Bill Text: GA HR1797 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Georgia State University Day at the state capitol; March 30, 2010; recognize
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-03-24 - House Read and Adopted [HR1797 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HR1797-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 1797
By:
Representatives Burkhalter of the
50th,
Ralston of the
7th,
Jones of the
46th,
and Keen of the
179th
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
Georgia State University and recognizing March 30, 2010, as Georgia State
University Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Georgia State University was founded in 1913 with an inaugural class of 48
students and over the last century has grown to a leading urban research
university focused on research, service, and providing advanced educational
opportunities to more than 30,000 students; and
WHEREAS,
Georgia State University has the most diverse student body of any institution in
this state, hosting students from all of Georgia's 159 counties and over 140
different countries; and
WHEREAS,
students of Georgia State University are often the first in their family to get
a college degree, work while taking classes, and are inclined to return to their
communities upon graduation to invest their talents and resources for a better
Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
Georgia State University students have demonstrated exemplary skills in
leadership, academics, and athletics which contribute to the state and local
economy by creating a globally competitive base of talent for research, civic,
and economic leadership; and
WHEREAS,
Georgia State University's inaugural football game will be played Thursday,
September 2, 2010, at the Georgia Dome, with the Panthers joining the Bulldogs
and the Yellow Jackets as part of this state's great football heritage;
and
WHEREAS,
the students, faculty, and alumni of this fine institution are welcomed to the
Gold Dome on the inaugural Georgia State University Day at the state
capitol.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body congratulate Georgia State University on 97 years of providing
exemplary education, recognize March 30, 2010, as Georgia State University Day
at the state capitol, and extend best wishes on the Panthers' upcoming inaugural
football season.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the Georgia
State University Student Government Association.
