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Earth Week 2023 Events with RU Green

Posted on April 16, 2023 by SUSTatRU

Calling all RU students, alumni, faculty, staff, and friends! This April is #RUEarthMonth2023, and there are lots of ways to go green at Roosevelt as we head into Earth Week 4/18-21. Whether you’re on or off campus — from attending … Continue reading →

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Help Clean Up Bubbly Creek: RU Community Service Day on Tue 4/26

Posted on April 14, 2022 by SUSTatRU

Members of the RU Community are invited to join students in Prof. Mike Bryson’s SUST 250 Sustainable University class @RooseveltU on Tuesday 4/26 for a community service field trip to Canal Origins Park on Chicago’s Near Southwest Side. We’ll continue … Continue reading →

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Bubbly Creek Service Day for Today 5/8 Cancelled

Posted on May 8, 2019 by SUSTatRU

Due to projected weather conditions for today in Chicago, as well as recent heavy rainfall and resulting waterway contamination by combined sewage overflows, the scheduled SUST community service trip to Bubbly Creek for today 5/8 is cancelled. Rest assured, though, … Continue reading →

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Help Clean Up Bubbly Creek: RU Community Service Day on Wed 5/8

Posted on May 4, 2019 by SUSTatRU

Members of the RU Community are invited to join students in Prof. Mike Bryson’s SUST 250 Sustainable University class @RooseveltU on a community service field trip to Canal Origins Park on Chicago’s Near Southwest Side. We’ll continue our yearly tradition … Continue reading →

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Join Us at the Annual SUST Symposium this Wed 5/1 @RooseveltU

Posted on April 29, 2019 by SUSTatRU

Celebrate #EarthMonth2019 @RooseveltU by attending this week’s Spring 2019 SUST Symposium, which will be held on Wednesday, May 1st, from 2-5pm in Roosevelt University’s Wabash Building in Chicago (425 S. Wabash Ave.) and videoconferenced live via Zoom. Symposium 6.1 (Spring … Continue reading →

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Today & Tomorrow @RooseveltU: Learn about Compost, Explore a Farmers Market, & More!

Posted on April 25, 2019 by SUSTatRU

This April is #RUEarthMonth2019, and there are lots of ways to go green at Roosevelt as part of our campus sustainability efforts — from recycling and composting promotional events to fun urban ag field trips to our annual sustainability symposium. … Continue reading →

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Celebrate Earth Day Today, & Go Green @RooseveltU this Week!

Posted on April 22, 2019 by SUSTatRU

Earth Day is here! Get outside today if you can, rain or shine. Feel the sunshine on your face; or, the weather forecast holds up, bask in the overcast. (At least it won’t be snowing or sleeting.) Then, when you … Continue reading →

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SUST Symposium 2019 on May 1st @RooseveltU

Posted on April 21, 2019 by SUSTatRU

Celebrate #EarthMonth2019 @RooseveltU by attending the upcoming Spring 2019 SUST Symposium, which will be held on Wednesday, May 1st, from 2-5pm in Roosevelt University’s Wabash Building in Chicago (425 S. Wabash Ave.) and videoconferenced live via Zoom. Symposium 6.1 (Spring … Continue reading →

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Fun Farming Field Trips Planned for Earth Month 2019 @RooseveltU

Posted on April 11, 2019 by SUSTatRU

Ahh, spring has finally arrived! And what better way to celebrate this season than by getting outside and gardening. In honor or Earth Month, many special activities have been planned, including several garden and farm workdays and tours, arranged through … Continue reading →

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Tour Wastewater Treatment Plants this Saturday with the MWRD

Posted on May 18, 2018 by SUSTatRU

The general public is welcome to tour any of the six wastewater treatment plants within the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) of Greater Chicago this Saturday, May 19th, 2018, from 9am-noon, as part of Infrastructure Week. For more info, see … Continue reading →

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