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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The University of Illinois at Chicago's | ||||||
3 | Department of Urban Planning and Policy is celebrating its 40th | ||||||
4 | anniversary; and
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5 | WHEREAS, On February 6, 1973, the Planning Task Force of | ||||||
6 | the University of Illinois at Chicago's College of Urban | ||||||
7 | Sciences delivered recommendations to its new dean, Charles | ||||||
8 | Orlebeke, to open the Master of Urban Planning and Policy | ||||||
9 | academic program in the fall of 1973; and
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10 | WHEREAS, The college at that time consisted of 2 units; the | ||||||
11 | academic program would lead to the Master of Urban Planning and | ||||||
12 | Policy while the Center for Urban Studies would continue to | ||||||
13 | focus on research and public service activities; and
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14 | WHEREAS, The University of Illinois at Chicago's | ||||||
15 | Department of Urban Planning and Policy has since grown to | ||||||
16 | become one of the largest graduate planning programs in the | ||||||
17 | nation and the only accredited planning program in the Chicago | ||||||
18 | area; and
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19 | WHEREAS, The Department of Urban Planning and Policy's | ||||||
20 | Masters in Urban Planning and Policy program ranks in the top | ||||||
21 | tier nationally in the Planetizen guide to urban planning |
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1 | programs and is a recognized leader in urban planning and | ||||||
2 | policy education in the world; and
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3 | WHEREAS, The Department of Urban Planning and Policy is now | ||||||
4 | housed in University of Illinois at Chicago's College of Urban | ||||||
5 | Planning and Public Affairs, a college established through the | ||||||
6 | University's Great Cities Initiative to provide innovative | ||||||
7 | urban planning and public management education that puts | ||||||
8 | engaged research to purposeful use at home and abroad; and
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9 | WHEREAS, The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics | ||||||
10 | projects an increase of 14% to 19% faster than average | ||||||
11 | employment growth for urban and regional planners; and
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12 | WHEREAS, There are few investments more important than | ||||||
13 | those we make in our education and improving the human | ||||||
14 | condition; in the words of Daniel Burnham, "Make no little | ||||||
15 | plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood."; therefore, be | ||||||
16 | it
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17 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
18 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
19 | we designate the date of February 22, 2014 as UIC Urban | ||||||
20 | Planning and Policy Day in the State of Illinois and urge | ||||||
21 | citizens of this State to foster the growth and improvement of | ||||||
22 | our communities in conjunction with the education and research |
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1 | of more than 2000 University of Illinois at Chicago Urban | ||||||
2 | Planning and Policy students and alumni; and be it further
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3 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
4 | presented to the University of Illinois at Chicago as a symbol | ||||||
5 | of our esteem and respect.
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