81R8940 CBE-D
By: Isett H.C.R. No. 48
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Distinguished representatives of the Texas Tech
University System are gathering at the State Capitol on February
17, 2009, to celebrate the system's vital role in the Lone Star
State; and
WHEREAS, The TTU System, governed by a nine-member board of
regents and chancellor Kent Hance, consists of Texas Tech
University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, and
Angelo State University; the system currently enrolls more than
37,000 students, employs some 18,000 faculty and staff members, and
counts over 240,000 alumni; and
WHEREAS, Looking to the future, the system has developed five
strategic priorities, including improving access to education and
promoting learning, strengthening the academic excellence of
member institutions, expanding knowledge through research, serving
its communities, and effectively managing its resources; and
WHEREAS, Each component of the system provides unique
educational opportunities; Texas Tech University is a major
comprehensive research university, led by Dr. Guy Bailey; enrolling
more than 28,000 students in 12 colleges and schools, TTU offers
more than 150 undergraduate programs, 100 master's programs, and 60
doctoral programs, and it is among a select group of institutions to
shelter a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa; and
WHEREAS, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is
composed of the TTUHSC School of Medicine, the School of Allied
Health Sciences, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, the
Anita Thigpen Perry School of Nursing, the School of Pharmacy, and
the new Paul L. Foster School of Medicine in El Paso, which will
seat its first class in July 2009; overseen by Dr. John C. Baldwin,
TTUHSC enrolls nearly 3,000 students and boasts more than 11,000
alumni; and
WHEREAS, Founded in 1928, Angelo State University enrolls
more than 6,000 students in six colleges and is directed by Dr.
Joseph C. Rallo; ASU was the first university in the state to offer
a degree in computer science and today is home to one of two State of
Texas Data Centers; in addition, the institution's physics
department has been designated by Physics Today as one of the top
undergraduate programs in the nation; and
WHEREAS, The Texas Tech University System has provided
countless students with an outstanding education and a strong
foundation for the future, and in so doing, it has contributed to
the remarkable achievements of the state as a whole; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby recognize February 17, 2009, as Texas Tech University System
Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to all those from
the TTU System who are visiting here today.