SJ 101 — Commending Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 22106219D I SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.

101 OfferedE February 9, 2022 N Commending Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

TN Patrons––Edwards,R Barker,Agreed Boysko,to Deeds,by Hackworth,the Hanger,Senate, HowellFebruary 10, 2022 Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 14, 2022 O WHEREAS, for 150 years, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Ruff;State University, one of the L Commonwealth's premier institutions of higher learning, has provided outstanding educational and L research opportunities to young men and women, while serving the community and the Commonwealth as a whole;

Delegates:and E as the Commonwealth's first land-grant institution, originally known as the Virginia Agricultural and D Mechanical College, with the bill signed by Governor Gilbert C.

Austin,R Avoli, Ballard, Bulova, Carr, Convirs-Fowler, Head, Hope, Keam, Kory, Maldonado, Mullin, Orrock, Price, Rasoul, Reid, Sewell, Simon, Simonds, Subramanyam, Ware, Watts, Willett and Williams O –––––––––– D WHEREAS, for 150 years, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, one of the Commonwealth's premier institutions of higher learning, has provided outstanding educational and research opportunities to young men and women, while serving the community and the CommonwealthC as a whole;

and as the Commonwealth's first land-grant institution, originally known as the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College, with the bill signed by Governor Gilbert C.

and WHEREAS, 150 years and many name changes later, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) is distinguished as the Commonwealth's most comprehensive university and leading research institution with nearly 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs across nine colleges and an enrollment of more than 37,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students;

and WHEREAS, over the course of its 150-year history, Virginia Tech has benefited from the leadership S of 16 presidents, whose consequential actions have enabled the institution to emerge as a forerunner in 1 higher education locally, nationally, and globally, inspiring and empowering students, faculty, andrand inE partners to learn, innovate, and serve their communities in transformational ways;

and 1R WHEREAS, Virginia Tech is guided by a founding vision based on the core tenets of research a1d discovery, teaching and learning, and outreach and engagement, and the institution promotes thethend importance of diverse and inclusive communities, the pursuit of knowledge and innovation, opportunity and affordability, and excellence and integrity;

and :WHEREAS, Virginia Tech is steeped in rich traditions and the sacred ideals of Brotherhood, Honor, enter the gateway of the main campus to consider and live out the primary principles upon which thel who institution was founded;

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and WHEREAS, Virginia Tech is one of the great national and global universities of the 21st century, recognized for its research strengths, world-class faculty, exceptional facilities, and ability to integrate and adapt its learning, discovery, and engagement missions;

now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commendand, Virginiabe itrginia Polytechnic Institute and State University on the occasion of its 150th anniversary;

and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for andpresentation State University, as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for the institution'stitute SJ101 2 of 2 extraordinary history, unparalleled legacy of excellence, and invaluable contributions to theRector Commonwealth,Letitia theA. nation, and the world.

Long and President Timothy D.

Sands of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for the institution's extraordinary history, unparalleled legacy of excellence, and invaluable contributions to the Commonwealth, the nation, and the world.