2009-2010 Bill 1384: Columbia College Day - South Carolina Legislature Online

1 South Carolina General Assembly 2 118th Session, 2009-2010 3 4 S. 1384 5 6 STATUS INFORMATION 7 8 Concurrent Resolution 9 Sponsors: Senators Scott, Alexander, Anderson, Bright, Bryant, Campbell, Campsen, Cleary, Coleman, 10 Courson, Cromer, Davis, Elliott, Fair, Ford, Grooms, Hayes, Hutto, Jackson, Knotts, Land, Leatherman, 11 Leventis, Lourie, Malloy, L. Martin, S. Martin, Massey, Matthews, McConnell, McGill, Mulvaney, 12 Nicholson, O'Dell, Peeler, Pinckney, Rankin, Reese, Rose, Ryberg, Setzler, Sheheen, Shoopman, 13 Thomas, Verdin and Williams 14 Document Path: l:\s-res\js\001coll.mrh.js.docx 15 16 Introduced in the Senate on April 21, 2010 17 Introduced in the House on April 22, 2010 18 Adopted by the General Assembly on April 22, 2010 19 20 Summary: Columbia College Day 21 22 23 HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 24 25 Date Body Action Description with journal page number 26 4/21/2010 Senate Introduced, adopted, sent to House SJ4 27 4/22/2010 House Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence HJ9 28 29 30 VERSIONS OF THIS BILL 31 32 4/21/2010 33 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 10 11 TO RECOGNIZE COLUMBIA COLLEGE AS A PREMIER 12 INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR WOMEN 13 THAT PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN OUR STATE AND TO 14 DECLARE SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 2010, AS COLUMBIA 15 COLLEGE DAY IN SOUTH CAROLINA. 16 17 Whereas, Columbia College, in the State of South Carolina, was 18 established in 1854 by the United Methodist Church as an 19 institution of higher education for women; and 20 21 Whereas, Columbia College provides educational opportunities 22 and leadership development to thousands of South Carolina 23 residents and nonresidents; and 24 25 Whereas, Columbia College’s dedication to women’s leadership 26 development is a commitment to the future of education and 27 economic opportunities in our state; and 28 29 Whereas, the alumnae, students, faculty, staff and friends of the 30 College strive to exemplify the 4Cs of Leadership: Courage, 31 Commitment, Confidence and Competence; and 32 33 Whereas, the Fighting Koalas are champions of character and team 34 spirit; and 35 36 Whereas, Columbia College’s Alumnae Weekend and the 37 “Through These Gates” walk event promotes higher education 38 through increased public awareness and celebrates the 39 achievements of the College, acknowledging their critical and 40 fundamental importance to the State of South Carolina. Now, 41 therefore, 42

[1384] 2 1 Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives 2 concurring: 3 4 That the members of the General Assembly, by this resolution, 5 recognize Columbia College as a premier institution of higher 6 education for women that plays a vital role in our state and 7 proclaim Saturday, April 24, 2010, as Columbia College Day in 8 South Carolina. 9 10 Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to 11 Caroline Whitson, PhD, President, Columbia College. 12 XX 13

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