[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 527 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 527

    Honoring the centennial of the founding of DePaul University in 
                           Chicago, Illinois.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 10, 1998

Mr. Blagojevich submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
            to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Honoring the centennial of the founding of DePaul University in 
                           Chicago, Illinois.

Whereas 1998 marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of DePaul University in 
        Chicago, Illinois, which is the second-largest Catholic university in 
        the Nation with over 17,000 students;
Whereas DePaul University was originally founded by the Vincentian Fathers to 
        teach immigrants who were otherwise denied access to a college 
        education, and has been guided for the past 100 years by the mission to 
        foster in higher education a deep respect for the God-given dignity of 
        all persons and to instill in educated persons a dedication to the 
        service of others;
Whereas DePaul University has matured into a major regional resource that drives 
        the Illinois economy at many levels and with over 65,000 alumni who live 
        and work in Illinois, DePaul graduates are prominent in the State's 
        business community, the law profession and the judicial system, the 
        educational institutions of the State, and music and theatre;
Whereas DePaul University is nationally recognized for the diversity of its 
        faculty and student population as the University enrolls the largest 
        combined number of African-American and Latino students of any private 
        college or university in Illinois;
Whereas DePaul University has distinguished itself in such fields as education, 
        business, performance art, telecommunications, and law;
Whereas the School of Education has provided the Chicago metropolitan area with 
        many of its elementary and high school teachers and has joined forces 
        with the Chicago Public School system to develop innovative educational 
        techniques;
Whereas DePaul University has a nationally ranked graduate School of Business, 
        which is one of the largest in the United States, and a part-time MBA 
        program that has received national recognition as 1 of the top 10 
        programs in the Nation for the past 4 years;
Whereas DePaul's School of Music and Theatre School are nationally recognized 
        institutions;
Whereas DePaul's School of Computer Science, Telecommunication and Information 
        Systems is the largest graduate school of its kind in the United States;
Whereas the DePaul School of Law has produced many of Chicago's lawyers and 
        jurists while obtaining an international reputation for its work in 
        international human rights, and the International Criminal Justice and 
        Weapons Control Center of DePaul University is working in support of the 
        establishment of an International Criminal Court;
Whereas the DePaul University School for New Learning is widely recognized as a 
        national model in alternative education for working professionals; and
Whereas the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is the largest and oldest of 
        DePaul's colleges and provides the foundation of an educational 
        experience: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes the important educational contributions that 
        DePaul University has made to the State of Illinois and the 
        Nation; and
            (2) congratulates the students, alumni, faculty, and staff 
        of DePaul University on the occasion of the centennial 
        anniversary of the founding of DePaul University.
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