Full Text of HR0183 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the administration, | 4 | | staff, and students of Roosevelt University on the occasion of | 5 | | its 70th anniversary on April 17, 2015; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Roosevelt University has graduated more than | 7 | | 85,000 students who have become leaders in their professions | 8 | | and careers, including Chicago's first African-American mayor, | 9 | | Harold Washington; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Roosevelt University was founded at a time when | 11 | | most American universities and colleges did not enroll large | 12 | | numbers of minority, immigrant, or Jewish students; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Roosevelt University became one of the nation's | 14 | | first colleges to admit all qualified students, regardless of | 15 | | race, religion, or national origin; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Throughout its history, Roosevelt University has | 17 | | always remained true to the values of inclusiveness, | 18 | | opportunity, and social justice; today, Roosevelt remains one | 19 | | of the most diverse private universities in the Midwest; | 20 | | therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 3 | | congratulate the administration, staff, and students of | 4 | | Roosevelt University on the occasion of its 70th anniversary | 5 | | and wish President Middleton and the entire Roosevelt | 6 | | University community many years of continued success in the | 7 | | future; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to Roosevelt University President Chuck Middleton | 10 | | and the Roosevelt University Board of Trustees.
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