Chicago State University's 368th Commencement ceremony will take place Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021 at 10:45 a.m. at the Jones Convocation Center and among the graduates will be 10 Cougars student-athletes. Dr. Janice Jackson, CEO of HOPE Chicago, will be the commencement speaker and a live stream of the ceremony recognizing the student's accomplishments will be available
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Please be advised that the link for the video stream will not be live until shortly before commencement begins.
"The Office of Student Services would like to congratulate our Cougars student-athletes who completed their degrees this semester," Associate Athletic Director for Student Services and Academics
Jason Frank said. "We hope they enjoy the graduation ceremony and take pride in reflecting on the hard work and positive attitudes that led them to this accomplishment."
The following are the 10 Chicago State student-athletes who applied for fall 2021 graduation:
Name/Sport/Hometown/Degree Earned
Olesson Cesalien, track & field, Orlando, Florida, Physics, Engineering Option
Alusine Cisse, track & field, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, Computer Science
Kimberly Hubert, soccer, El Paso, Texas, Psychology
Justin Johnson, track & field, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, Computer Science
Gabrielle Jones-Hall, track & field, Kansas City, Missouri, Chemistry
Carlo Marble, basketball, Des Moines, Iowa, Criminal Justice
London Nelson, track & field, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, Biology, Premed/Predent Option
Julia Oliveira, soccer, Canoas, Brazil, Business & Administration, Management Option
Sara Quevedo, soccer, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, Business & Administration, Management Option
Saskkia Wiggan, track & field, St. Catherine, Jamaica, Business & Administration, Management Option
About Chicago State
Chicago State University Athletics is comprised of 15 intercollegiate teams involving over 150 student-athletes that compete in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and volleyball. CSU held memberships in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and NCAA Division II before transitioning to NCAA Division I in 1994. Melvin Bland was the first CSU student-athlete to gain NAIA All-American status in 1974 as a wrestler. Fred Evans became the first black swimmer ever to win a national championship in 1975. CSU's women's basketball team earned a spot in the 2011 Women's Basketball Invitational and CSU's men's basketball team won the 2013 Great West Conference Tournament title and made an appearance in the CollegeInside.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). The Men's Outdoor Track & Field 4x100-Meter Relay team were 2019 Honorable Mention All-Americans and WAC Champions. Their feat marked the first time the Chicago State's men's track & field program was represented at the national meet. In 2021, three different CSU teams earned victories over Big Ten opponents with men's soccer beating Northwestern, women's basketball upending Wisconsin and volleyball, which established a school record 17 wins and hosted a post-season volleyball tournament for the first time in program history, swept Indiana in Bloomington.
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