Full Text of HR0344 96th General Assembly
HR0344 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Ms. Andrea Andrada served as the Student Member of | 3 |
| the Elgin Community College Board from April, 2008 to April, | 4 |
| 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Ms. Andrada has shown a strong commitment to Elgin | 6 |
| Community College and helped bring the school closer to its | 7 |
| vision of being the best community college in the nation; and | 8 |
| WHEREAS, Ms. Andrada has earned the respect of her student | 9 |
| constituents and board members alike through her passion and | 10 |
| loyalty to serving others; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, Ms. Andrada is known among her peers as a role | 12 |
| model and advocate who takes the time to hear student concerns | 13 |
| and then shares feedback to the Board; and | 14 |
| WHEREAS, Ms. Andrada has demonstrated outstanding written | 15 |
| and verbal communication skills in compiling monthly student | 16 |
| activities reports and reporting on them for the Board of | 17 |
| Trustees; and | 18 |
| WHEREAS, Ms. Andrada has shown diligence by her | 19 |
| participation in pre-referendum (ENCORE) and referendum | 20 |
| activities by serving on the buildings and grounds committee, |
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| sharing information with Student Government and Club Council, | 2 |
| and participating in meetings with State and federal | 3 |
| legislators to explain the need of campus expansion; and | 4 |
| WHEREAS, Ms. Andrada is a supporter of a diverse campus | 5 |
| environment and holds membership in Student Government, Phi | 6 |
| Theta Kappa International Honor Society, United Students of All | 7 |
| Cultures, Asian Filipino Club, Organization of Latin American | 8 |
| Students, Spanish Club, and the Ultimate Frisbee Club; and | 9 |
| WHEREAS, Ms. Andrada has shown benevolence by initiating | 10 |
| and organizing a campus-wide collection for Kaibigan | 11 |
| International, an amazing endeavor in which she traveled to the | 12 |
| Philippines with hundreds of toys to give to underprivileged | 13 |
| children on behalf of Elgin Community College; and | 14 |
| WHEREAS, Ms. Andrada is an active member of the Illinois | 15 |
| Community College Board Student Advisory Committee (ICCB-SAC), | 16 |
| serving as the student representative on the Program Advisory | 17 |
| Committee; and | 18 |
| WHEREAS, Ms. Andrada, as the student representative on the | 19 |
| Program Advisory Committee, has initiated a community outreach | 20 |
| program across the State to highlight the issues and promote | 21 |
| awareness of Autism by holding information seminars and | 22 |
| fund-raising activities at community colleges statewide; and |
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| WHEREAS, Ms. Andrada maintains high scholarly standards | 2 |
| and has earned a perfect 4.0 GPA at Elgin Community College as | 3 |
| well as been named to the All USA Academic First Team and is | 4 |
| the Illinois Century Scholar as a result of her stellar | 5 |
| academic record, community endeavors and campus involvement; | 6 |
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| WHEREAS, Ms. Andrada has grown tremendously as a leader | 8 |
| during the past year, experiencing conferences in Washington, | 9 |
| D.C., student trustee meetings, lobby days, numerous Board | 10 |
| meetings, and earning the prestigious Gigi Campbell Student | 11 |
| Trustee Excellence Award; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 14 |
| congratulate Ms. Andrea Andrada on her time of service on the | 15 |
| Elgin Community College Board and wish her the best in all her | 16 |
| future endeavors; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 |
| presented to Ms. Andrea Andrada as a symbol of our respect and | 19 |
| esteem.
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