Bill Text: PA HR541 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Honoring the 140th anniversary of Chatham University as it continues to build a history and tradition of excellence in women's education and in meeting the changing needs of society.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 32-20)

Status: (Passed) 2009-12-07 - Adopted [HR541 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HR541-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 2915
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 541 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY FRANKEL, SAINATO, D. EVANS, BISHOP, CONKLIN, D. COSTA, P. COSTA, DENLINGER, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, FABRIZIO, GEIST, GEORGE, GINGRICH, HELM, HENNESSEY, KORTZ, KOTIK, MAHER, MANN, MARKOSEK, McILVAINE SMITH, MILLARD, MUNDY, PALLONE, PARKER, PAYNE, PRESTON, QUINN, READSHAW, ROEBUCK, ROSS, SEIP, M. SMITH, SONNEY, STEVENSON, SWANGER, VEREB, VULAKOVICH AND WHITE, NOVEMBER 16, 2009
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, NOVEMBER 16, 2009
A RESOLUTION
Honoring the 140th anniversary of Chatham University as it
continues to build a history and tradition of excellence in
women's education and in meeting the changing needs of
society.
WHEREAS, Founded on December 11, 1869, Chatham University was
first known as Pennsylvania Female College and renamed
Pennsylvania College for Women in 1890 and Chatham College in
1955 to honor William Pitt, First Earl of Chatham; and
WHEREAS, Chatham University was granted university status by
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on May 1, 2007; and
WHEREAS, According to its mission, Chatham University
prepares its students, from bachelors through doctoral levels,
on campus and around the world, to excel in their professions
and to become environmentally responsible, globally conscious,
lifelong learners and citizen leaders for democracy; and
WHEREAS, The historic undergraduate college, Chatham College
for Women, is one of the oldest women's colleges in the United
States and is the alma mater to thousands of women leaders,
including Rachel Carson, class of 1929, founder of the modern
environmental movement; and
WHEREAS, The College for Graduate Studies offers women and
men both master's and doctoral programs in art and architecture,
business, counseling psychology, health sciences and nursing,
teaching and writing; and
WHEREAS, The College for Continuing and Professional Studies
provides online and hybrid undergraduate and graduate degree
programs for women and men, as well as certificate programs and
community programming, such as the celebrated Summer Music and
Arts Day Camp which next year celebrates its 54th anniversary;
and
WHEREAS, Since 1992, Chatham University has grown under the
leadership of Esther L. Barazzone, Ph.D., who, as the
university's 16th President, has increased enrollment, created
new programs that focus on civic engagement, environmental
awareness and global understanding and attracted students and
educators from around the globe to the City of Pittsburgh; and
WHEREAS, Under Dr. Barazzone's leadership, critical outreach
centers have been established in the Pittsburgh area, including
the Center for Women's Entrepreneurship, the Pennsylvania Center
for Women, Politics and Public Policy, the Pittsburgh Teachers
Institute and the Rachel Carson Institute; and
WHEREAS, Through Dr. Barazzone's leadership, Chatham
University received the Eden Hall Farm from Eden Hall Foundation
on May 1, 2008, which is now known as the Eden Hall Campus, and
is home of Chatham University's new School of Sustainability and
the Environment; and
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WHEREAS, In June 2008, Chatham University's Shadyside Campus
was expanded to include Chatham Eastside at Fifth and Penn
Avenues in Pittsburgh's East Liberty and Larimer neighborhoods
in order to enlarge its graduate programs and to invest in one
of Pittsburgh's fastest growing neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, The undergraduate and graduate student body of more
than 2,200 represents 28 states and 18 other countries and
minority groups, and international students compose 20% of the
undergraduate student body who are enrolled in more than 60
degree programs; and
WHEREAS, Chatham University prepares its students for a
lifetime of personal and professional achievements,
unprecedented opportunities, challenges and leadership roles
that Chatham University's founders could only have imagined in
1869; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives honor the 140th
anniversary of Chatham University as it continues to build a
history and tradition of excellence in women's education and in
meeting the changing needs of society.
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