Roosevelt University - RU in the Community

RU in the Community - February 2008

Roosevelt University Professor Steven Meyers and members of his graduate-level psychology class were interviewed Tuesday 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.

Roosevelt University President Chuck Middleton and members of the Roosevelt community attended a vigil on Thursday, Feb. 21 in the Herman Crown Center to remember the victims of the tragedy at Northern Illinois University.

Northwest suburban mayors, chamber of commerce executives and business leaders were on hand on Thursday, February 21 as Representative Melissa Bean (D-8th) and United States Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) hosted a luncheon on the Schaumburg Campus. Pictured here are Jill Blodgett, executive director, Hoffman Estates Chamber of Commerce; Paul Swanson, business manager, Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters; Bill McLeod, mayor, Hoffman Estates; Representative Bean; Senator Durbin; and Toni Potenza, vice president and dean, Roosevelt University’s Schaumburg Campus.

Steve Hoselton, director of physical resources, and Vicky McKinley, professor of biology, share details on why it's important for the entire Roosevelt community to "be green" and make a difference to our environment during the Administrative Assembly's 1st annual Winter Retreat held Friday at the Chicago Campus.

The winner of the Black Jeopardy tournament, held Friday in Congress
Lounge, was Team Scout. Winners include (from left to right): Veterans
Upward Bound (VUB) students George Bruce, Kevin Chambers and Richard
Goode. Also pictured is Michelle Smith, academic coordinator for the
Trio Programs and VUB. The tournament is held annually during Black
History Month and is sponsored by VUB, Project Prime and the Black
Graduate Student Association.

Eighty-four academic achievers, including 14 students who had perfect grade point averages of 4.0 during the fall 2007 semester, were recognized Friday, Feb. 15, during a luncheon at the Chicago Campus sponsored by Project Prime, a federally-funded program for low-income, disabled and first-generation college students at the University. Among those being recognized were (from left): Keison Arnold, JuWann Jackson, Adrienne Meachum, Emilia Santos, Tara Brownlee, TiJuan Fleming, Rebecca Carter, Vida Love Griffin, Gloria Rutues, Kendrea Atkins, Tamyka Frazier and (seated) JoAnn Wilson.

Members of Roosevelt University's Office and Professional Employees International Union enjoy a holiday lunch on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, in the private dining room at University Center Chicago. Pictured (from left) are: Sharon Lewis, administrative purchasing clerk, Sabrina Elms, executive secretary in the Office of Human Resources, and Linda Sands, executive secretary in the Office of Institutional Advancement.

Roosevelt University students Allisha Tull (left) and Clinton Chiou hold teddy bears they created during the Center for Student Involvement's Valentine's Day Build-A-Bear event.

The Chicago Housing Authority's new chief executive officer, Lewis Jordan, speaks to students from Roosevelt University's Computer and Technology Club about his college education and how it has been crucial in building a career, first in the corporate world and then in public housing, during the Club's technologically diverse program held Wednesday, Feb. 20 in Ganz Hall.

The Counseling Center hosted a game of Sex Jeopardy that tested student’s knowledge of STDs, birth control, and general sex information. The event was held Tuesday in the Congress Lounge and gave students an opportunity to learn about sex and obtain information from a professional staff in a fun way.

Psi Chi Honor Society member Natalie Hall welcomes new members and provides information about upcoming Society events during a student meeting held Wednesday 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 psychology.

Roosevelt's acclaimed Border Film Project opened Thursday night 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 the illegal crossings. Among the 80 people at the opening event were (from left) Heather Dalmage, professor of Sociology and director of the Mansfield Institute for Social Justice; Victoria Criado, co-founder of the project; and Juli Rowen, project and outreach director for the College of Arts and Sciences

Sarah Manzeske (center) and staff members of the Chicago Center for Student Involvement (CSI) show their Roosevelt University pride by wearing green on the first-ever “Green Friday” on Feb. 1. Students who come to the Chicago CSI office on Fridays wearing their green attire will be entered into a raffle. Prizes such as movie tickets, gift certificates and other goodies will be raffled off weekly and awarded to one lucky participant.

Dozens of students attended Roosevelt's Involvement Fair on Tuesday at the Chicago Campus. The fair enabled students to learn about the services, resources and student organizations at the University. Mardi Gras was this semester's theme.