HR 9031 2003
1	House Resolution
2	A resolution designating March 18, 2003, as "Stetson
3	University Day."
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5	WHEREAS, established in 1883 as Florida's first private
6	university, Stetson University is a comprehensive university
7	comprised of four strong colleges and schools in three Florida
8	locations, with a fourth campus slated for completion in the
9	fall of 2003, and offers study-abroad programs at eight foreign
10	centers, and
11	WHEREAS, Stetson offers 60 majors and minors through its
12	Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, and
13	Music located on its historic campus in DeLand, and its College
14	of Law, the state's first law school, has educated attorneys for
15	more than a century and now offers continuing legal education
16	programs to regional, national, and international audiences, and
17	WHEREAS, Stetson's duPont-Ball Library houses the state's
18	first federal document depository, established in 1887; its
19	college-level Model Senate program is the first such program
20	established in the country and is a prototype for the nation;
21	and Stetson was the first private university in the state to
22	integrate, and
23	WHEREAS, currently, 74 percent of Stetson University
24	undergraduates are Florida residents, nine of its alumni are
25	serving as members of the Legislature, and students from 43
26	nations are enrolled in its Center for International Education,
27	and
28	WHEREAS, the university's 174 professors are committed to
29	blending superior teaching with scholarly research, and its
30	University Values Council was created in 1998 to integrate
31	values into the learning process, focusing on areas such as
32	religious and spiritual life, ethical decisionmaking, diversity,
33	and community service, NOW, THEREFORE,
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35	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
36	Florida:
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38	That the House of Representatives warmly welcomes members
39	of this prestigious university to the Capitol and hereby
40	designates March 18, 2003, as "Stetson University Day."
41	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be
42	presented to Stetson University's President Doug Lee as a
43	tangible token of the sentiments expressed herein.