Full Text of SR0661 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, In 1963, the Illinois Board of Higher Education | 3 | | established the Faculty Advisory
Council to offer information | 4 | | and assistance from the perspective of Illinois' higher | 5 | | education faculty; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Board of Higher Education Faculty | 7 | | Advisory Council represents faculty in all sectors of higher | 8 | | education
in the State of Illinois, including public | 9 | | universities, community colleges, and private institutions of | 10 | | higher
learning; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Board of Higher Education Faculty | 12 | | Advisory Council has served as a useful and respected resource | 13 | | for
college faculty participating in discussions with | 14 | | legislators, the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the
| 15 | | Illinois Board of Higher Education, the Illinois Community | 16 | | College Board, and the Illinois Student Assistance Commission | 17 | | in addressing
issues of interest to higher education; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Board of Higher Education Faculty | 19 | | Advisory Council has discussed issues of critical importance,
| 20 | | including, but not limited to, higher education's contribution | 21 | | to the State's economic development and
value as a public good, | 22 | | the profound role faculty play in student learning and the |
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| 1 | | collegiate experience,
support for student transfers between | 2 | | institutions, the evolution of online education, access to
| 3 | | affordable higher education, and the essential role of faculty | 4 | | in the governance of higher education
institutions, especially | 5 | | in matters concerning academic freedom and tenure; therefore, | 6 | | be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we thank the Faculty | 9 | | Advisory Council for its long and trusted service to the | 10 | | citizens of the
State of Illinois, especially to those who have | 11 | | been educated at Illinois' college and universities, and
| 12 | | designate the date of December 13, 2013 as Illinois Board of | 13 | | Higher Education Faculty Advisory Council
Day in the State of | 14 | | Illinois; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the Illinois Board of Higher Education Faculty | 17 | | Advisory Council as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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