[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 140 (Thursday, October 9, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1986]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


               NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY'S CENTENNIAL YEAR

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                        HON. JOHN JOSEPH MOAKLEY

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 9, 1997

  Mr. MOAKLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce the following 
resolution recognizing the beginning of Northeastern University's 
centennial year.
  Initially, founded in 1898 in a few rooms at the Y.M.C.A. in Boston, 
Northeastern University is now a national research institution 
enrolling more than 11,000 undergraduates, 5,000 graduate students, and 
10,000 part-time students in seven colleges and nine graduate and 
professional schools. It offers a variety of educational programs 
including nursing, pharmacy, health sciences, business, computer 
science, engineering, liberal arts, and sciences.
  Northeastern University holds a special place in the heart of Boston 
and in the higher education community. The university was initially 
created to provide educational opportunity for working families in 
Boston and its surrounding towns, and has remained fully committed to 
that mission as it has developed into a world-class research 
university. Today, the school boasts of its reputation for a top-notch 
faculty and it attracts students from across the United States and 
dozens of other countries.
  Northeastern University developed an innovative model of cooperative 
education that is practical in today's workplace. Throughout their 
schooling, students combine their classroom instruction with on-the-job 
experience. Cooperative education has enabled Northeastern students to 
gain practical experience and job skills, thus giving them an edge over 
other recent college graduates.
  Northeastern University has never forgotten its roots. It is deeply 
committed to its original purpose and it continuously reaches out to 
its surrounding communities by helping to prepare middle- and high-
school students for college. In addition to providing health care 
services for children and families, and scholarships for hard-working 
students, the university generates innovative housing and economic 
development proposals to improve the quality of city life.
  Northeastern University's 100 experience years of worthy of 
congressional and national acclaim.

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