J2522-2011 Actions

• Jun 17, 2011: ADOPTED
• Jun 17, 2011: REPORTED TO CALENDAR FOR CONSIDERATION
• Jun 13, 2011: REFERRED TO FINANCE

J2522-2011 Text

 ATIVE  RESOLUTION  commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Jefferson
 ity College

 S, The State of New York is renowned for its centuries-old  tradi-
 f excellence and diversity in education and for the place of para-
 importance which education holds for the people of the State; and
 EAS,  It  is  the  sense of this Legislative Body to recognize and
 d institutions of commitment and high achievement, such as Jeffer-
 mmunity College, whose purpose and endeavor are dedicated  to  the
 t of excellence in education and service to its community; and
 EAS,  Attendant  to such concern and in full accord with its long-
 ng traditions, this Legislative Body  is  justly  proud  to  honor
 son  Community  College, Watertown, New York, upon the occasion of
 lebration of its 50th Anniversary; and
 EAS, In recognition of its gratitude and as an expression of great
 t and high regard, this Legislative Body is proud  to  commemorate
 uspicious milestone in the history of the college; and
 EAS,  On  November 7, 1961, the citizens of Jefferson County voted
 erendum to establish Jefferson Community College (JCC); on Septem-
 , 1963, the college opened its doors at Watertown's former Lansing
  with an enrollment of 119 full-time students; on June  12,  1964,
 uction began on Coffeen Street Hill for a permanent campus for the
 e  and,  the  next  year  the  college  was  home to 580 full time
 ts; and
 EAS, By 1982, full time enrollment  exceeded  1,000  students;  in
 JCC awarded its 10,000th degree at Commencement; in 2010, a record
   of students registered for the fall semester and, today in 2011,
 celebrates 50 years of learning and changing lives, JCC has nearly
  alumni and more than 90,000 students who can say  that  Jefferson
 ity  College  broadened  their  education,  helped them with their
 , and enriched their life; and
 EAS, The colleges  and  universities  of  this  State  and  nation
 t the character and values of the society in which they exist; the
 stration,  faculty and students of Jefferson Community College may
 ust pride in its history of quality leadership, teaching, achieve-
 nd community support, spanning 50  years  of  accomplishment,  and
 thing  a  legacy  of excellence and service for present and future
 tions; and
 EAS, The success enjoyed by  Jefferson  Community  College  is  in
   correlation to the efforts of a skilled staff and administration
 involvement is and has been characterized by an impressive commit-
 an unbridled enthusiasm, and an uncompromising standard of  excel-
  in  all its endeavors on behalf of the college and the population
 ves; and
 EAS, Jefferson Community College  recognizes  that,  in  its  50th
  it  has  reached  an  important  milestone; in celebration of its
 s and in appreciation of the support from which it has  benefited,
 ollege  plans many events throughout the year to mark this special
 rsary, a highlight of which will be a 50th Anniversary Celebration
 ember 7, 2011, the 50th Anniversary of the referendum establishing
 llege; and
 EAS, Jefferson Community College stands prepared to reach  out  in
 t  and  enthusiastic  quest  of  its mission, proudly aware of its
 y and planning with vision and purpose to meet the  challenges  of
 ture; now, therefore, be it
 LVED,  That  it  is  with immense pride that this Legislative Body
  in its deliberations  to  commemorate  the  50th  Anniversary  of

 son  Community  College fully confident that its future will be as
 guished as its past; and be it further
 LVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
 d to Jefferson Community College.