| 1 | House Resolution |
| 2 | A resolution designating April 20, 2005, as "F.S.U. Day" |
| 3 | in Tallahassee. |
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| 5 | WHEREAS, the Tallahassee campus of Florida State University |
| 6 | is the oldest continuous site of higher education in Florida and |
| 7 | holds the state's first chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, and |
| 8 | WHEREAS, in 1994, Florida State University joined an elite |
| 9 | group of the nation's top research universities being designated |
| 10 | as a "Research I" institution by the Carnegie Foundation, and |
| 11 | WHEREAS, today, Florida State University offers graduate |
| 12 | and undergraduate degrees in 573 fields within 17 independent |
| 13 | colleges and schools, and its comprehensive offerings prepare |
| 14 | students for further studies and successful careers, and |
| 15 | WHEREAS, Florida State University received a reaffirmation |
| 16 | of its accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and |
| 17 | Schools Commission on Colleges, primarily through the creation |
| 18 | of a Quality Enhancement Plan focusing on student leadership |
| 19 | development both in and out of the classroom, and |
| 20 | WHEREAS, the Florida State University College of Medicine, |
| 21 | serving the state's rural, geriatric, and other medically |
| 22 | underserved populations, received full accreditation from the |
| 23 | Liaison Committee on Medical Education, becoming the first new |
| 24 | allopathic medical school established in the United States in |
| 25 | over 20 years, and |
| 26 | WHEREAS, the college experience continues to enrich the |
| 27 | lives of Florida State University students through the |
| 28 | university's long-standing tradition of promoting racial, |
| 29 | ethnic, and cultural diversity on its campus along with the |
| 30 | aggressive recruitment of diverse groups of students, NOW, |
| 31 | THEREFORE, |
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| 33 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
| 34 | Florida: |
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| 36 | That the House of Representatives designates April 20, |
| 37 | 2005, as "F.S.U. Day" in Tallahassee in recognition of Florida |
| 38 | State University's contributions as an outstanding institution |
| 39 | of higher education. |
| 40 | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be |
| 41 | presented to Dr. T. K. Wetherell, President of Florida State |
| 42 | University, as a tangible token of the sentiments expressed |
| 43 | herein. |