[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 13, 2006)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 53961-53962]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-15292]


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 Title 3--
 The President

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                Proclamation 8048 of September 8, 2006

                
National Historically Black Colleges and 
                Universities Week, 2006

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Education is the cornerstone of a prosperous and 
                hopeful Nation. By providing a quality education, 
                Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) 
                help students achieve their dreams and realize the 
                promise of America. During National Historically Black 
                Colleges and Universities Week, we recognize the 
                significant contributions of HBCUs and underscore our 
                commitment to helping these distinguished institutions 
                in the pursuit of educational excellence.

                Our Nation's Historically Black Colleges and 
                Universities are places of higher learning and 
                achievement that prepare new generations of Americans 
                to become responsible leaders in their communities and 
                around the world. HBCUs enable students to gain the 
                skills necessary to compete for the jobs of the 21st 
                century.

                My Administration is dedicated to ensuring the 
                continued success of HBCUs and securing the 
                constitutional guarantees of liberty and equality to 
                all Americans. The President's Board of Advisors on 
                Historically Black Colleges and Universities has worked 
                to help these institutions benefit from Federal 
                programs, obtain private-sector support for their 
                endowments, and build partnerships to strengthen 
                faculty development and cooperative research. In 
                addition, the HBCU Capital Financing Program provides 
                HBCUs with access to funds for the repair, renovation, 
                and construction of educational resources and 
                facilities.

                During National Historically Black Colleges and 
                Universities Week, we celebrate the enduring importance 
                of HBCUs, and resolve to continue to support their 
                critical mission.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United 
                States, do hereby proclaim September 10 through 
                September 16, 2006, as National Historically Black 
                Colleges and Universities Week. I call upon public 
                officials, educators, librarians, and all the people of 
                the United States to observe this week with appropriate 
                programs, ceremonies, and activities in recognition of 
                the vital contributions of HBCUs.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                eighth day of September, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand six, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirty-first.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. E6-15292
Filed 9-12-06; 8:45 am]
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