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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1161 

Honoring the Centennial Celebration of Women at Marquette University, 

the first Catholic university in the world to offer co-education as part 

of its regular undergraduate program. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 10, 2010 

Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin (for herself, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. PETRI, Mr. KIND, 

Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr. KAGEN, Ms. BALDWIN, and Mr. AUSTRIA) 

submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 

on Education and Labor 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring the Centennial Celebration of Women at Marquette 

University, the first Catholic university in the world to 

offer co-education as part of its regular undergraduate 

program. 

Whereas Marquette University was founded in Milwaukee, 

Wisconsin, in 1881 as a Catholic, Jesuit educational institution; 

Whereas Marquette University was created to educate firstgeneration and low-income students under the premise 

that all people should be able to pursue higher education; 

Whereas Marquette University was the first Catholic university in the world to admit women to be educated alongside men in its regular undergraduate programs in 1909; 


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Whereas because of the courageous vision of its then-president, the Rev. James McCabe, S.J. Marquette University 

pioneered the inclusion of women; 

Whereas today, 53 percent of Marquette University students, 

7 of the 33 members of the board of trustees, and 12 of 

the 27 members of the university leadership council are 

women; 

Whereas Marquette University is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the admission of women during the 2009–2010 

academic year through an alumnae memory project, 

guest speakers and lectures, commemorative publications, 

and faculty, staff, student, and alumni events; 

Whereas Marquette University continued to expand access to 

education in 1969 by creation of the Educational Opportunity Program, which enables low-income and first-generation students to enter and succeed in higher education; 

Whereas Marquette University is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Educational Opportunity Program, which 

now serves more than 500 high school and college students annually through 4 Federally funded TRIO programs; 

Whereas the Educational Opportunity Program continues 

Marquette University’s tradition of serving as a model of 

success for more than 1,200 colleges and universities 

with Federally funded TRIO programs; 

Whereas Marquette University’s continued focus on its 4 core 

values of excellence, faith, leadership, and service challenges students to integrate knowledge, faith, and reallife choices in ways that will shape their lives and those 

of others in order to better society; 


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Whereas Marquette University recognizes and cherishes the 

dignity of each individual regardless of age, culture, faith, 

ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation, language, disability, or social class; and 

Whereas Marquette University continues to adhere to its 

tenet of asking who has yet to gain access to higher education and who needs support in succeeding once through 

the door: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors 

2 the Centennial Celebration of Women at Marquette Uni3 versity and commends the largest independent institution 

4 in Wisconsin for continuing to fulfill its Catholic, Jesuit 

5 mission of offering premier higher educational opportuni6 ties to all students who have a desire to learn. 

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