As Roosevelt Grows, New Fundraising Initiative Focuses on Helping Every Student Succeed

This month, the University officially launches its newest fundraising initiative, Roosevelt Students Succeed, focused on expanding opportunity, enriching the student experience and building resilience.

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RU Board of Trustee Members, Staff, Faculty and Community Partners gather with a plaque to acknowledge the 30 year anniversary of the Schaumburg campus
Roosevelt University Schaumburg Celebrates 30 Years of Strengthening Chicago’s Northwest Suburbs
09/25/2026

Roosevelt University commemorated the 30th anniversary of its Schaumburg campus with a day-long celebration that welcomed students, faculty, alumni and community partners.

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25th Anniversary Real Estate Gala - Melanie Jefferies, PMP - COO of Milhouse Engineering and Construction - 2026 Rising Star Honoree
Melanie Jefferies to Receive 2026 Rising Star Award at 25th Anniversary Real Estate Gala
09/18/2026

Roosevelt University’s Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate (MBIRE) will recognize Melanie Jefferies, chief operating officer of Milhouse Engineering and Construction, with its 2026 Rising Star Award during the Institute’s 25th Anniversary Real Estate Gala on Thursday, Oct. 22.

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Roosevelt University Selected as Partner School for Lyric Opera of Chicago's Opera Pathfinders Program
08/25/2026

The experiential learning program combines in-person and virtual programming designed to help students explore creative and administrative careers in the arts.

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RU In the Media

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology Student Joabe Barbosa Featured in Spotlight by Austin Weekly News
09/16/2026

"Barbosa is a Brazilian-born runner who was raised in England and moved to Chicago in 2022 to pursue a doctorate in clinical psychology at Roosevelt University. In June 2026, he became the first person known to have run every street in all 77 Chicago neighborhoods, covering more than 5,000 miles over 680 days. He also holds a Guinness World Record for the fastest time visiting all 146 CTA stations."

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Master of Science in Marketing Alumna Cynthia Pelayo Featured in Author Spotlight for Latiné Heritage Month
09/16/2026

"Cynthia Pelayo is a Bram Stoker Award–winning and International Latino Book Award–winning author and poet — the first Latina and the first Puerto Rican to win the Bram Stoker Award. She writes fairy tales that blend genre and explore grief, mourning, and cycles of violence. Chicago is not her setting. Chicago is her cosmology. She holds a Master of Science from Roosevelt University."

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Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art History Alumna Rae Luskin Featured on Close Up Radio Podcast
09/10/2026

"An award-winning artist, author, activist, and creative mindfulness mentor, Rae has devoted more than 35 years to exploring one transformative question: How can we turn life’s challenges into meaningful purpose?"

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