Senate Bill sb2186

    Florida Senate - 2001        (NP)                      SR 2186

    By Senator King





    8-1550-01

  1                    Senate Resolution No. ____

  2         A resolution recognizing March 29, 2001, as

  3         "F.S.U. Day in Tallahassee."

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  5         WHEREAS, the sesquicentennial anniversary of the

  6  Florida State University was observed on January 24, 2001, and

  7  will be celebrated throughout 2001, the 150th year after the

  8  institution's establishment by the Legislature, in 1851, as

  9  the Seminary West of the Suwannee River, and

10         WHEREAS, the Tallahassee campus of the Florida State

11  University is the oldest continuous site of higher education

12  in Florida and was the site of the state's first chapter of

13  Phi Beta Kappa, and

14         WHEREAS, in 1994, the Florida State University was

15  designated as a "Research I" institution by the Carnegie

16  Foundation, placing Florida State in an elite group of the

17  nation's top research universities, and

18         WHEREAS, the solid foundation for this "Research I"

19  university was laid through the institution's role as the

20  state's first liberal arts college, which grew into the

21  Florida State College for Women, the nation's second-largest

22  state college for women recognized by the Association of

23  American Universities in 1924, and

24         WHEREAS, today the university's mission emphasizes

25  teaching, research, and public service, with 17 independent

26  colleges and schools, the newest being the College of

27  Medicine, and

28         WHEREAS, with graduate and undergraduate degrees

29  offered in more than 570 programs, many of which are

30  nationally recognized, the Florida State University's

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  1  comprehensive offerings prepare students for graduate school,

  2  professional degree programs, and successful careers, and

  3         WHEREAS, as Florida's most "wired" campus and a leader

  4  in the use of new technologies, the Florida State University

  5  is setting the standard for distance learning and the use of

  6  technology in the classroom and campus-wide, allowing

  7  professors and students to share research with colleagues and

  8  students around the world, and

  9         WHEREAS, the Florida State University is ranked third

10  nationally in revenues generated from scientific research and

11  discoveries, and its research foundation continues to grow at

12  an unprecedented rate, and

13         WHEREAS, well-rounded and successful graduates have

14  taken advantage of the Florida State University's high-quality

15  academics and research; gained service, social, and leadership

16  skills; and prepared themselves to take meaningful roles in

17  society, and

18         WHEREAS, the Florida State University has a long and

19  continuing tradition of promoting racial, ethnic, and cultural

20  diversity on its campus through aggressive recruitment of

21  diverse groups of students making the college experience more

22  enriching for its students, and

23         WHEREAS, the Florida State University has a strong

24  reputation in the fine and performing arts, having developed

25  distinguished programs in theatre, music, dance, and film, and

26  has established a statewide presence with the Asolo Theatre,

27  the Ringling Museum, and the Appleton Museum, and

28         WHEREAS, the Florida State University continues to be a

29  tremendous source of pride for its students, faculty, alumni,

30  friends, and administrators, as well as for all citizens of

31  the State of Florida, and

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  1         WHEREAS, with its strong history as a liberal arts

  2  college, commitment to undergraduate education, and extensive

  3  and distinguished research in facilities such as the National

  4  High Magnetic Field Laboratory, the Florida State University

  5  is truly on the "cutting edge" of higher education, and

  6         WHEREAS, in recognition of the Florida State

  7  University's 150 years of achievement and looking ahead to its

  8  promising future, it is fitting and appropriate that the

  9  Senate of the State of Florida recognize March 29, 2001, as

10  "F.S.U. Day in Tallahassee," NOW, THEREFORE,

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12  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:

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14         That the Florida Senate recognizes March 29, 2001, as

15  "F.S.U. Day in Tallahassee" in recognition of the Florida

16  State University's 150 years as an outstanding institution of

17  higher education.

18         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution

19  be presented to Talbot "Sandy" D'Alemberte, President of the

20  Florida State University, as a tangible token of the

21  sentiments of the Florida Senate.

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