full scholarship from the US Army and is currently completing a practicum at the Hines Veteran’s Hospital.
Roosevelt University's Montesquieu Forum (in partnership with the Jack Miller Center and the University of Chicago) hosted a lecture by Robert T. Gannett, scholar and community organizer, entitled Why Tocqueville's Democracy in America? on March 5, 2009in the Sullivan Room. Dr. Gannett is the author of the prize-winning book, Tocqueville Unveiled. The lecture opened a two-day conference on Tocqueville and the Frontiers of Democracy, occasioned by the 150th anniversary of Tocqueville's death. Roosevelt University’s Montesquieu Forum advances education by offering interdisciplinary programs—seminars, workshops, speaker series, conferences and public events—that deepen students’ study of ideas in the context of the broad Western tradition, in particular in relation to the American Founding. The Jack Miller Center is providing financial and program resources to support the Montesquieu Forum.
On March 6, 2009 students, faculty and staff gathered for the first in a series of lectures entitled Women and People of Color in Science hosted by the College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Biological, Chemical and Physical Sciences. Julia Chosy, epidemiologist at the Lincoln Park Zoo, and Edward Wilkerson Jr., a computer programmer also based at the Lincoln Park Zoo (both pictured at the top of the photo), discussed the health risks of the West Nile and Avian Flu viruses to wildlife and humans in the United States, and the database they developed to monitor these diseases. For information about future seminars in this series, please contact Professor Nobby Cordeiro at ncordeiro@roosevelt.edu
After a five-year hiatus, the student-run radio station-WRBC: The Blaze- began broadcasting on January 29, 2009. The station will stream live over the Internet with music and talk 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The radio station was revived by Ashley Mouldon, a senior majoring in journalism. The station is located in the College of Arts and Sciences Department of Communication in the Gage Building, 5th floor. Ashley welcomed President Charles Middleton on-air at the January 29 launch. WRBC website
PsyD student Joanna Thome is the 2009 winner of the national Roy Scrivener Memorial grant for her upcoming research and dissertation that will analyze perceptions of same-sex partners seeking to adopt. Joanna's project was selected through a competitve process supporting empirical and applied research on lesbian, gay and bisexual family psychology and therapy. Thome plans to complete her doctoral studies in 2011 and hopes that "my project will be a catalyst for social and political change movements for the equality of all."
Roosevelt University students, faculty and staff watched and cheered the inauguration of President Barack Obama on January 20, 2009 on two television screens in the University's cafeteria. There were also "viewing parties" at the at the Gage Building and Schaumburg Campus. Among those whose who came to witness the president's swearing-in ceremony and speech was Assistant Professor of Philosophy Zarco Minkov (pictured, right) who passed an exam on January 19 to become a new American citizen. (Photo by Wheeler Cole.)
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In January, 2009, PsyD student and 2LT U.S. Army Reserves, Craig Woodworth, received a full scholarship from the United States Army. Craig will have priority for an army internship and postdoc, followed by 3 years of service in the army. 2LT Woodworth is currently completing a practicum at the Hines Veteran's Hospital.
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Ralph Martire from Center for Tax and Budget Accountability describes the fiscal conditions in the state of Illinois and Cook County during Roosevelt’s annual Herb and Eileen Franks Seminar on Politics held in Ganz Hall. His talk on Nov. 12 was titled "Do the Numbers Add Up?" Professor Paul Green, director of the Institute for Politics, listened to Martire’s talk and later presented his analysis of the 2008 Presidential Election.
On Nov. 9, 2008, Assistant Professor of Biology Kelly Wentz-Hunter (center) and biology students Brett Calka (left) and David Reyes (right) participated in the Go Vertical Chicago event at the Sears Tower to fund cancer research. The Go Vertical event involves climbing the 2109 steps [103 floors and 1353 vertical feet] to the Sears Tower Skydeck observatory. The RU Colleges Against Cancer Team climbed the tallest building in the Western hemisphere in support of cancer research through the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation that invests exclusively in top young scientists.
Roosevelt University science students presented their research projects at the 19th Annual Argonne Undergraduate Symposium on November 7, 2008. From left to right, are (Chemistry) Gregg Griffin and Tracy Pietrucha; (Biology) Dana Mastandrea, Matthew Amidon and Brett Calka. Faculty research supervisors were Associate Professor of Chemistry Kristen Leckrone, Assistant Professor of Biology Robert Seiser and Assistant Professor of Biology Kelly Wentz-Hunter.
The second lecture in Roosevelt’s Montesquieu Forum Lecture series was delivered on Nov. 4, 2008 by Charlotte Thomas, professor of philosophy at Mercer College, on Making it Home: Vigilant Memory and the Founding of Ithaca in Homer’s Odyssey.
Roosevelt’s Department of Economics hosted a lecture November 3, 2008 by Arjun Jayadev, assistant professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts and research fellow at the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University. The title of his talk was Understanding the Financial Crisis: Structured Finance and the Global Credit Crisis.
Graduates (2008) of the Roosevelt Executive Master's in Public Administration degree have returned home to Beijing, where they celebrated at a meeting in October 2008 with Professor Anna Marie Schuh, who was visiting China to recruit more students for the program.
RU Scholars student and Journalism major Rebecca Fyffe shows examples of her photography along with a traditional Oaxacan altar she built for the Day of the Dead exhibition at the Schaumburg Campus, October, 2008.
United States Congresswoman (Illinois-D-8th District) and Roosevelt alumna Melissa Bean (BA '02, Political Science) was one of the keynote speakers, along with Toni Potenza, vice president of the Schaumburg Campus, at the International Trade Networking Event on October 30, 2008. The event focused on helping area businesses expand opportunities in international markets.
Katha Pollitt, author of Virginity or Death! And Other Social and Political Issues of Our Time, presented the annual lecture of Roosevelt’s Mansfield Institute for Social Justice and Transformation on Thursday, October 30 to a large and appreciative crowd in the Congress Lounge. Pollitt discussed the presidential election and its affect on gender, race and class. Her book is the University’s One Book, One University selection this academic year.
Roosevelt University and the Jack Miller Center for Teaching America’s Founding Principles and History celebrated the opening of the Montesquieu Forum for the Study of Civic Life at Roosevelt University on Oct. 27, 2008. From left are Michael Andrews and Pamela Edwards of the Jack Miller Center; Lynn Weiner, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; Stuart Warner, professor of philosophy and director of the Montesquieu Forum; guest lecturer Ronna Burger, professor of philosophy at Tulane University; Goldie and Jack Miller; and Chuck Middleton, president of Roosevelt.
Professor Burger’s lecture, In the Wilderness of Sinai: Moses as Lawgiver and Founder of a People, was the first of the Montesquieu Forum’s two-year sequence of university lectures, open to the public, on foundings, both ancient and modern. The Montesquieu Forum’s mission is to advance education by offering interdisciplinary programs - seminars, workshops, speaker series, conferences and public events - that deepen students’ study of ideas in the context of the broad Western tradition, in particular the periods of the founding of America and the Civil War. The Jack Miller Center is providing financial and program resources to support the Montesquieu Forum.
Political Science major Gabrielle Worley spoke to the Roosevelt community on Oct. 8, 2008about her experiences at the Democratic National Convention held this August in Denver. Gabrielle provided an insider’s view of what it was like to work at a political convention and about the personalities and politicians she met, including Speaker of House Nancy Pelosi. Worley attended the convention as part of Roosevelt’s Washington Center Internship and Academic Seminar program. Her goal is to earn a law degree and then possibly become a politician.
In September, 2009 members of Roosevelt University's Office of Professional Employees International Union Local 391 presented the University with a check for $29,000 to create an endowed memorial scholarship fund. Starting in the fall semester of 2010, the new scholarship fund will present one-time awards to sophomores, juniors and seniors who demonstrate financial need. President Chuck Middleton thanked the union members for their gift and signed the agreement with OPEIU Secretary and College of Arts and Sciences Executive Secretary Lynnett Davis (left) and President Zita Ceponis, while Vice President for Institutional Advancement Patrick Woods and other union leaders watched.
On Sept. 19, 2008 Second Ward Alderman Bob Fioretti spoke to undergraduate students enrolled in an innovative service-learning course taught by Steven Meyers (far left), professor of psychology, that addresses youth violence in Chicago. The collaboration with the alderman's office not only involves students learning about youth violence from community members through field experiences, but also advocates for policies and programs within city government.
The fall 2008 Gage Gallery show, War Is Only Half the Story: The Aftermath Project, opened on Sept. 11 to a large and appreciative
crowd. Sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, the Department
of Communication and the Mansfield Institute for Social Justice and Transformation, the exhibition features photographs from award-winning photographers Kathryn Cook, Paula Luttringer, Asim Rafiqui and Andrew Stanbridge. The show will be on display through Jan. 9, 2009.
Thanks to a $100,000 gift from Joseph Loundy (BA, ’66), Roosevelt University will create a new program and course that will enable students to conduct research on social justice and human rights problems and to engage in collaborative advocacy work. The Joseph Loundy Human Rights Project will be focused on the Chicago area, but will also be concerned with respect for human rights issues which are global and universal. Pictured at the September 4, 2008 signing ceremony are (sitting, from left) Patrick Woods, vice president for development, Mr. Loundy and President Chuck Middleton. Standing are Dolores Metzger, director of development for arts and sciences and performing arts, Lynn Weiner, dean of the college of arts and sciences and Bethany Barratt, director of the Loundy Human Rights Project and associate professor of political science.
Roosevelt University students and Professors Christian Erickson and Bethany Barratt (kneeling, front row) at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Grosvener Square, London on May 24, 2008. Students and professors traveled to London as part of an honors class - POS 305 Cities at War - which
examined the urban life and history of two global cities: Chicago and London during World War II.
At the May 16, 2008 Commencement Ceremony, retiring faculty members from the College of Arts and Sciences were recognized by Provost James Gandre and President Chuck Middleton. Shown are (from left) John Currano, professor of mathematics; Provost Gandre; Daniel Headrick, professor of social science and history; President Middleton; Susan Weininger, professor of art history; Jimmie Johnson, associate professor of mathematics; Mary Beth Riedner, University librarian; and Raymond Shepherd, professor of mathematics and actuarial science.
Roosevelt University student Jesus “Manny” Estrada (center) received an award from the American Society of Pubic Administrators (ASPA) for being Roosevelt University’s outstanding public administration graduate student. With him are Robert Cole, president of the Chicago area chapter of the ASPA, and LaVonne Downey, assistant professor of Public Administration. In addition to being a Roosevelt student, Estrada is the lead administrator for the Northwest Region of the Ambulatory and Community Health Network of Cook County and director for the Internet Referral Information System. David Hamilton, retiring professor of Public Administration, received an excellence in teaching award from ASPA.
Satyan Khanna, a Biotechnology and Technical Sciences graduate student, describes his research project on edible vaccines during the University's annual Research Day poster session and awards ceremony on May 7, 2008. During Research Day, thesis awards were given to creative writing students Emily Culella and Rebecca Tirrell Talbot and faculty research awards went to Robert Seiser, assistant professor of Biology.
On April 24, 2008 Roosevelt University President Chuck Middleton welcomed Lee Roupas (third from left), chair of the Cook County Republican Party, and Jesse White (far right), Illinois Secretary of State, to Roosevelt for a discussion of the 2008 presidential election. Professor Paul Green (second from left) moderated the program, which was sponsored by the Department of Economics and the Roosevelt chapter of Omicron Delta Epsilon of the International Honor Society for Economics.
The Black Student Union and RU Prime hosted a lecture and discussion titled Women in Politics: An Evening with Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun on April 17, 2008. Ambassador Braun spoke on women in politics, the Democratic presidential candidates, her role as United States ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, the importance of Biodynamic agriculture and the use of organic foods.
Faculty and staff were honored for years of service and outstanding contributions to the University at Roosevelt University’s 16th Annual Employee Recognition Ceremony on April 17, 2008. College of Arts and Sciences employees recognized included: Colleen Kennedy for excellence in teaching (standing, second from right), Jocelyn Yarbrough for outstanding service (standing, third from right), Anna Marie Schuh for outstanding service (seated, left), Mary Ellen Schiller for excellence in teaching (seated, middle) and Kristen Leckrone (seated, right) for excellence in teaching.
At a retirement reception for College of Arts and Sciences faculty on April 9, 2008, Dean Lynn Weiner thanked retiring faculty members for their 200 years of combined dedicated service to the students, the college, and to the Roosevelt University community. Pictured (left to right) are retiring faculty members with the year they joined the University: John Currano, professor of mathematics (1970); Jimmie Johnson, associate professor of mathematics (1980); Dean Weiner; Dan Headrick, professor of history and social science (1975); David Hamilton, professor of public administration (1977); and Ray Shepherd, professor of mathematics (1976). Not pictured is Susan Weininger, professor of art history (1970).
High school science teachers attended a workshop on April 4, 2007 at Roosevelt University in preparation for the 2008 Summer Biotechnology Institute. The program was organized by Cornelius Watson, associate professor of biology, and the Xomix Limited organization. The annual summer institute, held at Roosevelt University, is an opportunity for high school students to explore the field of biotechnology.
Derek Lee, a student in Roosevelt's Master's in Public Administration program, views the FDR @ 75 banner exhibit that was displayed during March 2008 in the University's Michigan Avenue lobby. Roosevelt University celebrated the 75th Anniversary of the New Deal with the exhibit and a panel discussion about art and labor during the Great Depression. Both events were sponsored by Roosevelt University's Center for New Deal Studies. The exhibit is on loan from the
Franklin Roosevelt Museum in Hyde Park, New York.
Alex Kotlowitz, author of There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America, attracted a standing-room-only crowd when he spoke at Roosevelt on March 13, 2008. Kotlowitz, the 2008 Mansfield Institute for Social Justice Distinguished Lecturer, talked about two youngsters he befriended in the Chicago Henry Horner Homes public housing project.
Roosevelt students learned Chicago-style step dancing
from members of the Majestic Gents on March 13, 2008 in the Marvin Moss
Student Center. Chicago-style stepping originated in Chicago's
predominately African-American neighborhoods, and has grown to encompass its own distinct culture, dressing style and music. The lessons were sponsored by the Black Student Union.
Roosevelt University hosted more than 300 area high school journalists at the 16th Annual Scholastic Press Association of Chicago Journalism Workshop on March 11, 2008. Roosevelt University Journalism Professor John Fountain was the featured speaker at the awards ceremony. Other speakers included Roseanne Tellez of WBBM-TV (pictured), Regina Waldroup, a Roosevelt alumna and CLTV reporter/anchor, and Rex Huppke and Donna Pierce of the Chicago Tribune. This is the largest workshop in the 16 years since the Scholastic Press Association of Chicago was founded at Roosevelt in 1991. Photo by James Robinson.
Professor Paul Green, Director of Roosevelt University’s Institute for Politics, watches as Kristen McQueary, political reporter for the Southtown Star, explains what has been happening recently in the Illinois General Assembly. She and Rich Miller, publisher of Capitol Fax (near), were among the speakers at the inaugural Herb and Eileen Franks Seminar on Elections and Politics held March 10, 2008in the Congress Lounge. More than 100 people attended the seminar which featured two panel discussions, one on national politics and the other on state and local politics.
Professor of Psychology Steven Meyers and members of his graduate-level psychology class were interviewed on Feb. 26, 2008 by Chicago Tonight reporter Eddie Arruza (standing in rear). Chicago Tonight, broadcast on WTTW, Channel 11, is preparing a story about Meyers, who was selected as the 2007 Illinois Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
The Chicago Housing Authority's new chief executive officer, Lewis Jordan, spoke to students from Roosevelt University's Computer and Technology Club about his college education and how it had been crucial in building a career, first in the corporate world and then in public housing, during the club's technologically diverse program on Feb. 20, 2008 in Ganz Hall.
A group of Roosevelt University students are working with advisor Cherise Harris (center), Assistant Professor of Sociology, to organize an active and visible Black Student Union. The student organization met recently to discuss a number of upcoming BSU events at the Chicago Campus including a Feb. 28, 2008 Black History Month lecture with Haki Madhubuti and Stepping Lessons with The Majestic Gents on March 13, 2008.
Psi Chi Honor Society member Natalie Hall welcomes new members and provides information about upcoming Society events during a student meeting held February 13, 2008 at the Chicago Campus. With chapters at universities and colleges all over the country, Psi Chi is an organization that provides support and encouragement for its members to excel in scholarship and to advance the field of Psychology.
The acclaimed Border Film Project opened January 31, 2008 at the Gage Gallery. The exhibit features photos taken by undocumented migrants trying to cross through the desert from Mexico into the United States and by Minutemen trying to stop them. Among the 80 people at the opening reception were (from left) Heather Dalmage, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Mansfield Institute for Social Justice; Victoria Criado, co-founder of the Border Film Project; and Juli Rowen, Project and Outreach Director for the College of Arts and Sciences. The exhibit was co-sponsored by the Mansfield Institute for Social Justice, the College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Communication.
Professor of Biology Vicky McKinley and her students on a trip to Belize during the winter, 2007 break. The group is pictured at the Mayan site at Lamanai. This biology course focused on the exploration of tropical habitats in terms of basic biology and ecology and current threats due to development. The students explored coral reefs, including snorkeling of the second largest barrier reef in the world off Ambergris Caye in Belize, with opportunities to observe diverse wildlife in the field. Visits to Mayan ruins and the Belize Zoo on the mainland emphasized local cultural ties to the environment.
Students from the Beijing Statistical Bureau completed their Executive Masters of Public Administration degree and graduated from Roosevelt University in December 2007 - and celebrated at a holiday gathering at the home of Professor Anna Marie Schuh.
Illinois State Senator Dan Kotowski (D-33rd) (left) visited the Schaumburg Campus on December 6, 2007 and stopped by one of the science labs with President Chuck Middleton to talk with biotechnology students. While in Schaumburg, Sen. Kotowski also met Michael Durnil, vice president for governmental affairs and university outreach, and Toni Potenza, vice president and dean of the Schaumburg Campus.
During a special lecture on Dec 4, 2007 in the Spertus Lounge, Rolf Weil (far right), president emeritus and professor emeritus of finance and economics, talked about the many outstanding professors who were part of the University's innovative Economics Department in the 1940s and 50s. The presentation was sponsored by the Department of Economics and the Mansfield Institute for Social Justice.
Al Golin (BA,'50), chairman and founder of the GolinHarris public relations firm, discussed his vision for public relations over the next 50 years at a lecture December 4, 2007 in the Gage Building. After the standing-room-only event, the Roosevelt trustee met with members of the Roosevelt Association of Marketing Communication (RAMC), which sponsored the lecture along with Roosevelt’s Department of Communication. Pictured from left are Tony Rossetti, RAMC member; Caroline Courtois, RAMC president; Mr. Golin; Katie Meyer, RAMC secretary; Natalie Moore, RAMC vice president; and Elizabeth A. Degboyegapanox, student body representative.
Dr. Bruce Blacker, an internist at Weiss Memorial Hospital, was the keynote speaker at Roosevelt University's annual Science Day on November 30, 2007. He discussed Substance Abuse in Chicago from a Clinical Perspective. A wide range of scientific topics were presented by speakers, panelists and Roosevelt students who explained their research projects.
November 29, 2007 was Steve Meyers Day in the State of Illinois in honor of the Roosevelt University psychology professor who was selected as the 2007 Professor of the Year in the State of Illinois by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. President Middleton (left) presented Meyers with a proclamation from Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich during a reception for Meyers in the Sullivan Room. In addition to Middleton, other speakers at the event were Arts and Sciences Dean Lynn Weiner; Jim Choca, chair of the Department of Psychology and Meyers who thanked everyone for supporting him.
Renee Ferguson, award-winning investigative reporter at NBC-Channel 5 News, discussed changes in the field of journalism and how the 2008 election will affect African Americans during a lecture on November 29, 2007 in the Auditorium Building. Ferguson was the first speaker in a year-long series sponsored by Roosevelt University's St. Clair Drake Center for African and African American Studies.
Charles Madigan, presidential writer in residence and former senior editor, correspondent and columnist for the Chicago Tribune, signed copies of his new book - 30: The Collapse of the Great American Newspaper - on November 27, 2007 in the Roosevelt University Sullivan Room. 30 tells about the decline of the American newspaper through essays by those who have been involved in the field of journalism.
The Chicago Area Women’s and Gender Studies Job, Internship and Volunteer Fair held on October 26, 2007 in the Congress Lounge attracted approximately 100 students and alumni from nine universities in the region. Above, Amy Suda (right), a University of Illinois alumna, talks with Dianna Long about opportunities available at the Chicago Urban Art Retreat and Sisters’ Place.
Paul Green (front row, right), the Arthur Rubloff Professor of Policy Studies, was one of the principal speakers at a State Budget Briefing for Nonprofit Organizations held on October 24, 2007 in the Congress Lounge. Sponsored by the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability and the Donors Forum, the event featured remarks by Roosevelt President Chuck Middleton and elected officials.
Roosevelt University Trustee Anna Roosevelt (left) presents speaker Wendy Puriefoy, President of the Public Education Network, with a gift following Puriefoy's address at the 15th Annual Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Distinguished Lecture on Oct. 11, 2007. The lecture, attended by a capacity audience in Ganz Hall, was titled "Building a Constituency for Quality Public Education." It was sponsored by Roosevelt's Center for New Deal Studies and the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute in Hyde Park, New York.
Lynn Weiner, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, welcomes math and science teachers from all over the nation to Roosevelt University for the first Midwest Symposium on Excellence in Teaching Mathematics and Science, held at the university Oct. 12-14, 2007.
Vicky McKinley, Professor of Biology, and Cornelius Watson, Chair of the Department of Biology, Chemistry, and Physical Sciences, showed off Roosevelt's science laboratories to State Rep. Maria Antonia "Toni" Berrios (39th District) in September, 2007. Earlier in the day, she met with President Chuck Middleton (right) and Michael Durnil, Vice president for Governmental Affairs and University Outreach.
Roosevelt University co-hosted a public policy forum on Ethics in Government with the National Forum for Black Public Administrators on July 23, 2007. Pamela Trotman Reid (right), executive vice president and provost, welcomes panelists including David Hamilton (center), chair of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration.
As part of the RU Glamorous - CSI weeklong math and science camp, middle-school girls (from left) Brandy Clark of Metcalf Academy in Chicago, Lizzie Monson of Cooper Middle School in Buffalo Grove and Simia Muhammad of Canton School in Streamwood analyzed ingredients in dog food in the Schaumburg Campus science lab.
The student honorary society for the department of Economics - Omicron Delta Epsilon - has been awarded a grant by the national chapter to present a mini-conference on economic issues in the 2008 presidential election. The grant was written students Christian Delgado DeJesus and Meghan Christopher.
Steve Cohen (second from right), associate professor of Mathematics, took his Baseball Statistics class to the Schaumburg Flyers press box July 12, 2007 to gain insights from the team's official scorekeeper.
Students from several Chicago high schools participated in Roosevelt’s annual Summer Biotechnology Institute. The six-week program features four weeks of classroom and laboratory work followed by a two-week internship at a biotechnology company or institution.
Roosevelt sociology major Anna Trubatch (right) visits an information booth during the 2007 Loving Decision Conference held at Roosevelt University in June, 2007. The conference celebrated the 40th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized interracial marriage.
Samantha Johnson, a junior majoring in Spanish, will study abroad at the University of Granada, Spain for the Fall 2007 semester. Samantha was selected to receive the ISA Dr. Carlos E. Castaneda Memorial Scholarship because of her strong academic record.
Peter Fallon, Associate Professor of Journalism, accepted the Marshall McLuhan Award for Outstanding Book in the field of Media Ecology at the 2007 Media Ecology Association meeting in Mexico City in June for his book Printing, Literacy and Education in Eighteenth Century Ireland: Why the Irish Speak English (Mellen Press, 2006).
Kathleen Kane-Willis, acting director of the Institute for Metropolitan Affairs, presents findings from the new report “Through a Different Lens: Shifting the Focus on Illinois Drug Policy” during a drug-policy forum held May 22, 2007 at the University. About 50 people attended the presentation and panel discussion.
Third Annual Matthew Freeman Lecture
Eric Klinenberg, associate professor of sociology at New York University, presented the Third Annual Matthew Freeman Lecture on May 10, 2007in the Sullivan Room. Dr. Klinenberg discussed his new book, Fighting for Air: The Battle to Control America’s Media, which analyzes the decrease in independently owned radio and television stations and newspapers in the United States.
New Sociology Honorary Society Debuts at Roosevelt
The inaugural meeting of the Rho Chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta - the international sociology honorary society - was held at Roosevelt University and 20 students were inducted into the society at a reception for students and faculty in May 2007.
Third Annual Mansfield Lecture
Barbara Katz Rothman discusses her book, "Weaving a Family: Untangling Race and Adoption", at the annual Mansfield Lecture on May 3, 2007. Katz Rothman's book was Roosevelt's One Book One University selection this year. The lecture was sponsored by the Mansfield Institute for Social Justice and Katz Rothman was introduced by Heather Dalmage, professor of sociology and director of the Mansfield Institute.
First Annual Graduate Research Day
Graduate Sociology student Rashonda Ross presents a poster about a class project she did on "Patterns of Gentrification in Old Town and Lincoln Park" during the First Annual Graduate Research Day, on May 1, 2007 at the Auditorium building. In addition to the presentations, dissertation and thesis awards were presented to students.
IHSA Journalism Sectional
Pictured is the winning team - Lincolnshire Stevenson High School, advised by BarbaraThill - from the Illinois High School Association Journalism Sectional, held April 21, 2007, at Roosevelt University's Schaumburg Campus. About 170 students from 12 area high schools competed. Students who placed first, second or third in each of the categories will compete in the state finals on April 28 at Eastern Illinois University.
(Photo by James Robinson)
Women’s and Gender Studies graduate students Melissa Meegan and Norah Talley, Journalism undergraduate Kristen Strobbe, and Psychology undergraduate Keara Enoch--all of Roosevelt University’s Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance--traveled in March 2007 to Washington, DC for the Women's Equality Summit and Congressional Action Day, sponsored by the National Council of Women's Organizations. On this trip they learned how to engage young women in the issues that matter the most to them and learned effective techniques for lobbying congressional representatives on issues that affect women's lives. Part of the conference was a visit to Capitol Hill where these young women heard Senators Hillary Clinton and Barbara Boxer speak, and attended a breakfast (pictured here) honoring the largest caucus in the 11th Congress--the Women's Congressional Caucus.
Roosevelt University’s Arthur Rubloff Professor of Policy Studies, Paul Green, discusses Illinois politics with Laurie Stone, president of the Schaumburg Business Association and member of the Community Advisory Board, and Bill Kelley, an attorney with Kelley, Kelley and Kelley. Dr. Green was the featured speaker at the March 2007 “Good Morning Schaumburg” breakfast at Chandler’s Chophouse in Schaumburg.
"Human Factors" - a photo exhibit exploring the relationship between photography, technology and human identity - opened at the Schaumburg Campus on February 15, 2007. The opening featured a lecture by the photographer, Richard Gray, associate professor of photography and director of the Center for Creative Computing at the University of Notre Dame. Visiting with Gray (third from right) are Cornelius Watson, associate professor of biology, Mike Ensdorf, associate dean, College of Arts and Sciences, and Toni Potenza, vice president and dean of the Schaumburg Campus. The exhibit will be on display at the Schaumburg Campus through May 4, 2007.
Roosevelt University begins the New Year with a stronger connection to China. Four visiting scholars from Shenyang University, one of Roosevelt’s partner schools in China, will be conducting research at Roosevelt. Additionally, 21 students from the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Statistics will be pursuing the Executive Master of Public Administration degree. Pictured above are guests, faculty and staff who attended a welcome reception hosted by President Chuck Middleton, Provost Pamela Reid and Dean Lynn Weiner on Thursday, February 8 in the Spertus Lounge. Among those attending the reception was Jiang Jiajie, vice consul for education from the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Chicago.
A standing-room-only crowd came to hear the late Emmett Till's cousin, Simeon Wright (second from right), speak during Roosevelt's Black History Month film and lecture entitled "The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till." Wright is pictured with (from left) President Chuck Middleton, Lynn Weiner, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and Doria Dee Johnson, the president of the Roosevelt University History Club, which organized the Feb. 8, 2007 event.
The Academic Writing Center had its debut in Spring 2007. Pictured at the opening reception are Founding Director Carrie Brecke (standing) and student peer tutors Justine Bartels (Economics and Art History major), Joshua Watson (history graduate student) and Ashley Mouldon (Journalism major). The center is located at the Auditorium Building in Room 650.
A CNN news crew was at the Feb. 1, 2007 opening of Roosevelt University’s new photography exhibit, titled “Inside Out, Photographs by Iraqi Civilians and Farah Nosh.” The photos, which vividly document how war has ravaged ordinary Iraqi families, will be on display at the Gage Gallery, 18 S. Michigan Avenue, through April 27, 2007. A story about Nosh, a Canadian-born freelance photographer who moved to Iraq in 2002, will be broadcast March 3, 2007 on the CNN International program “Inside the Middle East.”
Professor June Lapidus, chair of the Economics Department, was featured on WLS-Channel 7 on January 21 in a segment on the gender wage gap. She was interviewed by reported Alan Kreshesky about the continued disparity of income between men and women workers.
Dean Lynn Weiner was interviewed in the January issue of Today’s Chicago Women. She discussed Roosevelt’s proud history and gave advice for adult learners and women returning to the classroom. Professor of Biology Vicky McKinley was quoted in an article on "Pursuing a Career in Technology."
The College of Arts and Sciences has received a $1 million gift to develop a PhD program in Industrial Organizational Psychology. Alumnus Irwin Helford and his family have established the Helford Distinguished Professorship in Industrial Organizational Psychology.
Professors Kristen Lecrone and Josh Telser were awarded a $150,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for a project on undergraduate chemistry.
The Communications Department received a $50,000 contribution from public relations firm Golin Harris in the name of its founder, Al Golin, a Roosevelt University alumnus and member of the Board of Trustees. The gift, known as the Al Golin Scholars in Communications, will be used to provide scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students studying public relations, advertising, integrated communications, professional communications or integrated marketing communications.
Roosevelt University student, Miriam Berger, an International Studies major, has received the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. Miriam will study abroad at the Wroclaw University in Poland during the spring 2007 semester.
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