Full Text of HR0311 096th General Assembly
HR0311 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives wish to congratulate Larine Cowan, Assistant | 4 |
| Chancellor and Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity and | 5 |
| Access at the University of Illinois, on her retirement; and
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| WHEREAS, Larine Cowan began her career in civil rights and | 7 |
| human rights as the Director of the Community Relations | 8 |
| Department for the City of Champaign, where she partnered with | 9 |
| a lieutenant with the Champaign Police Department and two | 10 |
| psychology professors at the University of Illinois to conduct | 11 |
| research resulting in the publication of an article entitled | 12 |
| "Police-Community Relations: A Process, Not a Product," and | 13 |
| changes in police and citizen interactions in the City of | 14 |
| Champaign; and
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| WHEREAS, She is active in the local community, serving on | 16 |
| several boards that provide services to pre-K through | 17 |
| elementary school children, families struggling with addiction | 18 |
| and substance abuse, women's issues, human and civil rights, | 19 |
| equity, access and economic parity; she is dedicated to State | 20 |
| and national organizations that promote social justice and | 21 |
| empowerment and she has received numerous awards and | 22 |
| recognition for her work in these areas; and
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| WHEREAS, She has been devoted to a career in affirmative | 2 |
| action and diversity; she served as Assistant Vice Chancellor | 3 |
| for Administration and Director of Affirmative Action for Staff | 4 |
| for the University of Illinois where she led the campus in | 5 |
| establishing policies and procedures to advance the campus | 6 |
| affirmative action efforts for staff employees; as Assistant | 7 |
| Chancellor and Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity and | 8 |
| Access (OEOA), she introduced the first major campus-wide | 9 |
| diversity programs that were attended by deans, directors, and | 10 |
| department heads, and was instrumental in the development of | 11 |
| the first video produced on sexual harassment prevention and | 12 |
| the presentation of a series of campus programs on sexual | 13 |
| harassment prevention; and
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| WHEREAS, She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology | 15 |
| from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, a Masters degree | 16 |
| in Social Work from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, | 17 |
| and a PhD in Educational Policy Studies from the University of | 18 |
| Illinois; she conducts and examines research on policies and | 19 |
| programs used to increase ethnic and racial diversity among | 20 |
| faculty at research universities; and
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| WHEREAS, Currently, she oversees the University's | 22 |
| Affirmative Action policies and procedures, including | 23 |
| compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act; the | 24 |
| investigation of internal and external complaints of alleged |
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| discrimination filed with Federal and State Civil Rights | 2 |
| Agencies; the development and implementation of educational | 3 |
| programs on diversity, inclusion, sexual harassment | 4 |
| prevention, disability issues, and related topics for faculty | 5 |
| and staff to improve campus climate and to facilitate campus | 6 |
| and community outreach and engagement; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 8 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 9 |
| congratulate Larine Cowan on her retirement and wish her all | 10 |
| the best in her future endeavors; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 |
| presented to Larine Cowan as a symbol of our respect.
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