RESOLUTION

CONCERNING
AN ENDOWED CHAIR IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
AT

EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY

May 18, 2006

WHEREAS,   Under the provisions of Section 10a-20a of the Connecticut General Statutes, the Board of Governors of Higher Education may establish and administer an Endowed Chair Investment Fund, and

WHEREAS,   Eastern Connecticut State University has achieved $500,000 in subscriptions to support an endowed chair in Early Childhood Education, and

WHEREAS,   The statutory deadline date for submission of applications to the Board of Governors of Higher Education is October 1, and

WHEREAS,   By separate action the Board of Trustees for the Connecticut State University System has approved the establishment of the Center for Early Childhood Education at Eastern Connecticut State University and designated it as a "Connecticut higher education center of excellence," therefore be it

RESOLVED,   That the Board of Trustees requests that the Board of Governors of Higher Education affirm the above designation, and be it further

RESOLVED,   That the Board of Trustees hereby notifies the Board of Governors of Higher Education that Eastern Connecticut State University, a university within the CSU System, hereby applies for the establishment of an Endowed Chair in Early Childhood Education in the Center for Early Childhood Education.

A Certified True Copy:

David G. Carter, Chancellor