Full Text of HR0310 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate and thank Dr. Alvin | 4 | | Goldfarb for the many years of service he has provided during | 5 | | his tenure at Western Illinois University; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Alvin Goldfarb was named President of Western | 7 | | Illinois University in March of 2002 by the Western Illinois | 8 | | University Board of Trustees, effective July 1, 2002; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Goldfarb oversaw the creation of the Western | 10 | | Illinois University Strategic Plan: Higher Values in Higher | 11 | | Education, the WIU-Macomb Master Plan: Campus is the Classroom, | 12 | | and the WIU-Quad Cities Master Plan: Vision 2020, as well as | 13 | | the Technology Strategic Plan; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Goldfarb was instrumental in the creation of | 15 | | Western Illinois University's first doctoral program in | 16 | | education, as well as new programs in liberal arts and | 17 | | sciences, nursing, engineering, museum studies, forensic | 18 | | chemistry, and emergency management; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, During Dr. Goldfarb's tenure at Western Illinois | 20 | | University, the first building of the Quad Cities Riverfront | 21 | | Campus, the Multicultural Center, Grote Hall, and the DPS |
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| 1 | | building were built; in addition, a groundbreaking for the | 2 | | Performing Arts Center and numerous renovations took place, | 3 | | including Memorial Hall, the student side of Hanson Field, the | 4 | | Donald S. Spencer Recreation Center, the Wright House, the | 5 | | Union Bookstore, and the University Union entrance; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Goldfarb oversaw the successful beginning of | 7 | | the Capital Campaign: Set the Standard: Higher Values in Higher | 8 | | Education; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, During Dr. Goldfarb's tenure, Western Illinois | 10 | | University received numerous accolades for its achievements, | 11 | | including those from The Princeton Review, U.S. News and World | 12 | | Report, GI Jobs, Carnegie Classification, the Presidential | 13 | | Honor Roll for Community Service, the Southern Regional | 14 | | Education Board, and the Educational Trust; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Goldfarb was instrumental in the creation of | 16 | | the First Year Experience Program and the expanded cost | 17 | | guarantee and received reaffirmation of accreditation from The | 18 | | North Central Association for Western Illinois University | 19 | | until 2021; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Goldfarb served in leadership roles in many | 21 | | organizations, including chairman of the Summit League | 22 | | Presidents Council, convener of the Illinois Public University |
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| 1 | | Presidents and Chancellors Council, chairman of the Illinois | 2 | | Campus Compact, and member of the executive board of The | 3 | | Renaissance Group; he currently serves as a member of the State | 4 | | of Illinois Serve Illinois Commission; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Goldfarb provided noteworthy and exemplary | 6 | | cooperation, leadership, and contributions to the communities | 7 | | of Macomb and the Quad Cities during his tenure, including the | 8 | | formation of the Community University Partnership Program; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Goldfarb is a co-author of the textbooks | 10 | | "Living Theater: A History" and "Theater: The Lively Art", as | 11 | | well as numerous other scholarly writings; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Goldfarb provided outstanding service and | 13 | | brought pride to Western Illinois University, the WIU Board of | 14 | | Trustees, and the State of Illinois as a result of his | 15 | | visionary leadership and contributions to higher education; | 16 | | and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, On June 5, 2009, Dr. Goldfarb announced his | 18 | | retirement as President of Western Illinois University, | 19 | | effective June 29, 2011; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 21 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| 1 | | we congratulate and thank Dr. Alvin Goldfarb for the invaluable | 2 | | service he has provided during his nine-year tenure to the | 3 | | students, faculty, and staff of Western Illinois University and | 4 | | to the people of the State of Illinois; and be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to Dr. Alvin Goldfarb as a symbol of our esteem and | 7 | | respect.
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