Roosevelt University - RU in the Community

RU in the Community - November 2006

A capacity audience in Ganz Hall enjoyed Roosevelt’s annual Dedication Day on November 20. Produced by Associate Professor Stacy Garrop, the event celebrated Eleanor Roosevelt through music, images and the recorded sound of Mrs. Roosevelt’s voice. Pictured above are Barbara Haffner, cello; Professor David Schrader, piano; and Eric Renick, percussion, who performed an original composition by Chen Yi titled Eleanor’s Gift.

Roosevelt University’s Mansfield Institute for Social Justice co-sponsored a panel discussion on Gender Based Violence in a Global Context November 20 at the Chicago Campus. Among the speakers was Dr. Mardge Cohen, CORE Center for the Prevention, Care and Research of Infectious Diseases, who talked about gender based violence and HIV in Rwanda. Heather Dalmage, associate professor of sociology and director of the Mansfield Institute for Social Justice, was an organizer of the discussion.

A celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Tenants Bill of Rights was held in the Congress Lounge at Roosevelt on November 20. Featuring talks by Cook County Clerk David Orr, Congressman Danny Davis, John Bartlett of the Metropolitan Tenants Organization and others, the program examined the future of tenants’ rights in Chicago. Jeffrey Edwards, associate professor of political science, helped arrange the event.

Roosevelt University President Chuck Middleton was among 12 inductees honored at the 2006 Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame ceremonies on Tuesday, November 14, at the Chicago Cultural Center. Here, Dr. Middleton receives his award from Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, who was also an inductee.

The Chicago Commission on Human Relations’ Advisory Council on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues names the honorees to this Hall of Fame, the only known government-sponsored hall of fame that honors members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities.

Many Roosevelt University staff and members of the RU Proud student group attended the Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame reception to celebrate Chuck Middleton’s induction.

Three academic administrators from Herzen State Pedagogical University in St. Petersburg, Russia visited both the downtown and Schaumburg campuses to discuss the universities, their programs and educational culture. Pictured here are: Roberto Clemente, associate professor, Counseling and Human Services; Pam Reid, provost and executive vice president; Sergei Shirov, vice rector, Herzen State Pedagogical University; Lynn Weiner, dean, College of Arts and Sciences; Chuck Middleton, president; Nina Notkina, director, Institute of Childhood, Herzen State Pedagogical University; Viktor V. Semikin, dean, Herzen State Pedagogical University; Rubee Li Fuller, director, office of International Programs; Chris Chulos, assistant vice president for institutional giving.

The Center for New Deal Studies presented a lecture, “Saving the Jews: FDR and the Holocaust,” by author Robert Rosen, where he discussed how Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s administration dealt with the Nazi persecution of the Jews and the Holocaust.

Roosevelt University student Cynthia Harris and President Chuck Middleton officially opened the University’s new coffee house called RU Caffeinated on Nov. 1. The coffee house, located in the lobby of the Auditorium Building, is open Mondays through Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and on Fridays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Brook Portmann, assistant professor in humanities and William Host, assistant professor of hospitality and tourism management, discussed their new book, Early Chicago Hotels, at a book signing reception in the Sullivan Room on Nov. 2. The book describes Chicago hotels operating between the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 and World War I.

Brooke Portmann, assistant professor in humanities and William Host, assistant professor of hospitality and tourism management, discussed their new book, Early Chicago Hotels, at a book signing reception in the Sullivan Room on Nov. 2. The book describes Chicago hotels operating between the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 and World War I.