Category: Roosevelt

Elevate Your Education & Beautify RU’s Campus this Summer 2023 in SUST 390 Rooftop Garden

Looking for an out-of-the-ordinary summer class? Get some fresh air and dirt under your nails in RU’s Sustainability Studies program innovative special topics course, SUST 390 Rooftop Garden, at the Chicago Campus! The class will utilize RU’s unique 5th-story rooftop garden on its LEED Gold-certified Wabash Building as a living classroom for a hands-on, place-based, get-your-hands-dirty learning experience. This hybrid / experiential learning class is quite flexible, so it can fit into your summer schedule!

  • Title/number: SUST 390 Rooftop Garden (section 10)
  • Semester offered: Summer 2023 (from May 30 thru Aug 14)
  • Location: Chicago Campus
  • Day/time: Online learning commences 5/30, with garden workdays and field trips to selected urban farms/green rooftops in the Chicago region scheduled by the instructor according to students’ availability
  • Pre-req: ENG 102

SUST majors and minors may take this class to fulfill an upper-level SUST 3xx requirement, but 390 also is open to students at large seeking an experiential learning course, needing a general education course, or desiring elective credit.

RU Alumni Scott Rosenzweig & Jeff Kressman: Starting ESG Core Advisors LLC

Corporate/Industrial ESG — Operations, Management, and Organizational Culture
RU Alumni Scott Rosenzweig, MBA ’98, Founder and CEO of ESG Core Advisors (LinkedIn profile) and Jeff Kressman, MSMC ’83, VP Marketing of ESG Core Advisors (LinkedIn profile)

This Tuesday 4/25 at 5pm CST, please join us for our third virtual Master Class on the relations between sustainability business, when we host Mr. Scott Rosenzweig (MBA ’96), Sustainability Entrepreneur, Founder and CEO of ESG Core Advisors, and sustainability consultant/strategist for mid-market companies seeking to integrate sustainability into their mission and operations. As a proud 1996 alum of RU’s Heller College of Business, Scott is highly engaged with our university in various capacities, notably serving on the HCB Advisory Board and mentoring business students as they seek out their career pathways.

Scott is a dynamic and engaging speaker who will share his compelling personal story of business and management success as well as why and how he started ESG Core Advisors to help transform and inspire corporations to lead us toward a sustainable future.

Joining Scott is his colleague and fellow RU alum Jeff Kressman (MSMC ’83), VP Marketing of ESG Core Advisors.

Zoom Login Info:

https://roosevelt.zoom.us/j/99002167623?pwd=Q3VKdndzVE1RdndEOTQzVUNpNVdZdz09
Meeting ID: 990 0216 7623
Password: 871074

This Earth Month 2023 @RooseveltU on Tuesdays we explore different aspects of the critical role of sustainability in today’s business world. Distinguished RU alumni from the Colleges of Business and Arts & Sciences are giving special guest presentations each Tuesday 5-6pm CST, in Prof. Jennifer Muryn’s MGMT 390 Contemporary Topics in Business online class. These SUST + MGMT alumni talks are open to the RU and Resilience Studies Consortium community via Zoom. Please join us!

Earth Week 2023 Action @RooseveltU!

It’s Earth Week 2023 @RooseveltU! Students in the RU Green club and the SUST 210 Sustainable Future course have a whole bunch of cool stuff planned today 4/19 through Fri 4/12. Please attend and spread the word!

Wed 4/19 from 5-6:30pm (WB 1111) — Powerlands film screening: Join RU Green for a viewing of the documentary Powerlands, in which a “young Navajo filmmaker investigates displacement of Indigenous people and devastation of the environment caused by the same chemical companies that have exploited the land where she was born.” A short discussion will follow the film, and snacks will be provided!

 

Th 4/20 from 11am-1pm (WB 5th Floor Fitness Center) — WB Rooftop Garden Clean-up (waiver required; see below). Get some fresh air and your nails dirty by helping to clean up the garden and prepare it for the spring planting season!

Th 4/20 from 11:30am-1pm (WB Dining Center) — Ice Cream Social! Calling all Roosevelt Students! We need your help spreading the word about LakersDay. Come to the LakersDay Ice Cream Social on Thursday, April 20, take a picture in our photo booth, and post to social media using the #rulakersday. You will receive $20 in LakersDay bucks to place in the college fund of your choice.

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Th 4/20 from 12:30-1:45pm (WB 616 / Dining Center) — Students in SUST 210 Sustainable Future are staging two good-old-fashioned environmental happenings as part of the WorldWide Teach-In for Climate & Justice. A team focused on the sustainability in our Dining Center will be staffing an info/outreach table in the caf, while six other teams will present a provocative series of lightning talks on Athletics, Environmental Justice, Food, Transportation, Waste, and Water!

Join us in WB 616 as well as on Zoom for those presentations, and check out these other RU Green-sponsored Earth Week activities and events. Zoom link: https://roosevelt.zoom.us/j/92892253109

RU Student Waivers are required for all participants in the Th Rooftop Garden clean-up and the Eden Place community service field trip.

  • Please return a signed pdf version to Prof. Mike Bryson (mbryson@roosevelt.edu) and to RU Green president Natalie Seitz (nseitz@mail.roosevelt.edu).
  • Waiver document: ru-green-travel-waiver-forms-2023april (pdf)

For more info, email Prof. Mike Bryson (mbryson@roosevelt.edu), SUST 210 Instructor and Dedicated Composter, and/or Natalie Seitz (nseitz@mail.roosevelt.edu), RU Green president. Keep using those green bins for your banana peels!

Don’t Go Without Water this Week: See “Without Water . . .” on Tue 4/11 @RooseveltU

Next Tuesday 4/11 as part of the 2023 Roosevelt Student Research and Inquiry Symposium as well as the WorldWide Teach-In for Climate and Justice, CCPA Acting and SUST 360 Honors students will collaborate on an interdisciplinary arts + humanities event combining performance and critical discussion.

Please join us at 2pm CST in the Fainman Lounge in RU’s historic Auditorium Building for an encore performance of the original devised play, “Without Water,” conceived and written by the first-year BFA Acting Class of 2026 and directed by Prof. Elise Kauzlaric in the CCPA’s Theatre Conservatory. The performance will be bracketed by commentary on the role of water in the urban environment by students in Prof. Mike Bryson’s SUST 360 Writing Urban Nature honors seminar, followed by an interactive discussion among the two groups of students and the audience.

This is the first-ever creative collaboration between the CCPA Theatre Conservatory and the Sustainability Studies Program of the College of Arts & Sciences at Roosevelt University in Chicago. The event also is part of the annual week-long scholarly and creative extravaganza known as the Roosevelt Student Research and Inquiry Symposium as well as the WorldWide Teach-In for Climate and Justice and RU’s Earth Month 2023 programming. Hope to see you there!

The cast of “Without Water” (BFA Acting Class of 2025, CCPA)

SUST 360 Honors students hiking at Northerly Island, March 2023

Questions or to RSVP:
Contact Prof. Mike Bryson (mbryson@roosevelt.edu)
Dept. of Sociology & Sustainability / College of Arts & Sciences

Students @RooseveltU: Please Read this Petition from RU Green

Dear RU students — This is a message from the president of Roosevelt University’s student environmental organization, RU Green. In the spirit of disclosure, I must admit that I fully support and am inspired by this petition. I encourage you to read it and, if you agree with its spirit and are persuaded by its argument, please sign it. Add a comment if you are so moved. And share it with your fellow students for them to read and consider. Thank you. ~ Prof. Mike Bryson

Hi all!

If you haven’t heard already, this semester we have begun establishing a campaign to urge Roosevelt to establish an Office of Sustainability! In each of our meetings so far we have brainstormed ways to not only bring attention to RU’s lack of investment in sustainability efforts, but also ways to fix this. It has been so exciting hearing from everyone and seeing how much support RU Green has from students and faculty.

This week, we released a petition to show just how much the student body wants to see this change made. We would love it if you read our petition statement and considered signing to join us in this campaign! Here is the link:

https://chng.it/WZ5sZY22Mz

Feel free to share it with others and spread the word! We appreciate all of our members so so much. 💚

Best,
Natalie Seitz (she/her)
RU Green President (BA ’23)

How Arts & Humanities are Tackling the Climate Crisis

Mike Bryson, Professor of Sustainability Studies at Roosevelt University, joins Green Sense WBBM radio host / postcaster Robert Colangelo again to share his thoughts on what role the arts and humanities play in changing hearts and minds about climate change, water conservation, and sustainability. We discuss the current economic conditions and the job market for students working in the field of sustainability.

 

Listen to the full episode on your preferred streaming platform by visiting the Green Sense website

Application Deadline Extended to 3/27 for the 2023 FACE Program Summer Fellowship @RU

The Mansfield Institute’s Fellowship for Activism and Community Engagement (FACE) program will support 15 undergraduate Fellows over Summer 2023. This cohort-based summer fellowship includes funding for a 3-credit Social Justice in Action internship-based course in May 2022. In addition to tuition for this course, 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 or around Chicago for 9 weeks (11 hours/week) over the summer starting in early June. Fellows will have an opportunity to meet and work with past Fellows, attend University events together, and potentially present work at conferences. Applicants should have sophomore or junior standing with an interest in social justice and at least a 2.0 GPA (see below). Students receive a $2,500 stipend and 3 credits tuition-free for this experiential social justice-focused, cohort-based Fellowship.

New Deadline: Apply for the Fellowship by March 27, 2023

Eligibility

  • Open to all Roosevelt University students in any college or major
  • Students must have between 45 and 72 credit hours completed on March 13, 2023 (sophomore or junior standing)
  • GPA of at least a 2.0
  • Have an interest in Social Justice

What Fellows Can Expect To Do

  • Work with program faculty to select and secure a paid summer internship
  • Participate in a 3-full day seminar at the end of May 2023
  • Work in a community-based organization (100 hours over the summer)
  • Develop networks and build friendships
  • Earn $2500 and 3 credits toward graduation

Application Info

Apply here for the Mansfield Fellowship for Activism and Community Engagement (new deadline is March 27th, 2023)

Help RU Plan for a Sustainable Future! (Join the ESC Meeting on Fri 3/17)

The Environmental Sustainability Committee @RooseveltU will have its next strategic sustainability planning meeting of the 2022-23 academic year on Friday, 3/17, from 3pm to 4:30pm on Zoom (see login info below).

The ESC is an open committee formed in 2010 that welcomes participation and encourages collaboration across colleges and departments from all members of the RU community: students, faculty, staff, administration, alumni, and friends. Our key task this spring is to finish the Strategic Sustainability Planning effort begun in Fall 2022 and produce a revised Plan for 2023-28 by the end of this Spring 2023 semester.

This planning meeting will focus on reviewing and analyzing feedback from the Fall 2022 campus planning workshops, events, and presentations as well as the ongoing surveys of current students and employees/alumni. From this foundation, we will develop consensus on RU’s campus sustainability goals for the next five years and prioritize concrete initiatives to achieve said goals.

  • Please see the 2022-23 Campus Sustainability Planning webpage for notes, slides, zoom recordings, and other resources related to this effort.
  • Updated information will be posted to this Events page on Inside Roosevelt, at the above planning website, and via email prior to the 3/17 meeting for the RU community’s review and input. Everyone’s ideas, perspectives, and constructive criticisms are needed and valued in this process.
  • Also note that Roosevelt’s just-renewed annual membership in the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) provides anyone with an active RU email address full access to AASHE’s online resources. Take advantage and avail yourself!

To RSVP and get a Zoom link for the meeting (and/or for questions), please email Mike Bryson (mbryson@roosevelt.edu), professor & director of Sustainability Studies; chair of the Dept of Sociology & Sustainability, CAS; and chair of the ESC.

Doodle Poll for Next Environmental Sustainability Committee Meeting @RU

The Environmental Sustainability Committee @RooseveltU will have its next meeting (on Zoom) of the 2022-23 academic year the week of March 13th, day/time TBA. If you are interested in attending, please fill out this Doodle Poll by Mon 3/6/23. Pending your feedback, a meeting invite will be sent out by the end of this week as we head into spring break.

The ESC is an open committee formed in 2010 that welcomes participation and encourages collaboration across colleges and departments from all members of the RU community: students, faculty, staff, administration, alumni, and friends. Our key task this spring is to finish the Strategic Sustainability Planning effort begun in Fall 2022 and produce a revised Plan for 2023-28 by the end of this Spring 2023 semester.

This Wk9 meeting will focus on reviewing and analyzing feedback from the Fall 2022 campus planning workshops, events, and presentations as well as the ongoing surveys of current students and employees/alumni. From this foundation, we will develop consensus on RU’s campus sustainability goals for the next five years and prioritize concrete initiatives to achieve said goals.

Please see the Fall 2022 Campus Sustainability Planning webpage for notes, slides, zoom recordings, and other resources related to this effort. Everyone’s input, ideas, and perspectives are needed and valued! Also note that Roosevelt’s just-renewed annual membership in the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) provides anyone with an active RU email address full access to AASHE’s online resources. Take advantage and avail yourself!

Here’s that link to the ESC Doodle poll again: https://doodle.com/meeting/participate/id/er21o46e

Questions? Email Mike Bryson (mbryson@roosevelt.edu), professor & director of Sustainability Studies, chair of the Dept of Sociology & Sustainability, CAS.

Applications Open for the 2023 FACE Program Summer Fellowship @RU

The Mansfield Institute’s Fellowship for Activism and Community Engagement (FACE) program will support 15 undergraduate Fellows over Summer 2023. This cohort-based summer fellowship includes funding for a 3-credit Social Justice in Action internship-based course in May 2022. In addition to tuition for this course, 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 or around Chicago for 9 weeks (11 hours/week) over the summer starting in early June. Fellows will have an opportunity to meet and work with past Fellows, attend University events together, and potentially present work at conferences. Applicants should have sophomore or junior standing with an interest in social justice and at least a 2.0 GPA (see below). Students receive a $2,500 stipend and 3 credits tuition-free for this experiential social justice-focused, cohort-based Fellowship.

Apply for the Fellowship by March 13, 2023

Eligibility

  • Open to all Roosevelt University students in any college or major
  • Students must have between 45 and 72 credit hours completed on March 13, 2023 (sophomore or junior standing)
  • GPA of at least a 2.0
  • Have an interest in Social Justice

What Fellows Can Expect To Do

  • Work with program faculty to select and secure a paid summer internship
  • Participate in a 3-full day seminar at the end of May 2023
  • Work in a community-based organization (100 hours over the summer)
  • Develop networks and build friendships
  • Earn $2500 and 3 credits toward graduation

Application Info

Apply here for the Mansfield Fellowship for Activism and Community Engagement (deadline is March 13th, 2023)