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Robert Morris University Illinois, formerly Robert Morris College, was a private university with its main campus in Chicago, Illinois. It was founded in 1965 but its oldest ancestor was the Moser School founded in 1913. It changed its name to Robert Morris University Illinois in 2009. In 2020, it merged into Roosevelt University, which formed under it a new Robert Morris Experiential College as one of several colleges at Roosevelt. Robert Morris offered associate and bachelor's degrees and was 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. Robert Morris College itself was founded in 1965 in Carthage, Illinois as a two-year college, buying the former campus of Carthage College for $1.1 million after Carthage College had left Illinois for its newer Wisconsin campus. In 1975 Robert Morris expanded to Chicago by acquiring and merging the Moser School. Robert Morris opened a Springfield, Illinois campus in July 1988 and closed the Carthage campus in July 1989. The college later opened campuses in Orland Park in 1991, Naperville in 1997, Bensenville in 1999, Peoria in 2000. The Orland Park campus moved to Aurora and became the DuPage Campus in 2001. Waukegan opened as the Lake County Campus in 2003. The Graduate School was established in 2005 and became a separate campus in Schaumburg in 2008. Two more campuses followed: Elgin in 2009, Arlington Heights in 2011. In March 2020, Robert Morris University Illinois merged with Roosevelt University to become one of its colleges. Athletics The Robert Morris athletic teams located at the Chicago campus were called the Eagles. The university was a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) from about 1995–96 to 2019–20. 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 esports team; they competed in League of Legends, Hearthstone, and Dota 2 competitions. 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 soccer began NAIA intercollegiate play in 2014 under the guidance of head coach Chuck Egeuz for 2 seasons with assistant coach Michael Ramirez who took over as head coach in 2016, previously played on Robert Morris soccer team at Robert Morris-Illinois and Robert Morris-Arlington heights. Led eagles to NAIA tournament and playoffs in 2016,2017, and 2018. 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 Arena in Bensenville. 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 Tiffany Henyard Mayor of Dolton, Illinois Marshall Kent, professional bowler on the PBA Tour References . Discover the Robert Morris popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Robert Morris books.
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Poems That Make Grown Women Cry
Anthony Holden & Ben HoldenThe internationally bestselling collection of poetry so powerful that it has moved readers to tears. “Anthony and Ben Holden remind us that you don’t have to be an academic or a po...
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Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery
Theodore RooseveltTeddy Roosevelt is the only president in history to deliver a ninetyminute speech directly after being shot in the chest. He’s a Nobel Prize recipient, a Harvard graduate, and he w...
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Robert Morris
Robert M Morris"a cogent, complex look at the American Revolution" – Kirkus Reviews Morris in one year put up more money for the war than all the states combined. The spirit of risk and economic ...
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NKJV, New Spirit-Filled Life Bible
Thomas NelsonFind the Holy Spirit throughout the Bible. Dr. Jack Hayford, founding pastor of The Church on the Way, has led a team of anointed leaders to produce the New SpiritFilled Life Bible...
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Gary Lunsford and Robert Dail v. Hon. Joseph B. Morris
Fifth District, Dallas Court of Appeals of TexasThe court has glossed over the fact that this is a mandamus proceeding. Since the trial judge was following over 100 years of precedent, it is preposterous to conclude that he clea...
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The Gifts of Reading
Robert Macfarlane, William Boyd, Candice Carty-Williams, Chigozie Obioma, Philip Pullman, Imtiaz Dharker, Roddy Doyle, Pico Iyer, Andy Miller, Jackie Morris, Jan Morris, Sisonke Msimang, Dina Nayeri, Michael Ondaatje, David Pilling, Max Porter, Alice Pung, Jancis Robinson, SF Said, Madeleine Thien, Salley Vickers, John Wood & Markus ZusakWith contributions by: William Boyd, Candice CartyWilliams, Imtiaz Dharker, Roddy Doyle, Pico Iyer, Robert Macfarlane, Andy Miller, Jackie Morris, Jan Morris, Sisonke Msimang, Dina...
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The Unfortunate Traveller and Other Works
Thomas Nashe & J. SteaneWritten in the late sixteenth century, at the pinnacle of the English Renaissance, the rich and ingenious works of Thomas Nashe uniquely reveal the ambivant nature of the Elizabeth...
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Last Boat from Tangier
James von LeydenDeath stalks the streets of Tangier . . .When Detective Karim Belkacem's best friend and colleague, Abdou, goes missing during an investigation into an illegal cartel, Karim is sen...
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Gamish
Edward RossShortlisted for the British Book Design and Production Award for Graphic Novels'A love letter to gaming in all its forms from board games, to roleplay, to virtual reality and vide...
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Robert Morris
Miguel Á. Hernández-NavarroRobert Morris (Kansas City, 1931) es uno de los artistas clave para entender el desarrollo y la evolución del arte durante la segunda mitad del siglo XX. Su obra ha transitado prác...
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Vengeance in Venice
Philip Gwynne Jones'An unputdownable thriller' Gregory Dowling'It is no surprise to find that Philip Gwynne Jones lives in Venice... art and architecture interweave into a story that builds to an alm...
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. Robert Morris
Fifth District, Dallas Court of Appeals of TexasFederal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), in its capacity as receiver of First National Bank of Irving (FNBI), appeals the trial courts judgment against it in a suit brought by Rober...
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The Blessed Church
Robert Morris“In The Blessed Church the biblical principles that lead to true success in the body of Christ are carefully explained.” Dr. Tony Evans, senior pastor at Oak Cliff Bible Fello...
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Barbara Bailey v. Robert Morris
Supreme Court of Minnesota1. The existence of provocation for a dog bite is an issue of fact which is properly submitted to the jury in an action brought pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 347.22 (1980). 2.A specia...
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The Venetian Masquerade
Philip Gwynne Jones'An irresistible concoction of crime and culture' Daily MailA game of blackmail and betrayal is played among the backstreets and canals of Venice . . .Carnevale is in full swing, t...
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An Apology for Idlers
Robert Louis StevensonAn irresistible invitation to reject the work ethic and enjoy life's simple pleasures (such as laughing, drinking and lying in the open air), Robert Louis Stevenson's witty and sem...
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Peoplewatching
Desmond MorrisPeoplewatching is the culmination of a career of watching people their behaviour and habits, their personalities and their quirks. Desmond Morris shows us how people, consciously...
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People State New York v. Robert Morris
Supreme Court of New YorkAppeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Kreindler, J.), rendered November 14, 1980, convicting him of murder in the second degree (felony murder), a...
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Liberty Is Sweet
Woody HoltonA “deeply researched and bracing retelling” (Annette GordonReed, Pulitzer Prize–winning historian) of the American Revolution, showing how the Founders were influenced by overlooke...
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Robert Morris
Charles RappleyeIn this biography, the acclaimed author of Sons of Providence, winner of the 2007 George Wash ington Book Prize, recovers an immensely important part of the founding drama of the c...
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Robert J. Morris and John A. Meeks v. City
Supreme Court Of IndianaOn November 11, 1975, Assistant Fire Chief Robert A. Morris and District Fire Chief John A. Meeks were demoted to the rank of private with commensurate reductions in pay and work r...
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American Entrepreneur
Willie Robertson & William DoyleAmerica is the ultimate startup venture – and these are the heroes who made it happenThe history of the United States is, to a remarkable degree, the story of its entrepreneurs, th...
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NKJV, Spirit-Filled Life Bible, Third Edition
Jack W Hayford & Thomas NelsonEncounter the power of the word. Walk in the freedom God intends. Experience the Holy Spirit. For the NKJV SpiritFilled Life Bible, Jack Hayford, founding pastor of The Church...
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The God I Never Knew
Robert Morris“The God I Never Knew gives lifechanging insight into the mystery of the Holy Spirit.”Craig Groeschel, senior pastor of Life.Church and author of Dangerous Prayers...
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Extravagant
Brady BoydFrom the senior pastor of New Life Church, a “timely, thoughtprovoking, inspiring, and uplifting” (The Gazette, Colorado) book that redefines the notion of extravagance by using th...
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Robert H. Wynn, Executor and Devisee of William Wynn, Deceased, Plaintiff in Error v. Charles B. Morris Et Al.
United States Supreme CourtThe complainant filed his bill in a State Circuit Court in Arkansas, to enjoin Morris from executing a writ of possession founded on a recovery by an action of ejectment for the no...
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Eating the Dinosaur
Chuck KlostermanAfter a bestselling and acclaimed diversion into fiction, Chuck Klosterman, author of Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs, returns to the form in which he’s been spectacularly successful w...
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Destination Buchenwald
Colin BurgessThe harrowing story of the Allied airmen who experienced the true horrors of Nazism firsthand. It was the summer of 1944 as liberating Allied forces surged towards Paris following ...
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The Puffin Book of Nonsense Verse
Quentin BlakeEver eaten Poodle Strudel? Slain a Jabberwock? Bathed in Irish Stew? Quentin Blake is one of the best loved of children’s illustrators. In this brilliant book he has selected and i...
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Beautifully Broken
Samantha Baily“The reason I left the place I did is to find a home. But I also had no freedom there, and I value my liberty. I’ll not let you tell me what to do.”Etta Alby is determined never to...
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The Venetian Legacy
Philip Gwynne Jones'An unputdownable thriller' Gregory Dowling'It is no surprise to find that Philip Gwynne Jones lives in Venice... art and architecture interweave into a story that builds to an alm...
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Robert Amos Morris v. State Alaska
Supreme Court of AlaskaAt some time before July 30, 1968, the Anchorage Police Department, through one of its officers, Brian Porter, had contact with one Judy Patton. She told Officer Porter about a cac...
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Robert Morris University 2012
Emma VenezieCollege guides written by students for students.Robert Morris University Students Tell It Like It IsThis insider guide to Robert Morris University in Moon Township, PA, features mo...
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A Death in the Medina
James von Leyden'Clever, captivating and colourful; an absorbing thriller rich in atmosphere' Philip Gwynne Jones, author of The Venetian Game and Vengeance in VeniceDeath stalks the medina of Mar...
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The Founding Fortunes
Tom ShachtmanIn The Founding Fortunes, historian Tom Shachtman reveals the ways in which a dozen notable Revolutionaries deeply affected the finances and birth of the new country while making a...
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The Angels of Venice
Philip Gwynne Jones'An unputdownable thriller' Gregory Dowling 'It is no surprise to find that Philip Gwynne Jones lives in Venice... art and architecture interweave into a story that builds to an a...
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KJV, Spirit-Filled Life Bible, Third Edition
Jack W Hayford & Thomas NelsonEncounter the power of the Word. Walk in the freedom God intends. Experience the Holy Spirit. The KJV SpiritFilled Life Bible provides a compelling look at Scripture and ...
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William Wallace
Dr James MackaySir William Wallace of Ellerslie is one of history's greatest heroes, but also one of its greatest enigmas a shadowy figure whose edges have been blurred by myth and legend. E...
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The Visitors
Caroline ScottFrom the highly acclaimed author of The Photographer of the Lost, a BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick, comes a tale of a young war widow and one lifechanging, sundrenched visit to Co...