A celebration of 75 years of Roosevelt University
1984
In a massive upset, the Roosevelt men’s soccer team defeated the NCAA Division I Fighting Irish in an invitational tournament. Roosevelt was ranked No. 16 in the nation and first in Illinois by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
1987–Present
Professor Margaret Policastro started the new balanced literary program in one classroom of an Arlington Heights high school with a small group of children. Since then, the program has grown to instill a love of learning in hundreds of children across the state.
The Summer Reading Clinic, led by Roosevelt master’s in reading students, encourages reading skills and helps them build their social abilities. Read more in the Roosevelt Review.
BA English, ’87
Award-winning author Rick Yancey found a home at Roosevelt University — one that would put him on the path to his career as a writer. The alum has published fifteen novels and a memoir. His novel, The 5th Star, was adapted into a film starring Chloë Grace Moretz and Nick Robinson.
“Roosevelt gave me that self-confidence, that belief in myself,” said Yancey. “I came in here thinking I knew what I wanted to do, but by the time I left, I knew what I wanted to do.”