[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 86 (Monday, June 17, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E897-E898]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING LEHMAN COLLEGE

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 17, 2013

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I am a graduate of Lehman College and I am 
proud of that. I have a Bachelors degree and a Masters degree and the 
education I received at Lehman College has served me well. I am proud 
of my Bronx roots and have had the honor of representing the Bronx for 
many years, first in the New York State Assembly and now in the U.S. 
House of Representatives. I was a member of the first graduating class 
of Lehman College in 1969 and in 1994 I was honored to give the 
commencement speech to the school's 25th graduating class.
  The first office for which I ever ran was the Student Government at 
Lehman and the skills I honed there and as president of my fraternity 
laid a strong foundation for me as in my life in public service.
  For four generations, Lehman College, and its predecessor, the Bronx 
branch of Hunter College, have given students a first-rate liberal arts 
education in preparing them for careers in teaching, business, social 
work, the health sciences and other areas. The school's more than 360 
full-time faculty members represent a broad spectrum of scholarship in 
over 30 fields and includes seven Distinguished Professors, the highest 
rank attainable within City University of New York.
  Lehman's more than 63,000 alumni are making important contributions 
to industry and organizations both professionally and within their 
communities here, and across the nation and the world.
  Lehman has more than 90 graduate and undergraduate programs for the 
more than 12,000 students who enjoy some of the finest academic and 
athletic facilities available. These include state-of-the-art labs in 
biology, geographic information science, and new

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media, and a world-class sports and recreation center on a 37-acre, 
tree-lined campus, which houses splendid examples of both Gothic and 
contemporary architecture.
  Lehman College was established on July 1, 1968, as a senior college 
with its own faculty, curriculum, and administration. The College took 
over the campus that, since 1931, had served as the Bronx branch of 
Hunter College and is named after Herbert H. Lehman, the four-time 
governor of New York who later became a U.S. Senator.
  On the undergraduate level, Lehman's General Education Curriculum 
provides a broad appreciation of the liberal arts and sciences in 
developing student abilities of both public and personal concern.
  Dr. Ricardo R. Fernandez was named president of Lehman in 1990 and I 
have been proud to work with him during his tenure. He has expanded the 
College's commitment both to educational excellence and to access to 
higher education for the economically disadvantaged and he encouraged 
the development of new majors and degree programs. Under his leadership 
Lehman extended its educational partnerships into the international 
arena, and has become a major resource for the economic, cultural, and 
educational development of the Bronx.
  As a graduate of Lehman College I am proud to acknowledge its 
contributions to the betterment of its students and its community. It 
is truly a treasure of educational development and innovation. When I 
needed a quality education at a rate that my family could afford, 
Lehman was there for me. Today its mission remains the same and I am 
proud that Lehman has been a part of my life.

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