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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to extend | ||||||
| 3 | their heartfelt congratulations to Highland Community College | ||||||
| 4 | on the occasion of the college's 60th anniversary; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Highland Community College's main campus is | ||||||
| 6 | located on 140 acres in Freeport, Illinois and is recognized | ||||||
| 7 | by the Illinois Community College Board as an accredited | ||||||
| 8 | institution of higher learning; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, In 1961, a local referendum was passed by a three | ||||||
| 10 | to one margin calling for the establishment of a comprehensive | ||||||
| 11 | community college in the Freeport area; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, In 1962, 229 students began attending evening | ||||||
| 13 | classes held at the Freeport Senior High School, and in 1964, | ||||||
| 14 | money was raised to purchase local farmland where the college | ||||||
| 15 | now stands; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, In 1968, voters approved a plan for the current | ||||||
| 17 | campus; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Highland Community College's main campus in | ||||||
| 19 | Freeport is an institution of exceptional quality and is an | ||||||
| 20 | outstanding and affordable resource for those living in | ||||||
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| 1 | Northwest Illinois; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Highland Community College offers comprehensive | ||||||
| 3 | academic programming with over 70 degrees and certificates, | ||||||
| 4 | which include a wide variety of vocational degrees and | ||||||
| 5 | certificates and general education courses designed to meet | ||||||
| 6 | the individual educational goals of every student; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Highland Community College also offers adult | ||||||
| 8 | education classes that include GED and ESL classes; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Highland Community College offers men's and | ||||||
| 10 | women's athletics through 12 teams that proudly wear the | ||||||
| 11 | Highland Cougar uniform; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Highland Community College offers an array of | ||||||
| 13 | clubs and extracurricular activities for students; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, The school's mission is built around meeting the | ||||||
| 15 | needs of the greater northwest Illinois community through | ||||||
| 16 | quality educational and cultural programs; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Highland Community College is a center of | ||||||
| 18 | cultural opportunity with theater, arts, music, literature, | ||||||
| 19 | and lecture series; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, A primary focus of the educational programming at | ||||||
| 2 | the school is preparing students to transfer to a | ||||||
| 3 | baccalaureate or professional, degree-granting institution; | ||||||
| 4 | and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Highland Community College supports regional | ||||||
| 6 | economic development through partnerships with businesses, | ||||||
| 7 | industry, chambers of commerce, units of local government, and | ||||||
| 8 | other educational institutions; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Highland Community College operates through core | ||||||
| 10 | values of integrity, compassion, and respect; therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate | ||||||
| 13 | Highland Community College on the celebration of the school's | ||||||
| 14 | 60th anniversary; and be it further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 16 | presented to Highland Community College as an expression of | ||||||
| 17 | our appreciation and respect.
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