Bill Text: IL SR0636 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates October 12, 2013 as Concordia University Chicago Day in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SR0636 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR0636-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Concordia University Chicago was originally | ||||||
| 3 | founded in 1864 as the Addison Lutheran Teachers Seminary; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Concordia University Chicago established its | ||||||
| 5 | current River Forest campus in 1914; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Concordia University Chicago will celebrate its | ||||||
| 7 | 150th year as an institution of higher learning in 2014; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Concordia University Chicago is a private, | ||||||
| 9 | liberal arts-based university, centered in the gospel of Jesus | ||||||
| 10 | Christ, and affiliated with the Lutheran Church - Missouri | ||||||
| 11 | Synod; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Concordia University Chicago is recognized as a | ||||||
| 13 | State, regional, and national leader in education, public | ||||||
| 14 | service, and servant leadership; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Concordia University Chicago is comprised of 4 | ||||||
| 16 | academic colleges which offer baccalaureate, master's, and | ||||||
| 17 | doctoral degrees offered throughout the nation and abroad; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Concordia University Chicago has graduated over | ||||||
| 19 | 34,000 alumni who have served and led in churches, schools, | ||||||
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| 1 | institutions, and communities throughout the State and beyond | ||||||
| 2 | in a variety of vocations; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Concordia University Chicago has achieved record | ||||||
| 4 | enrollment numbers, including nearly 1,500 undergraduate, | ||||||
| 5 | 4,000 graduate, and 350 doctoral students; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Concordia University Chicago has established | ||||||
| 7 | educational partnerships with many nations, including China, | ||||||
| 8 | Spain, Italy, and England, in order to enhance and promote a | ||||||
| 9 | globalized educational experience; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Concordia University Chicago has made adult | ||||||
| 11 | education a priority through enhanced online courses and | ||||||
| 12 | accelerated bachelor's degrees; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Concordia University Chicago has grown and | ||||||
| 14 | continues to grow exponentially with the creation of the Walter | ||||||
| 15 | and Maxine Christopher Center for Learning and Leadership, the | ||||||
| 16 | College of Business, the College of Graduate and Innovative | ||||||
| 17 | Programs, and the Center for Global Outreach; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Concordia University Chicago continues to make | ||||||
| 19 | significant contributions to underserved populations in | ||||||
| 20 | Illinois through its dedication to servant leadership; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Concordia University Chicago equips men and women | ||||||
| 2 | to serve and lead with integrity, creativity, competence, and | ||||||
| 3 | compassion in a diverse, interconnected, and increasingly | ||||||
| 4 | urbanized church, State, and world; therefore, be it
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| 5 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 6 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we designate the date | ||||||
| 7 | of October 12, 2013 as Concordia University Chicago Day in the | ||||||
| 8 | State of Illinois in recognition of the school's role in | ||||||
| 9 | shaping the lives of countless students throughout its history; | ||||||
| 10 | and be it further
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| 11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 12 | presented to Concordia University Chicago as a symbol of our | ||||||
| 13 | respect and esteem.
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