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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING JASON CARROLL ON BEING ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE

BROWN UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE COUNCIL OF STUDENTS IN APRIL OF 2020

     Introduced By: Senators Acosta, Bell, Kallman, Mack, and Mendes

     Date Introduced: January 26, 2021

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

     WHEREAS, Jason Carroll, a class of 2021 Brown University student from Maryland

studying International Politics, made history in April of 2020, when he became the first African-

American to be elected President of the Brown University Undergraduate Council of Students,

winning in a landslide victory with 73 percent of the vote; and

     WHEREAS, As the fall semester began at Brown University, Mr. Carroll exhibited his

immense leadership skills by tackling issues related to Covid-19 safety, both on and off the

Brown University Campus. He publicly expressed concern for not only the Brown University

community but also for the local community, stating that it would be irresponsible for those who

do choose to return to campus to act in ways that would endanger the wider community; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Carroll also asked that the Brown University administration provide

more masks to those students living off-campus, and stated publicly that he believes the

University needs better transportation service and options to get to the testing site at the Athletic

Center on campus, where students can be tested twice a week; and

     WHEREAS, This is the kind of leadership and service to others that Mr. Carroll has

exhibited his entire life and its why he was elected to a position of such importance, and why big

things are expected of him in the years to come; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby expresses its

congratulations to Mr. Jason Carroll on becoming the first African-American to be elected

President of the Brown University Undergraduate Council of Students in April of 2020. We

further wish him continued success in all of his future endeavors; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mr. Jason Carroll.

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