Full Text of HR0470 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Dr. Sandra Westbrooks on | 4 | | the occasion of her retirement as Provost and Senior Vice | 5 | | President of Academic Affairs of Chicago State University; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Sandra Westbrooks earned her bachelor's and | 7 | | master's degrees in elementary education from Eastern Illinois | 8 | | University and her doctorate in reading and language arts from | 9 | | Indiana State University; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, With more than 25 years administrative experience | 11 | | in higher education, including 20 years tenure at Chicago State | 12 | | University, Dr. Sandra Westbrooks oversees approximately 320 | 13 | | faculty and academic programs for more than 6,000 students | 14 | | enrolled in 61 undergraduate and graduate programs at CSU; as | 15 | | part of her position, she serves as the academic and | 16 | | administrative leader for the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, | 17 | | Business, Education, Health Sciences, Pharmacy, and Continuing | 18 | | Education, as well as the Honors College, the School of | 19 | | Graduate and Professional Studies, and the University Library; | 20 | | and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Sandra Westbrooks is charged with the general | 22 | | supervision of the Division of Academic Affairs and the |
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| 1 | | development and implementation of all academic policies at CSU; | 2 | | in this capacity, she ensures the quality of programs of | 3 | | instruction and research, the review and approval of all | 4 | | academic programs, student learning in undergraduate and | 5 | | graduate education, the appointment, promotion, and | 6 | | compensation of all faculty, and the development and | 7 | | implementation of all academic policies; her focus is to | 8 | | implement programs and provide resources that advance the | 9 | | faculty's professional development with the goal of providing | 10 | | an improved learning experience for students; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Prior to becoming Provost in 2008, Dr. Sandra | 12 | | Westbrooks served in the roles of Dean and Assistant Dean of | 13 | | the College of Education at Chicago State University for 10 | 14 | | years; she also served as Assistant Provost and Dean of Student | 15 | | Development at Chicago State University, as Assistant Vice | 16 | | Chancellor for Academic Affairs for the Illinois Board of | 17 | | Governors of State Colleges and Universities System, as Board | 18 | | of Governors Administrative Fellow, Assistant to the Provost at | 19 | | Governors State University, and as a member of the faculty in | 20 | | the Department of Elementary Education and Student Teaching at | 21 | | Eastern Illinois University; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Sandra Westbrooks has been involved in key | 23 | | leadership roles of various educational institutions; she has | 24 | | been Chairperson for the Illinois Association of Deans of |
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| 1 | | Public Colleges of Education, the Council of Chicago Area Deans | 2 | | of Education, the Fresh Start Governing Board for Chicago | 3 | | Public Schools, and the Chicago Teachers Union; she has also | 4 | | served terms as President and Vice President for the Alumni | 5 | | Association of Eastern Illinois University; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Sandra Westbrooks has a passion for reading | 7 | | and language arts; in addition to grant writing activities, she | 8 | | has obtained official posts on numerous State, professional, | 9 | | and community boards; she has also earned both professorial | 10 | | rank and tenure at Eastern Illinois University and Chicago | 11 | | State University; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Sandra Westbrooks serves as a model of hard | 13 | | work, integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 14 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 17 | | we congratulate Dr. Sandra Westbrooks on the occasion of her | 18 | | retirement and wish her continued success and happiness in the | 19 | | future; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to Dr. Sandra Westbrooks as a symbol of our esteem | 22 | | and respect.
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