Bill Text: IL HR0454 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Saint Xavier University on its 175th anniversary. Further wishes the university continued success.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-19 - Resolution Adopted [HR0454 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HR0454-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Saint Xavier University | ||||||
4 | on the occasion of its 175th anniversary; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Saint Xavier University has been transforming | ||||||
6 | lives through education since five Sisters of Mercy arrived in | ||||||
7 | Chicago and opened the Saint Francis Xavier Female Academy of | ||||||
8 | Chicago in 1846; the academy was named in honor of Sisters of | ||||||
9 | Mercy leader Mother Frances Xavier Warde and the name of her | ||||||
10 | patron, St. Francis Xavier; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Saint Xavier University has shown marked | ||||||
12 | resilience since opening, from surviving the destruction | ||||||
13 | caused by the Great Chicago Fire in 1871 to navigating more | ||||||
14 | recent challenges posed in the higher education landscape; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Saint Xavier University has grown in numerous | ||||||
16 | ways, including adding new buildings and programs, collecting | ||||||
17 | academic and athletic accolades, and serving a student body of | ||||||
18 | undergraduate and graduate students that continues to grow, | ||||||
19 | with enrollment consistently surpassing the previous year; the | ||||||
20 | university is marking its anniversary by welcoming the largest | ||||||
21 | freshman class in its history in 2021; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Saint Xavier University was the first Catholic | ||||||
2 | university in Chicago and the first Mercy institution of | ||||||
3 | higher learning in the world; the university is a vital part of | ||||||
4 | Illinois history and has served many families from the Oak | ||||||
5 | Lawn area; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Saint Xavier University will celebrate its 175th | ||||||
7 | anniversary with a special Spirit of Mercy Day on September | ||||||
8 | 23, 2021, followed by a Student Leader Commissioning, an art | ||||||
9 | gallery exhibit, and Homecoming celebrations; therefore, be it
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10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
11 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
12 | we congratulate Saint Xavier University on its 175th | ||||||
13 | anniversary and wish the university continued success; and be | ||||||
14 | it further
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15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
16 | presented to Saint Xavier University President Laurie M. | ||||||
17 | Joyner, Ph.D., as an expression of our esteem and respect.
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