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RU Green members and current students of Prof. Mike Bryson are also invited to attend the final dress rehearsal / free performance of this winter’s Freshman Spotlight show by the Acting program in the CCPA Theatre Conservatory after the RU Green meeting. Showtime is 7:30pm and runs 55min, in the Miller Studio Theatre, AUD 980. The theme of this year’s all-original, “devised theatre” show is water.

To attend: you should arrive at the AUD 9th floor, Wabash Side, between 7:10 and 7:25pm, and say you’re one of Prof. Mike Bryson’s students. Doors will close promptly at 7:30pm.

For more info, email Prof. B (mbryson@roosevelt.edu).

A friendly and timely message from the leaders of the RU Green student organization:

Hey, RU students — Our final event of the semester is happening at 5pm tonight 12/7 in AUD 1035. It will be a de-stress event where we will relax, enjoy snacks, and discuss future RU Green plans together! We know the end of the semester is a crazy time, but we’d love to see you all. Come take a break from studying and give yourself some time to relax!

We will be discussing the open exec positions RU Green has for next semester. We will be having a full overturn of our board by the end of this academic year (after Spring ’23 semester). To complete a smooth transition we will spend next semester (Spring ’23) “onboarding” our new executive board members to the position. This means they will be completing tasks alongside the current…

A message from the RU Green student environmental organization:

We wanted to clue you all in on a great opportunity to help out Chicago community members, organized by one of our fellow student organizations, RU’s Planned Parenthood Generation Action. As you may have heard, Chicago is currently welcoming an influx of migrants sent from Texas by the governor who has not been notifying governments of migrants’ demographics and needs. Because of this, we must mobilize to make sure our new community members have what they need to settle safely and comfortably here.  

Starting this upcoming Monday 9/26, labeled boxes will be placed around the Chicago campus for students and faculty to donate gently used clothing, particularly warm winter clothes such as coats, hats, gloves, and scarves. If you would like you can also purchase menstrual hygiene products such as pads and tampons, or reusable menstrual cups to donate. Boxes will be on the…

Celebrate #EarthMonth2022 @RooseveltU by attending the second round of Spring 2022 Campus Sustainability Project Presentations, scheduled for 11am-12:15pm today 4/21 in room WB 616 at Roosevelt University’s Chicago Campus (425 S. Wabash Ave.) and videoconferenced live via Zoom. All members of the RU community are invited to attend! Scroll down for details as well as a list of other Earth Month 2022 activities and events at Roosevelt.

These student presentations are part of the week-long 2022 Roosevelt Student Research and Inquiry Symposium. The session will be interactive, featuring Q&A with the in-person and online audience, and the Zoom recording will be posted on the RSRIS website. This year’s Symposium will feature five team presentations by RU undergraduate students in SUST 250 The Sustainable University, an EXL class taught by Prof. Mike Bryson in the College of Arts & Sciences

Campus Sustainability Project Presentations for Th 4/21/22 (WB…

An interview by Kiera Carpenter, SUST Student Associate for 2021-22

What are you up to now? (current position and key responsibilities at company/organization; other sustainability-related things you’re up to?

For the last year I’ve worked at Brave Space Alliance here in Chicago, first as Program Coordinator and then as Program Manager. I oversee our pantry programming which includes a pantry delivery program and network of four pantry partner sites across the city. I also worked with a group called the Chicago Food Sovereignty Coalition which works to “rescue” food that would have otherwise been wasted. This month [March 2022] I’m moving to Minneapolis start a new job with North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems (NATIFS).

How did you get where you are today? (i.e., What was your pathway from RU to your current position?)

After graduating from Roosevelt I worked for a year and decided that…

An interview by Kiera Carpenter, SUST Student Associate for 2021-22

What are you up to now?

I’ve worked with the Student Conservation Association (SCA) for the past three years and have loved every minute of it! My most recent role was Chicago Program Coordinator (PC) which concluded [last] November . . . (it used to be a permanent, full-time gig but was cut due to funding and is now another termed position, yet still staff!) I was super excited to make it as staff, although still temporary, and help to support all of our programming for the summer and fall seasons.

During this time, I assisted the Program Manager with running our summer youth program in partnership with the Forest Preserves of Cook County, as well as launching  two new youth summer programs at William Powers State Recreation Area and Midewin National…

The Mansfield Institute Fellowship for Activism and Community Engagement (FACE) will fund a second cohort of 15 Roosevelt University undergraduate students from any college or discipline. The cohort-based summer fellowship includes funding for a 3-credit Social Justice in Action internship-based course in May 2022. In addition to tuition, fellows will receive a stipend of $2,500.

Following their course work in late May, Fellows will work in a social justice–focused community-based organization in Chicago for 10 hours per week, for 10 weeks over the summer starting in early June. Fellows will have an opportunity to work with past Fellows, attend University events together, and have opportunities to present work at conferences.

Eligibility:

• Open to all Roosevelt University undergraduate students in any college or major
• Students must have between 45 and 72 credit hours completed on March 2, 2022
• GPA of at least a 2.0
• Be able to participate fully in fellowship activities…

All students are welcome and encouraged to participate in an open forum to discuss sustainability on campus here @RooseveltU. Dialogue will be led by members of the RU Green student organization. This is one of many efforts planned to engage the RU community in updating and implementing the university’s Strategic Sustainability Plan of 2015-20.

• RSVP here if you can attend the Forum on 11/29/21
• Submit suggestions or questions here whether or not you plan to attend the Forum
• Get the link to the event Zoom link (to attend virtually) and see more RU Green resources here at their Linktr.ee site
• Spread the word!

This fall we’re fortunate to have three talented and enthusiastic students working to promote sustainability @RooseveltU here in the Sustainability Studies program. We’ve asked the students to introduce themselves by highlighting their background and some of their key interests. Glad to have this team assembled for the 2021-22 academic year!

My name is Kiera Kym Carpenter. I was born and raised on the South Side of Chicago. Through experiences across various fields of work, I found my passion for sustainability and decided to return to school to earn my degree in Sustainability Studies from Roosevelt University. As a student, I have had the opportunity to learn about various areas of the field including but not limited to: water, waste, food, environmental science, urban planning, and sprawl. I am a people person and I love cultivating meaningful relationships with others. My priority is to build community and promote equity in…

Please join the faculty and students of SUST 320 Sprawl, Transportation, and Planning as they host a special guest lecture next Tuesday 10/5 by RU alum Yessenia Balcazar (BA ’18 in Sustainability Studies) on Zoom at 2pm CST. The title of her talk is “Community Empowerment and Urban Planning in an Era of Social Justice Fatigue.” After her presentation, there will be ample opportunity for questions and discussion.

During her time at Roosevelt, Yessenia was a very active student in a variety of capacities. In her first year, she participated in the Fall 2014 planning sessions for RU’s first Sustainability Strategic Plan, and then was a member of the inaugural SUST 390 Sustainable Campus class that did the research for RU’s first comprehensive STARS campus sustainability assessment. (Yes, this was all in her first year.) She was a member of the student environmental organization…