,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #hb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #bg1
 #bjai ,mrs4 ,fischer 7for herself and  
,mr4 ,sasse7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,recognizing   
the #aejth anniversary of the           
,university of ,nebraska-,lincoln4      
,whereas ,congress passed the ,act of   
,july #b1 #ahfb 7commonly known as the  
,first ,morrill ,act7 7#ab ,stat4 #ejc1 
chapter #acj2 #g ,u4,s4,c4 #cja et      
seq471 which was signed by ,president   
,abraham ,lincoln1 to allow for the     
establishment of land-grant colleges    
offering programs teaching agriculture  
and the mechanic arts2 ,whereas1 on     
,february #ae1 #ahfi1 the ,nebraska     
,legislature unanimously passed1 and    
,nebraska ,governor ,david ,butler      
signed1 legislation enabling the        
founding of the ,university of          
,nebraska2 ,whereas the charter for the 
,university of ,nebraska established the

 ,university of ,nebraska as a          
university 8to afford to the inhabitants
 of this ,state1 the means of acquiring 
a thorough knowledge of the various     
branches of literature1 science and the 
arts02 ,whereas1 in #ahga1 the          
,university of ,nebraska opened its     
doors to men and women across the ,state
 of ,nebraska1 with an inaugural class  
of #acj students2 ,whereas the          
,university of ,nebraska1 now known as  
the ,university of ,nebraska-,lincoln1  
has grown to an enrollment of #be1hbj   
students2 ,whereas the ,university of   
,nebraska-,lincoln is a national leader 
in academic excellence1 research1 and   
service2 ,whereas the ,university of    
,nebraska-,lincoln has a #b1jjj1jjj1jjj 
annual economic impact on the ,state of 
,nebraska1 including more than          
#cjj1jjj1jjj in research expenditures   
each year2 ,whereas the ,university of  
,nebraska-,lincoln provides more than   
#e1jjj new graduates to the workforce   
each year2 ,whereas the ,university of  

,nebraska-,lincoln serves the needs of  
students1 families1 and communities     
across the ,state of ,nebraska through  
activities in all #ic counties of the   
,state2 ,whereas the ,university of     
,nebraska-,lincoln is a leader in       
research in areas such as-- 7#a7 water  
and agriculture2  7#b7 national security
 and defense2  7#c7 early childhood     
education2 and  7#d7 rural development2 
,whereas the ,university of             
,nebraska-,lincoln is instrumental in   
celebrating the culture of the ,state of
 ,nebraska and the region in which the  
,state is located through--  7#a7 the   
,university of ,nebraska ,state ,museum2
  7#b7 the ,center for ,great ,plains   
,studies2  7#c7 the ,international      
,quilt ,study ,center and ,museum2 and  
7#d7 the ,larsen ,tractor ,test and     
,power ,museum2  ,whereas the ,husker   
athletic programs at the ,university of 
,nebraska-,lincoln create pride and joy 
on the fields of play and in the hearts 
of alumni and fans2 ,whereas the        

,university of ,nebraska-,lincoln has   
#ccc ,academic ,all-,americans1 more    
than any other institution of higher    
education in the ,united ,states2       
,whereas more than #bjj1jjj alumni      
residing in all #ej ,states1 and in     
countries around the world1 are proud to
 call the ,university of                
,nebraska-,lincoln their alma mater2 and
 ,whereas ,there ,is ,no ,place ,like   
,nebraska3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that 
the ,senate--  7#a7 commemorates the    
#aejth anniversary of the ,university of
 ,nebraska-,lincoln2  7#b7 commends the 
,university of ,nebraska-,lincoln for   
its status as a leading public          
university that excels in academics1    
athletics1 and quality of life for      
students2 and  7#c7 respectfully        
requests that the ,secretary of the     
,senate transmit an enrolled copy of    
this resolution to--  7,a7 the          
,chancellor of the ,university of       
,nebraska-,lincoln2 and  7,b7 the       
,president of the ,university of        

,nebraska system4