Roosevelt move part of 'tectonic shift' in education - Eric Peterson, Daily Herald

Roosevelt University's Schaumburg campus, once the largest four-year university in the Northwest suburbs, will be reduced to the College of Pharmacy by the end of 2014. Every other course of study will be relocated to the main campus in Chicago, and the empty space in Schaumburg will be rented. Charlie Gregory, executive vice president of Benedictine University, said the school's private Lisle campus is feeling many of the same forces that led Roosevelt to scale back its suburban presence. "I think we're all feeling this is one of the toughest years we've had," Gregory said. "Everyone's looking for that silver ring of enrollment. It's a different climate than it used to be." Benedictine University has seen a downturn in transfers from community colleges but has widened its search for four-year students throughout the region. That's resulted in its second-biggest freshman class in history -- a success story that nevertheless cost the university money to achieve. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140901/news/140909938/