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Robert Morris University Illinois

This article is about the former university in Illinois that is now part of Roosevelt University. For the university in Pennsylvania, see Robert Morris University.

Robert Morris Experiential College of Roosevelt University

Type	Private
Active	1913–2020 (merged into Roosevelt University)
President	Ali Malekzadeh
Chief Operating Officer	Mablene Krueger
Academic staff	49 (prior to the 2020 merger into Roosevelt University]][1]
Students	1,934 (prior to the 2020 merger into Roosevelt University)[1]
Undergraduates	1,699 (prior to the 2020 merger into Roosevelt University)
Postgraduates	235 (prior to the 2020 merger into Roosevelt University)
Location	Chicago , Illinois , United States
Colors	Maroon and Gold
Nickname	Eagles
Website	https://robertmorris.edu/

Robert Morris University Illinois, formerly Robert Morris College, was a private university with its main campus in Chicago, Illinois. It had 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 offered associate and bachelor's degrees and was regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

In 2020, the university merged with Roosevelt University to become Robert Morris Experiential College, one of several colleges of the university.^[2]

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.^[3] 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.^[4][5]

In March 2020, Robert Morris University Illinois merged with Roosevelt University to become one of its colleges.^[2]

Athletics

The Robert Morris athletic teams located at the Chicago campus were known as the Eagles. The university was a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC). Men's and women's ice hockey competed in their respective divisions of the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA). After the merger, the Roosevelt Lakers added football and ice hockey beginning in the 2020–21 season after acquiring Robert Morris's teams in those sports.

In 2014 RMU became the first university to offer gaming scholarships for a varsity e-sports team; they competed in League of Legends, Hearthstone, and Dota 2 competitions.^[6][7]

Sports sponsored

• Men's basketball was 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. Then-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 bowling won the Men's Intercollegiate Team Championship in 2013.
• Women's bowling won the Women's Intercollegiate Team Championship in Reno, Nevada in 2014.
• Men's football began NAIA intercollegiate play in 2011 under the guidance of head coach Jared Williamson. They played at Morris Field (the old Forest View High School) in Arlington Heights, and competed in the Mideast League of the Mid-States Football Association (MSFA).
• Men's ice hockey, under the guidance of former head coach Tom "Chico" Adrahtas (CSCHL Coach-of-the-Year 2010–11 & 2011–12), played in the American Collegiate Hockey Association at the Division I level in the Central States Collegiate Hockey League (CSCHL). The teams all practiced and played at the Edge Ice ArenainBensenville. In addition, RMU fielded teams in Chicago at the ACHA Division II and ACHA Division III levels as independent teams. Robert Morris–Springfield and Robert Morris–Peoria fielded teams at the ACHA Division III and played 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 ice hockey, under the guidance of former head coach Jennifer Wilson, played in the American Collegiate Hockey Association at the Division I level in the Central Collegiate Women's Hockey Association (CCWHA). The Lady Eagles played at the Edge Ice Arena in Bensenville. The team played a roughly 35-game schedule against ACHA Women's competition as well as games against NCAA Division I & Division III opponents. Beginning in the 2010–11 season the team joined the Central Collegiate Women's Hockey Association. The team won Women's ACHA Division I National Championships in 2005 and 2007 and were runners-up in 2006, 2008, and 2009.

Branch campus athletics

The university's branch location Robert Morris–Peoria were members of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA). Roosevelt's Peoria campus joined the USCAA by inheriting RMU Peoria's membership in that association.

Robert Morris–Peoria Eagles

Sports included baseball and club football.

• 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.

Notable alumni

• Victor Herrera, the Director of Operations of the Chicago Public Schools^[8]
• Marshall Kent, professional bowler on the PBA Tour
• April Sutton, a personal trainer and professional stuntwoman who performed stunts for the movie Divergent as well as the television show Chicago P.D.^[9]

References

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