SENATE RESOLUTION 20

(By Senators Prezioso, Beach, Sypolt, Smith, Clements, Maroney, Jeffries, Hardesty, Baldwin, Stollings, Hamilton, Palumbo, Unger, Boso, Swope, Cline, and Facemire)

[Introduced January 24, 2019]

Designating January 24, 2019, as West Virginia University and West Virginia University Extension Service Day at the Legislature.

Whereas, West Virginia University is the state’s first and largest land-grant university, and has been dedicated to serving the citizens of West Virginia for more than 150 years; and

Whereas, West Virginia University offers students the perks and programs of a major research institution at a price below the national average; and

Whereas, West Virginia University offers more than 340 majors at the bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, and professional levels—including everything from accounting to world languages; and

Whereas, The West Virginia University Extension Service, the primary outreach arm of West Virginia University, is the “front porch” of the university, with an office in each of the state’s 55 counties; and

Whereas, Extension agents and specialists deliver trusted traditions and progressive solutions to the citizens of West Virginia in the areas of youth development, agriculture, and family and community development; and

Whereas, West Virginia University Extension Service’s 4-H Youth Development Program, the state’s largest youth organization, has given more than 75,000 youths the opportunity to expand their horizons through hands-on programming and camping experiences, such as building robots, helping the environment, coding (as part of 4-H’s National Youth Science Day Challenge), traveling around the globe, and fostering healthy lifestyles; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate:

That the Senate hereby designates January 24, 2019, as West Virginia University and West Virginia University Extension Service Day at the Legislature; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the President of West Virginia University, E. Gordon Gee, and to the West Virginia University Extension Service.