Full Text of HR0297 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are proud to honor and celebrate institutions | 4 | | of higher education in the State of Illinois; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Since 1973, Southern Illinois University's School | 6 | | of Law has been serving its students, shaping new legal minds | 7 | | and offering a multitude of programs for individuals seeking | 8 | | their juris doctorate, as well as providing multi-cultural and | 9 | | extracurricular activities; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, SIU School of Law offers specializations in | 11 | | business and transactional law, health law, intellectual | 12 | | property, international and comparative law, litigation and | 13 | | dispute resolution, and public interest law; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, SIU School of Law offers senior citizens legal | 15 | | assistance through its Civil Practice/Elderly Clinic, serving | 16 | | 13 counties in Southern Illinois; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, SIU School of Law offers legal assistance to | 18 | | victims of domestic violence, juveniles involved in the | 19 | | justice system, and veterans and their families; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, SIU School of Law offers internship and |
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| 1 | | externship opportunities that serve its students and the | 2 | | public greater good, including its judicial and public | 3 | | interest externships; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, SIU School of Law has produced a multitude of | 5 | | great legal minds that have subsequently served the citizens | 6 | | of Illinois and the citizens of the United States through | 7 | | service in elected office; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, SIU School of Law offers its students the | 9 | | opportunity to join over 20 student organizations, including | 10 | | the American Constitution Society, the Black Law Student | 11 | | Association, the Cultural Heritage Law Society, the Federalist | 12 | | Society, the 4th Amendment Association, the Hispanic Latinx | 13 | | Law Student Association, the Intellectual Property Society, | 14 | | the International/Immigration Law Society, the Law Democrats, | 15 | | the Law & Medicine Society, Law Students for Reproductive | 16 | | Justice, Military Law, the SIU Law Social Justice Initiative | 17 | | (NLG), OUTlaw, Parents Attending Law School, Phi Alpha Delta, | 18 | | Phi Delta Phi, the Second Amendment Association, the Sports | 19 | | Lawyers Association, Student Animal Legal Defense, SBA, and | 20 | | the Women's Law Forum; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, SIU School of Law is located on the Carbondale | 22 | | campus and is housed in the Lesar Law Building, named for its | 23 | | first dean, Hiram H. Lesar; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, SIU School of Law has built a strong reputation | 2 | | as an outstanding institution of higher learning that provides | 3 | | its students a collaborative, tight-knit community, which | 4 | | allows its students to thrive through relationship building, | 5 | | shared experiences, and connections that last a lifetime; | 6 | | therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 8 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 9 | | we recognize Southern Illinois University School of Law on the | 10 | | occasion of its 50th anniversary; and be it further | 11 | | RESOLVED, That we wish the students, faculty, staff, and | 12 | | administration of SIU School of Law the very best, and we thank | 13 | | them for their many contributions to their students and to the | 14 | | greater Southern Illinois region, the State of Illinois, the | 15 | | United States of America, and the entire world; and be it | 16 | | further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to SIU School of Law in celebration of its 50th | 19 | | anniversary.
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