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A JOINT MEMORIAL

PROCLAIMING FEBRUARY 1, 2006 AS "SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

DAY" AT THE LEGISLATURE.

WHEREAS, each year, Santa Fe community college serves

fourteen thousand five hundred students from throughout

northern and central New Mexico; and

WHEREAS, Santa Fe community college offers a wide range

of educational programs and services to meet the needs of

business, government and a diverse population; and

WHEREAS, Santa Fe community college is a comprehensive

college that enhances the quality of lives by providing

academic, career and personal-enrichment programs; and

WHEREAS, the Santa Fe community college curricula

assists students, including adult students, to acquire the

knowledge and skills necessary to ensure a successful future

through associate degrees, transfer curricula, certificates

and letters of qualification linked to their continuing

education and workforce training; and

WHEREAS, Santa Fe community college has nurtured and

fostered a student-centered educational environment; and

WHEREAS, Santa Fe community college and its governing

board, administration, faculty and staff believe strongly in

the mission of the college, which is "helping students

succeed and serving our community";

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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE

STATE OF NEW MEXICO that February 1, 2006 be proclaimed

"Santa Fe Community College Day" at the legislature to honor

and showcase the contribution and commitment of Santa Fe

community college to the surrounding communities; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be

transmitted to the president of Santa Fe community college.