Title: FAMU Day

Summary: Designates March 26, 2014, as "FAMU Day" in State of Florida in recognition of FAMU's contributions as outstanding institution of higher education.

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WHEREAS, FAMU, a-year, historically black university offering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs, seeks qualified students from all racial, ethnic, religious, and national groups and has provided immeasurable educational opportunities for young men and women, and WHEREAS, the university consists of colleges and schools, including Agriculture and Food Sciences; Education; Science an dTechnology; Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Engineering; Allied Health Sciences; Architecture; Business and Industry; Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities; Journalism and Graphic Communication; Nursing; Law; Graduate Studies and Research; and the Environment, and one institute, Public Health, and WHEREAS, FAMU is a leading producer of African Americans with baccalaureate degrees and degrees in business management, marketing, and related fields and a leading producer of African American pharmacists in the nation, and WHEREAS, according to the National Science Foundation, the FAMU faculty is ranked second in the nation in the production of research publications in global science issues, outranking large universities that have greater resources, and WHEREAS, nearly a third of FAMU's student body is pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) or health-related disciplines, and WHEREAS, FAMU was recently recognized as one of Florida's most affordable public universities,producing graduates with the second-highest starting salaries among Florida public university graduates, and WHEREAS, the university remains accessible with percent of its students being first-generation college students and 37 percent of its student sbeing Federal Pell Grant recipients, the most of any Florida public university, and WHEREAS, FAMU's men's and women's cross country teams won two consecutive Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships in 2012 and 2013, NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Florida: That March 26, 2014, is designated as "FAMU Day" in the State of Florida in recognition of Florida Agricultural and HR 9051 2014 hr9051 FL OR I DA HO US EO FR EP RE SE NT A TI VE SMechanical University's contributions as an outstanding institution of higher education. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be presented to Dr. Larry Robinson, interim president of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, as a tangible token of the sentiments expressed herein.