Notable Alums:
-Anthony K. Anderson, Vice Chairman & Midwest Managing Partner, Ernst & Young, LLP, Class of 1977.
-U.S. Representative Danny K. Davis, 7th District, Illinois, Class of 1968.
-Sylvia P. Flanagan, Former Senior Editor of Jet Magazine and Motivational Speaker, Class of 1984.
-RM Johnson, Bestselling Author, Class of 2006.
-Salvador Mendoza, VP Global Diversity, Hyatt Hotels, Class of 1990.
-Carlos Tortolero, Co-Founder and President, National Museum of Mexican Art, Class of 1984.
-Aaron S. Williams, Former Director of the Peace Corps, Class of 1968.
Quick facts about the Chicago State University campus:
-CSU was founded as a teacher training school in a railroad freight car in Blue Island, Ill. in 1867. The original boxcar has been moved to Chicago State's current campus as a reminder of the school's origins.
-Chicago State has held the names Cook County Normal School, Chicago Normal School, Chicago Normal College, Chicago Teachers College and Illinois Teachers College: Chicago South. The Chicago State College name was adopted in 1967 before being renamed Chicago State University in 1971.
-The school was located at 6800 South Steward Street for 102 years before being moved to it's current location at 9501 South King Drive in 1972.
For more information on Chicago State, visit the school's website http://www.csu.edu/ or the athletics page at http://www.gocsucougars.com/.