Full Text of HR1592 95th General Assembly
HR1592 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Governors State University will celebrate its | 3 |
| 40th anniversary in 2009 and is to be commended for its | 4 |
| commitment to educational excellence and service to the | 5 |
| surrounding communities, the region, and the State of Illinois; | 6 |
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| WHEREAS, Governors State University was founded in 1969, | 8 |
| making it the only public university in the Chicago Southland; | 9 |
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| WHEREAS, Governors State University is recognized as a | 11 |
| regional leader in education, economic development, and public | 12 |
| service; and
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| WHEREAS,
Governors State University is comprised of four | 14 |
| academic colleges offering twenty-two bachelor's, twenty-five | 15 |
| master's, four doctoral, and twenty-three certificate | 16 |
| programs; and | 17 |
| WHEREAS, Governors State University has graduated more | 18 |
| than 40,000 successful alumni; and | 19 |
| WHEREAS, Governors State University is committed to | 20 |
| serving underserved populations, including minorities and |
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| returning adult students; and | 2 |
| WHEREAS, Forty-five percent of the university's student | 3 |
| population and twenty-eight percent of its faculty are | 4 |
| minority, exceeding national averages; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, Governors State University has expanded its | 6 |
| positive impact on the region through the establishment of more | 7 |
| than 50 satellite locations, including education centers in | 8 |
| Kankakee and Naperville; and | 9 |
| WHEREAS, Governors State University purposely maintains | 10 |
| the most affordable tuition in the State to make education | 11 |
| accessible to all; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, Governors State University serves the region | 13 |
| through its centers of excellence, including The CenterPoint | 14 |
| for Entrepreneurs, the Institute for the Care and Study of | 15 |
| Vulnerable Populations, the Metropolitan Institute for | 16 |
| Leadership Education, and the Center for Law Enforcement | 17 |
| Technology Collaboration; and | 18 |
| WHEREAS, Governors State University makes significant | 19 |
| contributions to the arts though The Center for Performing Arts | 20 |
| and the internationally recognized Nathan Manilow Sculpture | 21 |
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| WHEREAS, Governors State University represents the | 2 |
| importance of remembering its rich educational heritage, while | 3 |
| facing the opportunities of the present and preparing for the | 4 |
| challenges of the future; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 6 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 7 |
| again congratulate everyone who has worked over the last forty | 8 |
| years to make Governors State University an important part of | 9 |
| the Illinois educational system; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 |
| presented to Elaine P. Maimon, President of Governors State | 12 |
| University, as a symbol of our respect.
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