[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 8, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S90-S91]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO WICK SLOANE

 Ms. WARREN. Mr. President, it is my deep honor and privilege 
to celebrate the career and legacy of Massachusetts resident, Wick 
Sloane of Bunker Hill Community College, or BHCC, as he retires this 
year.
  Wick Sloane came to BHCC in 2006 and retires this year from his 
``official'' job of helping students transfer to 4-year colleges. Wick 
leaves behind an unwavering commitment to the students--from their 
success in the classroom to ensuring that all of their basic needs are 
met.
  Wick has worked tirelessly over the years to address even the most 
basic needs of low-income students, like student hunger and 
homelessness. His work touched the BHCC community in Massachusetts but 
also college communities far beyond BHCC throughout Massachusetts and 
across the country.
  Due in large part to Wick's steadfast advocacy and voice, I 
successfully led several of my Senate colleagues in requesting the 
Government Accountability Office, or GAO, to conduct a study on food 
insecurity at colleges and universities. The GAO agreed to complete the 
study, which it published in January 2019. The groundbreaking study 
confirmed that food insecurity is a widespread issue on American 
college campuses and made recommendations for Federal action to address 
hunger issues for students in higher education. This study led 
lawmakers at the local level and at the national level--myself 
included--to introduce legislation to address hunger on college 
campuses.
  Wick saw a problem impacting his community in Massachusetts and took 
action, resulting in immediate support

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for our most vulnerable students in the BHCC community and Federal 
action that will begin to create change for millions of vulnerable 
students across this country.
  Wick was one of the first BHCC professors to teach late-night classes 
through the college's nationally recognized Midnight Classes Program. 
In 2017, Wick's contributions were recognized by Governor Baker, who 
awarded him the Manuel Carballo Governor's Award for Excellence in 
Public Service.
  As Wick retires, we thank him for his years of service at Bunker Hill 
Community College and to students across the Commonwealth. I know Wick 
will keep fighting on behalf of our students in Massachusetts and 
beyond as he begins this next chapter.

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