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