Title: FSU Day

Summary: Designates February 2, 2016, as "FSU Day" in the State of Florida.

Full Text:
WHEREAS, in 1994, Florida State University joined an elite group of the nation's top research universities,being designated as a "Research I" institution by the Carnegie Foundation, and WHEREAS, Florida State University offers graduate and undergraduate degrees in programs within independent colleges and schools, taught by a faculty of 2,408 members, which has incl uded National Academy of Sciences members and 16 Nobel Laureates, and WHEREAS, one of the most academically accomplished freshman classes in Florida State University 's history is at the forefront of the institution's exemplary accomplishments for the 2015-2016 academic year and, with an average GPA of 4.0, an average GPA of 4.4 among honors students, and a median SAT score of 1856, the nearly 6,200 freshman have elevated the university's academic standing to new heights, and WHEREAS, Florida State Universi ty is proud to be recognized by the State of Florida as a preeminent university and as a WHEREAS, the Florida State University College of Medicine placed its 200th physician in practice in Florida, while the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability recently reported that more College of Medicine physicians match in primary care specialties than those of any other Florida medical school, with percent of those physicians pursuing a specialty considered by the state to be in an area of need for Florida's patients, exemplifying how the College of Medicine is achieving its mi ssion to produce more physicians to care for Florida's medically underserved communities, 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 its campus along with the recruitment of diverse groups of students, NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Florida: That February 2, 2016, is designated as "FSU Day" in the State of 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 HR 9021 2016 hr9021 FL OR I DA HO US EO FR EP RE SE NT A TI VE Spresented to President John Thrasher, Florida State University, as a tangible token of the sentiments expressed herein.