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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The Mennonite Sanitarium Training School was
3founded in Bloomington on January 23, 1919; the first
4commencement took place in 1922 with 15 graduates; and
 
5    WHEREAS, In 1982, the Mennonite College of Nursing was
6established; in 1985, the last graduation ceremony for diploma
7students was held, and the first degrees from the Mennonite
8College of Nursing (MCN) were awarded; in 1995, the Master of
9Science in Nursing Program was approved; and
 
10    WHEREAS, The Mennonite College of Nursing became Illinois
11State University's sixth academic college on July 1, 1999;
12during the past 16 years, the college has increased its
13undergraduate enrollment, added two sequences to the master's
14program, created a doctoral program that includes a Doctor of
15Philosophy in Nursing and an online Doctor of Nursing Practice,
16and created an accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing
17option; a state-of-art nursing simulation lab was opened in
182011; and
 
19    WHEREAS, The Illinois State University Mennonite College
20of Nursing has maintained important traditions while
21transforming into an innovative, future-oriented program;
22therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
2HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
3we declare January 23, 2019 as ISU Mennonite College of Nursing
4Day in the State of Illinois; and be it further
 
5    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6presented to the ISU Mennonite College of Nursing as a symbol
7of our respect and esteem.