CAMPUS CALENDAR

Schaumburg

Fri., Feb. 24

Film Screening & Discussion: The Interrupters

Alumni Hall, 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM

"The Interrupters" (directed and co-produced by Steve James, director of "Hoop Dreams," and by Alex Kotlowitz, author of the best-selling "There Are No Children Here") is an award-winning film that tells the moving and surprising stories of three "violence interrupters" who protect their Chicago communities from the violence they once employed. Refreshments will be served at 5:30 pm and the film (2 hours) will begin at 6 pm. A panel discussion will follow the film, featuring Tio Hardiman (Director of CeaseFire), Eduardo Bocanegra and Ameena Matthews (violence interrupters) and Carlos Rodriguez (Substance Abuse Coordinator, OMNI Youth Services). The event vent is free and open to the public, but an RSVP is required by contacting Nikita Stange or 312.341.2258. The Roosevelt University Schaumburg Campus is located at 1400 N. Roosevelt Blvd., Schaumburg (across the street from IKEA).

Chicago

Tues., Feb. 21

Vagina Monologues

AUD Congress Lounge, 8:30 PM - 10 PM

Join SPEED and DGP as we celebrate the unique lives of women at the annual production of the Vagina Monologues! The performance is free; however, we will be accepting donations for NewMoms Inc. Please forward any questions to Cherise Johnson - cjohnson03@mail.roosevelt.edu.

Wed., Feb. 22

Math Colloquium - Useful Properties of the Three-Parameter Burr XII Distribution

AUD 516, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

The Department of Mathematics and Actuarial Science is sponsoring a math colloquium with Professor Yao Wang on "Useful Properties of the Three-Parameter Burr XII Distribution." This event is free and open to all members of the Roosevelt University community. For more information, contact Professor Wilfredo Urbina Romero

Minority Business Round Table

Gage Gallery, 4:30 PM - 7 PM

Exelon Corporation. Panel: David E. Malone, Subject Matter Executive: Procurement, Supply Chain and Small Business Development, and Erika J. Jordan, BDS: Organizational Development, U.S. Department of Commerce Minority, Business Development Agency

Afro-Caribbean Fest

AUD Congress Lounge, 6 PM - 8:30 PM

Please join the Black Student Union at our annual Afro-Caribbean Fest. There will be live music and comedy. As well as authentic African and Caribbean food. The event is semi-formal so please dress accordingly. Happy Black History Month!

Thurs., Feb. 23

Lecture by Todd Gitlin - Occupy and the Future of American Politics

AUD Congress Lounge, 3 PM - 5 PM

Todd Gitlin is a Professor of Journalism and Sociology at Columbia University. Gitlin is a frequent commentator on American politics and culture. His 14 books include "The Bulldozer and the Big Tent: Blind Republicans, Lame Democrats, and the Recovery of American Ideals" and "The Twilight of Common Dreams: Why America is Wracked by Culture Wars." As a student activist in the 1960s, Gitlin led the Students for a Democratic Society and helped organize the first national demonstration against the Vietnam War. Sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, the Department of Economics, the Center for New Deal Studies, the Mansfield Institute for Social Justice and Transformation and the Joseph Loundy Human Rights Project. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Professor David Faris.

Sat., Feb. 25

Understanding the Juvenile Justice System

AUD Spertus Lounge (RM 244), 9 AM - 5 PM

The Mansfield Institute for Social Justice and Transformation and Project NIA are co-sponsoring an introductory workshop that provides basic information about points of contact for youth with the juvenile justice system, as well as information about rights that young people have in the system. The workshop is appropriate for RU students, community members, parents, educators, young people and organizers who have minimal knowledge about the juvenile justice system. For more information, contact Nancy Michaels or to sign up online, visit www.niastories.wordpress.com us and support the teams.