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Roosevelt Review Alumni Magazine Features Sustainability Accomplishments & Awards

Posted on May 23, 2013

The just-released Spring 2013 issue of RU’s alumni magazine, the Roosevelt Review, features an array of articles and graphics on the university’s sustainability initiatives — from curriculum to campus operations/grounds projects to recycling and composting. The magazine’s spring publication (accessible … Continue reading →

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Biodiversity, Research, and Education at the Field Museum (Updated 23 May 2013)

Posted on May 23, 2013

Back in September of 2012, Roosevelt University SUST major Kristina Lugo* and SUST professor Mike Bryson participated in an biodiversity education planning session at Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History, led by museum botanist and adjunct curator Dr. Matt von … Continue reading →

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Roosevelt hosts U.S. Green Building Council program, Wednesday, June 5

Posted on May 21, 2013

Interested in green building and leasing practices?    Roosevelt’s Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate is hosting the U.S. Green Building Council of Illinois for a program on sustainability practices in developing, leasing, and operating buildings.  The program will be … Continue reading →

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Get Dirty, Grow Food, Get Credit this Summer at RU

Posted on May 17, 2013

In conjunction with the dramatic expansion of Roosevelt’s RUrbanPioneers Community Garden in Schaumburg this spring, the Sustainability Studies Program is offering an innovative hybrid section of its most popular course, SUST 230 Food, that will feature a first-ever opportunity to … Continue reading →

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Urban Biodiversity Week Starts Today! (May 13-19)

Posted on May 13, 2013

Appropriately enough as the summer semester begins here at RU, Illinois is celebrating Urban Biodiversity Week starting today, May 13th, and running through Sunday, May 19th. As noted on the Millenium Reserve page on the State of IL website: Please … Continue reading →

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RU Schaumburg’s Community Garden Garners Media Coverage

Posted on May 10, 2013

Soon after RUrbanPioneers expanded and enriched the Roosevelt’s Community Garden at the Schaumburg Campus during Earth Week on two “Soil Service” Saturdays in April, this excellent article by RU’s own Laura Janota appeared in this week’s Daily Herald, the main … Continue reading →

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Congratulations SUST Graduates!

Posted on May 7, 2013

Congratulations to our May 2013 Sustainability Studies graduates, who celebrated the completion of their undergraduate labors last Friday, May 3rd, in the famed Auditorium Theater at Roosevelt’s Chicago Campus. Pictured above (L to R): SUST prof/director Mike Bryson; SUST grads … Continue reading →

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Last Workday this Spring at the Chicago Lights Urban Farm for SUST 350

Posted on May 2, 2013

Yesterday, May Day 2013, was the final workday of the spring semester for the students in SUST 350 Service & Sustainability at the Chicago Lights Urban Farm on Chicago’s Near-North Side. We worked hard and had lots of fun — … Continue reading →

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This Summer, Study Food in Schaumburg and Biodiversity in Chicago

Posted on April 29, 2013

This summer, the SUST Program at Roosevelt is offering two innovative hybrid courses that meet on five Saturdays + online through Blackboard. Both are taught by popular SUST professor Maris Cooke. Register now to reserve your spot! SUST 230 Food … Continue reading →

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Coke Buys 50,000 Blue Carts for Chicago, Gets Bonus Advertising in City Alleys

Posted on April 25, 2013

Ah, recycling in Chicago. It’s a complex, tangled web our city’s leaders weave. The newest development? Soft-drink behemoth Coca-Cola will donate $2.6 million to purchase 50,000 more Blue Carts over the next five years for Chicago’s still-a-work-in-progress residential recycling program … Continue reading →

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