CHARTER DAY

136 Years of Academic Excellence

CELEBRATE 136 YEARS OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

Greetings Marauders,  


The countdown is on to the 136th Charter Day Convocation, a celebration of the 1887 establishment of the Combined Normal and Industrial Department at Wilberforce University — the predecessor of Central State University. This foundational event has been a constant on campus from our beginnings through our transformation into one of the leading HBCUs in the nation.  


You are cordially invited to attend the convocation at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 7, in the Auditorium of the Paul Robeson Cultural and Performing Arts Center. Our keynote speaker is Willie “Prince Roc” Round, a 2014 Central State University graduate, community activist, hip-hop artist, playwright, and songwriter.  

Willie Prince Roc Round, Central State University graduate, 2023 Charter Day keynote speaker

Willie "Prince Roc" Round

MEET WILLIE

Lifting voices, lifting youth


Round has performed across the United States, opening for Grammy Award-winning artist Lil Wayne and Grammy nominees Gucci Mane and Ralph Covert. A native of Chicago’s West Side, he is active in community outreach in the North Lawndale neighborhood in Chicago (also known as “The Holy City”). Round has mentored inner-city youth as part of the College Mentoring Experience and his own youth movement called MUD LIFE (Motivating the Urban to be Determined). He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications Radio and Television Broadcasting from Central State.  


This unique time is set aside annually to commemorate the growth and innovation that has shined from our campus for over a century. CSU has been a north star for students and alumni and, with your support, will continue to inspire and sustain individuals and communities to Reach Higher. Go Further. Thrive!™ 


At CSU, we are proud to offer the lowest tuition/fees of any four-year public institution in Ohio (2021, ohiohighered.org). If you cannot join us in person but want to support and honor the tradition of excellence at Central State, please visit csubelievers.com. Your gift opens doors of opportunity for students each day - thank you for helping us continue our tradition of educational excellence.

 

We are looking forward to welcoming you back to campus next week! 

YOUR GENEROUS DONATION HAS LED TO:

Loads of smiles from

happy students

Essential campus

improvements

Facebook  Twitter  Instagram  TikTok  LinkedIn  YouTube