PRINTER'S NO. 2708
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
605
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY HAHN, SAMUELSON, RADER, MAKO, MACKENZIE, R. BROWN,
PICKETT, KINSEY, WARD, DUSH, SONNEY, MURT, BIZZARRO, MILLARD,
CALTAGIRONE, DiGIROLAMO, HICKERNELL, SCHLOSSBERG, NEILSON,
THOMAS, MARSICO, EVERETT, MADDEN, SCHWEYER, GROVE AND
M. QUINN, NOVEMBER 15, 2017
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
NOVEMBER 15, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Northampton Community
College.
WHEREAS, In August 1967, Northampton Community College's
first course was a noncredit class to prepare people to take the
Certified Public Accountant examination; and
WHEREAS, In October 1967, in rudimentary one-story
structures, professors rushed to prepare for the first class to
begin school work; and
WHEREAS, The college offered a number of majors, including
accounting, advertising, art, business administration, business
data processing, education, electric-electronic technology,
engineering, industrial lab technology, law enforcement, liberal
arts, liberal arts-science-related, library assistant,
secretarial and general studies; and
WHEREAS, On June 4, 1969, Northampton Community College's
first commencement had 71 graduates with an additional 25
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students graduating at the end of the summer session; and
WHEREAS, In 1970, the college gained accreditation by the
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools; and
WHEREAS, In August 1986, the college became the first
community college in Pennsylvania to offer students the
opportunity to live on campus; and
WHEREAS, In 2007, the college's athletes garnered national
attention when the Lady Spartans softball team recorded one of
the longest winning streaks in the history of college sports,
with a tally of 94-0; and
WHEREAS, In 2014, the college's new Monroe County campus
opened for classes featuring state-of-the-art classrooms and
labs, a student center and student services building, a library,
a spacious food court, a gymnasium and fitness center, a child-
care center and space for community education and workforce
development; and
WHEREAS, During the 2015-2016 academic year, 30,436 students
were enrolled at the college in credit and not-for-credit
programs; and
WHEREAS, On November 16, 2017, the college is hosting a 50th
anniversary celebration called Celebrate our Past. Launch our
Future; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives commemorate the
50th anniversary of Northampton Community College.
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