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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Methodist College on the | ||||||
| 4 | occasion of its 125th anniversary; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Methodist College is a four-year, private, | ||||||
| 6 | not-for-profit college based in Peoria that is focused on | ||||||
| 7 | nursing, health science, and human services education, with | ||||||
| 8 | faculty, staff, and students striving to uphold the | ||||||
| 9 | institution's values of human dignity, integrity, inquiry, and | ||||||
| 10 | social justice; the school is affiliated with Carle Health and | ||||||
| 11 | is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC); and | ||||||
| 12 | WHEREAS, Methodist College began as the Deaconess Home and | ||||||
| 13 | Hospital, and its School of Nursing, a small hospital and | ||||||
| 14 | nurse training program founded by three deaconesses of the | ||||||
| 15 | Methodist Episcopal Church, opened in Peoria in 1900; it was | ||||||
| 16 | initially located at 221 North Glen Oak Avenue on the bluff | ||||||
| 17 | overlooking the Illinois River on property purchased from Mrs. | ||||||
| 18 | Lydia Bradley; and | ||||||
| 19 | WHEREAS, The School of Nursing celebrated its first | ||||||
| 20 | graduating class, consisting of five students, in 1902; at | ||||||
| 21 | that time, the nurse training program took two years to | ||||||
| 22 | complete and students had to be over 21 years of age; each | ||||||
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| 1 | student received a monthly stipend of four dollars per month | ||||||
| 2 | the first year and five dollars per month the second year; this | ||||||
| 3 | continued for several years until tuition was charged; and | ||||||
| 4 | WHEREAS, Methodist College has evolved over the years, | ||||||
| 5 | including changes to the school uniform, new buildings and | ||||||
| 6 | dormitories, and more student experiences and organizations, | ||||||
| 7 | delivering quality, transformational experiences that enable | ||||||
| 8 | future healthcare leaders to enhance and contribute to | ||||||
| 9 | positive health outcomes in the community; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Throughout its 125-year history, Methodist | ||||||
| 11 | College has always provided the best education to students; | ||||||
| 12 | its history and alumni have built a strong foundation for what | ||||||
| 13 | is now a premier healthcare college with multiple bachelor | ||||||
| 14 | degree, certificate, and graduate nursing programs; and | ||||||
| 15 | WHEREAS, Methodist College has been led by Chancellor | ||||||
| 16 | Kayla Banks, Ph.D., RN, NEA-BC, since April 2024; and | ||||||
| 17 | WHEREAS, Methodist College will celebrate its 125th | ||||||
| 18 | anniversary on September 19, 2025; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 19 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 20 | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 21 | we congratulate Methodist College on achieving its 125th | ||||||
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| 1 | anniversary, and we wish the institution continued success in | ||||||
| 2 | the years to come. | ||||||