Illinois lawmakers allocated $40 million to build a second Chicago State University campus, but that was news to university President Frank Pogue.
Illinois lawmakers allocated $40 million to build a second Chicago State University campus, but that was news to university President Frank Pogue. Pogue says he learned that his school would be getting money to build an extension campus on the city’s West Side by reading a newspaper. Lawmakers proposed the new campus, and that plan was championed by state Sen. Rickey Hendon, who says the city’s West Side needs more education and economic opportunities. Pogue was serving as interim president when he learned about the funding. Chicago State officials are referring questions about the new campus to incoming President Wayne Watson, who doesn’t officially start work until Oct. 1. Chicago State currently has about 7,000 students on its existing campus on Chicago’s South Side. ______ Copyright 2009 Associated Press, information source: Chicago Tribune. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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