1999-2000 Bill 4561: College of Charleston, Baccalaureate Programs in Natural Sciences;

1 BIL: 4561 2 TYP: House Resolution HR 3 INB: House 4 IND: 20000208 5 PSP: Harrell 6 SPO: Harrell, Altman, Bailey, Breeland, H. Brown, Campsen, Chellis, 7 Cobb-Hunter, Dantzler, Gourdine, Hinson, Inabinett, Keegan, Law, 8 Limehouse, Mack, Seithel, Whatley, Whipper and Young-Brickell 9 DDN: l:\council\bills\dka\3684htc00.doc 10 CBN: 1148 11 DPB: 20000208 12 SUB: College of Charleston, baccalaureate programs in natural sciences; 13 Resolutions 14 15 16 17 HST: 18 19 Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved 20 ______21 House 20000208 Introduced, adopted 22 23 24 Versions of This Bill 25 26 27 28 29 TXT: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A HOUSE RESOLUTION 10 11 COMMENDING THE BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS IN 12 NATURAL SCIENCES AT THE COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON 13 FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS IN 14 ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE. 15 16 Whereas, from 1995 through 1998, the South Carolina 17 Commission on Higher Education awarded Commendations of 18 Excellence to all six baccalaureate programs in natural sciences at 19 the College of Charleston: biology, chemistry, geology, physics, 20 biochemistry, and marine biology; and 21 22 Whereas, each of the science programs exceeds the productivity 23 standards of the Commission on Higher Education; and 24 25 Whereas, the Department of Biology runs a strong, high-quality 26 undergraduate program with graduates accepted into professional 27 graduate schools throughout the region and nation; and 28 29 Whereas, the marine biology program is a truly exceptional 30 program, with outstanding teaching and research competency; and 31 32 Whereas, the chemistry program is an outstanding program from 33 every perspective; and 34 35 Whereas, the biochemistry program has a commendable record of 36 achievement in preparing students for medical programs, graduate 37 school, and professional activities; and 38 39 Whereas, during the last twenty years, eighty-five percent of the 40 graduates from the geology department have either continued for 41 advanced degrees at other institutions or are employed in jobs in

1 [4561] 1 1 geology or science-related fields, with many remaining in South 2 Carolina; and 3 4 Whereas, the physics program is a model for four-year colleges 5 that other South Carolina institutions should follow in its attention 6 to the needs of undergraduates with diverse career aspirations; and 7 8 Whereas, each of the baccalaureate programs at the College of 9 Charleston remains popular with students, making the College of 10 Charleston a leader in producing baccalaureate degrees in the 11 natural sciences; and 12 13 Whereas, the faculty in the natural sciences are remarkably active 14 in research and other scholarly activities, as well as outreach and 15 services; and 16 17 Whereas, the faculty publish their work in quality refereed 18 journals, regularly present papers at professional meetings, and 19 participate in numerous other professional activities at the 20 regional, national, and international levels; and 21 22 Whereas, based on interviews with students and faculty, a spirit of 23 collegiality and cooperativeness prevails and there is excellent 24 student-faculty rapport; and 25 26 Whereas, the faculty were perceived by students to be highly 27 accessible at all times; and 28 29 Whereas, the College of Charleston is the largest provider of 30 students for the Medical University of South Carolina. Now, 31 therefore, 32 33 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives: 34 35 That the members of the House of Representatives commend and 36 honor the baccalaureate programs in natural sciences at the College 37 of Charleston for their achievement and progress in pursuing 38 academic excellence. 39 40 Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to 41 the department heads of the baccalaureate programs in natural 42 sciences at the College of Charleston. 43 ----XX----

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