IV 
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 in-
stitution; 
Whereas Marquette University was created to educate first- 
generation and low-income students under the premise 
that all people should be able to pursue higher education; 
Whereas Marquette University was the first Catholic univer-
sity in the world to admit women to be educated along-
side men in its regular undergraduate programs in 1909; 
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•HRES 1161 IH 
Whereas because of the courageous vision of its then-presi-
dent, 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 anni-
versary 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 Oppor-
tunity Program, which enables low-income and first-gen-
eration students to enter and succeed in higher edu-
cation; 
Whereas Marquette University is celebrating the 40th anni-
versary of the Educational Opportunity Program, which 
now serves more than 500 high school and college stu-
dents annually through 4 Federally funded TRIO pro-
grams; 
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 chal-
lenges students to integrate knowledge, faith, and real- 
life choices in ways that will shape their lives and those 
of others in order to better society; 
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•HRES 1161 IH 
Whereas Marquette University recognizes and cherishes the 
dignity of each individual regardless of age, culture, faith, 
ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation, language, dis-
ability, or social class; and 
Whereas Marquette University continues to adhere to its 
tenet of asking who has yet to gain access to higher edu-
cation and who needs support in succeeding once through 
the door: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors 
the Centennial Celebration of Women at Marquette Uni-
versity and commends the largest independent institution 
in Wisconsin for continuing to fulfill its Catholic, Jesuit 
mission of offering premier higher educational opportuni-
ties to all students who have a desire to learn. 
Æ 
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