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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, 2015 marks the 150th anniversary for Lincoln | ||||||
| 3 | College in Lincoln, Illinois; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Lincoln College is a private liberal arts college, | ||||||
| 5 | fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North | ||||||
| 6 | Central Association and established in 1865 to fill the need | ||||||
| 7 | for an institution of higher learning in central Illinois; and | ||||||
| 8 | WHEREAS, A charter for the new college, then known as | ||||||
| 9 | Lincoln University, was secured from the Illinois General | ||||||
| 10 | Assembly on February 6, 1865; ground was broken for University | ||||||
| 11 | Hall, the College's first building, just 6 days later on | ||||||
| 12 | Abraham Lincoln's birthday; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, The foundation was completed and the cornerstone | ||||||
| 14 | was laid by September of 1865; instruction for men and women | ||||||
| 15 | began in November of 1866, with the first commencement in 1868 | ||||||
| 16 | with 3 graduates; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Lincoln College now has campuses in Lincoln and | ||||||
| 18 | Normal, developing a tradition of personal education long | ||||||
| 19 | before the concept became universally popular; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Lincoln College's mission is to uniquely empower | ||||||
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| 1 | students to realize their full potential; the College lives up | ||||||
| 2 | to its motto of "Experience Outstanding" with a faculty | ||||||
| 3 | philosophy, student services, and low faculty-student ratio | ||||||
| 4 | that provides individualized attention to make the difference | ||||||
| 5 | between failure and success for many students; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, The Lincoln College experience is more than | ||||||
| 7 | offering academic programs that are second to none, as a number | ||||||
| 8 | of its varsity sports teams have won national championships; | ||||||
| 9 | its other extracurricular activities provide students with | ||||||
| 10 | opportunities to pursue their passions and learn life and | ||||||
| 11 | leadership skills outside the classroom; therefore, be it
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| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 13 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 14 | recognize and congratulate the students, administration, and | ||||||
| 15 | faculty of Lincoln College in commemoration of its | ||||||
| 16 | sesquicentennial celebration; and be it further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to the leadership at Lincoln College as an expression | ||||||
| 19 | of our esteem and respect.
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