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LEGISLATIVE  RESOLUTION  commemorating  the  50th  Anniversary  of  SUNY
Adirondack

WHEREAS, New York State's commitment to education is  unparalleled;  its
history and stature are secured by the superlative caliber of its educa-
tional professionals and the students they inspire; and
  WHEREAS,  It  is  the  sense of this Legislative Body to recognize and
commend those exemplary institutions  of  higher  education  within  the
State  of  New  York which have brought pride and honor to our State and
Nation through their traditions of academic excellence; and
  WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its  long-
standing  traditions,  this  Legislative Body is justly proud to commem-
orate the 50th Anniversary of SUNY Adirondack on Saturday, September 17,
2011, in Queensbury, New York; and
  WHEREAS, This special event is "Homecoming Saturday" and will  feature
the  first annual Tour D'Education Bike Rally; the college's first Home-
coming celebration coincides with the  50th  anniversary  of  its  first
convocation held by then President Charles R. Eisenhart on September 17,
1961; and
  WHEREAS,  SUNY  Adirondack was founded in 1961 as Adirondack Community
College; in August of 1983, the Adirondack Community College  Foundation
was established to provide student scholarships; and
  WHEREAS,  SUNY  Adirondack is a public, two-year, open access, compre-
hensive community college; the college is dedicated to the  delivery  of
affordable,  high-quality transfer, career and technical credit programs
along with credit-free classes that support lifelong learning and  work-
force  development  opportunities  and  support  services  that  promote
student success; and
  WHEREAS, SUNY Adirondack is committed to the support  and  advancement
of  community  economic  development  and  is  an  active participant in
enhancing the intellectual, social and cultural life of  its  community;
the  college  also partners with four-year, degree-granting institutions
to provide access to those degrees on the SUNY Adirondack campus; and
  WHEREAS, In June of 2010, the State  University  of  New  York  (SUNY)
authorized  Adirondack  Community  College to use SUNY Adirondack as its
name, thereby retiring the name Adirondack Community College; and
  WHEREAS, Ably led by President Ronald C. Heacock, Ph.D., SUNY  Adiron-
dack continues to prosper today and into the future; and
  WHEREAS,  With great admiration, this Legislative Body is proud to pay
tribute to this eminent academic institution which stands at the thresh-
old of the future with its legacy of outstanding  achievements  and  its
impressive  body of distinguished faculty and alumni; now, therefore, be
it
  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause  in  its  deliberations  to
commemorate the 50th Anniversary of SUNY Adirondack; and be it further
  RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Dr. Ronald C. Heacock, President, SUNY Adirondack.