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History

The university was founded in 1867 and became permanently established in its original location as the Cook County Normal School in 1870. In 1897, the school was renamed Chicago Normal School, which became the Chicago Normal College in 1913. Between 1913 and 1936 The school changed its name once again and became known as the Chicago Teachers College. The college location at that time was on 71st Street and Normal Avenue, just a few blocks from Englewood High School. Although now at the heart of Chicago's Black community, at that time it was a predominantly Irish and white ethnic working class community. In 1968, the year that Martin Luther King Jr and Robert F. Kennedy were assassinated, the state of Illinois acquired the institution and once again received a name change, this time as Illinois Teachers College: Chicago South (the Chicago South portion was soon dropped). In 1967, the institution became known as Chicago State College and, finally, gained university status and its current name in 1971. In 1971 the old campus was torn down and moved to its present location on 9501 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, at the south edge of Chatham, which had become a dynamic Black middle class enclave by the 1970s.^[1] Martin Luther King Jr. ... Robert Francis Bobby Kennedy (November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968), also called RFK, was one of two younger brothers of U.S. President John F. Kennedy and served as United States Attorney General from 1961 to 1964. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ...

Sports

The school's sports teams are called the Cougars and team colors are green and white. CSU participates in the NCAA's Division I. From 1994 until June 2006, CSU was a member of the Mid-Continent Conference, but withdrew and took independent status at that time. Prior to gaining NCAA 1 status; the university enjoyed memberships in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and NCAA Division 2. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see Cougar (disambiguation), Puma (disambiguation), or Panther. ... For other uses, see Green (disambiguation). ... This article is about the color. ... NCAA redirects here. ... The Summit League (or The Summit) is an NCAA Division I college athletic conference which operates primarily in the Midwestern United States, with outlying teams in Louisiana and Utah. ... The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (better known as the NAIA) traces its roots to the National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball. ...

Melvin Bland is the first CSU student athlete to gain NAIA All-American status in 1974 as a wrestler. Tyrone Everhart also was a NAIA Honorable Mention All-American wrestler the same year.

The first NAIA District #20 Championship Team in any sport was the 1975 wrestling team which captured NAIA District #20 Championship coached by Dr. James G. Pappas. The Cougar Wrestling Team also won District #20 titles in 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1980.

The CSU Men’s Basketball Team in 1984 captured 3rd.place at the NAIA National Championships. The teams performance through the tournament as follows:

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Chicago State 105, Kearney State 104 2OT

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Fort Hays State 86, Chicago State 84 OT (Semifinals)

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NAIA honors athletes and All-Americans

• 1974 - Melvin Bland - All-American - Third Team Wrestling
• 1975 - Fred Evans - All-American - Men's Swimming & Diving
• 1976 - Fred Evans - All-American - Men's Swimming & Diving
• 1976 - Scott White - All-American - Men's Swimming & Diving
• 1977 - Fred Evans - All-American - Men's Swimming & Diving
• 1977 - John Ebito - All-American - Men's Swimming & Diving
• 1978 - Ken Cyrus - All-American - Second Team Men's Basketball
• 1979 - Chandler Mackey - All-American - Wrestling
• 1979 - Joseph Curtis - All-American - Men's Indoor Track & Field
• 1979 - Joseph Curtis - All-American - Men's Outdoor Track & Field
• 1979 - Mike Eversley - All-American - Second Team Men's Basketball
• 1980 - Chandler Mackey - All-American - Wrestling
• 1980 - Derrick Hardy - All-American - Wrestling
• 1980 - Ken Dancy - All-American - Second Team Men's Basketball
• 1981 - Eric Blackmon - All-American - Men's Swimming & Diving
• 1983 - Jon Jahnke Academic - All-American - Baseball
• 1983 - Sherrod Arnold - All-American - First Team Men's Basketball
• 1983 - Stanley Griffin - All-American - First Team Men's Outdoor Track & Field
• 1984 - Charles Perry - All-Tournament Team - First Team Men's Basketball
• 1984 - Denise Bullocks - All-American - Women's Outdoor Track & Field
• 1984 - Denise Bullocks - Outstanding Performer - Women's Outdoor Track & Field
• 1984 - Denise Bullocks - Scholar-Athlete - Women's Outdoor Track & Field
• 1984 - Learando Drake - All-American - Third Team Men's Basketball
• 1984 - Lionel Keys - All-American - Wrestling
• 1986 - Jimmy McGriff - All-American - Men's Indoor Track & Field
• 1987 - Chris Garrett - All-American - Men's Outdoor Track & Field
• 1987 - David Rogan - All-American - Men's Indoor Track & Field
• 1987 - David Rogan - All-American - Men's Outdoor Track & Field
• 1987 - Deanail Mitchell - All-American - Men's Indoor Track & Field
• 1987 - Deanail Mitchell - All-American - Men's Outdoor Track & Field
• 1987 - Denise Bullocks - All-American - Women's Indoor Track & Field
• 1987 - Denise Bullocks - All-American - Women's Outdoor Track & Field
• 1987 - Enos Watts - All-American - Men's Outdoor Track & Field
• 1987 - Ron Walton - All-American - Men's Outdoor Track & Field

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Buildings

Emil and Patricia A. Jones Convocation Center

Emil and Patricia A. Jones Convocation Center is a 7,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Chicago, Illinois on the campus of Chicago State University. The arena houses the Chicago State University Cougars basketball teams. It replaces the Jacoby D. Dickens Athletic Center, which only had capacity to seat 2,500 persons. Among sporting events, the convocation center houses concerts, conferences, and special city-wide events. The convocation center is unique among Illinois university athletic projects, because Chicago State University did not have to raise any money for the project.

Jacoby Dickens Center

The Jacoby D. Dickens Center (JDC) is home of the Chicago State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. The building was built in 1971 and was formerly known as the CSU Athletics Building until 1995, when it was dedicated to renowned Chicago businessman Jacoby D. Dickens.

Inside the Jacoby D. Dickens Center is a 2,500-seat gymnasium, three swimming pools, a fitness center, eight locker rooms, three classrooms, a dance studio, an auxiliary and a multipurpose gymnasium. In addition, the building is home to CSU’s athletic department and also home of the university’s Health and Physical Education Department.

Library

The University's library, dedicated in October 2006, features a state of the art robotic retrieval system, which currently holds most of the library's material that was produced before 1991. The system is called ROVER (Retrieval Online Via Electronic Robot) and can retrieve five books in 2.5 minutes, on average; the average time for a student to retrieve five books is 2 hours. The system has a capacity of 800,000 volumes and its database is backed up in at least two offsite locations.^[2] October 2006 is the tenth month of that year and has yet to occur. ...

Notable alumni

• Edward Gardner, founder, Soft Sheen Products
• Dr. Margaret Burroughs, noted author
• Juba Kalamka, Black LGBT activist, emcee, curator and record producer
• David Blackmon, restauranteur
• Bob Janecyk, National Hockey League goalie, Chicago Blackhawks and Los Angeles Kings (1983-89)
• Wayne Molis,(attended 1962-64) forward, New York Knicks (NBA) and Houston Mavericks (ABA), 1966-68
• Dennis DeYoung, John Panozzo, Chuck Panozzo and John Curulewski, founding members of rock band Styx
• Godfrey Danchimah, comedian and actor
• Shondra Harris, First female president of Uribe,Jamaica and CEO of U.S Cellular Jamaica.
• James "Chico" Hernandez, featured on a box of Wheaties Energy Crunch and is a FIAS World Cup Vice-Champion in Sombo Wrestling.
• Rosalyn Bryant competed for the United States in the 1976 Summer Olympic Games.
• Willye White competed for the United States in five Olympic Games.
• Steven Whitehurst ^[3] - Award winning author.
• Marlow H. Colvin, Illinois State Representative (2001–present)
• Connie Howard, Illinois State Representative (1995–present)
• Donne E. Trotter 1988-93 (House); 1993–present (Senate)
• Zelda Martin Whittler First African American Female Undersheriff of Cook County (featured in jet magazine)

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Honorary degrees

• Congressman Danny K. Davis received an honorary Ph.D. from the university.

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Notable faculty

• Haki R. Madhubuti, director of the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Program
• Dorcas D. Williams-Davidson, Nursing Professor that truly cares about the students

As poet, publisher, editor and educator, Haki R. Madhubuti serves as a pivotal figure in the development of a strong Black literary tradition, emerging from the era of the sixties and continuing to the present. ...

References

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External links

• Official website
• Official athletics website
• Official advancement website