III 111th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 258 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 10, 2009 Mr. Kohl (for himself and Mr. Feingold) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary September 14, 2009 Committee discharged; considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

Whereas La Crosse is located on the western border of middle-Wisconsin, on the east side of the Mississippi River; Whereas the first Europeans to see the site of La Crosse were French fur traders who traveled the Mississippi River in the late 17th century; Whereas La Crosse was incorporated as a city in 1856; Whereas Thomas Morris sponsored a bill in the Wisconsin State Senate that led to the creation of the current-day University of Wisconsin-La Crosse; Whereas the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse was founded in 1909 as the La Crosse State Normal School for the purpose of teacher preparation; Whereas the philosophy of Fassett A. Cotton, the university’s first president, was to train the whole person; Whereas mens corpusque, Latin for mind and body, is the motto on the university seal; Whereas the college changed its name to Wisconsin State College-La Crosse in 1951 when the Wisconsin State teachers colleges began awarding baccalaureate degrees in liberal arts; Whereas the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse offers 88 undergraduate programs in 44 disciplines and 26 graduate programs; Whereas the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1959, the same year that presidential candidate John F. Kennedy visited the campus and spoke to the student body in Graff Main Hall auditorium; Whereas U.S. News & World Report ranked the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse second among midwestern public universities offering bachelor’s and master’s degrees; Whereas the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men’s athletic teams adopted the nickname ‘‘Eagles’’ in the fall of 1989, and the women's teams adopted that nickname a year later; Whereas the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse athletic teams have won 59 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III titles in 9 different sports; and Whereas 2009 marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate— (1)commemorates the 100th anniversary of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse; and (2)commends the university for its status as a leading public university that excels in academics, athletics, and quality of life for students.