HR 9073 2003
1	House Resolution
2	A resolution designating April 2, 2003, as "F.S.U. Day" in
3	Tallahassee.
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5	WHEREAS, with its Tallahassee campus the oldest continuous
6	site of higher education in Florida and home to the state's
7	first chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the Florida State University is
8	the first liberal arts college in the state, an institution that
9	grew into the Florida State College for Women, the nation's
10	second largest state college for women, recognized by the
11	Association of American Universities in 1924, and
12	WHEREAS, with coursework first taught in the late 1800's,
13	Florida State University emphasizes teaching, research, and
14	public service through its 17 independent colleges and schools,
15	the newest being the College of Medicine, and offers graduate
16	and undergraduate degrees in 549 fields, many of which are
17	nationally recognized programs, and
18	WHEREAS, Florida State University is a national leader in
19	international education, with more than 40 years' experience
20	abroad and 37 programs, including four year-round study centers
21	in England, Italy, Spain, and Panama, as well as a broad range
22	of summer programs in places such as Costa Rica, Croatia, the
23	Czech Republic, South Africa, France, and Ireland, and
24	WHEREAS, Florida State University became part of an elite
25	group of the nation's top research universities in 1994 when the
26	Carnegie Foundation designated it a "Research I" institution
27	and, with a continuously growing research foundation,
28	consistently ranks among the top four universities nationally in
29	revenues generated from scientific research and discoveries, and
30	WHEREAS, a long, continuing tradition of promoting racial,
31	ethnic, and cultural diversity on its campus, coupled with
32	aggressive recruitment of diverse groups of students, has indeed
33	resulted in an enriching college experience for Florida State
34	University students, NOW, THEREFORE,
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36	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
37	Florida:
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39	That the House of Representatives proudly designates April
40	2, 2003, as "F.S.U. Day" in Tallahassee in recognition of
41	Florida State University's outstanding contributions as one of
42	the nation's leading institutions of higher education.
43	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be
44	presented to Dr. T. K. Wetherell as a tangible token of the
45	sentiments expressed herein.