[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 52 (Thursday, March 29, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S2258]
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   SENATE RESOLUTION 414--COMMEMORATING THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 
                UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE

  Mr. BURR (for himself and Mrs. Hagan) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 414

       Whereas the University of North Carolina at Pembroke 
     (referred to in this preamble as ``the University'') was 
     founded on March 7, 1887, in Robeson County, North Carolina 
     by an act of the General Assembly of North Carolina;
       Whereas the University, originally named the Croatan Normal 
     School, was created in response to a petition from the Indian 
     people of Robeson County;
       Whereas the University was founded for the purpose of 
     training American Indian school teachers;
       Whereas the University opened in the fall of 1887 with 15 
     students and 1 teacher;
       Whereas the University moved to its present location in 
     Pembroke, North Carolina in 1909;
       Whereas a 2-year program beyond high school was added to 
     the University in 1926;
       Whereas the length of the program of college studies at the 
     University was extended to 4 years in 1939;
       Whereas, in 1941, the General Assembly of North Carolina 
     changed the name of the University to Pembroke State College 
     for Indians;
       Whereas, until 1953, the University was the only State-
     supported 4-year college for Indians in the United States;
       Whereas, in 1969, the General Assembly of North Carolina 
     changed the name of the University to Pembroke State 
     University and made the University a regional State 
     university that provided instruction at both the 
     undergraduate level and the graduate level;
       Whereas, in 1972, the General Assembly of North Carolina 
     established the 17-campus University of North Carolina system 
     and made Pembroke State University 1 of the constituent 
     institutions of the system;
       Whereas, on July 1, 1996, Pembroke State University became 
     the University of North Carolina at Pembroke;
       Whereas, today, approximately 6,000 students from diverse 
     backgrounds are enrolled in 41 undergraduate programs and 17 
     graduate programs at the University of North Carolina at 
     Pembroke; and
       Whereas March 7, 2012, marks the 125th anniversary of the 
     founding of the University of North Carolina at Pembroke: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate commemorates the 125th 
     anniversary of the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.

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