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FL H9029
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/18/2015
Primary Sponsor
Dwayne Taylor
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AI Summary
- Designates March 18, 2015, as "Wildcat Day" in Florida to honor Bethune-Cookman University
- Recognizes the university's founding on October 3, 1904, by Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune as the Daytona Educational and Industrial Training School for Negro Girls
- Highlights the institution's growth from an elementary school to a university with 4,045 students, 33 majors across nine academic schools, and four graduate degree programs
- Notes the university's 2014 partnership with the Institute of International Education to launch Generation Study Abroad, a 5-year initiative to double U.S. college students studying abroad
- Directs presentation of the resolution to President Dr. Edison O. Jackson as recognition of the university's contributions to higher education
Legislative Description
Bethune-Cookman University "Wildcat Day"
Last Action
Adopted
3/18/2015
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