H. Res. 1564 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

September 14, 2010. 

Whereas Michigan Technological University located in 

Houghton, Michigan, on the beautiful shores of Lake Superior on the spectacular Keweenaw Peninsula is celebrating its 125th anniversary in 2010; 

Whereas Michigan Technological University was first chartered as the Michigan School of Mines in 1885; 

Whereas due to the significant and growing contribution to 

the State of Michigan and the Nation, the school was renamed the Michigan College of Mining and Technology 

with the added responsibility ‘‘to promote the welfare of 

the industries of the State’’ in 1927; 

Whereas the college continued its exceptional educational 

mission; 

Whereas in 1963, the new constitution of the State of Michigan included the renaming to the Michigan College of 

Science and Technology and in 1964, with the present 

designation of Michigan Technological University with 

the continued responsibility of promoting the welfare of 

the industries of the State of Michigan; 

Whereas in 1990, Michigan Technological University’s A.E. 

Seaman Mineralogical Museum was designated as the official ‘‘mineralogical museum’’ of Michigan with the sec-
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ond largest holdings of any university mineralogical museum in the Nation; 

Whereas Michigan Technological University’s mission is to 

create the future with the vision of continued growth as 

a premier technological research university of international stature, delivering education, new knowledge, 

and innovation for the needs of the world; 

Whereas today, Michigan Technological University now hosts 

more than 7,000 students who pursue baccalaureate, 

master, and doctoral degrees; 

Whereas Michigan Technological University is nationally 

ranked as a high research university by the Carnegie 

Foundation, with research expenditures of some 

$55,000,000 annually doing world class cutting edge 

basic and exceptional applied research; 

Whereas Michigan Technological University provides an exceptionally high quality of education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields, graduating 

83 percent of students in those disciplines from across 

the State, Nation, and around the world; 

Whereas the State of Michigan and the Nation benefit from 

the influx of such outstanding graduates for the purpose 

of economic development, innovation, and entrepreneurship; 

Whereas Michigan Technological University’s athletic programs are highly successful competitively as well as academically; 

Whereas Michigan Technological University’s student athletes 

are consistently among the top in the Nation with the 

highest grade point averages, while simultaneously performing exceptionally well in their respective sports led 
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by the successes of the women’s basketball team, which 

for the last two years has been in the NCAA Division II 

Elite Eight, underscoring the importance of being student athletes; and 

Whereas 2010 marks the 125th anniversary of the founding 

of Michigan Technological University: Now, therefore, be 

it 

Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors the 

students, alumni, faculty, staff, and board of control of 

Michigan Technological University on its 125th anniversary 

and commends the institution’s status as a leading public 

university that excels in high quality education, research, and 

quality of life for students and the contributions to the State 

of Michigan, the Nation, and society with the exceptional 

graduates that will create the future. 

Attest: 

Clerk.