Full Text of HR1202 94th General Assembly
HR1202 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Zelema Harris has announced her retirement as | 3 |
| President of Parkland College, effective June 20, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, She has served as the college's president since | 5 |
| July 1990; and
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| WHEREAS, She was previously president of Pioneer Community | 7 |
| College in Kansas City, Missouri, from 1980 to 1987 and was | 8 |
| president of Penn Valley Community College from 1987 to 1990; | 9 |
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| WHEREAS, President Harris worked to attract and retain many | 11 |
| quality faculty, staff, and administrators during her tenure in | 12 |
| order to fulfill the mission of Parkland College; and
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| WHEREAS, With her 26 years of experience as a chief | 14 |
| administrator in various college campuses, she has earned a | 15 |
| reputation for leadership, innovation, strategic planning, | 16 |
| diversity education, organizational transformation, and | 17 |
| embracing teaching and learning; and
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| WHEREAS, President Harris faced financially difficult | 19 |
| times in her tenure at Parkland College and actively worked | 20 |
| with the community to avoid cuts in valuable staff and | 21 |
| programs; and
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| WHEREAS, Under President Harris' tenure, Parkland College | 23 |
| has achieved the status of being one of the top two providers | 24 |
| of online learning in Illinois; she has received national and | 25 |
| state awards for college planning, developed vital | 26 |
| relationships with area businesses and industries, established | 27 |
| the award-winning Center for Excellence in Teaching and | 28 |
| Learning to enhance faculty development, and designed a | 29 |
| leadership development program for Parkland that has gained |
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| national attention; and
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| WHEREAS, Further Parkland College accomplishments during | 3 |
| her term of service include establishment of the Parkland | 4 |
| Business Development Center to serve short-term training needs | 5 |
| of businesses; a $1.5 million Child Development Center to serve | 6 |
| students, faculty, staff, and community members with young | 7 |
| families; an Agriculture Technology Applications Center to | 8 |
| meet the high-tech needs of farmers and agribusinesses as well | 9 |
| as a state-of-the-art greenhouse expansion; and a $15 million | 10 |
| new Academic & Instructional Services wing to provide | 11 |
| additional classrooms and computer laboratory space for | 12 |
| students and faculty; and
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| WHEREAS, President Harris also collaborated with local | 14 |
| service providers to create Illinois' first One-Stop Center to | 15 |
| better serve underemployed and unemployed district residents; | 16 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 19 |
| we congratulate Parkland College President Zelema Harris on her | 20 |
| outstanding contribution to Parkland College and the | 21 |
| surrounding community and wish her well upon her retirement; | 22 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 24 |
| presented to Parkland College President Zelema Harris as a sign | 25 |
| of our respect, esteem, and admiration for an exemplary career | 26 |
| of service and with our best wishes for future successes.
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