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2022 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 52
BY REPRESENTATIVE CARPENTER
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To recognize Wednesday, April 6, 2022, as Southern University Day at the state capitol.
WHEREAS, Southern University and A&M College was chartered in April 1880 by
the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana; as such, the university recently celebrated
its one hundred forty-second anniversary of providing opportunities for students of all
backgrounds to achieve a high-quality, global educational experience; and
WHEREAS, the Southern University Law Center opened its doors in September
1947 and is celebrating its seventy-fifth anniversary; and
WHEREAS, the Southern University Laboratory School, which began operating in
September 1922, will be celebrating its centennial anniversary this year; the school is also
celebrating the recent Division IV state championship victories of both the boys' and girls'
basketball teams; and
WHEREAS, the Southern University System is the only Historically Black College
and University system and includes Southern University at New Orleans, Southern
University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, Southern University Law Center, Southern
University Agricultural Research and Extension Center, and Southern University at
Shreveport; and
WHEREAS, Southern University and A&M College has been designated as a
Carnegie R2 institution with "high research activity," the second-highest classification for
American research universities, and is ranked on the U.S. News and World Report list of the
top twenty HBCUs in the nation; and
WHEREAS, Southern University serves a unique and diverse campus population
through the nurturing, creative, and holistic development of its students; the university
strives to prepare its students to become future entrepreneurs, visionaries, collaborators, and
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lifelong learners who are prepared to meet the needs and contribute to the success of the
global workforce; and
WHEREAS, Southern University provides models of excellence in diversity,
education, research, workforce solutions, and universal engagement by embracing its land-
grant principle and thereby effecting change in and around the school's community; and
WHEREAS, Southern University is a trailblazer among Historically Black Colleges
and Universities with a global network of thousands of successful alumni with diverse
professional backgrounds who are positively and significantly contributing to society in both
the public and private sector, including twenty-eight members of the Legislature of
Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, Southern University is a tremendous asset to the state of Louisiana, the
nation, and the entire world, and it is also an economic engine that drives growth in its
communities; and
WHEREAS, Southern University is truly dedicated to meaningful public service and
community engagement; it strives to enhance academic experiences and promote the
common good through meaningful partnerships and projects aimed at improving the quality
of life for others and by working to make a positive impact in the civic lives of those who
live in the communities where we work and live; and
WHEREAS, the Southern University Board of Supervisors is vested with the
responsibility of managing and supervising the Southern University System's institutions of
higher education, statewide agricultural programs, and other programs, and Southern
University's mission is aligned with the Board of Regents's master plan for higher education;
and
WHEREAS, Southern University is a truly invaluable asset to Louisiana, and the
state is proud of all that the university system has accomplished.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
recognize Wednesday, April 6, 2022, as Southern University Day at the state capitol and
does hereby express sincerest wishes that the university system continue its inspiring work.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
president-chancellor of Southern University.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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