HR484: HR484 Georgia State University; commend

25 LC 112 3227 House Resolution 484 By: Representatives Park of the 107th, Hugley of the 141st, Miller of the 62nd, Cannon of the 58th, and Frye of the 122nd A RESOLUTION Recognizing and commending Georgia State University; and for other purposes.1 WHEREAS, Georgia State University, founded in 1913, is a premie r urban research2 university focused on research, service, and advanced education al opportunities for more3 than 52,000 students; and4 WHEREAS, Georgia State University is an enterprising public res earch university in5 downtown Atlanta with satellite campuses in DeKalb, Fulton, and Newton counties; and6 WHEREAS, Georgia State University has been ranked the nation's number one public7 university for excellence in undergraduate teaching by U.S. News and World Report for five8 consecutive years; and9 WHEREAS, Georgia State University, a national leader in graduating students from widely10 diverse backgrounds, has been named among the top five "Most Innovative" universities in11 the country by U.S. News and World Report for a decade and counting; and12 H. R. 484 - 1 - 25 LC 112 3227 WHEREAS, Georgia State University is recognized as a national leader in helping students13 reach their academic goals and, since 2003, has raised its six- year graduation rate by 7414 percent; and15 WHEREAS, Georgia State University has received an $80 million gift from the Robert W.16 Woodruff Foundation, the largest gift in university history, to embark on an ambitious17 campus transformation to integrate its downtown footprint and c reate vibrant,18 people-centered spaces for students and the city; and19 WHEREAS, Georgia State University continues its important role of producing new20 knowledge that transforms lives and communities thanks to a res earch portfolio that has21 invested more than $1.2 billion in research expenditures over the past six years; and22 WHEREAS, Georgia State University has broken ground on a new, nine-story, $100 million23 Research Tower on its Atlanta Campus that will expand its capac ity for discovery and24 learning; and25 WHEREAS, Georgia State University's National Institute for Stud ent Success (NISS)26 received a $2 million grant from the Ascendium Education Group that will enable the27 institute to provide its services to six Georgia colleges and universities, helping them identify28 and resolve institutional barriers to college completion; and29 WHEREAS, the United States Department of Education (DOE) has aw arded the National30 Institute for Student Success (NISS) its first-ever Trailblazer Award, recognizing its success31 in increasing graduation rates through data-driven, evidence-ba sed interventions and its32 impact on the field of student success nationally; and33 H. R. 484 - 2 - 25 LC 112 3227 WHEREAS, more than 200 Georgia State University student-athlete s achieved Sun Belt34 Conference academic honors for the 2023-24 academic year, including 130 student-athletes35 who earned a place on the Commissioner's List with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher;36 and37 WHEREAS, Georgia State University's student-athletes collectively finished the year with38 a 3.39 grade point average, higher than the overall Sun Belt GPA; and39 WHEREAS, Georgia State University continues its important role in addressing critical40 quality-of-life issues through a highly active research community dedicated to uncovering41 new knowledge in cancer, heart disease, mental health, public h ealth, and more, earning42 nearly $186 million in research funding in Fiscal Year 2024; and43 WHEREAS, Georgia State University has a $3.2 billion economic impact on metro Atlanta44 each year; and45 WHEREAS, Georgia State University has adopted a ten-year strategic plan focused on four46 initiatives: Student Success 2.0; Identity, Placemaking and Belonging; Innovating Research,47 Scholarship and Creative Activity; and Beyond College to Career; and48 WHEREAS, nearly two dozen initiatives have been launched under the BluePrint to 203349 strategic plan and are being implemented under each pillar.50 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that51 the members of this body recognize and commend Georgia State University for its all-around52 success in 2024 and the pride and prestige it brought to the st udents, staff, and alumni of53 Georgia State University.54 H. R. 484 - 3 - 25 LC 112 3227 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized55 and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution ava ilable for distribution to56 Georgia State University.57 H. R. 484 - 4 -