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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate the
4 administration, staff, students, and alumni of the University
5 of St. Francis (USF) on the occasion of the university's
6 selection as a winner of the Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce
7 and Industry's Salute of Accomplishment award to be presented
8 on March 25, 2010; and
 
9     WHEREAS, The University of St. Francis was founded in 1920;
10 the university's mission is to provide a quality education
11 based upon the Franciscan values of Respect, Integrity,
12 Compassion, and Service; and
 
13     WHEREAS, USF offers 38 undergraduate majors in arts and
14 sciences, business, education, nursing and allied health, and
15 social work programs; the university also offers 4 degree
16 completion programs and 12 graduate programs, as well as the
17 newly-created Doctor of Nursing Practice program; and
 
18     WHEREAS, In addition to its main campus, USF also features
19 the Rialto City Center campus in downtown Joliet, which is
20 currently in use by the university's Arts & Design Department,
21 and the Health & Wellness Center in Joliet, which is the first
22 nurse practitioner-managed center to be created in Will County;

 

 

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1 the university also posts NAIA intercollegiate team in men's
2 and women's sports; and
 
3     WHEREAS, USF serves the Joliet community and beyond through
4 numerous cultural and educational programs through USF
5 Solutions: A Resource Center for Business and Community
6 Partnerships; and
 
7     WHEREAS, USF has been ranked in the top tier of U.S. News &
8 World Report's edition of "America's Best Colleges" for 5
9 consecutive years; the university is also noted in The
10 Princeton Review's "Best Colleges: Region by Region"; and
 
11     WHEREAS, The employees and students of the University of
12 St. Francis serves as models of hard work, integrity, and
13 dedication for the people of the State of Illinois; therefore,
14 be it
 
15     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
16 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
17 congratulate the administration, staff, students, and alumni
18 of the University of St. Francis (USF) on the occasion of the
19 university's selection as a winner of the Joliet Region Chamber
20 of Commerce and Industry's Salute of Accomplishment award and
21 wish them continued success and happiness in the future; and be
22 it further
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to Dr. Michael Vinciguerra, President of the
3 University of St. Francis, as a symbol of our esteem and
4 respect.