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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Morton College, the second-oldest community
3 college in Illinois, has ably served its community, enabling
4 thousands of students to prosper since 1924; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Morton College District 527 has changed
6 profoundly in the recent past, evolving as an institution with
7 the greatest percentage of Latino students of any public
8 college or university in Illinois; and
 
9     WHEREAS, The Board, the President, and all others
10 associated with Morton College have embraced its changing
11 community and have contributed toward its considerable and
12 profound renewal in becoming bilingual and inclusive, making
13 every effort to serve all persons in its District; and
 
14     WHEREAS, The College, while in the midst of transforming
15 itself in every way, is making dramatic improvements in its
16 physical plant, most specifically with a fully redesigned and
17 constructed library, new student service areas, new space for
18 ESL, as well as new signage, to name a few; and
 
19     WHEREAS, The College has been especially exemplary in
20 Latino employment, currently with the greatest percentage of
21 Latino college administration of any Illinois public college or
22 university; and
 
23     WHEREAS, The College has made considerable strides in
24 self-study with a determination to help all students succeed by
25 fostering a positive internal climate for staff and students
26 alike; therefore, be it
 
27     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
28 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Morton
29 College in recognition of its distinguished progress, and we

 

 

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1 proclaim it to be the most improved Illinois Community College
2 in 2004; and be it further
 
3     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4 presented to Morton College with best wishes for continued
5 success.