Collage for the 2026 Commencement: on the left, a photo of the glass-domed Cordell Reed Student Union building with the text '2026' overlaid; on the right, a grid of portraits featuring the commencement speaker Chris Welch, Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, and honorary degree recipients: Louis Carr, President of BET; Brett Hart, President of United Airlines; Karen Hunter, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and host of The Karen Hunter Show; and Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls alumnus.

Chicago State University sets stage for historic 373rd Commencement

Celebrate our graduates on May 14, 2026, at 10:45 a.m. at the Jones Convocation Center.

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Today is April 25, 2026 (Saturday)
Feb 2 - May 7, 2026		CSU Food Pantry
Sept 15 - Nov 10, 2026		Continuing Ed Southside Executive Entrepreneurial Training Program
Courses offered by Division of Continuing Education
April 2026
25	9am to 12pm	Pete Kaden's Mastering Wealth Curriculum Strategy Session
27	4:45pm to 6pm	Family Literacy Event
28	12 to 4pm	Mental Health is Wealth
30	6:30pm	CSU CINEMA 2026 Red Carpet Premiere "Can You Hear Me Now"
May 2026
1	12:30 to 2pm	Veterans in State Government
2	10am to 4pm	Healing Centered Engagement Event

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