Florida Senate - 2016 (NP) SR 1556 By Senator Detert 28-01850-16 20161556__ 1 Senate Resolution 2 A resolution recognizing the University of South 3 Florida Sarasota-Manatee. 4 5 WHEREAS, in 1975, the University of South Florida began 6 offering upper-division undergraduate and graduate classes in 7 Sarasota County, and 8 WHEREAS, the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee 9 was established as a regional campus by the Legislature in 2001, 10 and 11 WHEREAS, in 2006, the University of South Florida Sarasota 12 Manatee opened a new campus center near the Powel Crosley Estate 13 in Manatee County, and 14 WHEREAS, the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee 15 was granted separate academic accreditation by the Southern 16 Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges in 17 2011, and 18 WHEREAS, in 2013, the University of South Florida Sarasota 19 Manatee welcomed its inaugural freshman class, and 20 WHEREAS, in 2015, the Board of Governors of the State 21 University System gave approval to the University of South 22 Florida Sarasota-Manatee to offer a full range of general 23 education and lower-level courses to students, NOW, THEREFORE, 24 25 Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida: 26 27 That the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee is 28 recognized on its 40th anniversary for its service to the 29 citizens of Sarasota and Manatee Counties and the greater Tampa 30 Bay area. 31 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be 32 presented to the University of South Florida Board of Trustees 33 and the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee Campus 34 Board as a tangible token of the sentiments of the Florida 35 Senate.