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House
Resolution 1258 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Amerson of the
9th,
Williams of the
4th,
Reece of the
27th,
Ralston of the
7th,
and Hembree of the
67th
A
RESOLUTION
Establishing
the Appalachian Studies Center at North Georgia College and State University in
Dahlonega as Georgia's official Appalachian Studies Center; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
founded in 1873, North Georgia College and State University is the second oldest
public institution of higher education in the state; and
WHEREAS,
as the only four-year public institution in northeast Georgia, North Georgia
College and State University offers a quality college experience in a beautiful
mountain setting, about an hour north of Atlanta; and
WHEREAS,
North Georgia College has the distinction of being the first public college in
the state to admit women, in 1873, and the first to graduate a woman, in 1878;
and
WHEREAS,
North Georgia College and State University began to consider creating an
Appalachian Studies Center out of an awareness that Georgia's academic
communities were missing out on many opportunities relating to the problems,
solutions, and activities of the Appalachian area; and
WHEREAS,
after observing models of such centers throughout the region, Dr. Alice Sampson
submitted a grant proposal for an Appalachian Studies Center for the State of
Georgia to the Appalachian Regional Commission, which subsequently approved her
proposal; and
WHEREAS,
the mission of the Appalachian Studies Center at North Georgia College and State
University is to honor, engage, serve, and represent the Appalachian region
through awareness, preservation, education, and collaboration; the vision of the
Center is to be a responsive and engaged partner in the community providing
leadership and resources to appreciate the past, assess the present, and address
the future; and
WHEREAS,
the mission and the vision meet identified Appalachian Regional Commission and
State of Georgia goals, objectives, and strategies, including the creation of
regional partnerships and networks; and
WHEREAS,
the Georgia General Assembly and Appalachian Regional Commission deem the
preservation of the culture, heritage, and history of Appalachian communities to
be of the utmost importance.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the members of
this body formally recognize the Appalachian Studies Center at North Georgia
College and State University as the foremost institution of its kind in the
state and designate it as Georgia's official Appalachian Studies
Center.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to North Georgia
College and State University, the Appalachian Regional Commission, and the Board
of Regents of the University System of Georgia.