HR 9067

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of the
3	University of South Florida and designating April 18,
4	2006, as "USF Day" in the State Capitol and throughout the
5	State of Florida.
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7	WHEREAS, on December 18, 1956, Fowler Avenue property in
8	Hillsborough County was approved as the site for the new
9	university created by the Florida Legislature when HB 1007
10	became law on June 18, 1955, and
11	WHEREAS, the University of South Florida, opened as the
12	first independent state university conceived, planned, and built
13	in the 20th century, initially admitted 1,667 students and has
14	since blossomed into a multicampus Research I Metropolitan
15	Institution with campuses in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Sarasota-
16	Manatee, and Polk Counties, and
17	WHEREAS, currently serving more than 43,000 students, the
18	university offers about 7,000 courses leading to 88
19	baccalaureate degrees, 87 master's degrees, and 39 doctor of
20	philosophy degrees and boasts over 181,000 alumni, more than
21	90,000 of whom live, work, and volunteer in the Tampa Bay Area,
22	and
23	WHEREAS, USF brings the force of a $3.2-billion annual
24	economic impact to the region it serves, and
25	WHEREAS, the USF Bulls comprise the Tampa Bay Region's
26	Division 1-A Home Teams, bringing top-level competition to the
27	area as members of the Big East Conference, NOW, THEREFORE,
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29	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
30	Florida:
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32	That the House of Representatives congratulates the
33	University of South Florida as it celebrates its 50th
34	anniversary in 2006 and designates April 18, 2006, as "USF Day"
35	in the State Capitol and throughout the State of Florida.
36	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be
37	presented to Judy Genshaft, Ph.D., President, University of
38	South Florida, as a tangible token of the sentiments expressed
39	herein.

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