[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 414 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 414

Commemorating the 125th anniversary of the University of North Carolina 
                              at Pembroke.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 29, 2012

     Mr. Burr (for himself and Mrs. Hagan) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Commemorating the 125th anniversary of the University of North Carolina 
                              at Pembroke.

Whereas the University of North Carolina at Pembroke (referred to in this 
        preamble as ``the University'') was founded on March 7, 1887, in Robeson 
        County, North Carolina by an act of the General Assembly of North 
        Carolina;
Whereas the University, originally named the Croatan Normal School, was created 
        in response to a petition from the Indian people of Robeson County;
Whereas the University was founded for the purpose of training American Indian 
        school teachers;
Whereas the University opened in the fall of 1887 with 15 students and 1 
        teacher;
Whereas the University moved to its present location in Pembroke, North Carolina 
        in 1909;
Whereas a 2-year program beyond high school was added to the University in 1926;
Whereas the length of the program of college studies at the University was 
        extended to 4 years in 1939;
Whereas, in 1941, the General Assembly of North Carolina changed the name of the 
        University to Pembroke State College for Indians;
Whereas, until 1953, the University was the only State-supported 4-year college 
        for Indians in the United States;
Whereas, in 1969, the General Assembly of North Carolina changed the name of the 
        University to Pembroke State University and made the University a 
        regional State university that provided instruction at both the 
        undergraduate level and the graduate level;
Whereas, in 1972, the General Assembly of North Carolina established the 17-
        campus University of North Carolina system and made Pembroke State 
        University 1 of the constituent institutions of the system;
Whereas, on July 1, 1996, Pembroke State University became the University of 
        North Carolina at Pembroke;
Whereas, today, approximately 6,000 students from diverse backgrounds are 
        enrolled in 41 undergraduate programs and 17 graduate programs at the 
        University of North Carolina at Pembroke; and
Whereas March 7, 2012, marks the 125th anniversary of the founding of the 
        University of North Carolina at Pembroke: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate commemorates the 125th anniversary of the 
University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
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