Political Quotes

“Madam President, I am pleased to join my colleague Senator Whitehouse in celebrating the tenure of Sister Jane Gerety as president of Salve Regina University. Sister Jane has served the Salve Regina University community since 1995. First, she was a member of the board of trustees, and, starting in 2009, she became its seventh president. She has been an extraordinary leader, educator, and friend. We will miss her dearly in Rhode Island as she retires and embarks upon her next venture. Salve Regina University is a special institution. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, its original charter authorized establishing a college to ``promote virtue, and piety and learning.'' In 1947, after the acquisition of Ochre Hall, Salve Regina College enrolled its first class of 58 students. In doing so, it opened the gates of some of the mansions of America's gilded age to serve a new and better purpose of expanding educational opportunities in the pursuit of wisdom and universal justice. It comes as no surprise that Senator Pell made Salve Regina University his home away from home upon his retirement from the Senate. Senator Pell was committed to a just and harmonious world. He was a man, born of privilege, who dedicated his career in public service to expanding educational and cultural opportunities that had previously been reserved for the elite to all Americans. Senator Whitehouse and I share a keen sense of responsibility to protect and build on Senator Pell's legacy.…”