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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 chi...
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