Full Text of HR1307 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, State Representative Monique D. Davis and the | 3 | | members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to | 4 | | congratulate the staff and administration of Chicago State | 5 | | University for the establishment and ribbon-cutting of the | 6 | | Global Institute of Sustainable Development and for the | 7 | | inauguration of the Institute's Africa Center, microfinance | 8 | | initiative, and Global Africa Partnership Forum; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The Global Institute of Sustainable Development | 10 | | was established as an ambitious problem-solving innovation to | 11 | | further the university's global citizenship mission, with | 12 | | particular interest in utilizing sustainability principles to | 13 | | stimulate university/community partnerships for cross-cultural | 14 | | exchange; the Institute also utilizes faculty/student | 15 | | interaction outside the classroom in order to promote community | 16 | | engagement in research and service learning in the age of | 17 | | globalization; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, In an intellectually-charged and research-driven | 19 | | setting, the Global Institute of Sustainable Development | 20 | | challenges students to achieve academic excellence and | 21 | | innovation, promotes international cooperation for sustainable | 22 | | development of humans and environments through global social | 23 | | justice, leadership, and entrepreneurship, and strives to |
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| 1 | | produce informed and effective global citizens; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Global Institute of Sustainable Development | 3 | | has established the Africa Center to enhance | 4 | | geographically-targeted and thematic research in Africa, | 5 | | stimulate professional development, highlight the contribution | 6 | | of Africans and the African diaspora to global development, | 7 | | inspire mutually beneficial cross-cultural exchange, and | 8 | | promote service learning; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, The Microfinance Center, an initiative of the | 10 | | Global Institute of Sustainable Development supported by PNC | 11 | | Bank, aims to stimulate leadership skills, financial | 12 | | education, and entrepreneurship in a practical learning | 13 | | approach that breaks generational dependency while also | 14 | | alleviating poverty among Chicago State University students | 15 | | and surrounding communities; the program seeks to empower | 16 | | future leaders to take control of their economic conditions by | 17 | | starting actions that would reshape and transform their | 18 | | financial future and break the cycle of poverty for future | 19 | | generations; by building a solid financial future, prospective | 20 | | student entrepreneurs build self-confidence and become | 21 | | responsible economic citizens that change adversarial history | 22 | | to chart a successful course for their communities and the | 23 | | global society at large; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The timely inauguration of the "Global Africa | 2 | | Partnership Forum", with the theme "Building Global | 3 | | Partnership for African Leadership and Sustainable | 4 | | Development", represents a step in the right direction to | 5 | | further discussions to enhance capacity-building for United | 6 | | States-Africa partnerships; the forum seeks to address | 7 | | pertinent issues of how to leverage international resources for | 8 | | leadership and development in Africa and engages the | 9 | | University's internal and external stakeholders, including, | 10 | | but not limited to, faculty, students, entrepreneurs, | 11 | | corporations, faith-based and community organizations, | 12 | | policymakers, researchers, public intellectuals, and the | 13 | | general citizenry in a dynamic discourse and debate about the | 14 | | broad issues surrounding the role of university-community | 15 | | partnerships and the wider African diaspora can play in | 16 | | building strong leadership and sustainable development for | 17 | | Africa; the forum goes beyond talk to match resources to | 18 | | identified needs and expose African resources to potential | 19 | | foreign investors; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 21 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 22 | | we congratulate the staff and administration of Chicago State | 23 | | University for the establishment and ribbon-cutting of the | 24 | | Global Institute of Sustainable Development and for the | 25 | | inauguration of the Institute's Africa Center, microfinance |
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| 1 | | initiative, and Global Africa Partnership Forum and wish them | 2 | | continued success in the future; and be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the Global Institute of Sustainable Development as | 5 | | a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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