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Conservation at Spring Valley: Melanie Blume Reports on Her SUST Internship Experience this Semester

Posted on February 21, 2015 by

This is the 2nd guest post by RU senior Melanie Blume, a SUST major who is interning with conservation and education staff at the Spring Valley Nature Center and the Volkening Heritage Farm near Roosevelt’s campus in Schaumburg IL. These excellent facilities … Continue reading →

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RU Community Garden Plans for Its Upcoming Growing Season in Schaumburg

Posted on February 19, 2015 by

Roosevelt University’s Physical Resources Department is coordinating the Schaumburg campus’ RUrbanPioneer Community Garden for the 2015 growing season. This is the garden’s fourth year and its leadership team, led by senior SUST major and Environmental Sustainability Associate Mary Rasic, is excited to get … Continue reading →

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Trail Development Proposal for Ladd Arboretum in Evanston To Be Discussed on Feb 17th

Posted on February 15, 2015 by

The City of Evanston will host a community workshop on Tuesday, February 17, 6 p.m.to 8 p.m., to discuss the proposed changes to trails in the Ladd Arboretum, a 17-acre nature preserve on the north side of Evanston. The workshop … Continue reading →

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Agricultural History and Food Education in Schaumburg; Melanie Blume Reports on Spring Valley Internship Experiences this Semester

Posted on January 30, 2015 by

This guest post is by RU senior Melanie Blume, a SUST major who is interning with conservation and education staff at the Spring Valley Nature Center and the Volkening Heritage Farm near Roosevelt’s campus in Schaumburg IL. These excellent facilities are part … Continue reading →

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Illiana Tollway Project Meets Widespread Criticism in IL

Posted on November 23, 2014 by

In the weeks leading up to the Nov. 4th elections and in its wake, a spate of editorials by many of IL’s leading newspapers (as collected here by the Environmental Law and Policy Center) have criticized the project as wasteful, … Continue reading →

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SUST Students Contribute to Schaumburg’s Sustainable Future Blog Project this Fall

Posted on September 26, 2014 by

This Fall 2014 semester at Roosevelt, students in Prof. Mike Bryson’s SUST 210 Sustainable Future (online) and SUST 240 Waste (Chicago) classes will be making significant contributions to the Schaumburg’s Sustainable Future online project. These undergraduate students will be contributing … Continue reading →

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Student Interns in Environmental Sustainability Install Drip Irrigation System at RU’s Community Garden

Posted on July 17, 2014 by

As reported here by SUST major Mary Beth Radeck on the Schaumburg’s Sustainable Future blog, students and staff at RU’s Schaumburg Campus installed a drip irrigation system in late June for the RU Community Garden, now in its third growing … Continue reading →

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