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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Ms. Andrea Andrada served as the Student Member of
3 the Elgin Community College Board from April, 2008 to April,
4 2009; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Ms. Andrada has shown a strong commitment to Elgin
6 Community College and helped bring the school closer to its
7 vision of being the best community college in the nation; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Ms. Andrada has earned the respect of her student
9 constituents and board members alike through her passion and
10 loyalty to serving others; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Ms. Andrada is known among her peers as a role
12 model and advocate who takes the time to hear student concerns
13 and then shares feedback to the Board; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Ms. Andrada has demonstrated outstanding written
15 and verbal communication skills in compiling monthly student
16 activities reports and reporting on them for the Board of
17 Trustees; and
 
18     WHEREAS, Ms. Andrada has shown diligence by her
19 participation in pre-referendum (ENCORE) and referendum
20 activities by serving on the buildings and grounds committee,

 

 

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1 sharing information with Student Government and Club Council,
2 and participating in meetings with State and federal
3 legislators to explain the need of campus expansion; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Ms. Andrada is a supporter of a diverse campus
5 environment and holds membership in Student Government, Phi
6 Theta Kappa International Honor Society, United Students of All
7 Cultures, Asian Filipino Club, Organization of Latin American
8 Students, Spanish Club, and the Ultimate Frisbee Club; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Ms. Andrada has shown benevolence by initiating
10 and organizing a campus-wide collection for Kaibigan
11 International, an amazing endeavor in which she traveled to the
12 Philippines with hundreds of toys to give to underprivileged
13 children on behalf of Elgin Community College; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Ms. Andrada is an active member of the Illinois
15 Community College Board Student Advisory Committee (ICCB-SAC),
16 serving as the student representative on the Program Advisory
17 Committee; and
 
18     WHEREAS, Ms. Andrada, as the student representative on the
19 Program Advisory Committee, has initiated a community outreach
20 program across the State to highlight the issues and promote
21 awareness of Autism by holding information seminars and
22 fund-raising activities at community colleges statewide; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Ms. Andrada maintains high scholarly standards
2 and has earned a perfect 4.0 GPA at Elgin Community College as
3 well as been named to the All USA Academic First Team and is
4 the Illinois Century Scholar as a result of her stellar
5 academic record, community endeavors and campus involvement;
6 and
 
7     WHEREAS, Ms. Andrada has grown tremendously as a leader
8 during the past year, experiencing conferences in Washington,
9 D.C., student trustee meetings, lobby days, numerous Board
10 meetings, and earning the prestigious Gigi Campbell Student
11 Trustee Excellence Award; therefore, be it
 
12     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
13 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
14 congratulate Ms. Andrea Andrada on her time of service on the
15 Elgin Community College Board and wish her the best in all her
16 future endeavors; and be it further
 
17     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
18 presented to Ms. Andrea Andrada as a symbol of our respect and
19 esteem.