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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 recognize the Chicago State |
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| University (CSU) Foundation on the occasion of its 12th Annual |
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| Friends of CSU Awards Dinner; and
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| WHEREAS, The CSU Foundation is a private nonprofit |
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| corporation with assets of nearly $3 million and an endowment |
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| nearing $2 million; it was chartered in 1967 and incorporated |
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| in December of 1968 as an independent, charitable, organization |
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| to secure, hold, and administer funds and properties given by |
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| individuals, corporations, and philanthropic foundations in |
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| support of Chicago State University and its affiliated |
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| organizations; such gifts provide needed funds for |
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| scholarships, fellowships, faculty development, academic |
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| programs and research, modern equipment and more, initiatives |
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| for which state general operating funds are often not |
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| available; and
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| WHEREAS, The Foundation seeks private support for purposes |
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| particularly central to the teaching, research, and service |
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| mission of the university; with state funds accounting for less |
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| than 50 percent of the actual cost of a CSU education, funds |
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| raised by the Foundation are the margin of excellence in |
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| providing undergraduate and graduate instruction and basic and |
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| applied research and program outreach and support that benefits |
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| students, faculty, and the greater world community; and
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| WHEREAS, Chicago State University is Illinois' oldest and |
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| most successful higher education institution assisting |
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| minorities; originally named Cook County Normal School, CSU was |
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| founded in Blue Island in 1867; the Chicago Board of Education |
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| purchased the school in 1897 and renamed it Chicago Normal |
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| School; in 1913, it became Chicago Normal College, and in 1938, |
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| it was renamed Chicago Teachers College; the college was |