[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12842]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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 SENATE RESOLUTION 124--CONGRATULATING THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC, 
AND ITS FACULTY, STAFF, STUDENTS, AND ALUMNI ON THE UNIVERSITY'S 150TH 
                              ANNIVERSARY

  Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mrs. Boxer) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 124

       Whereas the University of the Pacific, founded in 1851 as 
     California's first chartered university, includes 11 schools 
     and colleges on 3 different campuses with 130 majors and 
     programs of study, including 18 graduate programs;
       Whereas the University of the Pacific has gained national 
     recognition as a pioneering independent university;
       Whereas the University of the Pacific has remained, 
     throughout its history, devoted to the teaching and 
     development of students by a faculty of outstanding scholars;
       Whereas the University of the Pacific's devotion to student 
     learning and development has prepared more than 60,000 
     graduates for lasting achievements and responsible leadership 
     in their careers and communities;
       Whereas in the spirit of its pioneering heritage, the 
     University of the Pacific was the first university to enroll 
     women and to introduce coeducation and women's athletics in 
     the West;
       Whereas in 1871, the University of the Pacific established 
     California's first school of medicine, known today as the 
     Pacific Medical Center of San Francisco;
       Whereas the University of the Pacific established the first 
     Conservatory of Music in the West;
       Whereas the University of the Pacific was the first 
     university in the Nation to offer an undergraduate teacher 
     corps;
       Whereas the University of the Pacific was the first degree-
     granting university to be established in California's San 
     Joaquin Valley;
       Whereas the University of the Pacific's alumni are leaders 
     in California and the western States in the professions of 
     government, dentistry, pharmacy, law, education, religion, 
     musical and theatrical performance, business, and 
     engineering; and
       Whereas in recognition of the historic chartering of the 
     University of the Pacific by the California Supreme Court, 
     the Chief Justice of California is joining with others to 
     recognize fulfillment of the University of the Pacific's 
     Charter of Establishment: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) recognizes the University of the Pacific as a leader 
     and pioneering innovator in higher education; and
       (2) congratulates the University of the Pacific, and its 
     faculty, staff, students, and alumni on the occasion of the 
     Sesquicentennial Anniversary of the granting of the 
     University of the Pacific's charter.

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