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SENATEA MEMORIAL 16DECLARING 54THJANUARY LEGISLATURE27, -2020 STATE"UNM DAY" IN THE SENATE IN RECOGNITION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICOMEXICO'S -CONTRIBUTIONS SECONDTO SESSIONEDUCATION, ,RESEARCH 2020AND INTRODUCEDPUBLIC BYSERVICE WilliamON H.BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS OF NEW MEXICO.

Payne7 6WHEREAS, 8the 10university Aof MEMORIALNew DECLARINGMexico JANUARYwas 27,founded 2020in "UNM1889; DAY" IN THE SENATE IN RECOGNITION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PUBLIC SERVICE ON BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS OF NEW MEXICO.

16and WHEREAS, the university of New Mexico wasis foundedthe instate's 1889;flagship research institution, serving nearly twenty-three thousand students and employing tens of thousands of New Mexicans, including employees of the university of New Mexico hospital;

e t 17 and w l n d 18 WHEREAS, the university of New Mexico isstudents theattain state'sforty-seven =percent =of 19the astate's lbaccalaureate flagshipdegrees, researchforty-two institution,percent servingof nearlythe twenty-threestate's igraduate adegrees e r 20 thousand students and employingeighty-one tenspercent of thousands of New a t m m 21 Mexicans, including employees of the universitystate's ofdoctoral Newand Mexicofirst dprofessional rdegrees; e 22 hospital;

and c e s k 23 WHEREAS, university of New Mexico students attain forty- e a n b 24 seven percent of the state's baccalaureate degrees, forty-two u [ percent of the state's graduate degrees and eighty-one percent .216761.1 of the state's doctoral and first professional degrees;

and WHEREAS, the university of New Mexico is celebrating a century of graduate studies, giving students access to SM 16 Page 1 nationally recognized faculty, cutting-edge research, professional and academic development and student support;

and WHEREAS, the university of New Mexico health sciences center is the state's largest integrated health care treatment, e e 17 research and education organization, with national recognition e e n d 18 for primary care, rural medicine, family medicine, nursing and = = l ] 19 midwifery, and is home of the state's only national-cancer-national-cancer-institute-designated a l r i 20 institute-designated comprehensive cancer center;

and t e a t WHEREAS, the university of New Mexico provides a research-research-driven m m 21 e d r e 22 driven education, where faculty members engage in investigation c e r c 23 and scholarship that create new knowledge, which brings e a n b 24 sustained wealth to New Mexico's economy;

and u [ WHEREAS, the university of New Mexico is a community of .216761.1 - 2 - unique perspectives that embraces peoples' differences and celebrates a culture of contrast rather than a contrast of cultures;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE SM 16 Page 2 STATE OF NEW MEXICO that January 27, 2020 be declared "UNM Day" in the senate in recognition of the university of New Mexico's service and dedication to the residents of New Mexico;

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