Bill > SR340

This resolution formally recognizes and commends Georgia State University (GSU) for its significant achievements in 2024, highlighting its numerous accomplishments across academic, research, and community impact domains. The resolution emphasizes GSU's status as a premier urban research university serving over 52,000 students, with multiple campuses in the Atlanta metropolitan area, and notes its consistent high rankings, including being named the nation's top public university for undergraduate teaching for five consecutive years. The document underscores the university's innovative approaches to student success, particularly its National Institute for Student Success (NISS), which has received national recognition, including a groundbreaking Trailblazer Award from the U.S. Department of Education for its data-driven strategies to improve graduation rates. Additional highlights include the university's substantial $80 million gift from the Woodruff Foundation, its impressive research portfolio of over $1.2 billion in research expenditures, a new $100 million Research Tower, and a significant $3.2 billion annual economic impact on metro Atlanta. The resolution also celebrates the university's strategic ten-year plan and the academic achievements of its student-athletes, who maintained a high collective grade point average. Ultimately, the resolution commends GSU for bringing pride and prestige to its students, staff, and alumni, and directs the Senate Secretary to distribute an official copy of the resolution to the university.

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71124