[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 106 (Friday, July 31, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S9601]
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   SENATE RESOLUTION 266--HONORING THE CENTENNIAL OF THE FOUNDING OF 
                 DePAUL UNIVERSITY IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

  Ms. MOSELEY-BRAUN (for herself and Mr. Durbin) submitted the 
following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 266

       Whereas 1998 marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of 
     DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois, which is the largest 
     Catholic university in the Nation with over 17,000 students;
       Whereas DePaul University was originally founded by the 
     Vincentian Fathers to teach immigrants who were otherwise 
     denied access to a college education, and has been guided for 
     the past 100 years by the mission to foster in higher 
     education a deep respect for the God-given dignity of all 
     persons and to instill in educated persons a dedication to 
     the service of others;
       Whereas DePaul University has matured into a major regional 
     resource that drives the Illinois economy at many levels and 
     with over 65,000 alumni who live and work in Illinois, DePaul 
     graduates are prominent in the State's business community, 
     the law profession and the judicial system, the educational 
     institutions of the State, and music and theatre;
       Whereas DePaul University is nationally recognized for the 
     diversity of its faculty and student population as the 
     University enrolls the largest combined number of African-
     American and Latino students of any private college or 
     university in Illinois;
       Whereas DePaul University has distinguished itself in such 
     fields as education, business, performance art, 
     telecommunications, and law;
       Whereas the School of Education has provided the Chicago 
     metropolitan area with many of its elementary and high school 
     teachers, and has joined forces with the Chicago Public 
     School system to develop innovative educational techniques;
       Whereas DePaul University has a nationally ranked graduate 
     School of Business, which is one of the largest in the United 
     States, and a part-time MBA program that has received 
     national recognition as 1 of the top 10 programs in the 
     Nation for the past 4 years;
       Whereas DePaul's School of Music and Theatre School are 
     nationally recognized institutions;
       Whereas DePaul's School of Computer Science, 
     Telecommunication and Information Systems is the largest 
     graduate school of its kind in the United States; and
       Whereas the DePaul School of Law has produced many of 
     Chicago's lawyers and jurists while obtaining an 
     international reputation for its work in international human 
     rights, and the International Criminal Justice and Weapons 
     Control Center of DePaul University is working in support of 
     the establishment of an International Criminal Court: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) recognizes the important educational contributions that 
     DePaul University has made to the State of Illinois and the 
     Nation; and
       (2) congratulates the students, alumni, faculty, and staff 
     of DePaul University on the occasion of the centennial 
     anniversary of the founding of DePaul University.

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