Full Text of HR0851 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to recognize Dr. Sheila Quirk-Bailey on | 4 | | her distinguished career as president of Illinois Central | 5 | | College (ICC); and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Quirk-Bailey joined ICC as its fifth | 7 | | president in July 2016, bringing more than 26 years of | 8 | | community college experience to her role, having previously | 9 | | served in various roles for Harper College from 1990 to 2016; | 10 | | and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Quirk-Bailey has led ICC with the premise | 12 | | that equity drives a vibrant community, focusing on how to | 13 | | reduce success gaps by better preparing students with valuable | 14 | | skills to create prosperity, not only for the individual but | 15 | | for the community as a whole; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, During Dr. Quirk-Bailey's tenure, ICC has had | 17 | | several notable achievements, including securing a $15,000,000 | 18 | | grant from the Economic Development Administration to create | 19 | | the IT Workforce Accelerator, winning the national Charles | 20 | | Kennedy Equity Award from the Association of Community College | 21 | | Trustees (ACCT), leading the statewide Workforce Equity | 22 | | Initiative (WEI), opening the Workforce Sustainability Center |
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| 1 | | to provide training for some of the most in-demand programs in | 2 | | the area, and receiving a $25,000 grant from the Lumina Fund | 3 | | for Racial Justice and Equity to train over 100 group | 4 | | facilitators to promote progress on race, diversity, and | 5 | | equity; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Quirk-Bailey is passionate about engaging the | 7 | | community through working with local high schools and | 8 | | businesses to better align ICC programs and services while | 9 | | achieving high levels of positive outcomes for students, their | 10 | | families, the workforce, and the region; therefore, be it | 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 12 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 13 | | we recognize Dr. Sheila Quirk-Bailey on her distinguished | 14 | | career as president of Illinois Central College; and be it | 15 | | further | 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to Dr. Quirk-Bailey as a symbol of our respect and | 18 | | esteem. |
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