Bill Text: PA SR77 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating April 6, 2011, as "Penn State Day" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-04-06 - Introduced and adopted [SR77 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-SR77-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1006
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 77 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY ARGALL, APRIL 6, 2011
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, APRIL 6, 2011
A RESOLUTION
Designating April 6, 2011, as "Penn State Day" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Chartered in 1855 by act of the General Assembly and
approved by Governor James Pollock on February 22 of that same
year, The Pennsylvania State University is now in its 156th year
of serving this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Penn State was designated on April 1, 1863, by act
of the General Assembly as the Commonwealth's sole land-grant
institution; and
WHEREAS, By accepting the terms of the Morrill Land-Grant
Act, approved by Congress and signed by President Abraham
Lincoln on July 2, 1862, the General Assembly conferred upon
Penn State a unique mission of teaching, research and public
service; and
WHEREAS, That same Land-Grant Act has obligated Penn State
"to promote the liberal and practical education of the
industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions of
life"; and
WHEREAS, For nearly a century Penn State has based
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cooperative extension agents in the various counties of the
Commonwealth, with support from Federal, State and local
governments, to enhance economic productivity and the quality of
community life; and
WHEREAS, Penn State serves nearly 70,000 students who are
Pennsylvania residents; and
WHEREAS, More than 291,000 Penn State alumni now reside in
this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Since awarding its first baccalaureate degrees in
1861, Penn State has now conferred more than 664,000 degrees at
all levels; and
WHEREAS, Those degrees represent the culmination of an
educational experience that is exceptionally high quality by
nearly every measure; and
WHEREAS, As an example of that quality, Penn State offers at
least 40 degree programs that are rated by peers to be among the
ten best in their fields nationally; and
WHEREAS, U.S. News & World Report ranks Penn State among the
50 best national universities, public or private; and
WHEREAS, Kiplinger's Personal Finance rates Penn State among
the 50 best values among the nation's public colleges; and
WHEREAS, Penn State research expenditures now total more than
$780 million annually, including $472 million in Federal funds
that the university brings to the Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Penn State research puts more than $2 billion into
this Commonwealth's economy each year in the form of job
creation and retention, new technologies and taxes; and
WHEREAS, Penn State outreach programs deliver instruction,
new knowledge created by research and other programming to more
than two million Pennsylvania households each year; and
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WHEREAS, Penn State generates a total net economic impact to
the Commonwealth of $8.5 billion annually; and
WHEREAS, Penn State is one of the largest nongovernmental
employers in this Commonwealth, having a permanent presence in
each of the 67 counties; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate April 6, 2011, as "Penn
State Day" in Pennsylvania.
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