RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Nicole Alicia Jaconetty graduated from Fordham University, Bachelor of Arts, double majoring in American Studies and Anthropology with a minor in Political Science, magna cum laude on May 17, 2014; and
WHEREAS, Nicole Jaconetty was honored with election to Phi Beta Kappa (Tau of New York Chapter), the oldest and most prestigious academic honor society in the United States, founded December 5, 1776; and
WHEREAS, Nicole Jaconetty earned early acceptance to the five year Fordham Master's Program in Elections and Campaign Management and has already completed almost one-third of the course requirements towards her anticipated Master of Arts degree in May 2015; and
WHEREAS, Nicole Jaconetty was acknowledged for her campus leadership as President of the Fordham Club which is a combined honors society, fraternity, and dean's advisory council of the top thirty leaders of the graduating senior class; and
WHEREAS, Nicole Jaconetty, immediately upon completion of her undergraduate studies, embarked upon a volunteer Fordham Global Outreach "Go-Team" cultural immersion and service trip to the Navajo Nation at Shiprock, New Mexico; and
WHEREAS, Nicole Jaconetty, after returning from "Go Navajo", attended the National Education of Women Leadership Conference especially designed for young women interested in politics and government in Albany, New York; and
WHEREAS, Nicole Jaconetty studied abroad in the second semester of her junior year at the Clinton Institute for American Studies at University College in Dublin, Ireland where she distinguished herself both academically and as a member of the UCD Irish Dance Society which took first place in the 2013 National Dance Inter-varsities competition, and further broadened her education by traveling throughout Ireland and also to Belgium, England, France, Italy, Morocco, the Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Spain; and
WHEREAS, Nicole Jaconetty in her senior year was co-organizer of the Residential Hall Association Charity Drive for B Positive Pediatric Cancer Research, resulting in the single most successful fund-raising effort of its kind in Fordham University history; and
WHEREAS, Nicole Jaconetty was elected as Secretary of Tierney Residential Hall in her Freshman year, President of Finley Residential Hall in her sophomore year, and Vice President of Salice-Conley Residential Hall in her senior year; and
WHEREAS, Nicole Jaconetty served as a Fordham Peer Educator and then as Chair of its Marketing Committee, a University Ambassador and Tour Guide to prospective students and families, an Orientation Leader and Captain and then Building Captain for the New Student Orientation Program, a Freshman Advising Student Assistant, and as a course note-taker in the Fordham University Program for assistance to students with disabilities; and
WHEREAS, Nicole Jaconetty was immersed in numerous campus organizations which required her personal interaction and coordination of activities with three separate deans of the University at various times in her academic career; and
WHEREAS, Nicole Jaconetty worked as a summer intern at the law firm of Weitz and Luxemberg PC in New York City (2012) and in the Restorative Justice Project at the John Marshall Law School in Chicago (2011) and will serve as an intern this summer with a candidate for the New York State Assembly; and
WHEREAS, Nicole Jaconetty has represented Fordham University during local recruitment activities at St. Ignatius High School, Loyola Academy, and Regina Dominican High School; and
WHEREAS, Nicole Jaconetty was a tireless student participant in numerous campus activities, including Jubilee Reunion, Senior Week, Graduation, Campus Ministry, phonathons, and teaching swimming to neighborhood children in the Bronx; and
WHEREAS, Nicole Jaconetty was a member of the Fordham Gaelic Society and became co-founder and co-president of the newly created Fordham University Irish Dancers; and
WHEREAS, Nicole Jaconetty was actively engaged in intramural soccer, volleyball, dodge ball, kickball, and softball; and
WHEREAS, Nicole Jaconetty was recognized by the university and her peers for her leadership, dedication, commitment, and work ethic on behalf of her fellow students and the Fordham community; now therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the mayor and the members of the Chicago City Council, assembled this twenty fifth day of June, 2014, do hereby express our sincere congratulations to Nicole Jaconetty on her graduation from Fordham University.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Nicole Jaconetty.
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Ray Suarez Alderman, 31st Ward
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