Full Text of HR0187 95th General Assembly
HR0187 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE), | 3 |
| located in the second largest metropolitan area in the State of | 4 |
| Illinois, will celebrate its 50th Anniversary on September 24, | 5 |
| 2007; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, SIUE currently serves nearly 13,500 students from | 7 |
| 101 Illinois counties, 43 other U.S. states, and 46 nations; | 8 |
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| WHEREAS, Since its inception, the institution has directly | 10 |
| influenced the rate of individuals earning four-year degrees in | 11 |
| the St. Louis Metropolitan area of Southern Illinois, up from 3 | 12 |
| percent in Madison and St. Clair counties in 1957 to 20 percent | 13 |
| today; and | 14 |
| WHEREAS, SIUE has conferred more than 90,000 degrees in its | 15 |
| history, with more than 75,000 alumni; and | 16 |
| WHEREAS, More than 2,700 undergraduate and graduate | 17 |
| degrees are conferred annually through programs in the College | 18 |
| of Arts and Sciences and the schools of Business, Dental | 19 |
| Medicine, Education, Engineering, Nursing, and Pharmacy; and | 20 |
| WHEREAS, SIUE contributes roughly $356 million to its |
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| regional economy, according to an Economic Impact Study | 2 |
| released in May 2006, and more than 37,000 alumni live in the | 3 |
| region and contribute to the economy; and | 4 |
| WHEREAS, SIUE's values of citizenship, excellence, | 5 |
| integrity, openness, and wisdom are instilled in its students, | 6 |
| preparing them to be exceptional citizens and leaders following | 7 |
| graduation; and | 8 |
| WHEREAS, Over the last 50 years the institution has played | 9 |
| a major role in elevating the quality of people's lives, as | 10 |
| well as their earning potential in Illinois, as well as | 11 |
| nationally, and internationally; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, SIUE has improved the quality of the lives of the | 13 |
| people of East St. Louis and the surrounding communities, | 14 |
| helping more than 8,000 people in 2006 through services, | 15 |
| training opportunities, and programs at the SIUE East St. Louis | 16 |
| Center; and | 17 |
| WHEREAS, The School of Dental Medicine, rated among the top | 18 |
| dental schools in the nation, is the only dental school in | 19 |
| Illinois outside Cook County and the only dental school within | 20 |
| 250 miles of the St. Louis Metropolitan Area; the dental school | 21 |
| provides more than $50,000 in free oral health care to children | 22 |
| annually through Give Kids a Smile Day and more than $30,000 |
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| annually in care to low-income and uninsured patients who | 2 |
| otherwise might go untreated; and
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| WHEREAS, SIUE has been ranked two consecutive years among | 4 |
| U.S. News & World Report's America's 15 Best Colleges, along | 5 |
| with Harvard University, MIT, and other prestigious | 6 |
| institutions, for its Senior Assignment Program, an | 7 |
| integrative learning experience required for all seniors prior | 8 |
| to graduation; and | 9 |
| WHEREAS, The University's Senior Assignment Program also | 10 |
| was ranked as a model for learning assessment in the country by | 11 |
| the American Association of Colleges & Universities in January | 12 |
| 2007; and | 13 |
| WHEREAS, The University, after finishing fourth nationally | 14 |
| in the U.S. Sports Academy Directors' Cup among NCAA Division | 15 |
| II schools in 2006, and making appearances in Division II | 16 |
| tournaments in men's basketball, volleyball, men's soccer, | 17 |
| women's soccer, softball, baseball, men's and women's golf, and | 18 |
| men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field, is moving | 19 |
| its quality intercollegiate athletics program forward to NCAA | 20 |
| Division I status; and | 21 |
| WHEREAS, As stated by SIUE Chancellor Vaughn Vandegrift: | 22 |
| "At SIUE, we owe our very existence to a social compact with |
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| the State of Illinois that we entered into 50 years ago. We add | 2 |
| value to people's lives by providing access to higher education | 3 |
| not just access to enrolling in a university, but access to a | 4 |
| college degree and the improved quality of life that comes with | 5 |
| it. I'm very proud of the fact that SIUE has conferred more | 6 |
| than 90,000 degrees in its history to-date. Our alumni have | 7 |
| helped to transform our region to one of the fastest growing | 8 |
| areas in the State of Illinois"; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 11 |
| proclaim September 24, 2007, as Southern Illinois University | 12 |
| Edwardsville Day in the State of Illinois; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to Vaughn Vandegrift, Chancellor
of Southern | 15 |
| Illinois University in Edwardsville.
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