Full Text of SR0928 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to | 3 | | recognize Dean Michèle Alexandre of Loyola University Chicago | 4 | | School of Law on her continued service to the educational | 5 | | institution; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Dean Alexandre began to serve in her current | 7 | | position as dean and professor of law at Loyola University | 8 | | Chicago School of Law in July 2022, becoming the 14th dean in | 9 | | the School of Law's history; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Prior to joining Loyola University Chicago, Dean | 11 | | Alexandre served as dean of Stetson University College of Law | 12 | | from 2019 to 2022, where she led efforts to expand the | 13 | | curriculum, increase alumni engagement, and establish new | 14 | | community partnerships; under her leadership, Stetson | 15 | | University raised more than $20 million for scholarships and | 16 | | capital projects, created a new business law concentration, | 17 | | and boasted the best pass rate for first-time takers of the | 18 | | Florida Bar exam since 2016; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Dean Alexandre previously held roles at the | 20 | | University of Mississippi School of Law, the American College | 21 | | of Law, the University of Baltimore School of Law, and the | 22 | | University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, among |
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| 1 | | others; she also litigated discrimination cases in Selma, | 2 | | Alabama, including both iterations of the historic Black | 3 | | farmers class action litigation; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Dean Alexandre received her Bachelor of Arts in | 5 | | English and French with a background in Philosophy from | 6 | | Colgate University in Hamilton, New York in May 1996, and she | 7 | | earned her Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in June 2000; | 8 | | she was a recipient of both Thomas J. Watson and Fulbright | 9 | | Fellowships; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, A first-generation lawyer, Dean Alexandre has | 11 | | dedicated much of her career to issues of sustainability, race | 12 | | and gender equity, economic independence, and social justice | 13 | | for small farmers and poor populations; her scholarship has | 14 | | included constitutional law, international law, civil rights | 15 | | law, disability law, critical race theory, human rights, and | 16 | | gender; therefore, be it | 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize Dean | 19 | | Michèle Alexandre of the Loyola University Chicago School of | 20 | | Law on her continued service to the educational institution; | 21 | | and be it further | 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to Dean Alexandre as an expression of our esteem and | 2 | | respect. |
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