Bill 605

                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               Senate
Bill Number:                    605
Primary Sponsor:                Matthews
Type of Legislation:            CR
Subject:                        S. C. State College
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   Feb 07, 1991
Computer Document Number:       CYY/18090.SD
Introduced Date:                Feb 06, 1991
Last History Body:              Senate
Last History Date:              Feb 07, 1991
Last History Type:              Received from House
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Matthews
                                Williams
Type of Legislation:            Concurrent
                                Resolution

 Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN
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 605   Senate  Feb 07, 1991  Received from House
 605   House   Feb 06, 1991  Introduced, adopted, returned
                             with concurrence
 605   Senate  Feb 06, 1991  Introduced, adopted, sent to
                             House

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

DECLARING WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1991, AS SOUTH CAROLINA STATE COLLEGE DAY.

Whereas, South Carolina State College, since its founding in 1896, has played an extraordinary part in the cause of higher education for the people of South Carolina; and

Whereas, South Carolina State College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and is a member of the Council of Graduate Schools in the United States; and

Whereas, South Carolina State College is the only public institution in South Carolina offering the Ed. D. Degree; and

Whereas, South Carolina State College is currently involved in more than ten million dollars in research; and

Whereas, South Carolina State College is the only institution in South Carolina to offer both undergraduate and graduate degree programs in speech pathology and audiology; and

Whereas, South Carolina State College's nationally accredited Counseling and Self-Development Center offers among its programs Psychometric Services; and

Whereas, South Carolina State College's School of Education with its nationally accredited teacher education program is the only one in South Carolina to operate a laboratory school (Felton Laboratory School); and

Whereas, South Carolina State College's nationally accredited School of Engineering Technology is the only one in South Carolina; and

Whereas, South Carolina State College's nationally accredited School of Home Economics and Human Services prepares students for fruitful careers in nutrition and allied areas; and

Whereas, South Carolina State College's Army ROTC Program has commissioned more Black officers than any other institution and enjoys the status of having two retired Brigadier Generals, a Lieutenant General, and a Major General; and

Whereas, South Carolina State College's Museum/Planetarium is the largest single exhibit gallery in South Carolina and the largest planetarium between Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and Atlanta, Georgia; and

Whereas, South Carolina State College has more than twenty thousand alumni of record; and

Whereas, this valued institution has been especially beneficial in the intellectual, cultural, and economic life of the Orangeburg community and of the Midlands of South Carolina. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

That Wednesday, February 6, 1991, is declared South Carolina State College Day.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the President of South Carolina State College and the Chairman of the Orangeburg Legislative Delegation.