HR 9123

2	House Resolution
3	A resolution designating April 20, 2004, as "F.S.U. Day"
4	in Tallahassee.
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6	WHEREAS, the Tallahassee campus of Florida State University
7	is the oldest continuous site of higher education in Florida and
8	holds the state's first chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, and
9	WHEREAS, in 1994, Florida State University joined an elite
10	group of the nation's top research universities when it was
11	designated by the Carnegie Foundation as a "Research I"
12	institution, and
13	WHEREAS, Florida State University, a national leader in
14	international education, with more than 40 years of experience
15	abroad, now has 38 such programs, including the most recent
16	summer program of study at Tianjin Foreign Studies University in
17	the People's Republic of China, and
18	WHEREAS, Florida State University offers graduate and
19	undergraduate degrees in 565 fields within 17 independent
20	colleges and schools, its comprehensive offerings preparing
21	students for graduate school, professional degree programs, and
22	successful careers, and
23	WHEREAS, recognized as the most "wired" campus in the
24	state, Florida State University is setting the standard for
25	distance learning and for utilizing technology in the classroom
26	as well as campuswide, and
27	WHEREAS, because of its long-standing tradition of
28	promoting racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity on its campus,
29	along with an aggressive recruitment from among many diverse
30	groups, Florida State University's college experience proves to
31	be one of continuing enrichment in the lives of its students,
32	and     WHEREAS, during the 2003-2004 season, Coach Bobby Bowden
33	completed his 28th year as head football coach of the Florida
34	State University Seminoles and celebrated 339 victories to
35	become the most winning coach in NCAA Division I-A history; and
36	the school is nationally acclaimed for its superior athletic
37	program, NOW, THEREFORE,
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39	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
40	Florida:
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42	That the House of Representatives designates April 20,
43	2004, as "F.S.U. Day" in Tallahassee in recognition of the
44	university's contributions as an outstanding institution of
45	higher education.
46	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be
47	presented to Dr. T. K. Wetherell, President of Florida State
48	University, as a tangible token of the sentiments expressed
49	herein.

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