Senate Resolution 111 - Introduced

PAG LIN

                                    S.R. ________ H.R. ________


  1  1                SENATE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2                       BY  MULDER
  1  3 A Resolution to honor Northwestern College as it
  1  4    celebrates its sesquicentennial.
  1  5    WHEREAS, in 1882, residents of northwest Iowa
  1  6 established the Northwestern Classical Academy, a
  1  7 preparatory school for college and the ministry; and
  1  8    WHEREAS, in 1894, Northwestern continued to grow
  1  9 and Zwemer Hall, now the college's administrative
  1 10 center, was erected; and
  1 11    WHEREAS, in 1928, a junior college was added to the
  1 12 academy, which junior college later became a four=year
  1 13 teacher training college, and in 1961 the college
  1 14 graduated its first class and the old academy closed
  1 15 its doors; and
  1 16    WHEREAS, today Northwestern College is a vibrant
  1 17 four=year Christian liberal arts college, affiliated
  1 18 with the Reformed Church in America and offering
  1 19 bachelor's degree programs in more than 40 major
  1 20 fields; and
  1 21    WHEREAS, Northwestern College contributes to Iowa's
  1 22 culture through its art, music, and theatre
  1 23 departments, and to Iowa's visibility through athletic
  1 24 teams that have captured national championships and
  1 25 records; and
  1 26    WHEREAS, each spring and summer many Northwestern
  1 27 College students are involved in public service
  1 28 projects at sites around the national and the world;
  1 29 and
  1 30    WHEREAS, Northwestern College maintains a tradition
  2  1 of excellence in a variety of areas with two
  2  2 Northwestern professors names as Iowa's Professor of
  2  3 the Year by the Carnegie foundation, and the college
  2  4 itself is consistently cited as one of America's best
  2  5 colleges by the U.S. News and World Reports; NOW
  2  6 THEREFORE,
  2  7    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate
  2  8 honors Northwestern College on its sesquicentennial
  2  9 and thanks the college's faculty and staff for their
  2 10 service to Iowa in educating generations of young men
  2 11 and women.
  2 12 LSB 6497SS 82
  2 13 jr/nh/8.1