Bill Text: PA HR173 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating April 5, 2011, as "Pitt Day" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2011-04-04 - Adopted (196-0) [HR173 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HR173-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1378
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 173 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY P. COSTA, ELLIS, FRANKEL, HESS, BARBIN, BURNS, CAUSER, DALEY, EVANKOVICH, GIBBONS, HANNA, NEUMAN, PRESTON, SACCONE, WAGNER, WHEATLEY, D. COSTA, DEASY, DeLUCA, DERMODY, GERGELY, KORTZ, KOTIK, MAHER, MARKOSEK, MUSTIO, MATZIE, RAVENSTAHL, READSHAW, M. SMITH, TURZAI, VULAKOVICH, WHITE, BAKER, BISHOP, K. BOYLE, BROOKS, CALTAGIRONE, DeWEESE, DiGIROLAMO, DUNBAR, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FLECK, GABLER, GEIST, GEORGE, GODSHALL, HARHART, HARKINS, HENNESSEY, KULA, LONGIETTI, MAJOR, MANN, MARSICO, MILLARD, MIRABITO, MOUL, O'NEILL, PARKER, PAYNE, PAYTON, QUINN, ROSS, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SONNEY, STABACK, STURLA, SWANGER, DePASQUALE, BRADFORD AND GOODMAN, APRIL 1, 2011
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, APRIL 1, 2011
A RESOLUTION
Designating April 5, 2011, as "Pitt Day" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is an
internationally recognized center of learning and research, with
sites at the Pittsburgh main campus and at Bradford, Greensburg,
Johnstown and Titusville locations; and
WHEREAS, Referred to as the Pittsburgh Academy, Pitt was
founded in 1787 by Hugh Henry Brackenridge in a log cabin on the
developing western frontier and chartered that year by act of
the General Assembly; and
WHEREAS, Pitt has operated since 1966 as a State-related
university of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education; and
WHEREAS, Pitt's current enrollment includes more than 26,000
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Pennsylvania resident students; and
WHEREAS, Pitt's Pennsylvania resident students have compiled
eight Boren Scholarships, seven Goldwater Scholarships, 14
Fulbright Scholarships, four Freeman Asia Scholarships, one
Churchill Scholarship, one Gates Cambridge Scholarship, six
Humanity in Action Scholarships, two Udall Scholarships and one
Truman Scholarship; and
WHEREAS, Pitt has been ranked in the very top cluster of our
nation's public research universities for the fourth consecutive
year; and
WHEREAS, With nearly $800 million in National Institutes of
Health (NIH) grant funding awarded to Pitt this year, the
university ranks fifth among institutions nationwide in
competitive NIH grants; and
WHEREAS, NIH grant funding supports 28,000 jobs and provides
a 4-to-1 return on Commonwealth investment; and
WHEREAS, Pitt has been recognized by Kiplinger's and The
Princeton Review as a best value in public higher education; and
WHEREAS, Pitt ranks top among public institutions for
dramatically strengthening the economy and quality of life in
its home communities according to "Saviors of Our Cities: A
Survey of Best College and University Civic Partnerships"; and
WHEREAS, Pitt's annual regional economic contribution exceeds
$2 billion; and
WHEREAS, Pitt employs more than 12,600 residents of this
Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania resident Pitt alumni number at 267,000;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate April
5, 2011, as "Pitt Day" in Pennsylvania.
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