| 1 | House Resolution |
| 2 | A resolution designating March 29, 2006, 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, which was |
| 8 | chartered in 1935, and |
| 9 | WHEREAS, in 1994, the Florida State University joined an |
| 10 | elite group of the nation's top research universities when it |
| 11 | was designated as a "Research I" institution by the Carnegie |
| 12 | Foundation, and |
| 13 | WHEREAS, today, Florida State University offers graduate |
| 14 | and undergraduate degrees in 304 programs within 17 independent |
| 15 | colleges and schools, taught by a 1,897-member faculty that has |
| 16 | included 10 National Academy of Sciences members and 6 Nobel |
| 17 | Laureates, and |
| 18 | WHEREAS, Florida State University houses the National High |
| 19 | Magnetic Field Laboratory, which uses the world's most powerful |
| 20 | magnet to conduct research into the frontiers of science and |
| 21 | engineering technologies for a new century, and |
| 22 | WHEREAS, Florida State University has graduated its second |
| 23 | Rhodes Scholar, Garrett Johnson, who was one of only 32 students |
| 24 | in the United States to receive this distinguished award, and |
| 25 | WHEREAS, the fully accredited Florida State University |
| 26 | College of Medicine, the first new doctor of medicine program to |
| 27 | be established in the United States since 1982, recently |
| 28 | graduated its inaugural class and currently has 223 medical |
| 29 | students and 5 doctor of philosophy students enrolled, and |
| 30 | WHEREAS, the college experience continues to enrich the |
| 31 | lives of Florida State University students because of the long- |
| 32 | standing tradition of promoting racial, ethnic, and cultural |
| 33 | diversity on its campus along with the aggressive recruitment of |
| 34 | diverse groups of 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 designates March 29, |
| 40 | 2006, as "F.S.U. Day" in Tallahassee in recognition of the |
| 41 | university's contributions as an outstanding institution of |
| 42 | higher education. |
| 43 | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be |
| 44 | presented to Dr. T. K. Wetherell, President of Florida State |
| 45 | University, as a tangible token of the sentiments expressed |
| 46 | herein. |