Roosevelt University - RU in the Community

RU in the Community - January 2007

Oil portraits of former Roosevelt University presidents Edward J. Sparling, Rolf A. Weil and Theodore L. Gross were hung last week in the second floor Congress Lounge. The pictures of Presidents Weil and Gross are new and were painted by renowned portrait artist Dean Paules of York, Penn. The portrait of President Sparling, which formerly hung in the second floor hallway, was resized. The portraits were mounted by Roosevelt carpenters under the direction of Barry Tinley. Paul Reis, associate vice president for campus planning and operations, is shown examining the picture of President Weil.

To kick off the spring semester, on Tuesday Toni Potenza, vice president and dean of the Schaumburg Campus, hosted a “Coffee and Conversation” get-together for employees. Seated in the Licht Center are (from left) Shanon Ehmke-Reedy, program manager, Department of Psychology; Gina Hutton, administrative secretary, University College and Laurie Cashman, director of administrative services.

Following his annual State of the University Address on Wednesday, January 24, President Chuck Middleton (right) visited with Roosevelt professors (from left) Steve Cohen, Andy Carter and George Olson. In his address, Middleton discussed a number of prospects for the future including differentiation between the Chicago and Schaumburg campuses, financial sustainability, branding, the changing student body and personnel issues.

On the heels of release of a Roosevelt University Institute for Metropolitan Affairs study ranking Illinois second in the nation, behind only California, in terms of numbers of drug offenders who are locked behind bars, Congressman Danny K. Davis (above center) and other dignitaries joined together Tuesday in Congress Lounge for the announcement of a new Illinois Drug Policy Coalition, which will work to change policies and attitudes on future handling of drug offenders. Approximately 100 people attended the panel discussion and announcement including Cook County Bar Association President Deborah Fortier, Judge Arthur L. Burnett, who is executive director of the National African American Drug Policy Coalition, State Sen. Mattie Hunter (D-3), State Rep. Constance Howard (D-34) and State Rep. Paul Froehlich (R-56).

Roosevelt University’s dodgeball team finished second in the Adult Co-Rec Division of the National Amateur Dodgeball Association’s Indoor Winter National tournament held last weekend. Congratulations to team members (from left) Ashley Kehoe, Mary Beth Thede, Matt Gebhardt, Kristen Shilt, John Donnelly, Mike Torto, Andrew Taylor, and Sandra Coughlin. Photo courtesy of Ashley Kehoe.