[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15457]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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SENATE RESOLUTION 272--CONGRATULATING THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS FOR 150 
YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE STATE OF KANSAS, THE UNITED STATES, 
                             AND THE WORLD

  Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. Roberts) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary:

                              S. Res. 272

       Whereas the University of Kansas was founded in 1865 as the 
     State university for the State of Kansas, embodying the 
     values and ideals of the people who fought and died to ensure 
     that Kansas would enter the Union as a free State, as 
     symbolized by the mascot of the university, the Jayhawk;
       Whereas, 150 years after its founding, the University of 
     Kansas is home to 28,000 students and 2,800 faculty;
       Whereas the university graduates more than 6,700 
     individuals each year who join the ranks of the 338,240 
     Jayhawk alumni living throughout Kansas, the United States, 
     and the world;
       Whereas the University of Kansas has been a member of the 
     prestigious Association of American Universities since 1909;
       Whereas the University of Kansas has been open to all 
     genders and races since its founding;
       Whereas the first valedictorian of the university was Flora 
     Richardson in 1873;
       Whereas the University of Kansas has 13 schools, offers 
     more than 600 degree programs, and has students come from all 
     50 States and 105 countries to study at the university;
       Whereas the University of Kansas recognizes that the 
     understanding of world cultures is essential for the progress 
     of the United States;
       Whereas the university offers more than 40 separate 
     language courses;
       Whereas continuing education programs at the University of 
     Kansas include fire and law enforcement training centers that 
     annually train over 5,000 public safety officers across 
     Kansas;
       Whereas basketball was first played at the University of 
     Kansas in 1898, coached by James Naismith, the inventor of 
     the game, and the university has one of the most successful 
     programs in the country, winning 5 national championships and 
     more than 2,150 games;
       Whereas Allen Fieldhouse has hosted the University of 
     Kansas basketball games since 1955 and the building remains 
     one of the most historically significant and prestigious 
     buildings in college athletics;
       Whereas President Theodore Roosevelt pronounced the chant 
     of the university, Rock Chalk Jayhawk, the ``greatest college 
     cheer ever devised'';
       Whereas the University of Kansas has a long history of 
     working with the United States Armed Forces, is one of only 
     53 schools to host all 3 Reserve Officers' Training Corps 
     programs, and works with the United States Army Command and 
     General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth to produce military 
     and civilian faculty with the advanced degrees necessary to 
     teach at the highest level;
       Whereas, in 1917, the first United States officer killed in 
     World War I combat was a University of Kansas Medical Center 
     student;
       Whereas research at the University of Kansas provides 
     numerous economic and societal contributions;
       Whereas helium was first isolated in Bailey Hall, located 
     on the main campus of the University of Kansas, and the first 
     time-release capsule was developed by a university professor;
       Whereas the Spencer Museum of Art houses an internationally 
     known and diverse collection with approximately 38,000 
     artworks and artifacts in all media;
       Whereas the Kenneth Spencer Research Library is home to 
     some of the rarest and most precious volumes and materials in 
     the world, including cuneiform tablets written 4 millennia 
     ago;
       Whereas astronauts, artists, authors, business leaders, 
     Pulitzer Prize winners, a Nobel laureate, and Governors and 
     Senators have launched careers at the University of Kansas, 
     including former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole; and
       Whereas the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics offers 
     opportunities for all citizens to discover how to best serve 
     their communities: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) recognizes that the diverse elements of the University 
     of Kansas are united by the mission to educate leaders, build 
     healthy communities, and make discoveries that benefit and 
     improve society; and
       (2) congratulates the University of Kansas for 150 years of 
     outstanding service to the State of Kansas, the United 
     States, and the world.

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