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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Willard Broom as |
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| he retires from his position as Associate Dean of Students at |
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| the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (U of I); and
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| WHEREAS, Dean Broom graduated from the U of I in 1972; his |
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| student involvement in FarmHouse Fraternity, the Student |
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| Speaker Bureau, and organizing the first Quad Day, all |
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| contributed to his becoming Assistant Dean of Student Programs |
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| and Services; he began by advising Interfraternity and |
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| Panhellenic Councils, Illini Guides, and numerous student |
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| groups; he directed summer and fall orientation programs for |
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| new students and the first Allerton student leadership |
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| conference; and
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| WHEREAS, Dean Broom later served as Director of Student |
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| Activities, reaching out to students in many respects with |
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| responsibility for New Student Orientation, Greeks, the |
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| Afro-American Cultural Program, La Casa Cultural Latina, Moms |
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| and Dads Associations, Certified Housing, and SORF Board; his |
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| personal involvement provided the roots to establish and |
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| cultivate these programs into viable, respected organizations |
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| that have flourished throughout the generations of college |
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| students that have passed through the halls of the U of I; and
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| WHEREAS, Dean Broom also assumed the advisory role for |
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| additional student groups, including student government, |
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| Atius-Sachem, and Star Course; in addition, many of the |
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| leadership programs of the campus matured during his time in |
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| the Dean of Students Office; and
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| WHEREAS, In addition to his responsibilities in the Dean of |
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| Students office, Dean Broom has taught a leadership class, Ed |
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| Psych 199, for more than 20 years; and
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