Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center
Encyclopedia
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center is a 7,000-seat multi-purpose arena
in Chicago, Illinois. Completed in 2007, the arena is home court for the Chicago State University
Cougars men's and women's basketball
teams. The arena replaced the Dickens Athletic Center
, which only had capacity to seat 2,500 persons.
The convocation center is unique among Illinois university athletic projects, because Chicago State University did not have to raise any money for the project. The money was allocated from the State of Illinois treasury by then Senate President Emil Jones
.
Arena
An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...
in Chicago, Illinois. Completed in 2007, the arena is home court for the Chicago State University
Chicago State University
Chicago State University is a state university of the U.S. state of Illinois, located in Chicago.-History:Cook County Normal School was founded in 1867, largely through the initiative of John F. Eberhart, the Commissioner of Schools for Cook County...
Cougars men's and women's basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
teams. The arena replaced the Dickens Athletic Center
Dickens Athletic Center
Dickens Athletic Center is a 2,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Chicago, Illinois. It was home to the Chicago State University Cougars basketball teams until late 2006, when it was replaced by the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center. It currently hosts the school volleyball program....
, which only had capacity to seat 2,500 persons.
The convocation center is unique among Illinois university athletic projects, because Chicago State University did not have to raise any money for the project. The money was allocated from the State of Illinois treasury by then Senate President Emil Jones
Emil Jones
Emil Jones, Jr. was the President of the Illinois Senate from 2003 to 2009. A Democrat, Jones served in the Illinois Senate from 1983 to 2009, where he served as President of the Illinois Senate from 2003 to the end of his term...
.
External links
- Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center
- "Problems and Discontent Bedevil Chicago State": November 29, 2009 Chicago News Cooperative for the New York Times.