Peer Mentor, Change Maker: How TRIO SSS Shaped Edgar Ruiz Jr.’s Path at Roosevelt

The Psychology student and mental health advocate helps his fellow Lakers thrive as a peer tutor.

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Roosevelt University Launches Executive Doctorate in Business Administration for Senior Leaders and Working Professionals
06/10/2026

Designed for executives, entrepreneurs, consultants and experienced professionals, the 60-credit hour program can be completed in three years through a flexible hybrid format.

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McNair Scholars Showcase Research with Community Impact at the Roosevelt University Symposium
06/04/2026

Students presented research addressing some of today's most pressing social, health and technological challenges.

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Roosevelt University Presents the 2025-2026 Faculty and Staff Awards
05/12/2026

The annual event recognized faculty and staff whose work strengthens student learning, contributes to scholarship and advances the University’s mission.

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RU In the Media

Heller College of Business Alumnus Brandon Veitch Named Executive Chef at Eagle Ridge Resort and Spa
06/11/2026

"Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa in Galena announced today that acclaimed chef Brandon Veitch has joined the award-winning resort as executive chef, bringing his nationally recognized culinary talent and fine dining expertise to one of the Midwest's premier resort destinations."

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Chicago College of Performing Arts Student Lidanys Graterol Performs with The Yandel Sinfonico at Sueños Music Festival
06/11/2026

"'Typically, when you’re classically trained, you’re told not to move too much while performing. This had a lot more freedom: I could move the cello, I could allow myself to feel the music and move my body, and express what I was feeling,' said Graterol, who recently arrived in the United States to continue studying music at Roosevelt University."

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Future Laker Troy Carey Featured on CBS News for Receiving Bowling Scholarship to Roosevelt University
06/04/2026

"Troy Carey, a senior at Salem High School in New Jersey, heads to college in the fall with a bowling scholarship, a first for the school."

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