[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 83 (Thursday, June 14, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1107]
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                  TRIBUTE TO UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CLARA

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                         HON. MICHAEL M. HONDA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 14, 2001

  Mr. HONDA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the Sesquicentennial 
Anniversary of the University of Santa Clara.
  The University of Santa Clara became California's first institution 
of higher learning in 1851 and is celebrating its Sesquicentennial Year 
in 2000-2001, on the same campus it has occupied continuously since its 
founding. This campus is home to the beautiful Mission Santa Clara.
  The University of Santa Clara excels in meeting its goal of educating 
women and men of competence, conscience, and compassion. The more than 
55,000 alumni of Santa Clara University are leaders in business, 
industry, government, the spiritual community, education, the arts, 
athletic endeavors and civic life throughout the United States. The 
University of Santa Clara began its graduate division in 1912 and today 
provides highly respected graduate programs in Law, Business, 
Counseling Psychology, Education, Pastoral Ministries, and Engineering.
  The University of Santa Clara opens its doors to the community twelve 
months a year with special programs, exhibits, and events that inform 
and entertain visitors to the campus. Outstanding leaders of Silicon 
Valley, the Bay Area, and the world are regularly welcomed to visit the 
University and share their experiences and insights. The campus 
community of the University of Santa Clara includes many individuals 
who serve on community and church boards. These community members also 
dedicate hours of volunteer time to homeless shelters, elementary and 
secondary schools, to those who seek justice; in short, they 
participate fully with the broader community.
  In California, a state that leads the nation in accepting immigrants 
from around the world, the University of Santa Clara continues to be 
committed to preserving ethnic and cultural diversity on its campus.
  Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to pay tribute to the University of Santa 
Clara on its Sesquicentennial Anniversary, and I commend and 
congratulate the University on this important occasion.

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