Full Text of HR0221 96th General Assembly
HR0221 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Illinois Board of Higher Education's reports | 3 |
| on college and university enrollment indicate an alarming | 4 |
| scarcity of male students of African American descent currently | 5 |
| enrolled and pursuing post-secondary education; and
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| WHEREAS, This scarcity makes African American males, far | 7 |
| and away, the least represented demographic group on college | 8 |
| and university campuses, both in number and in percentage of | 9 |
| total Illinois population; and
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| WHEREAS, It is widely recognized that the attainment of | 11 |
| post-secondary education is a clear indicator of increased | 12 |
| earning potential and employment stability, and of decreased | 13 |
| likelihood of criminal activity and incarceration; and
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| WHEREAS, Several organizations and institutions, which | 15 |
| include the Illinois Committee on Black Concerns in Higher | 16 |
| Education, Chicago State University, the University of | 17 |
| Illinois at Chicago, the Chicago Urban League, the City | 18 |
| Colleges of Chicago, the Chicago Public Schools, the Brother 2 | 19 |
| Brother Program of the South Metropolitan Regional Education | 20 |
| Consortium, the Illinois Task Force on the Condition of the | 21 |
| African American Male, and Macy's Department Stores, have | 22 |
| formed a working coalition to examine and promote increased |
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| support of African American males in higher education; and
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| WHEREAS, This coalition has planned several events and | 3 |
| activities during the month of April 2009 to study the factors | 4 |
| contributing to low participation and success of African | 5 |
| American males in higher education and provide resources to | 6 |
| improve the success and persistence of current African American | 7 |
| male students; and
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| WHEREAS, The Illinois House of Representatives recognizes | 9 |
| the importance of increasing the success and persistence of | 10 |
| African American male students to the entire State of Illinois, | 11 |
| particularly to the State's welfare and economy; therefore, be | 12 |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 15 |
| designate the month of April 2009 as the Month of the African | 16 |
| American Male in Illinois Higher Education in the State of | 17 |
| Illinois; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we congratulate the above mentioned | 19 |
| coalition for its efforts in raising the public's awareness of | 20 |
| lower than acceptable enrollment and success rates for African | 21 |
| American males on college and university campuses, for | 22 |
| examining potential barriers to African American male student |
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| success, for exploring the best practices for increasing | 2 |
| African American male success and participation, and for | 3 |
| providing resources and support to currently enrolled African | 4 |
| American male students.
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