[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 124 (Thursday, September 28, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1895]
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CELEBRATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE UNIVERSITY OF 
                                REDLANDS

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                            HON. JERRY LEWIS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 28, 2006

  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that 
I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating the University of 
Redlands on the centennial of its founding. From its first graduating 
class of three students to the present-day student body of 4,100, this 
school has developed a reputation as a top-quality small university.
  At the turn of the last century, Redlands and the surrounding 
communities were home to the booming navel orange industry. The lure of 
agricultural wealth and the beautiful climate of the San Bernardino 
Valley attracted hundreds of sophisticated families from the East Coast 
and Midwest. Many of these ``colonists'' brought a tradition of 
fostering civic good works to their new home, and by the early 1900s 
they were seeking a new college to serve the community.
  City residents subscribed more than $50,000 and convinced the 
American Baptists to locate a new university in Redlands rather than 
Los Angeles. Chartered in 1907, the university admitted its first 
students in 1909 and graduated its first class--of three students--in 
1910. It now boasts more than 45,000 alumni from around the world. More 
than 35 percent of its students are from historically under-represented 
groups.
  The University of Redlands today has more than 200 professors 
teaching in 46 majors and programs, and an additional 200 adjunct 
faculty providing expertise to its School of Business and School of 
Education. Graduate programs include music, communicative disorders and 
geographic information systems, and a Doctorate of Leadership for 
Educational Justice. The university has been ranked among the top 
liberal-arts colleges in the West in a number of surveys.
  I am proud to say that the relationship between the university and 
the community remains strong. The university was one of the first 
educational institutions in the country to require community service as 
a condition of graduation. Today, over 80,000 community service hours 
are provided annually by students to local, regional, national and 
international agencies and organizations. The innovative School of 
Education has prepared thousands of new teachers to serve our youth.
  Mr. Speaker, the University of Redlands will soon begin a year-long 
celebration of its centennial, which will be highlighted by the entry 
of a university float in the 2007 Tournament of Roses Parade, and will 
continue with a series of events commemorating 100 years of excellence 
and community involvement. Please join me in congratulating the 
trustees, faculty, staff and students on their achievement, and wish 
them well in their next 100 years.

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