Bill Text: IA SR10 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A resolution recognizing February 17, 2017, as the 175th anniversary of Iowa Wesleyan University.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-04-22 - Referred to Rules and Administration. S.J. 1134. [SR10 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-SR10-Introduced.html
Senate Resolution 10 - Introduced PAG LIN SENATE RESOLUTION NO. BY TAYLOR 1 1 A Resolution recognizing February 17, 2017, as the 1 2 175th anniversary of Iowa Wesleyan University. 1 3 WHEREAS, in the 1840s, the frontier community 1 4 of Mount Pleasant was zealous for culture and 1 5 concerned for the educated person, and the Territorial 1 6 Legislature, being aware of the need for schools, on 1 7 February 17, 1842, granted a charter for the Mount 1 8 Pleasant Literary Institute in Henry County; and 1 9 WHEREAS, one year later, on or before March 8, 1843, 1 10 twenty=six men from Mount Pleasant signed Articles 1 11 of Association for the purpose of erecting the Mount 1 12 Pleasant Collegiate Institute, under the charge of the 1 13 Methodist Episcopal Church; and 1 14 WHEREAS, Iowa Wesleyan University proudly continues 1 15 its affiliation with the United Methodist Church and is 1 16 recognized as Iowa's first independent, faith=based, 1 17 coeducational institution of higher learning and one 1 18 of the oldest of its type west of the Mississippi 1 19 River; and 1 20 WHEREAS, today, Iowa Wesleyan University has grown 1 21 into a top=tier university in the Midwest region of 1 22 the United States and serves students of all ages 1 23 and cultures and provides numerous educational, 1 24 cultural, and athletic opportunities for personal and 1 25 professional growth; and 1 26 WHEREAS, Mount Pleasant, along with the state 1 27 of Iowa, is home to its university of 175 years and 1 28 proudly celebrates the incredible and lasting legacy of 2 1 one of the nation's most historic universities; and 2 2 WHEREAS, Iowa Wesleyan University is an innovator 2 3 among private colleges in embracing the expansion of 2 4 quality, flexible graduate and professional programs 2 5 as a way to meet our economy's need for an ever more 2 6 sophisticated and well=prepared workforce in the region 2 7 of southeast Iowa and beyond; NOW THEREFORE, 2 8 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate 2 9 recognizes February 17, 2017, as the 175th anniversary 2 10 of Iowa Wesleyan University. LSB 2100SS (2) 87 hb/nh