,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,june #i1 #bjad     
,mrs4 ,wagner 7for herself and ,mr4     
,clay7 submitted the following          
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,education and the        
,workforce  ,,resolution  ,commemorating
 the centennial of ,webster ,university4
  ,whereas in #aiae1 the ,sisters of    
,loretto established ,webster           
,university in ,saint ,louis1 ,missouri1
 as one of the first ,catholic colleges 
for women that is located west of the   
,mississippi ,river2 ,whereas ,webster  
,university has campuses in #h different
 countries1 introducing people in       
,europe1 ,asia1 and ,africa to ,united  
,states educational programs1 helping to
 spread ,united ,states culture and     
ideas around the globe1 and serving the 
educational needs of people abroad2     
,whereas in #aigd1 ,webster ,university 
became one of the first universities in 
the ,united ,states to operate on a     

military base2 ,whereas in #bjad1       
,webster ,university is located on      
military bases across the country1      
serving all branches of the military and
 directly helping more than #g1gjj      
students who are active members of the  
,armed ,forces1 veterans1 or direct     
relatives of individuals with military  
connections2 ,whereas ,webster          
,university has been a leader in online 
education since #aiii1 and more than    
#i1jjj students are taking courses in   
the ,webster ,university ,online        
,learning ,center1 a program that       
provides quality higher education to    
students who have access to the         
,internet and are residing anywhere in  
the world2 ,whereas since #aiae1        
,webster ,university has conferred more 
than #ahd1jjj degrees at campuses around
 the world1 including nearly #hj1jjj    
degrees in the greater ,saint ,louis    
area1 demonstrating a local commitment  
and offering a global education2        
,whereas ,webster ,university has a     

diverse student body and is routinely   
lauded by organizations working on      
diversity issues2 ,whereas ,webster     
,university is the alma mater of more   
than #afj1jjj proud alumni2 and ,whereas
 the quality of ,webster ,university as 
an institution of higher learning is a  
reflection of the extraordinary caliber 
of its educational professionals and    
students3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that 
the ,house of ,representatives          
recognizes and extends congratulations  
to the educational professionals1       
students1 and alumni of ,webster        
,university for #ajj years of excellence
 in higher education4