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WV SR28

Resolution

Status

Passed

3/14/2025

Primary Sponsor

Kevan Bartlett

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates March 14, 2025, as West Virginia State University Day at the Legislature

  • Recognizes West Virginia State University as a historically black college and university (HBCU) founded by the West Virginia Legislature on March 17, 1891, and established as an 1890 land-grant institution under the second Morrill Act

  • Highlights the university's distinction as the first public college in West Virginia to be accredited by the North Central Association Higher Learning Commission in 1927

  • Notes the university has over 17,000 alumni living in West Virginia, including notable figures such as the Tuskegee Airmen, NBA legend Earl Lloyd, and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Katherine Johnson

  • Directs the Clerk to forward a copy of the resolution to Ericke S. Cage, the 13th President of West Virginia State University

Legislative Description

Designating March 14, 2025, as West Virginia State University Day

Last Action

Completed legislative action

3/14/2025

Full Bill Text

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