Texas 2015 - 84th Regular

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1		-	H.R. No. 1713
	1	+	84R18871 BPG-D
	2	+	By: Tinderholt H.R. No. 1713
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4	5		R E S O L U T I O N
5	6		WHEREAS, The University of Texas at Arlington is marking its
6	7		120th anniversary in 2015; and
7	8		WHEREAS, Founded in 1895 as Arlington College, the school
8	9		initially provided instruction to approximately 75 students from
9	10		the elementary grades through a level roughly equivalent to high
10	11		school; it was converted into Carlisle Military Academy in 1902 and
11	12		was subsequently known as Arlington Training School and then
12	13		Arlington Military Academy; and
13	14		WHEREAS, The institution transitioned into Grubbs Vocational
14	15		College, a branch of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of
15	16		Texas, in 1917; it maintained that affiliation with what is now
16	17		Texas A&M University after changing its name to North Texas
17	18		Agricultural College; by 1949, it was considered the largest
18	19		state-supported junior college in the Southwest, and it was renamed
19	20		Arlington State College; and
20	21		WHEREAS, In 1959, Arlington State became a comprehensive
21	22		four-year institution, and six years later, it joined The
22	23		University of Texas System; the state legislature conferred its
23	24		present-day name in 1967; and
24	25		WHEREAS, The university today is the second-largest in the UT
25	26		System, with nearly 49,000 students, and it is ranked by the
26	27		Chronicle of Higher Education as one of the nation's
27	28		fastest-growing public research universities; its faculty is
28	29		especially noted for specialized expertise in national defense,
29	30		information technologies, energy, bioengineering, and
30	31		biotechnologies; in addition, it awards nearly 10,000 degrees each
31	32		year in critical workforce fields such as engineering and science,
32	33		education, social work, and nursing; its nursing college is the
33	34		state's top producer of baccalaureates in the field and is one of
34	35		the largest such programs in the nation; and
35	36		WHEREAS, Committed to broadening access to higher education,
36	37		UTA is ranked fifth among national universities for undergraduate
37	38		diversity by U.S. News & World Report; its enrollment is about 27
38	39		percent Hispanic and 15 percent African American, and students hail
39	40		from over 100 countries; UTA graduates contribute significantly to
40	41		the vibrancy of the region, with more than 60 percent settling in
41	42		North Texas, and alumni hold leadership positions in all 18 of the
42	43		area's Fortune 500 companies; and
43	44		WHEREAS, Over the course of 120 years, The University of
44	45		Texas at Arlington has provided its students with a strong
45	46		foundation for achievement, and in so doing, it has played a
46	47		significant role in fostering economic development and enhancing
47	48		the quality of life in the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
48	49		RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
49	50		Legislature hereby commemorate the 120th anniversary of The
50	51		University of Texas at Arlington and extend to the institution's
51	52		administration, faculty, staff, and students sincere best wishes
52	53		for continued success; and, be it further
53	54		RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
54	55		prepared for the university as an expression of high regard by the
55	56		Texas House of Representatives.
56		-	Tinderholt
57		-	______________________________
58		-	Speaker of the House
59		-	I certify that H.R. No. 1713 was adopted by the House on April
60		-	23, 2015, by a non-record vote.
61		-	______________________________
62		-	Chief Clerk of the House