Category Archives: field trips

RU Reforesting Plans Conservation Work in Tanzania this May

Posted on April 4, 2013 by

This guest post is from Roosevelt University Sustainability Studies major and Environmental Science minor Nicole Burns. Kudos to this student-faculty effort at combining environmental science education with international forest/biodiversity conservation. I am in RU biology professor Norbert Cordeiro’s Conservation Biology … Continue reading →

Posted in biodiversity, conservation, courses, ecology, field trips, parks and public land, restoration, Roosevelt, science, students

SUST 220: Water (Course Preview)

Posted on January 11, 2013 by

This spring semester the SUST program is offering SUST 220 Water, one of the core 200-level courses in the Sustainability Studies curriculum, in a special hybrid format at the Schaumburg Campus. Taught by Mike Bryson, Associate Professor and SUST Program … Continue reading →

Posted in courses, faculty, field trips, students, suburbs, water

Exploring Wetlands on Chicago’s Northwest Side

Posted on December 1, 2012 by

On Saturday, Nov. 10th, RU students in Prof. Mike Bryson’s SUST 220 Water and PLS 391 Natural Science classes convened at one of Chicago’s most valuable and interesting natural areas, the North Park Village Nature Center on the city’s NW … Continue reading →

Posted in biodiversity, conservation, courses, field trips, parks and public land, students, water, wildlife

Tour of Waste Site in Lake Calumet Region on Nov 2

Posted on October 25, 2012 by

Have you ever wondered where your garbage goes? Or think about environmental injustice in South Chicago? Join Roosevelt University students on Friday, November 2nd, from 10am-2pm, for an exciting tour of waste-related sites in the Lake Calumet region. The tour … Continue reading →

Posted in activities, conservation, field trips, planning, pollution, social justice, waste

Urban Agriculture Tour on Saturday, Sept. 22

Posted on September 19, 2012 by

The Chicago Higher Education Sustainable Food Systems Network, a new organization of faculty and sustainability professionals from a wide range of Chicago-based colleges and universities, is sponsoring its first Urban Agriculture tour on Saturday, September 22, from 9:30am to 2:00pm, … Continue reading →

Posted in activities, agriculture, field trips, food, students

Sustainability Studies Bike Ride Tomorrow, September 14th, at 4pm

Posted on September 13, 2012 by

Join RU faculty Brad Hunt and Mike Bryson for a Sustainability Studies Bike Ride tomorrow, September 14th, at 4pm at RU’s Chicago Campus. This will be a leisurely 8-mile tour (with several stops) of the South Loop, Museum Campus, Northerly … Continue reading →

Posted in activities, field trips, parks and public land, transportation

RESCHEDULED: Sustainability Studies Bike Ride now Friday, September 14 at 4pm

Posted on September 7, 2012 by

Due to the inclement weather and the forecast of rain all day, the first annual Sustainability Studies Bike Ride, scheduled for today, has been rescheduled for Friday, September 14th, at 4pm. Meet at Roosevelt’s Wabash Building, 425 S. Wabash.  This will … Continue reading →

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Northerly Island Plans Revealed

Posted on September 6, 2012 by

On our inaugural Sustainability Studies Bike Tour tomorrow (Friday, September 7, 4-6pm), we’ll be visiting Northerly Island, the peninsula (it’s not technically an island) that juts off from Chicago’s lakefront near the Field Museum.  It has a curious history and an exciting … Continue reading →

Posted in events, field trips, history, parks and public land, planning, transportation

Sustainability Studies Bike Ride on September 7 – Route and Highlights

Posted on September 5, 2012 by

Join Sustainability Studies faculty Brad Hunt and Mike Bryson on Friday, September 7, from 4-6pm for a tour of Northerly Island, the Lakefront, and the South Loop.  Meet at Roosevelt’s Wabash Building, 425 S. Wabash.  This will be a liesurely 8-mile … Continue reading →

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Bike Tour: Discover Northerly Island and the South Loop with Roosevelt’s Sustainability Studies Program

Posted on September 3, 2012 by

WHAT:  Come one, come all for a free Bike Tour of Chicago’s Northerly Island and the South Loop, led by faculty from the Sustainability Studies Program at Roosevelt. WHEN:  Friday, September 7, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.  Meet at 4:00 p.m. … Continue reading →

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