[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 54 (Wednesday, April 15, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H2219]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY ANNIVERSARY

  (Mr. QUIGLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate my alma mater, 
Roosevelt University, on the 70th anniversary of its founding in 
Chicago, Illinois.
  From its founding, the university has stood by its mission: to make 
higher education available to all students regardless of their 
socioeconomic status, racial or ethnic origin, age, or gender.
  At the 1945 dedication of Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt said:

       We can prepare to help the rest of the world and do it 
     without fear, do it with goodwill.

  For 70 years, the university has upheld the values of inclusiveness, 
opportunity, and social justice. In the next 70 years, I know Roosevelt 
will continue to provide transformational experiences and opportunities 
for discovery, shaping generations of socially conscious citizens.
  I had an extraordinary experience at Roosevelt, learning as much from 
my fellow students as from my classroom work, and the school was very 
kind to me.
  As my friend, colleague, and fellow alum, Bobby Rush, said:

       Roosevelt loved me before I loved Roosevelt.

  Congratulations to Dr. Chuck Middleton and to the entire Roosevelt 
community on the university's 70th anniversary.
  Go, Lakers.

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