Full Text of HR0743 96th General Assembly
HR0743 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate the students, | 4 |
| staff, faculty, and alumni of Oakton Community College on the | 5 |
| occasion of the College's 40th anniversary; and
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| WHEREAS, Founded in 1969, Oakton Community College | 7 |
| consisted of four factory buildings still being renovated in | 8 |
| Morton Grove; today Oakton offers learning opportunities at | 9 |
| four campuses in Des Plaines, Skokie, the neighborhood | 10 |
| (270-plus sites), and on the Internet; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1969 tuition was $10 per credit hour (now, $86 | 12 |
| per credit hour);
enrollment was 832 students (now, 46,000 | 13 |
| students are enrolled); the budget for the college was $2 | 14 |
| million (now, $95 million)
38 courses were offered (now, 4,549
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| courses are offered); 5 programs of study were offered in 1969 | 16 |
| (now, 36 career programs and 80 certificates are offered); | 17 |
| there were 8
student clubs (now, there are 35); and in 1969 | 18 |
| there were 63
faculty and staff members (now, there are 717
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| faculty and staff members); and
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| WHEREAS, The New York Times recently named Oakton Community | 21 |
| College one of the nation's top ten community colleges; in | 22 |
| October of 2007, Oakton earned reaccreditation from the Higher |
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| Learning Commission for another ten years; and the college has | 2 |
| received more than $1 million in grants from the National | 3 |
| Science Foundation to encourage students to pursue careers in | 4 |
| science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; and
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| WHEREAS, Oakton Community College belongs to the Illinois | 6 |
| Consortium for International Studies and Programs (ICISP); | 7 |
| through ICISP, Oakton is able to offer students the opportunity | 8 |
| to study abroad in countries including Austria, Australia, | 9 |
| China, Great Britain, Ireland, and Spain; and
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| WHEREAS, Oakton Community College is a "green" college, | 11 |
| respecting, improving, and conserving the environment through | 12 |
| academic offerings, learning opportunities, and ecologically | 13 |
| sound practices; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 16 |
| congratulate everyone involved in the 40th anniversary of | 17 |
| Oakton Community College and wish them all the best in this | 18 |
| anniversary year; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 |
| presented to a representative of Oakton Community College as a | 21 |
| symbol of our respect.
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