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File #: 2007-1422    Version: 1
Type: Proclamation Status: Adopted
File created: 5/1/2007 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action:
Enactment date: 5/1/2007 Enactment #: 233
Effective date:    
Title: WHEREAS, on May 1, 2007, Chatham College is holding a special event to announce the renaming of the school as Chatham University; and WHEREAS, this historic women's college was founded in 1869, and played a significant role in the Women's Suffrage and Civil Rights movements; and WHEREAS, Chatham University is currently home to over 1,700 students from around the world, and will encompass three distinctive schools, namely Chatham College for Women, the College for Graduate Studies, and the College for Continuing and Professional Studies; and WHEREAS, Chatham has offered graduate degrees to women and men since 1994, and the school launched an online degree program in 2005; and WHEREAS, Esther L. Barazzone, Ph.D., was named President of Chatham College in 1992, and is the longest-tenured University President in Pittsburgh; and WHEREAS, a leader of the modern environmental movement, Rachel Carson is amongst Chatham's most esteemed alumni, and May 27th marks her 100th birthd...
Sponsors: William Peduto, Douglas Shields, Len Bodack, Twanda Carlisle, Dan Deasy, Jeffrey S. Koch, Jim Motznik, Darlene M. Harris
Indexes: PROCLAMATION - MR. PEDUTO
Attachments: 1. 2007-1422.doc
 
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WHEREAS, on May 1, 2007, Chatham College is holding a special event to announce the renaming of the school as Chatham University; and
 
WHEREAS, this historic women's college was founded in 1869, and played a significant role in the Women's Suffrage and Civil Rights movements; and
 
WHEREAS, Chatham University is currently home to over 1,700 students from around the world, and will encompass three distinctive schools, namely Chatham College for Women, the College for Graduate Studies, and the College for Continuing and Professional Studies; and
 
WHEREAS, Chatham has offered graduate degrees to women and men since 1994, and the school launched an online degree program in 2005; and
 
WHEREAS, Esther L. Barazzone, Ph.D., was named President of Chatham College in 1992, and is the longest-tenured University President in Pittsburgh; and
 
WHEREAS, a leader of the modern environmental movement, Rachel Carson is amongst Chatham's most esteemed alumni, and May 27th marks her 100th birthday; and
 
WHEREAS, Chatham's graduate students work in applied and liberal professions including art and architecture, business, psychology, film and digital media, health sciences, nursing, teaching and writing; and
 
WHEREAS, Chatham University is now one of six universities in Pittsburgh.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh congratulates Chatham University, and thanks the school for its dedication to higher education; and
 
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby declares May 1, 2007, "Chatham University Day" in the City of Pittsburgh.