Robert Morris Experiential College of Roosevelt University. The integrated University will continue under the name of Roosevelt University. There will be a new college, the Robert Morris Experiential College, in which many of Robert Morris’ current programs will reside. [3][4].
Robert Morris Illinois, formerly Robert Morris College, was a private university with its main campus in Chicago, Illinois. It has additional locations in Arlington Heights, Elgin, Orland Park, Peoria, and Waukegan. Robert Morris University-Illinois was formerly known as Robert Morris College; the institution changed its name to Robert Morris University-Illinois on May 1, 2009. It offers associate and bachelor's degrees through the School of Business Administration, Institute of Art and Design, Institute of Technology & Media, Institute of Culinary Arts, and the College of Nursing & Health Studies. In 2006, the Morris Graduate School of Management was established, providing Master of Business Administration and Master of Information Systems programs at the Chicago, DuPage and Orland Park campuses. The graduate program was expanded to all locations across Illinois. Robert Morris University is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
History
Robert Morris traces its history back to the founding of the Moser School of Business in 1913, although Robert Morris College was chartered in 1965 in Carthage, Illinois, taking over the former location of Carthage College.[5] In 1975 it acquired/merged with the Moser School and moved to Chicago (eventually moving the Carthage location to Springfield). Since 1988 it has opened numerous additional sites around Chicago and Central Illinois.[6][7]
In 2014 RMU became the first university to offer gaming scholarships for a varsity e-sports team which currently competes in League of Legends, Hearthstone, and Dota 2 competitions.[9][10]
Men's basketball is one of the dominant programs in the NAIA, having reached the Final Four of the NAIA tournament three times. Othyus Jeffers, formerly of the Washington Wizards, Utah Jazz, and San Antonio Spurs, played for Robert Morris during the 2007–08 season. Head Coach Al Bruehl has averaged 30 wins a season during that time and has never won fewer than 25 games in his nine years at the helm of the Eagles. In 2014, the team again reached the final four of the 2014 NAIA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament.
Men's ice hockey, under the guidance of Head Coach Tom "Chico" Adrahtas (CSCHL Coach-of-the-Year 2010–11 & 2011–12), plays in the American Collegiate Hockey Association at the Division I level in the Central States Collegiate Hockey League (CSCHL). The teams all practice and play at the Edge Ice ArenainBensenville. In addition, RMU fields teams in Chicago at the ACHA Division II and ACHA Division III levels as independent teams. Robert Morris–Springfield and Robert Morris–Peoria field teams at the ACHA Division III and play in the Mid-American Collegiate Hockey Association. In 2014, the RMU-Gold team played in the ACHA Men's Division I National Championship game vs. Arizona State, and finished as national runners-up.
Women's softball had much success at Robert Morris–Springfield, winning the USCAA National Championship in 2006 and 2010, reaching third place in 2007, and reaching second place in 2008 and 2009.
April Sutton, a personal trainer and professional stuntwoman who performed stunts for the movie Divergent as well as the television show Chicago P.D.[12]