[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 272 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 272

 Congratulating the University of Kansas for 150 years of outstanding 
   service to the State of Kansas, the United States, and the world.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 30, 2015

    Mr. Moran (for himself and Mr. Roberts) submitted the following 
    resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Congratulating the University of Kansas for 150 years of outstanding 
   service to the State of Kansas, the United States, and the world.

Whereas the University of Kansas was founded in 1865 as the State university for 
        the State of Kansas, embodying the values and ideals of the people who 
        fought and died to ensure that Kansas would enter the Union as a free 
        State, as symbolized by the mascot of the university, the Jayhawk;
Whereas, 150 years after its founding, the University of Kansas is home to 
        28,000 students and 2,800 faculty;
Whereas the university graduates more than 6,700 individuals each year who join 
        the ranks of the 338,240 Jayhawk alumni living throughout Kansas, the 
        United States, and the world;
Whereas the University of Kansas has been a member of the prestigious 
        Association of American Universities since 1909;
Whereas the University of Kansas has been open to all genders and races since 
        its founding;
Whereas the first valedictorian of the university was Flora Richardson in 1873;
Whereas the University of Kansas has 13 schools, offers more than 600 degree 
        programs, and has students come from all 50 States and 105 countries to 
        study at the university;
Whereas the University of Kansas recognizes that the understanding of world 
        cultures is essential for the progress of the United States;
Whereas the university offers more than 40 separate language courses;
Whereas continuing education programs at the University of Kansas include fire 
        and law enforcement training centers that annually train over 5,000 
        public safety officers across Kansas;
Whereas basketball was first played at the University of Kansas in 1898, coached 
        by James Naismith, the inventor of the game, and the university has one 
        of the most successful programs in the country, winning 5 national 
        championships and more than 2,150 games;
Whereas Allen Fieldhouse has hosted the University of Kansas basketball games 
        since 1955 and the building remains one of the most historically 
        significant and prestigious buildings in college athletics;
Whereas President Theodore Roosevelt pronounced the chant of the university, 
        Rock Chalk Jayhawk, the ``greatest college cheer ever devised'';
Whereas the University of Kansas has a long history of working with the United 
        States Armed Forces, is one of only 53 schools to host all 3 Reserve 
        Officers' Training Corps programs, and works with the United States Army 
        Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth to produce 
        military and civilian faculty with the advanced degrees necessary to 
        teach at the highest level;
Whereas, in 1917, the first United States officer killed in World War I combat 
        was a University of Kansas Medical Center student;
Whereas research at the University of Kansas provides numerous economic and 
        societal contributions;
Whereas helium was first isolated in Bailey Hall, located on the main campus of 
        the University of Kansas, and the first time-release capsule was 
        developed by a university professor;
Whereas the Spencer Museum of Art houses an internationally known and diverse 
        collection with approximately 38,000 artworks and artifacts in all 
        media;
Whereas the Kenneth Spencer Research Library is home to some of the rarest and 
        most precious volumes and materials in the world, including cuneiform 
        tablets written 4 millennia ago;
Whereas astronauts, artists, authors, business leaders, Pulitzer Prize winners, 
        a Nobel laureate, and Governors and Senators have launched careers at 
        the University of Kansas, including former Senate Majority Leader Bob 
        Dole; and
Whereas the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics offers opportunities for all 
        citizens to discover how to best serve their communities: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) recognizes that the diverse elements of the University 
        of Kansas are united by the mission to educate leaders, build 
        healthy communities, and make discoveries that benefit and 
        improve society; and
            (2) congratulates the University of Kansas for 150 years of 
        outstanding service to the State of Kansas, the United States, 
        and the world.
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