Florida Senate - 2013                            (NP)    SR 1896
       
       
       
       By Senator Legg
       
       
       
       
       17-01849A-13                                          20131896__
    1                          Senate Resolution                        
    2         A resolution recognizing the 40th anniversary of
    3         Pasco-Hernando Community College.
    4  
    5         WHEREAS, in 1967, the Legislature established Pasco
    6  Hernando Community College (PHCC) as the 28th and final
    7  community college, and
    8         WHEREAS, under the leadership of PHCC’s district board of
    9  trustees, the college began operations and enrolled its first
   10  student in the fall of 1972, and
   11         WHEREAS, through the generosity of the citizens of Pasco
   12  and Hernando Counties, land was purchased in Dade City and
   13  Governor Reubin O’Donovan Askew dedicated the first building on
   14  PHCC’s East Campus in Dade City in 1975, and
   15         WHEREAS, to serve all 1,200 square miles of its district
   16  through conveniently located facilities and to carry out the
   17  vision of its district board of trustees, PHCC currently
   18  operates campuses in Brooksville, Dade City, New Port Richey,
   19  and Spring Hill, and is constructing the Porter Campus at
   20  Wiregrass Ranch, a new, full-service campus scheduled to open in
   21  Wesley Chapel in 2014, and
   22         WHEREAS, PHCC has awarded more than 32,000 degrees and
   23  other academic credentials and claims among its distinguished
   24  alumni a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist; several current and
   25  former members of the Legislature, state executive branch, and
   26  United States Congress; and doctors, lawyers, law enforcement
   27  officers, educators, nurses, radiographers, paramedics,
   28  paralegals, computer and Internet technicians, welders, and
   29  numerous other professionals, and
   30         WHEREAS, PHCC serves more than 15,000 students annually and
   31  currently offers more than 60 career and academic programs, as
   32  well as a wide variety of continuing education, corporate
   33  training, and other educational options, to serve the needs of
   34  the citizens and businesses of Pasco and Hernando Counties, and
   35         WHEREAS, the college maintains active and successful
   36  student development and engagement programs, which have earned
   37  national and state recognition, as well as intercollegiate
   38  athletic programs, which have won several regional and state
   39  championships and a national championship in women’s volleyball
   40  in 2010, and
   41         WHEREAS, PHCC continues to maintain its accreditation with
   42  the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of
   43  Colleges and Schools to award the associate degree, NOW,
   44  THEREFORE,
   45  
   46  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
   47  
   48  That Pasco-Hernando Community College is congratulated on its
   49  40th anniversary and recognized for the efforts of its dedicated
   50  board of trustees, administrators, faculty, staff, and students.
   51         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be
   52  presented to Pasco-Hernando Community College as a tangible
   53  token of the sentiments expressed herein.