HR0018 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The Mennonite Sanitarium Training School was founded in Bloomington on January 23, 1919; the first commencement took place in 1922 with 15 graduates; and

WHEREAS, In 1982, the Mennonite College of Nursing was established; in 1985, the last graduation ceremony for diploma students was held, and the first degrees from the Mennonite College of Nursing (MCN) were awarded; in 1995, the Master of Science in Nursing Program was approved; and

WHEREAS, The Mennonite College of Nursing became Illinois State University's sixth academic college on July 1, 1999; during the past 16 years, the college has increased its undergraduate enrollment, added two sequences to the master's program, created a doctoral program that includes a Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing and an online Doctor of Nursing Practice, and created an accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing option; a state-of-art nursing simulation lab was opened in 2011; and

WHEREAS, The Illinois State University Mennonite College of Nursing has maintained important traditions while transforming into an innovative, future-oriented program; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare January 23, 2019 as ISU Mennonite College of Nursing Day in the State of Illinois; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the ISU Mennonite College of Nursing as a symbol of our respect and esteem.