Roosevelt's Schaumburg campus now an arboretum

With its multiple species of trees, Roosevelt University's Schaumburg Campus has been recognized by the Morton Arboretum in Lisle as an official arboretum itself.

The campus received the accreditation after 34 different types of trees and 10 types of shrubbery were identified on the 27-acre grounds.

Paul Matthews, assistant vice president for campus planning and operations at Roosevelt, credited Mary Rasic, a Crystal Lake resident and Sustainability Studies major at the university, with applying for and paving the way for the Morton accreditation.

The Arboretum Accreditation - Level 1 designation from the Morton Arboretum runs through September 2019. Rasic hopes to begin work on achieving Level 2 certification, which will require the planting of more varieties of trees around the campus in the spring.