Title: FSU Day

Summary: Designates February 9, 2022, as "FSU Day" in Florida.

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WHEREAS, Florida State University is proud to be recognized as a preeminent university by the State of Florida and as a leader in education, research, student retention, and graduation, and WHEREAS, Florida State University is a nationally recognized institution with many of its colleges and programs ranked in the top in the nation, and WHEREAS, reaffirming its place in the top for the third consecutive year, Florida State University ranked number 16 among national public universities in the U.S. News and World Report rankings in 2021, and WHEREAS, in 2021, Florida State University was ranked number five in best value among public universities and number in Best Colleges for Veterans in the U.S. News and World Report, and WHEREAS, Florida State University has a four-year graduation rate of percent, making it the highest in the WHEREAS, Florida State University was honored with a national award by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities for the university's extensive efforts to eliminate gaps by race, ethnicity, and income level, and WHEREAS, Florida State University offer sgraduate, undergraduate, doctoral and professional degrees in programs within independent colleges and schools, taught by a faculty of 2,061 members, which has included National Academy of Sciences members and Nobel Laureates, and has created a student-faculty ratio of-to-1, making percent of Florida State University's offered classes having fewer than 37 students, and WHEREAS, Florida State University is more popular than ever among prospective first-time college students with a total of 66,000 applications received for admission to the 2021 summer and fall semesters, resulting in one of the largest freshman classes ever, made up of approximately 7,200 students, and WHEREAS, Florida State University's 2021 freshman class is one of the bri ghtest and most diverse in school history, coming from Florida counties, all states and the District of Columbia, and countries and is at the forefront of the institution's exemplary accomplishments for the 2021-2022 WHEREAS, Florida State University is a top research institution for producing Fulbright Scholars with students receiving awards in the 2021-2022 academic year, and WHEREAS, INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine recognized Florida State University as a 2021 Diversity Champion for the sixth consecutive year and awarded the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award for the eighth consecutive year, an honor awarded to schools who demonstrate a promise to uphold inclusion and diversity, and WHEREAS, the college experience continues to enrich the lives of Florida State University students due to the long standing tradition of promoting racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity on it scampus along with the aggressive recruitment of diverse groups of students, NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Florida: That February 9, 2022, is designated as "FSU Day" in Florida in recognition of Florida State University's contribution as an outstanding institution of higher education. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be presented to Dr. Richard McCullough, the 16th president of HR 8025 2022 hr8025 FL OR I DA HO US EO FR EP RE SE NT A TI VE SFlorida State University, as a tangible token of the sentiments expressed herein.