ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No. 178
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
220th LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCED MARCH 30, 2023
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman WILLIAM F. MOEN, JR.
District 5 (Camden and Gloucester)
Assemblyman HERB CONAWAY, JR.
District 7 (Burlington)
Assemblywoman PAMELA R. LAMPITT
District 6 (Burlington and Camden)
Assemblyman PAUL D. MORIARTY
District 4 (Camden and Gloucester)
Senator FRED H. MADDEN, JR.
District 4 (Camden and Gloucester)
Senator NILSA I. CRUZ-PEREZ
District 5 (Camden and Gloucester)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywomen Reynolds-Jackson, Murphy, Speight, Assemblyman Stanley, Assemblywomen Jasey, Sawyer and Senator Singleton
SYNOPSIS
Commemorates 100th anniversary of Rowan University.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Assembly Higher Education Committee on November 20, 2023, with amendments.
A Concurrent Resolution commemorating the 100th anniversary of Rowan University.
Whereas, 2023 marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of Rowan University; and
Whereas, In September 1923, Rowan University, then named the Glassboro Normal School, opened as a two-year teacher training school with 236 students enrolled; and
Whereas, In the 1930s and 1940s, the college was at the forefront of the special education movement and gained a national reputation when it opened a clinic for children with reading disabilities that was later expanded to include physical therapy for 1[the handicapped] persons with physical disabilities1; and
Whereas, Thereafter, the college received worldwide attention and helped ease Cold War tensions when it hosted 1[an] a1 historic summit conference between President Lyndon Johnson and Soviet Premier Aleksei Kosygin on the university campus in 1967; and
Whereas, Over the years, Rowan University has continually increased its educational services, curriculum offerings, facilities, and campuses to provide a wide variety of opportunities to its students; and
Whereas, To reflect its growing educational services, the college changed its name numerous times over the years, most notably in 1992, when it became Rowan College of New Jersey after receiving a historic $100 million gift from Henry and Betty Rowan, and then again in 1997, when the college received university status and became Rowan University; and
Whereas, Today, Rowan University enrolls approximately 1[20,000] 22,0001 students, offers 1[90] 981 bachelor’s, 1[48] 581 master’s, 1[two] three1 professional, and 1[nine] 191 doctoral degree programs, and is one of only four universities in the nation with medical schools granting both D.O. and M.D. degrees; and
Whereas, Rowan University’s athletic program has won 11 Division III national championships and continues to be recognized as one of the premier athletic programs in the country; and
Whereas, Rowan University is consistently recognized for its educational programs; in 1[2022] 20231, U.S. News & World Report ranked Rowan University within the top 100 of public national universities and The Chronicle of Higher Education’s 1[2022-2023] 2023-20241 Almanac recognized that Rowan University is the 1[third] fourth1 fastest-growing public research university in the nation; and
Whereas, During the past 100 years, Rowan University has evolved from a two-year teacher preparation school to a nationally ranked public research university; and
Whereas, It is therefore altogether fitting and proper that the Legislature recognize Rowan University’s contributions to its students and the State by commemorating the centennial of its founding; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of New Jersey (the Senate concurring):
1. The Legislature hereby commemorates and celebrates the 100th anniversary of the founding of Rowan University.
2. Copies of this resolution, as filed with the Secretary of State, shall be transmitted by the Clerk of the General Assembly or the Secretary of the Senate to the Governor of the State of New Jersey and to the president and members of the board of trustees of Rowan University.