was formerly known as the CSU Athletics Building until 1995, when it was dedicated to renowned Chicago businessman Jacoby D. Dickens. It contains 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 the university's Health and Physical Education and Recreation (HPER) department.
=== Library ===
The university's library, dedicated in October 2006, features an automated storage and retrieval system. It can retrieve five books in 2.5 minutes, on average; the average time for a student to retrieve five books is 2 hours. On October 18, 2018, the library was officially named the Gwendolyn Brooks Library.
== Student life ==
== Athletics ==
Chicago State University sponsors seven men's and eight women's teams in NCAA sanctioned sports. Men's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, and track and field. Women's sports …
