[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 99 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. CON. RES. 99

   Honoring the University of Nebraska at Omaha for its 100 years of 
                    commitment to higher education.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 16, 2008

  Mr. Hagel submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
   Honoring the University of Nebraska at Omaha for its 100 years of 
                    commitment to higher education.

Whereas local leaders in the Omaha area formed a corporation known as the 
        University of Omaha on October 8, 1908, for the promotion of sound 
        learning and education;
Whereas, on September 14, 1909, the first 26 University of Omaha students 
        gathered in Redick Hall, located west of 24th and Pratt Streets in the 
        city of Omaha;
Whereas, during the first 10 years of existence, the key division of the 
        University of Omaha was Liberal Arts College, designed to produce a 
        well-rounded and informed student;
Whereas, in 1910, the University of Nebraska announced it would accept all 
        University of Omaha coursework as equivalent to its own, a milestone in 
        terms of recognition for the new institution and acknowledgement of its 
        substantial and respected curriculum;
Whereas, in December 1916, the University of Omaha students had a farewell party 
        for Redick Hall and moved into their new building, a 3-story, 30-
        classroom building named Joslyn Hall;
Whereas, in 1929, the University of Omaha board of trustees and the people of 
        Omaha voted to create the new Municipal University of Omaha to replace 
        the old University of Omaha on May 30, 1930;
Whereas, in 1936, the Municipal University of Omaha acquired 20 acres of land 
        north of Elmwood Park and south of West Dodge Street, which would become 
        the site of the present-day campus;
Whereas the University dedicated its beautiful Georgian-style administration 
        building in November 1938, capable of accommodating a student body of 
        1,000;
Whereas the increased enrollment of World War II veterans in 1945 due to the 
        Montgomery GI Bill led to the completion of several new buildings, 
        including a field house, library, student center, and engineering 
        building;
Whereas, in 1950, the College of Education was separated from the College of 
        Arts and Sciences, and within 3 years \1/3\ of all teachers in Omaha 
        public schools held degrees from the Municipal University;
Whereas the College of Business Administration was founded in 1952, and the 
        business community responded by creating internship programs for 
        accounting, insurance, real estate, and retailing at major firms and for 
        students interested in the field of television at station KMTV;
Whereas 12,000 members of the military, including 15 who rose to the rank of 
        general, were able to receive a Bachelor of General Education degree 
        through the College of Adult Education ``Bootstrap'' program;
Whereas the University received a Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) unit 
        in July 1951;
Whereas Municipal University became a leader in radio-television journalism by 
        founding its own radio station in 1951, and in 1952 became the first 
        institution in the Midwest to offer courses by television;
Whereas Municipal University became part of the University of Nebraska system in 
        July 1968, and was renamed the University of Nebraska at Omaha, its 
        present-day name;
Whereas, in 1977, the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary 
        Schools gave the University of Nebraska at Omaha the highest rating 
        possible;
Whereas, in an effort to gain a more suitable location for conferences and an 
        off-campus class site, the University opened the Peter Kiewit Conference 
        Center in 1980;
Whereas the University has established innovative programs that enrich the 
        community through service learning, support of the arts, outreach 
        programs for business, education, and government, and creation of dual-
        enrollment programs for Nebraska high school students;
Whereas the University has 90,000 graduates, with nearly half of those still 
        residing, raising families, and building careers in the Omaha 
        metropolitan area; and
Whereas the year 2008 is the 100th anniversary of the founding of the University 
        of Nebraska at Omaha, and the activities to commemorate its founding 
        will begin on October 8, 2008: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That Congress congratulates the University of Nebraska at Omaha on its 
100 years of outstanding service to the city of Omaha, the State of 
Nebraska, the United States, and the world in fulfilling its mission of 
providing sound learning and education.
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