Pennsylvania HR 417: A Resolution designating the month of November 2025 as "Indiana University of Pennsylvania Appreciation Month" in Pennsylvania.

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PRINTER'S NO. 2900
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 417
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY STRUZZI, COOPER, FREEMAN, GUENST, J. HARRIS,
JAMES, KHAN, McANDREW, NEILSON, E. NELSON, ROAE, ROWE, SMITH
AND WARREN, FEBRUARY 5, 2026
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, FEBRUARY 9, 2026
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of November 2025 as "Indiana University of
Pennsylvania Appreciation Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) was founded
in 1875 as Indiana Normal School; and
WHEREAS, The institution was later purchased by the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1927, becoming Indiana State
Teachers College; and
WHEREAS, The institution was subsequently renamed Indiana
State College in 1959; and
WHEREAS, The act of December 16, 1965 (P.L.1113, No.430),
known as the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Act,
redesignated the institution as a university; and
WHEREAS, IUP is now a thriving institution and part of the
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education; and
WHEREAS, IUP is celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2025;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
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month of November 2025 as "Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Appreciation Month" in Pennsylvania; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives extend its
congratulations to IUP on achieving 150 years of academic
excellence and service to our Commonwealth and its students.
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