S 844

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
Bill 844
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
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Senate: Cromer, Young,
Bennett, Adams, Alexander, Allen, Bennett, Blackmon, Bright, Campsen, Cash,
Chaplin, Climer, Corbin, Davis, Devine, Elliott, Fernandez, Gambrell, Garrett,
Goldfinch, Graham, Grooms, Hembree, Hutto, Jackson, Johnson, Kennedy, Kimbrell,
Leber, Martin, Massey, Matthews, Ott, Peeler, Rankin, Reichenbach, Rice, Sabb,
Stubbs, Sutton, Tedder, Turner, Verdin, Walker, Williams, Young, Zell
Attorney: Good
Drafting Assistant:
Charlton
Date: January 21, 2026
DOC. ID.: /LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL/DG/DRAFTS/LC-0386DG-EB26/LC-0386DG-EB26.DOCX
A senate RESOLUTION
To recognize and honor the University of South
Carolina on the occasion of its two hundred twenty-fifth anniversary, and the
entire university of South Carolina system, for its many and significant
contributions to the education, health, and civic life of our citizens and to
declare Tuesday, February 17, 2026, "CArolina Day-225 Years of Service" at the
State House.
Whereas, founded in
1801, the University of South Carolina (USC) marks its two hundred twenty-fifth
anniversary in 2026, and for more than two centuries has been integral to the
prosperity, progress, and civic life of the State by educating generations of
South Carolinians and serving as the state's flagship institution; and
Whereas, the USC system
serves as a vital engine for South Carolina's economy, workforce, and quality
of life through education, research, healthcare, and public service; and
Whereas, with support
of the General Assembly, USC educates more South Carolinians than at any time
in its 225-year history, while maintaining affordability by freezing in-state
tuition since 2019; and
Whereas, the USC system
serves nearly sixty thousand students statewide and benefits from record
in-state enrollment, record applications, and the strength of a global alumni
network including more than two hundred thirty thousand in South Carolina; and
Whereas, USC remains on
strong financial footing, with revenues exceeding expenses, healthy reserves,
disciplined fiscal management, high credit ratings, and fourteen consecutive
years of national recognition for excellence in financial reporting; and
Whereas, USC continues
to earn national distinction for student success, including ranking first among
public institutions for first-year experience, graduation rates among the top
ten percent nationally, and more than sixty nationally ranked academic programs;
and
Whereas, USC has
established itself as a leader in artificial intelligence (AI) by providing
free AI tools to students, faculty, and staff, offering AI credentials,
launching AI-4-SC to expand AI education statewide, and preparing graduates for
the demands of a rapidly evolving workforce; and
Whereas, USC set
records in research and philanthropy in 2025, achieving more than three hundred
twenty million dollars in sponsored research awards and record private
fundraising, reinforcing its designation as a Carnegie R1 research university
focused on solving South Carolina's most pressing challenges; and
Whereas, USC has
launched the Center for American Civic Leadership and Public Discourse to
promote civil dialogue, cooperation, and understanding of America's founding
ideals, a mission of particular importance as the nation approaches its two
hundred fiftieth anniversary; and
Whereas, as South
Carolina's leading producer of health science graduates, USC is expanding
healthcare capacity through its new Health Sciences Campus, anchored by a new
School of Medicine, a growing Brain Health Network and Brain Center, and the
Southeast's first comprehensive neurological hospital and rehabilitation
center; and
Whereas, USC
student-athletes continue to excel both on the field and in the classroom, with
nearly three-quarters earning SEC Academic Honor Roll recognition each year;
and
Whereas, the South
Carolina Senate values the enduring commitment of the University of South
Carolina and the entire USC system to access, affordability, innovation,
financial stewardship, healthcare advancement, and service to the people of
this great State. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate:
That the members of the
South Carolina Senate, by this resolution,
recognize and honor the University of South Carolina and the entire University
of South Carolina system for more than two centuries of service and leadership,
and for its many and significant contributions to the education, health,
economy, and civic life of our citizens, and declare Tuesday, February 17,
2026, as "Carolina Day-225 Years of Service" at the State House.
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