,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bic  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october  
#ah1 #bjag ,mr4 ,cardin 7for himself and
 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen7 submitted the       
following resolution2 which was         
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,commemorating the #aejth anniversary of
 ,morgan ,state ,university4  ,whereas1 
on ,november #bg1 #bjag1 ,morgan ,state 
,university 7referred to in this        
preamble as the ,university71 located in
 ,baltimore1 ,maryland1 will celebrate  
the #aejth anniversary of the first     
academic year of the ,university and    
,founders ,day2 ,whereas the ,university
 was envisioned by ,african-,american   
pastors in the ,washington ,conference  
of the ,methodist ,episcopal ,church1   
and officially founded by white pastors 
in the ,baltimore ,conference of the    
,methodist ,episcopal ,church2 ,whereas 
the ,university was incorporated on     
,november #bg1 #ahfg1 as the ,centenary 
,biblical ,institute1 in celebration of 

the centennial anniversary of ,methodism
 in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas the   
,university was established with a      
modest budget of #e1jjj to train for the
 ministry males who were former slaves  
and freedmen2 ,whereas the first classes
 of the ,university were held in the    
basement lecture hall of ,sharp ,street 
,methodist ,episcopal ,church in        
,baltimore on ,april #cj1 #ahfg1 with a 
class of #i students and #a teacher2    
,whereas the ,university admitted the   
first female students to the ,university
 during the #ahgd-ge academic year and  
amended the charter of the ,university  
to train students in teaching as well as
 in ministry2 ,whereas1 in #ahhf1 the   
,university established a branch named  
,princess ,anne ,academy on the eastern 
shore of ,maryland2 ,whereas1 in #ahij1 
the ,university was renamed ,morgan     
,college in honor of ,lyttleton ,f4     
,morgan1 a long-time board member who   
was a strong financial supporter of the 
institution1 and was authorized to offer

 bachelor's degrees2 ,whereas the first 
bachelor's degree from the ,university  
was awarded in #ahie to ,george ,w4 ,f4 
,mc,mechen1 who went on to earn a law   
degree from ,yale ,university and to    
distinguish himself as a citizen and    
civil rights lawyer in ,baltimore1      
,maryland2 ,whereas1 in #ahic1 the      
,university established the second      
branch of the ,university1 named        
,virginia ,collegiate and ,industrial   
,institute1 in ,lynchburg1 ,virginia2   
,whereas1 becoming fully accredited in  
#aibe1 the ,university established a    
strong record in academics1 sports1 and 
the promotion of an appreciation for    
,african-,american history and culture2 
,whereas the ,university moved to the   
present location of the ,university in  
northeast ,baltimore1 and1 on the       
recommendation of the ,commission on    
,higher ,education of ,negroes in       
,maryland1 which was appointed by the   
,state ,legislature1 was purchased by   
the ,state of ,maryland and renamed     

,morgan ,state ,college1 thereby        
becoming the second of only #b public   
,state-supported liberal arts colleges  
in ,maryland2 ,whereas the ,university  
featured a distinguished faculty1       
expanded the facilities1 and developed  
an outstanding undergraduate curriculum 
that led the ,middle ,states            
,association of ,colleges and ,schools1 
an accrediting agency1 to declare the   
undergraduate curriculum of the         
,university a model liberal arts        
program2 ,whereas the graduate program  
of the ,university was established in   
#aife and the first master's degree from
 the ,university was awarded in #aifg2  
,whereas1 in #aige1 the ,university was 
granted university status by the        
,maryland ,general ,assembly and was    
authorized to offer a doctoral degree2  
,whereas1 in #aihc1 the first doctoral  
degree from the ,university was awarded2
 ,whereas1 in #bjjd1 the choir of the   
,university was declared 8,the ,best    
,college ,choir in the ,united ,states0 

by ,reader's ,digest2 ,whereas1 in      
#bjjg1 after a period of phenomenal     
growth and achievement in academic      
programs1 research1 external grants1 and
 public service--an era that many call  
the ,morgan ,renaissance--the           
,university was reclassified by the     
,carnegie ,commission on ,higher        
,education as a doctoral research       
university2 ,whereas1 since the #aiejs1 
the ,university has established a record
 of winning more ,fulbright ,awards than
 any of the ,historically ,black        
,colleges and ,universities 7referred to
 in this preamble as ,h,b,c,us7 in the  
,united ,states2 ,whereas1 in #bjaf1 the
 entire campus of the ,university was   
designated as a ,national ,treasure by  
the ,national ,trust for ,historic      
,preservation1 making the ,university   
the only institution in the ,united     
,states to have earned that distinction2
 ,whereas1 after #aej years as an       
institution1 the ,university has grown--
 7#a7 from a student body of a modest #g

 students to nearly #h1jjj students2    
7#b7 from a faculty of #a to nearly #djj
 full-time faculty members2 and  7#c7   
from a single-track curriculum in       
ministry to an institution now offering 
#dh degree programs at the bachelor's   
level1 #aj at the post-baccalaureate    
certificate level1 #cd at the master's  
degree level1 and #af at the doctoral   
level2  ,whereas the ,university has    
awarded diplomas1 certificates and      
degrees to more than #ea1jjj students2  
,whereas the ,university currently ranks
 in the top tier of institutions locally
 and nationally in graduating ,african  
,americans at all degree levels1 and in 
fields such as architecture1 marketing1 
nursing1 the health professions1        
communication and journalism1 family and
 consumer sciences1 civil engineering1  
electrical engineering1 finance1 and    
industrial engineering2 ,whereas1 during
 the #bjag calendar year1 the           
,university is celebrating the #aejth   
anniversary of the founding of the      

,university2 and ,whereas1 on ,september
 #bh-cj1 #bjag1 the ,university hosted  
on the campus of the ,university the #h 
other ,h,b,c,us that also are           
celebrating their #aejth anniversaries1 
in a ,united ,,hbcu-#i ,sesquicentennial
 ,celebration3 ,now1 therefore1 be it   
,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 makes note of  
and celebrates the history1 legacy and  
achievements of ,morgan ,state          
,university2  7#b7 applauds ,morgan     
,state ,university for the #aej-year    
devotion to academic excellence and to  
providing educational opportunities to  
thousands of students in ,maryland1 the 
,united ,states1 and the world2  7#c7   
commends ,morgan ,state ,university for 
being named ,maryland's ,preeminent     
,public ,urban ,research ,university in 
#bjag1 and for the entire campus of     
,morgan ,state ,university being        
declared a ,national ,treasure by the   
,national ,trust for ,historic          
,preservation2  7#d7 recognizes the     
achievements of all of the              

administrators1 professors1 students1   
and staff members who have contributed  
to the success of ,morgan ,state        
,university2 and  7#e7 respectfully     
requests that the ,secretary of the     
,senate transmit an enrolled copy of    
this resolution to--  7,a7 the president
 of ,morgan ,state ,university2 and     
7,b7 the provost and vice president for 
academic affairs4