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HomeMy WebLinkAbout18- Mayoral Proclamation - Honoring the 125th Anniversary of Montana State University .................... a r �<, 1883,......* Proclamation Honoring the 1251h Anniversary of Montana State University Whereas, as an outcome of the Morrill Act of 1862 and the efforts of Bozeman's founding mothers and fathers, the institution that is today known as Montana State University was established by Montana Governor John Rickards on February 16, 1893, as the state's land-grant institution; and Whereas,Montana State University-first known as the Agricultural College of the State of Montana-opened two months later with three faculty members and was attended by five male students and three female students; and Whereas, over the coming years,the institution relocated from its first temporary home in a county high school building on Main Street to a site on 200 acres south of Bozeman, a campus that today has grown to more than 120 buildings;and Whereas,Montana State University is today recognized world-wide for its excellence and innovation in education and its prominence in research among leading public research universities, and this marriage of excellence in student education at a major research university is a factor in its current enrollment of 16,703 students,which makes it the largest university in Montana; and Whereas, as central to its land-grant mission,MSU serves all Montanans through public outreach endeavors that include the dissemination of knowledge, through Extension programs and the Montana Agricultural Experimental Stations,through dynamic public service opportunities in the community for its students and staff,and by offering a broad range of intellectual activities, athletics and entertainment events that enrich our community;and Whereas,since its inception,Montana State University has graduated more than 120,000 students who,for generations,have been valuable members of their communities as public servants, as entrepreneurs, as valued and skilled employees, as teachers,health care providers,as soldiers in the nation's armed forces, as law enforcement officers and as citizens that enrich our community, state,nation and our democracy; Now,therefore,in recognition of Montana State University's 125f Anniversary,I, Cynthia Andrus,the Mayor of Bozeman,proclaim that the City of Bozeman and Montana State University will continue their legacy of cooperation and collaboration for the benefit and growth of the community for many more years to come. Signed this of February,2018 in Bozeman,Montana. 1 Cynthia L. rus Mayor D ;; Ilan,Montana