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MS SC641

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Passed

3/15/2010

Primary Sponsor

Chris McDaniel

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Origin

Senate

2010 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Recognizes the University of Southern Mississippi on the 100th anniversary of its founding on March 30, 1910, as Mississippi Normal College
  • Acknowledges the institution's evolution through name changes (State Teachers College in 1924, Mississippi Southern College in 1940, University of Southern Mississippi in 1962) and current status as Mississippi's only dual-campus university
  • Notes the university educates over 16,000 students from more than 100 countries and generates more than $90 million annually in research funding
  • Designates March 30, 2010, as "Southern Miss Centennial Day" in Mississippi to be observed with appropriate ceremony
  • Directs presentation of the resolution to university President Dr. Martha Dunagin Saunders during Founders Day ceremonies and to the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning

Legislative Description

Recognize The University of Southern Mississippi on its Centennial Commemoration.

Last Action

Enrolled Bill Signed

3/15/2010

Full Bill Text

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