[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 1 (Wednesday, January 3, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E7]
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            TRIBUTE TO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO, CA

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                     HON. RANDY ``DUKE'' CUNNINGHAM

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, January 3, 1996

  Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Mr. Speaker, it is with great honor that I rise today 
in celebration of San Diego's outstanding institutions of higher 
learning. In 1996, National University will celebrate its 25th 
anniversary. The year-long celebration will officially commence with an 
academic assembly on Thursday, January 26, 1996.
  National University is a nonprofit, accredited institution of higher 
learning that specializes in meeting the educational needs of adult 
learners in California. National University is the only university in 
California offering a unique, one-course-per-month format. The 
university offers 45 degree programs and a number of teacher credential 
programs, and its expanding Department of Continuing Education and 
Educational Services provides nonacademic, customized training and 
professional development programs to meet the specific objectives of 
businesses throughout the state. National has a full-time enrollment of 
approximately 7,800 and 101 full-time faculty members.
  The estimated 45,000 alumni of National University have reason to be 
proud of their affiliation with the university. National has been named 
one of the best universities in the western United States for two 
consecutive years by U.S. News and World Report. In 1995 the university 
received one of six nationwide Creative Restructuring in Higher 
Education Special Merit Awards from the American Association of 
University Administrators. Last year, the American Association of 
University Administrators recognized National's accomplishments through 
a special award presented at its annual convention. The university also 
received a Total Excellence in Management Award from the San Diego 
Business Journal for the excellence of its management.
  The university has developed its tone and direction for the next 5 
years in ``NU 2000.'' This plan represents a year of discussion and 
formulation by the people at National. The main objective is to create 
the premier institution for adult learners by the year 2000. With the 
continued dedication of its students, faculty, and administrators, the 
excellent National University will continue maturing into the visionary 
institution it aspires to be.

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