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Roosevelt University


























































Motto ''dedicated to the enlightenment of the human spirit''
Established 1945
School type Private
President Charles R. Middleton
Location Chicago , IL , USA
Campus Downtown Chicago and
Schaumburg, Illinois
Student to Faculty Ratio
16-to-1
Enrollment 4,500 undergraduate,

3,000 graduate (2005)
Endowment $ 76 Million
Web Site www.roosevelt.edu




Roosevelt University is a four-year, Private Institute of Higher Education with full Service Campuses in Chicago's Loop and Northwest Suburban Schaumburg . It also offers Classes in Communities , Schools , and Corporations , and continues the Mission of being a Metropolitan University and an Asset to the surrounding communities.
Roosevelt University currently offers 126 Doctor's , Master's , Bachelor's Degree and Certificate (Post-Master's, Postbaccalaureate, Less-than-2-years, Less-than-1-year) programs in the Arts , Sciences , Business , and Education .
As the college has grown into a university, it now includes the Evelyn T. Stone University College, a Continuing Education school; Chicago College of Performing Arts, a music and theatre program; Walter E. Heller College of Business Administration, a business school; college of arts and sciences; and a college of education.


ACADEMICS AND MAJORS

There are more than 60 undergraduate majors and pre-professional programs, 40 master’s degree programs, and selected doctoral programs.

Colleges

Departments and programs are organized in 5 colleges.



Programs and departments




Institutes and centers

A strong supplement to the university's colleges is its centers and institutes that extend the learn and research opportunities available to students and faculty.



CAMPUSES




Downtown Chicago Campus

The majority of all Chicago classes are held within Roosevelt's historic Auditorium Building at 430 S. Michigan Avenue just blocks from the Magnificent Mile . A second downtown campus building is the Gage Building , known as the Center For Professional Advancement , located at 18 S. Michigan Avenue. It is also the home of the Paralegal Studies Program and the School of Communication.

Neighbors include the Art Institute Of Chicago , the Field Museum , and Soldier Field . The 430 S. Michigan Avenue campus overlooks Buckingham Fountain , Grant Park , Michigan Ave. , Columbus Drive , Lake Shore Drive , and Lake Michigan and the Center for Professional Advancement overlooks Millennium Park on Chicago's lakefront.


STUDENT LIFE


Student housing and residence life

Roosevelt University has two dormitories located less than two blocks from one another. The (MMSC), and other facilities including the Office of Student Activities, the Student Government Association, Student Organization office spaces, and the Academic Counseling Center.

The University Center of Chicago is the newest dormitory in the area and was officially opened in the fall of 2004. Located at 525 S. State Street the UC houses students from Roosevelt University, DePaul University , and Columbia College Chicago , totaling 1700 residents from these three schools combined.

The downtown location of both of these residence halls makes access to nearby cultural institutions convenient.


Traveling between campuses

Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) buses and Elevated "L" Trains. (the principal urban heavy rail and metro serving in Chicago) serve to both downtown Roosevelt locations.

METRA (the Chicagoland's commuter rail system) is connected between the Chicago and Schaumburg campuses.

In Schaumburg, PACE (the suburban bus division of RTA: the Regional Transportation Authority ) also operates the bus lines to the Albert A. Robin campus.

Intercampus vans are also regularly scheduled to commute between the Chicago and Schaumburg campuses.


Groups and activities

There are many active student organizations at both of the Roosevelt University campuses.

  • Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity : Roosevelt's largest on campus greek organization

  • WRBC-AM: Roosevelt's student radio station

  • The Torch : Roosevelt's student newspaper (7,500/weekly)

  • Student Government Association

  • Alpha Sigma Sorority: Roosevelt's newest sorority

  • Gamma Theta Chi Sorority : Gamma Theta Chi is a multicultural sorority founded November 1, 2004. Its founding members are from Roosevelt University, DePaul University and Columbia College. The sorority is guided by its principals of community, diversity, friendship, and teamwork.

  • Intramural Sports Club: Dedicated to returning a comprehensive athletics program to Roosevelt through student recognition and involvement.



DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI

  • Tony Alcantar : an American actor

  • Peri E. Arnold: Chairman, Department of Government and International Studies, University Of Notre Dame

  • Andrew Barrett: Former Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission

  • Melissa Bean : Politician (U.S. Congressman, Illinois 8th 2005)

  • Ira Berkow: Sportswriter , New York Times

  • Jesse Brown : U.S. Secretary of Veteran's Affairs 1993-97

  • Clark Burrus: Former Senior Vice President, First National Bank of Chicago

  • Sylvia Flanagan: Senior Editor, Jet Magazine

  • Brenda Gaines: President & CEO, Diners Club North America

  • Karen Gibbs: Co-anchor, Wall Week with FORTUNE

  • Charles V. Hamilton : Political science professor and co-author of the book "Black Power"

  • Wallce S. Sayre: Professor of Government, Columbia University

  • Mark Handler: Former President, Macy's Department Stores

  • Patricia Harris: Assistant Vice President of Diversity for McDonald's Corporation

  • Donald Jacobs: Retired Former Dean, Kellogg Graduate School of Business Administration, Northwestern University


  • Operations in Liberia with the rank of Under-Secretary-General.

  • Mort Kondracke : American political commentator and journalist, also the author of the "Saving Milly: Love, Politics, and Parkinson's Disease (2001, nonfiction)" book

  • Basil Kromelow: President, Gold Coast Group Of Hotels

  • -FM Radio

  • John Licht: President, CEO and Chairman of Duraco Products the largest manufacturer and marketer of decorative plastic planters, birder feeders and garden accessories.

  • Blanche Manning: Judge, U.S. District Court Judge for the Northern District of Illinois

  • LeRoy Martin: Chief of Police for the State of Illinois , Central Management Services

  • Robert Mednick: Retired Managing Partner, Professional and Regulatory Matters at Andersen Worldwide

  • Eugene Morris: Chairman and CEO, E. Morris Communications

  • Steven Nasiter: President, Jewish Federation / Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago / JFMC Facilities Corp

  • Terry Peterson: CEO, Chicago Housing Authority

  • Mel Reynolds : Politician and Congressman, Illinois 2nd 1993-95

  • Bobby Rush : Politician and Congressman, Illinois 1st since 1993

  • William Sheldon : Chicago broadcaster

  • Harold Washington : Late mayor of Chicago and the first African American to hold the title

  • Reginald Weaver: President, National Education Association

  • David Woolridge: Retired Corporate Vice President, Motorola



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