SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 7
(By Senators Prezioso, Unger, Williams, Kessler, Edgell, McCabe,
Wells and Plymale)
Recognizing Fairmont State University for its academic excellence
and commitment to higher education.
Whereas, Fairmont State University was founded in 1865; and
Whereas, Fairmont State University has served for nearly one
and a half centuries as an institution of opportunity for first
generation college students; and
Whereas, More than 90 percent of Fairmont State University's
students are West Virginia residents; and
Whereas, Fairmont State University students hail from 52 of
the state's 55 counties; and
Whereas, Fairmont State University has established service
locations in multiple locations throughout North Central West
Virginia, including its main campus in Fairmont, the Gaston
Caperton Center in Clarksburg, the Robert C. Byrd National
Aerospace Education Center in Bridgeport, and the Braxton County
Higher Education Center; and
Whereas, Fairmont State University offers nationally-
accredited programs in high-demand fields such as teacher
preparation, nursing, and engineering-technology, and its graduates
consistently score well on national licensure exams; and
Whereas, Fairmont State University Accounting alumni
frequently receive the highest score on the CPA exam and FSU
faculty members have been named twice in recent years as the
Outstanding Educator of the Year by the West Virginia Society of
CPAs; and
Whereas, Fairmont State University offers many unique
programs, including National Security and Intelligence, Folklore
Studies, and Aviation; and
Whereas, Fairmont State University has a strong track record
in placing alumni in graduate and professional programs; and
Whereas, More than 85 percent of Fairmont State University's
graduates report that they live and work in West Virginia; and
Whereas, Fairmont State University's Frank and Jane Gabor West
Virginia Folklife Center is dedicated to the identification,
preservation, and perpetuation of our region's rich cultural
heritage, through academic studies, educational programs, festivals
and performances, and publications; and
Whereas, Fairmont State University has worked to preserve the
oral history of West Virginians through the original theatre
production "Remembering #9: Stories from the Farmington Mine
Disaster," participation in the World War II Veterans History
Project and the creation of the Mountain State Storytelling
Institute; and
Whereas, Fairmont State University has built connections to the international roots of the state through the "Roads to
Appalachia" study and travel abroad program and a student exchange
program with the University of Calabria in Italy; and
Whereas, Fairmont State University provides a solid return on
investment for the state dollars appropriated to the institution;
therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate:
That the Senate hereby recognizes Fairmont State University
for its academic excellence and commitment to higher education;
and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby directed to forward
a copy of this resolution to the President of Fairmont State
University, Thomas L. Krepel.
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