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Senate Resolution 38 History
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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 38
(By Senators Jenkins, Plymale, Dempsey, McCabe, Fanning and
Unger)
Designating April 6, 2005, as "Marshall University Day".
Whereas, Marshall University is one of the state's premier
institutions of higher education and classified as Masters I by the
Carnegie Foundation; and
Whereas, Marshall University educates more than 16,300
students at campus locations in Huntington, Point Pleasant and
South Charleston and offers degrees at the associate,
baccalaureate, master's and doctoral levels; and
Whereas, Enrollment at Marshall University has continued to
rise over the past decade while grade point averages and
standardized test scores continue to keep pace; and
Whereas, Marshall University has been the site of the
Governor's Honors Academy and the Governor's School for the Arts;
and
Whereas, The West Virginia Autism Training Center at Marshall
University serves citizens with autism, their families and their
educators with personal contact in all 55 counties; and
Whereas, Marshall University provides graduate education
statewide with nationally regarded programs such as the AACSB-
accredited MBA program which places it among a small group of selective and elite universities; and
Whereas, Marshall University's Forensic Science Center has
America's only on-campus certified DNA lab and annually attracts
hundreds of top national scholars who apply to its highly
competitive and selective program; and
Whereas, Marshall University's research capacity has brought
nearly $150 million dollars into the state over the past five
years; and
Whereas, With every dollar the state invests in Marshall
University, the University generates at least $3 spent in West
Virginia's economy; and
Whereas, The Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible
Manufacturing at Marshall University provides technology and
training to all 55 counties, delivers expertise to more than 2,500
small, medium and large manufacturers and creates jobs in West
Virginia; and
Whereas, The Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine's health
professionals have provided service to more than 3 million
patients; and
Whereas, The Robert C. Byrd Rural Health Initiative
facilitates the placement of medical school residents in Mingo,
McDowell, Lincoln, Boone and Clay counties, has Marshall-trained
physicians rendering health care in 28 underserved rural
communities and provides clinical services in 52 West Virginia counties; and
Whereas, Marshall University has trained thousands of West
Virginians to serve as doctors, nurses, therapists and allied
health professionals; and
Whereas, Through its College of Science and the School of
Medicine, Marshall University is building a national reputation for
research in medical, forensics and environmental biotechnology with
more that $100 million in externally funded health care and
biomedical research facilities now under development; therefore, be
it
Resolved by the Senate:
That the Senate hereby designates April 6, 2005, as "Marshall
University Day"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Senate hereby recognizes Marshall
University for its tremendous contributions to the State of West
Virginia; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby directed to forward
a copy of this resolution to Michael J. Farrell, Interim President
of Marshall University.