A resolution commemorating the 75th anniversary of the United Negro College Fund.

III 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. RES. 106 Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the United Negro College Fund. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MARCH 12, 2019 Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. JONES, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. BROWN, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. KAINE, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. SANDERS, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Ms. HARRIS, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. COONS, Mr. WICKER, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. PERDUE, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. SCOTT of Florida, Mr. CARPER, Mr. COTTON, Mr. DURBIN, Mrs. MURRAY, and Ms. WARREN) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the United Negro College Fund. Whereas the United Negro College Fund (referred to in this preamble as ‘‘UNCF’’) was established on April 25, 1944, by Dr. Frederick D. Patterson— (1) who served as the president of Tuskegee Insti- tute (now Tuskegee University) from 1935 to 1953; and (2) to make a united appeal to the national con- science; Whereas UNCF was established with 27 member colleges and a combined enrollment of 14,000 students; VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:11 Mar 13, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR106.ATS SR106 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •SRES 106 ATS Whereas, since the establishment of UNCF, the nonprofit or- ganization has grown to become 1 of the oldest and most successful African-American higher education assistance organizations in the United States; Whereas the famous slogan of UNCF is ‘‘A mind is a terrible thing to waste’’; Whereas the mission of UNCF is— (1) to build a robust and nationally recognized pipe- line of underrepresented students who become highly qualified college graduates through the support of UNCF; and (2) to ensure that the current network of 37 mem- ber Historically Black Colleges and Universities (referred to in this preamble as ‘‘HBCUs’’) is a respected model of best practices in moving students to and through col- lege; Whereas UNCF has raised more than $4,800,000,000 and benefitted more than 450,000 students— (1) by annually awarding $100,000,000 in scholar- ships to more than 10,000 students through 400 scholar- ship programs; (2) by providing financial support to the 37 member HBCUs; and (3) by serving as a leading advocate in the United States for the importance of minority education and com- munity engagement; and Whereas UNCF advocates on behalf of the following member HBCUs and the students served by those HBCUs: (1) Allen University. (2) Benedict College. (3) Bennett College. (4) Bethune-Cookman University. VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:11 Mar 13, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR106.ATS SR106 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •SRES 106 ATS (5) Claflin University. (6) Clark Atlanta University. (7) Dillard University. (8) Edward Waters College. (9) Fisk University. (10) Florida Memorial University. (11) Huston-Tillotson University. (12) Interdenominational Theological Center. (13) Jarvis Christian College. (14) Johnson C. Smith University. (15) Lane College. (16) Le Moyne-Owen College. (17) Livingstone College. (18) Miles College. (19) Morehouse College. (20) Morris College. (21) Oakwood University. (22) Paine College. (23) Philander Smith College. (24) Rust College. (25) Saint Augustine’s University. (26) Shaw University. (27) Spelman College. (28) Stillman College. (29) Talladega College. (30) Texas College. (31) Tougaloo College. (32) Tuskegee University. (33) Virginia Union University. (34) Voorhees College. (35) Wilberforce University. (36) Wiley College. VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:11 Mar 13, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR106.ATS SR106 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •SRES 106 ATS (37) Xavier University of Louisiana: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate— 1 (1) commemorates the 75th anniversary of the 2 establishment of the United Negro College Fund (re- 3 ferred to in this resolving clause as ‘‘UNCF’’); 4 (2) celebrates the successes of UNCF in pro- 5 viding— 6 (A) support to Historically Black Colleges 7 and Universities (referred to in this resolving 8 clause as ‘‘HBCUs’’); and 9 (B) financial aid to help underrepresented 10 students gain access to postsecondary edu- 11 cation; and 12 (3) reaffirms the mission of UNCF— 13 (A) to build a robust and nationally recog- 14 nized pipeline of underrepresented students who 15 become highly qualified college graduates; and 16 (B) to ensure that HBCUs are a respected 17 model of best practices in moving students to 18 and through college. 19 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:11 Mar 13, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\SR106.ATS SR106 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS