[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 152 (Wednesday, September 12, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1237]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AT TUSCARAWAS

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                             HON. BOB GIBBS

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 12, 2018

  Mr. GIBBS. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to recognize Kent State 
University's Tuscarawas campus for serving the Tuscarawas community as 
an institution of higher learning for the past 50 years.
  Since 1962, Kent State University at Tuscarawas has enabled students 
to expand their career opportunities by providing local access to 
higher education. With the mission ``to transform lives and communities 
through the power of discovery and creative expression in an inclusive 
environment,'' Kent State University at Tuscarawas thrives in 
developing partnerships with students and Tuscarawas County to 
cultivate economic development and opportunities.
  Starting as a night program at New Philadelphia High School, the 
opening of Founders Hall in 1968 significantly increased availability 
of higher education to the surrounding area. Now serving over 2,000 
students per year, Kent State Tuscarawas is the only locally owned 
regional campus in the state, and is home to the only Associate of 
Applied Science in Veterinary Technology in the Kent State University 
System. This university further serves the community through a 
partnership between the campus and the Tuscarawas County Historical 
Society dating back to 1992, and the campus has housed the Tuscarawas 
Kent Archive, an extensive collection of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, and 
national history.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the citizens of Ohio's 7th Congressional 
District, I am proud to join in celebration of Kent State University at 
Tuscarawas' 50th Anniversary.

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