Senate Bill 2366
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Florida Senate - 2000 (NP) SR 2366
By Senators King, McKay, Horne, Childers, Geller, Grant and
Mitchell
8-1606A-00 See HR 9017
1 Senate Resolution No.
2 A resolution recognizing March 15, 2000, as
3 F.S.U. Day.
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5 WHEREAS, the 53rd anniversary of Florida State
6 University comes 149 years after its establishment by the
7 Legislature in 1851 as the Seminary West of the Suwanee River,
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9 WHEREAS, first receiving students in 1857, the
10 Tallahassee campus of Florida State University is the oldest
11 continuous site of higher education in Florida, and
12 WHEREAS, originally one of the nation's finest liberal
13 arts colleges for women, by 1960 Florida State University had
14 become nationally recognized as a major research university,
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16 WHEREAS, in 1994, Florida State University was
17 designated as a "Research I" institution by the Carnegie
18 Foundation, thus placing Florida State in an elite group of
19 the nation's top universities, and
20 WHEREAS, the far-sighted support of the Legislature in
21 providing state funding for the development of scientific
22 research laboratories, which led to strong federal support for
23 and recognition of the emerging university, contributed to the
24 early success of Florida State University and continues today,
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26 WHEREAS, today the university's mission statement
27 emphasizes teaching, research, and public service, with 16
28 independent colleges and schools offering undergraduate and
29 graduate degrees in over 571 fields, and
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Florida Senate - 2000 (NP) SR 2366
8-1606A-00 See HR 9017
1 WHEREAS, Florida State University has developed
2 internationally recognized programs in the Fine and Performing
3 Arts and in Basic and Social Sciences, and
4 WHEREAS, Florida State University's Program in Medical
5 Sciences is a first-year medical program for students with an
6 interest in becoming primary care physicians in rural or inner
7 city settings, and has served as the starting point for the
8 medical careers of more than 700 doctors in the past 29 years,
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10 WHEREAS, Florida State University enrolls a diverse
11 student body and operates a growing number of outstanding
12 international study programs, and
13 WHEREAS, Florida State University's graduation rate is
14 well above the national average and one of the best among
15 Florida's state universities, and
16 WHEREAS, over the years Florida State has developed
17 strong student life programs, including one of the major
18 intercollegiate athletic programs in the country, and
19 WHEREAS, Florida State University is recognized
20 throughout the nation as the dominant college football program
21 of the 1990's, with more wins in the 1990's than any other
22 Division I-A university in the nation, eight Atlantic Coast
23 Conference championships, an NCAA record of 13 straight
24 seasons with 10 wins or more, and an NCAA record of finishing
25 within the top four in the Associated Press college football
26 rankings for 13 straight seasons, and
27 WHEREAS, on January 4, 2000, Florida State University
28 defeated Virginia Tech in the NCAA National Championship game
29 to win its second national title, becoming the first team in
30 college football history to achieve an unbroken number-one
31 ranking for the entire season, and
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Florida Senate - 2000 (NP) SR 2366
8-1606A-00 See HR 9017
1 WHEREAS, with a wealth of tradition and accomplishment,
2 Florida State University is a tremendous source of pride for
3 F.S.U. students, faculty, alumni, and administrators, as well
4 as for all citizens of the State of Florida, and
5 WHEREAS, in recognition of Florida State University's
6 history of achievement and promising future, it is fitting and
7 appropriate that the Senate of the State of Florida declare
8 March 15, 2000, F.S.U. Day in Tallahassee, NOW, THEREFORE,
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10 Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
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12 That the Senate of the State of Florida recognizes
13 March 15, 2000, as F.S.U. Day in Tallahassee, in recognition
14 of the university's 53 years as Florida State University and
15 149 years as an outstanding institution of higher education.
16 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution,
17 with the seal of the Senate affixed, be presented to Talbot
18 "Sandy" D'Alemberte, President of Florida State University, as
19 a tangible token of the sentiments of the Florida Senate.
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