[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 148 (Wednesday, September 14, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E933]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING THE LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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                          HON. ELISSA SLOTKIN

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 14, 2022

  Ms. SLOTKIN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the dedicated 
leadership of an outstanding institution of higher education in 
Michigan's 8th Congressional district: the Board of Trustees of Lansing 
Community College.
  Founded in 1957, the trustees of Lansing Community College have 
guided the school through years of growth, change, and most recently, a 
global pandemic. Through it all, they have maintained a forward-looking 
focus, and recently their efforts in the area of educational equity 
have been recognized on a national scale.
  While some organizations may talk the talk when it comes to 
addressing issues of equity, Lansing Community College truly walks the 
walk. The school's diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts are 
embedded throughout operations at the college, including at the board 
level and as part of the college's formal strategic plan. In 2020, the 
LCC Board of Trustees penned a resolution that specifically addressed 
racial injustice. resulting in the development and implementation of a 
collegewide Equity Action Plan.
  For these and many other reasons, the Board of Trustees of Lansing 
Community College has been named the recipient of the 2022 Charles 
Kennedy Equity Award from the Association of Community College 
Trustees. This prestigious award honors their exemplary commitment as a 
governing board to the achievement of equity in the college's education 
programs and services, and in their administration and delivery.
  Diversity brings with it a number of educational benefits, including 
improved racial and cultural awareness, enhanced critical thinking, 
higher levels of service to community, and a more educated citizenry, 
to name a few. However, other components--namely, equity and 
inclusion--are essential to delivering on diversity's promise to higher 
education more broadly. I am thankful for the dedication the Board of 
Trustees of Lansing Community College brings to this vision and this 
mission, and it is my great honor to officially recognize their 
accomplishments.

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