SALUTE TO THE OPENING OF EAST-WEST UNIVERSITY'S STUDENT LIFE CENTER
WHEREAS, East-West University, an outstanding and unique multi-cultural baccalaureate institution, is celebrating the opening of its new Student Life Center on April 23, 2014; and
WHEREAS, Founded in 1980 as a private four-year college and located in this city's South Loop community, East-West University offers quality, affordable higher education to a diverse population that now accommodates close to 1200 students; and
WHEREAS, Responding to the need for an enhanced campus atmosphere, including on-campus housing, to make the most of their college experience, the new Student Life Center expands East-West's learning experience beyond the classroom and allows students to interact freely with classmates, faculty and the surrounding community; and
WHEREAS, The Student Life Center now complements East-West's vibrant urban setting with ten floors of on-campus housing, an athletic center with a multi-purpose gymnasium, an extensive library, a food court and an auditorium that is accessible to students and community; and
WHEREAS, The Honorable Robert W. Fioretti, Alderman ofthe 2nd Ward, has apprised this august body of this noteworthy addition to one of this city's exceptional educational institutions; now therefore
BE IT RESOLVED That we, the Mayor and members of the City of Chicago City Council, gathered together on this 30lh Day of April, 2014, do hereby congratulate East-West University upon the occasion of the opening of its new Student Life Center and extend our best wishes for the continuing success of its laudable and vital mission.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED That a suitable copy of this resolution be prepared and presented to East-West University.