[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 18604]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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                 SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY AT 100

 Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President. I rise today to offer my 
congratulations to San Francisco State University as its friends, 
faculty, staff and students celebrate its Centennial Year.
  On March 22, 1899, the California Legislature established the San 
Francisco State Normal School to provide training for the region's 
teachers for an initial student body of 31. Today San Francisco State 
University has evolved into a major metropolitan university serving 
some 27,000 students and offering more than 200 undergraduate and 
graduate degrees. From nationally recognized biology, creative writing 
and journalism programs to the Nation's largest multimedia studies 
program, San Francisco State University is a vibrant academic force for 
its students and a valuable resource for the entire Bay Area.
  For 100 years, San Francisco State University has been a leader in 
providing quality, accessible higher education for California 
residents. I am confident that the University's second century will be 
distinguished by creating an even stronger educational experience for 
students through promoting excellence in teaching and learning, 
embracing diversity and fostering community partnerships that will 
enrich the cultural and economic life of the Bay Area.
  I commend and congratulate San Francisco State University for all of 
its successes over the last 100 years.

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