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| 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 | ||
| 18 | WHEREAS, Stetson's duPont-Ball Library houses the state's | ||
| 19 | first federal document depository, established in 1887, and its | ||
| 20 | college-level Model Senate program is the first such program | ||
| 21 | established in the country and is a prototype for the nation, | ||
| 22 | 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 more than 200 professors are | ||
| 29 | committed to blending superior teaching with scholarly research, | ||
| 30 | and its University Values Council was created in 1998 to | ||
| 31 | integrate values into the learning process, focusing on areas | ||
| 32 | such as religious and spiritual life, ethical decision-making, | ||
| 33 | diversity, 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, Dr. Doug Lee as a | ||
| 43 | tangible token of the sentiments expressed herein. | ||
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