Senate Bill sb2604

    Florida Senate - 2003        (NP)                      SR 2604

    By Senator Lawson





    6-1926-03

  1                    Senate Resolution No. ____

  2         A resolution celebrating April 2, 2003, as

  3         "F.S.U. Day."

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  5         WHEREAS, the Tallahassee campus of Florida State

  6  University is the oldest continuous site of higher education

  7  in Florida and holds the state's first chapter of Phi Beta

  8  Kappa, and

  9         WHEREAS, in 1994, the Florida State University was

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

11  Foundation, thus placing Florida State in an elite group of

12  the nation's top research universities, and

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

14  university was laid through its role as the state's first

15  liberal arts college, which grew into the Florida State

16  College for Women, the nation's second-largest state college

17  for women, recognized by the Association of American

18  Universities in 1924, and

19         WHEREAS, today the university's mission emphasizes

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

21  colleges and schools, the newest being the College of

22  Medicine, with coursework first taught in the late 1800's, and

23         WHEREAS, with graduate and undergraduate degrees

24  offered in more than 549 fields, many of which are nationally

25  recognized programs, Florida State University's comprehensive

26  offerings prepare students for graduate school, professional

27  degree programs, or successful careers, and

28         WHEREAS, Florida State University is a leader in the

29  use of new technologies, setting the standard for distance

30  learning and using technology in the classroom as well as

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 1  campus-wide, which allows professors and students to share

 2  research with colleagues and students around the world, and

 3         WHEREAS, Florida State University consistently ranks

 4  among the top four universities nationally in revenues

 5  generated from scientific research and discoveries, which

 6  ranking is an indicator of the university's successful

 7  commercialization efforts; and the research foundation

 8  continues to grow, and

 9         WHEREAS, well-rounded and successful graduates have

10  taken advantage of Florida State University's high-quality

11  academics and research and have gained service, social, and

12  leadership skills and have prepared themselves to take a

13  meaningful role in society, and

14         WHEREAS, through a long-continuing tradition of

15  promoting racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity on its

16  campus, along with the aggressive recruitment of diverse

17  groups of students, the college experience has become more

18  enriching for Florida State University students, and

19         WHEREAS, Florida State University is a national leader

20  in international education, with more than 40 years of

21  experience abroad and 37 programs, including four year-round

22  study centers in England, Italy, Spain, and Panama, plus a

23  panorama of summer programs in locations such as Costa Rica,

24  Croatia, the Czech Republic, South Africa, France, and

25  Ireland, and

26         WHEREAS, Florida State University continues to be a

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

28  friends, and administrators, as well as for all residents of

29  the State of Florida, and

30         WHEREAS, with its strong history as a liberal arts

31  college, commitment to undergraduate education, and extensive

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 1  and distinguished research in facilities such as the National

 2  High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University is

 3  truly on the cutting edge of higher education, NOW, THEREFORE,

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

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 7         That the Florida Senate celebrates April 2, 2003, as

 8  "F.S.U. Day" in Tallahassee, in honor of Florida State

 9  University's contribution as an outstanding institution of

10  higher education.

11         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution,

12  with the Seal of the Senate affixed, be presented to Dr. T. K.

13  Wetherell, President of Florida State University, as a

14  tangible token of the sentiments of the Florida Senate.

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