Full Text of HR0900 096th General Assembly
HR0900 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate the | 4 |
| administration, staff, students, and alumni of the University | 5 |
| of St. Francis (USF) on the occasion of the university's | 6 |
| selection as a winner of the Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce | 7 |
| and Industry's Salute of Accomplishment award to be presented | 8 |
| on March 25, 2010; and
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| WHEREAS, The University of St. Francis was founded in 1920; | 10 |
| the university's mission is to provide a quality education | 11 |
| based upon the Franciscan values of Respect, Integrity, | 12 |
| Compassion, and Service; and
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| WHEREAS, USF offers 38 undergraduate majors in arts and | 14 |
| sciences, business, education, nursing and allied health, and | 15 |
| social work programs; the university also offers 4 degree | 16 |
| completion programs and 12 graduate programs, as well as the | 17 |
| newly-created Doctor of Nursing Practice program; and
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| WHEREAS, In addition to its main campus, USF also features | 19 |
| the Rialto City Center campus in downtown Joliet, which is | 20 |
| currently in use by the university's Arts & Design Department, | 21 |
| and the Health & Wellness Center in Joliet, which is the first | 22 |
| nurse practitioner-managed center to be created in Will County; |
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| the university also posts NAIA intercollegiate team in men's | 2 |
| and women's sports; and
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| WHEREAS, USF serves the Joliet community and beyond through | 4 |
| numerous cultural and educational programs through USF | 5 |
| Solutions: A Resource Center for Business and Community | 6 |
| Partnerships; and
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| WHEREAS, USF has been ranked in the top tier of U.S. News & | 8 |
| World Report's edition of "America's Best Colleges" for 5 | 9 |
| consecutive years; the university is also noted in The | 10 |
| Princeton Review's "Best Colleges: Region by Region"; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, The employees and students of the University of | 12 |
| St. Francis serves as models of hard work, integrity, and | 13 |
| dedication for the people of the State of Illinois; therefore, | 14 |
| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 17 |
| congratulate the administration, staff, students, and alumni | 18 |
| of the University of St. Francis (USF) on the occasion of the | 19 |
| university's selection as a winner of the Joliet Region Chamber | 20 |
| of Commerce and Industry's Salute of Accomplishment award and | 21 |
| wish them continued success and happiness in the future; and be | 22 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 |
| presented to Dr. Michael Vinciguerra, President of the | 3 |
| University of St. Francis, as a symbol of our esteem and | 4 |
| respect.
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