[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 144 (Thursday, September 22, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H5816]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              CELEBRATING UNC CHARLOTTE'S 70TH ANNIVERSARY

  (Mr. HUDSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HUDSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in celebration of the 
University of North Carolina at Charlotte as we commemorate its 70th 
anniversary.
  I am proud to be among the 122,000 living alumni of UNC Charlotte and 
to be the first elected to Congress, though I am sure I won't be the 
last.
  My alma mater was founded by the visionary Bonnie Cone in the wake of 
the Second World War as a service to returning veterans pursuing higher 
education. The lasting legacy that continues to guide the university is 
best expressed in one word, ``opportunity.''
  Opportunity characterizes the futures being built each day on campus. 
Opportunity describes the powerful economic impact this university has 
on one of the Nation's fastest growing regions. UNC Charlotte has grown 
into its distinctive role as a research university in areas like big 
data, energy, and cancer prevention, focused clearly on the 
opportunities and needs of the future.
  Mr. Speaker, while still a relatively young university, UNC Charlotte 
is one of the leading American universities of the 21st century. I am 
pleased on behalf of the university family and all of Niner Nation to 
say the future is ours. Go Niners.

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