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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT CHARLES R. MIDDLETON ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT
WHEREAS, after more than a decade of service, Roosevelt University President Charles R. Middleton has announced that he will retire on June 30, 2015; and
WHEREAS, as the fifth President of Roosevelt University, President Charles R. Middleton has transformed Roosevelt University in important ways since his arrival in 2002; and
WHEREAS, Charles R. Middleton’s strategic and mission-driven leadership has transformed Roosevelt University; and
WHEREAS, during his tenure at Roosevelt Charles R. Middleton has elevated the image of the University, led the expansion of the faculty, strengthened its curriculum and improved its facilities; and,
WHEREAS, Charles R. Middleton’s commitment as President of Roosevelt University to the success of the University’s students, faculty and staff has always been unwavering and a true embodiment of Roosevelt University’s guiding theme of social justice; and
WHEREAS, among noteworthy accomplishments, Charles R. Middleton changed Roosevelt University’s climate from one that serves primarily part-time adult students to an institution for more traditional-age full-time students; he created a sixth college, the College of Pharmacy; he hired a record number of new full-time faculty members; he instituted a flat-rate tuition program; he resumed intercollegiate athletics for men and developed an intercollegiate athletics program for women; and he improved University facilities with construction of Roosevelt’s 32-story Wabash Building and the Goodman Center; and
WHEREAS, throughout his tenure as President Charles R. Middleton has worked collaboratively with the Board of Trustees and the University community; and
WHEREAS, Roosevelt University and the community it serves, which includes Cook County, have been fortunate that Charles R. Middleton has been Roosevelt University’s chief executive during a time of great change in higher education and at Roosevelt University; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the President and the Board of Commissioners of Cook County that Charles R. Middleton is to be congratulated on a remarkable educational career; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the President and the Board of Commissioners of Cook County extend their very best wishes to Charles R. Middleton on the occasion of his retirement, with appreciation for his contributions to Roosevelt University and Cook County.
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