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