[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 2 (Thursday, January 9, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S114]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH

 Mr. KOHL. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to the 
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. UW-Oshkosh is celebrating its service 
to the State of Wisconsin as an institute of higher learning for 125 
consecutive years and will be concluding its celebration with a large 
community event on February 8, 1997.
  The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh has a rich tradition of serving 
the families of our State through dedication and devotion to the 
principles of higher education. UW-Oshkosh was founded in 1871 with an 
entering class of 43 students. During that time the university was 
mainly a teacher-training institution, producing thousands of teachers 
who contributed immensely to Wisconsin's leadership in education.
  Today, as part of the distinguished University of Wisconsin System, 
UW-Oshkosh enrolls more than 10,000 students on its campus in Fox 
River, WI. The university's four colleges and graduate school offer a 
range of programs in education and human services, letters and science, 
business administration, and nursing. With a tradition of strong 
programs in the arts and sciences and in professional career fields, 
the university has created an environment that promotes excellence and 
values diversity. In the past several years faculty and students have 
created a blueprint for the university's future, including a vision 
statement and 11 goals. Mr. President, the blueprint has been working 
because for the third consecutive year UW-Oshkosh ranks in the first 
tier of Midwestern colleges and universities by U.S. News and World 
Report.
  I hope that all of you will join me in congratulating the faculty, 
students, employees, and graduates of the University of Wisconsin-
Oshkosh for all of their accomplishments during their 125 years of 
existence, and I know you will join me in wishing them well during the 
next 125 years.

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