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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 30
BY SENATOR FIELDS
A RESOLUTION
To recognize April 6, 2022, as Southern University Day at the Louisiana State Capitol.
WHEREAS, Southern University, chartered in April 1880, by the General Assembly
of the state of Louisiana, recently celebrated 142 years of providing opportunities for
students from all walks of life to achieve a high-quality, global educational experience; and
WHEREAS, the Southern University Law Center, which opened for instruction in
September 1947, is celebrating its 75th year in operation; and
WHEREAS, the Southern University Laboratory School which began operating in
September 1922 is celebrating its centennial anniversary as well as celebrating both the 2022
Louisiana High School Athletic Association Girls' and Boys' Basketball Division IV State
Championships; and
WHEREAS, the Southern University and A&M College System is the largest
Historically Black College and University (HBCU) system in Louisiana and includes
Southern University New Orleans, Southern University Baton Rouge, Southern University
Law Center, Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center, and Southern
University 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 by the U.S. News and World Report magazine
as one of the top 20 Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the nation; and
WHEREAS, Southern University serves a unique and diverse population through the
nurturing, creative, and holistic development of its students to prepare future leaders as
entrepreneurs, visionaries, collaborators, and lifelong learners ready to meet the needs of and
contribute to the success of the global workforce; and
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WHEREAS, Southern University is a model of excellence in diversity, education,
research, workforce solutions, and universal engagement and embraces its land-grant
principles to affect change in and around the Southern University Community; and
WHEREAS, Southern University has become a trailblazer in the HBCU community
through its global network of thousands of successful alumni representing diverse
professions, and making significant and positive contributions in both the public and private
sector of our society and currently includes twenty-eight members in the Legislature of
Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, Southern University is a great asset to the state of Louisiana, the nation,
and the world, and is a valuable economic engine in its communities, generating substantial
economic returns year after year; and
WHEREAS, the Southern University System is dedicated to meaningful public
service and community engagement to enhance the academic experience and the common
good through meaningful partnerships and projects to improve the quality of life for all while
working to make a difference in the civic life of communities where we work and live; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of Southern University is vested with
responsibility for the management and supervision of its institutions of higher education,
statewide agricultural programs, and other programs which comprise the Southern
University System; and
WHEREAS, Southern University's mission is aligned with the Board of Regents
Master Plan for higher education and Talent Imperative to Educate, Innovate, and
Collaborate.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby welcome and officially recognize April 6, 2022, as Southern University Day at
the Louisiana State Capitol.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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