Florida Senate - 2017                            (NP)    SR 1806
       
       
        
       By Senator Braynon
       
       
       
       
       
       35-02774-17                                           20171806__
    1                          Senate Resolution                        
    2         A resolution recognizing April 4, 2017, as “Florida
    3         State University Day” in Florida.
    4  
    5         WHEREAS, the Tallahassee campus of Florida State
    6  University, founded in 1851, is the oldest continuous site of
    7  higher education in Florida, and
    8         WHEREAS, Florida State University is proud to be recognized
    9  as a Preeminent University by the State of Florida and as a
   10  leader in education, research, student retention, and
   11  graduation, and is a nationally recognized institution with many
   12  of its colleges and programs ranked within the top ten in the
   13  nation, and
   14         WHEREAS, in 2016, Florida State University experienced the
   15  greatest single-year gain of all the top 50 public research
   16  universities in the nation, jumping five places in the U.S. News
   17  and World Report rankings to No. 38, and
   18         WHEREAS, U.S. News and World Report also recognized Florida
   19  State University as the second most efficient university in the
   20  nation based on the university’s ability to manage its financial
   21  resources while also providing top-quality education, and
   22         WHEREAS, Florida State University offers graduate,
   23  undergraduate, doctoral, and professional degrees in 341
   24  programs within 16 independent colleges and schools, taught by a
   25  faculty of 2,409 members, which has included National Academy of
   26  Sciences members and six Nobel Laureates, and
   27         WHEREAS, for the 2016-2017 academic year, Florida State
   28  University has one of the most academically accomplished
   29  freshman classes in school history, with an average GPA of 4.1
   30  and median SAT scores of 1848, and
   31         WHEREAS, Florida State University has a 4-year graduation
   32  rate of 62 percent, placing the university in the top 15 among
   33  the nation’s public research institutions, and
   34         WHEREAS, Florida State University is home to the highly
   35  acclaimed College of Motion Picture Arts, and alumnus Barry
   36  Jenkin’s film “Moonlight” won the Best Picture award during the
   37  89th annual Academy Awards, where he shared the spotlight with
   38  seven FSU graduates, including five who earned Oscar
   39  nominations, and
   40         WHEREAS, the lives of Florida State University students
   41  continue to be enriched as a result of the university’s long
   42  standing and steadfast promotion of racial, ethnic, and cultural
   43  diversity and its commitment to the recruitment of a diverse
   44  group of students, NOW, THEREFORE,
   45  
   46  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
   47  
   48         That April 4, 2017, is recognized as “Florida State
   49  University Day” in Florida, and the university’s standing as an
   50  outstanding institution of higher education is celebrated.
   51         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution, with
   52  the Seal of the Senate affixed, be presented to Florida State
   53  University President John Thrasher as a tangible token of the
   54  sentiments of the Florida Senate.