84R8679 JGH-D
By: Coleman H.R. No. 583
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, February 23, 2015, is University of Houston System
Day at the State Capitol, and the occasion provides a fitting
opportunity to recognize all those associated with the institutions
that are part of this notable system; and
WHEREAS, The University of Houston System is composed of the
University of Houston, the University of Houston-Clear Lake, the
University of Houston-Downtown, and the University of
Houston-Victoria, and off-campus teaching centers UH-Sugar Land,
UHS-Cinco Ranch, UHCL-Pearland, UHS-Northwest, and UHS-Texas
Medical Center; with a current enrollment of over 68,000 students
in Southeast Texas and the Coastal Bend region, UH System
components are meeting higher education needs in an area that is
home to a quarter of the state's population and that generates
nearly a third of the state's gross product; and
WHEREAS, More than 345,000 students have graduated from the
four UH System universities, and a great majority of them remain in
Texas to live and work, thereby adding to the economic and social
vitality of the state, and the regional economic impact of the
system itself is over $3 billion annually; and
WHEREAS, Today, the system benefits from the able leadership
of chancellor and University of Houston president Renu Khator,
University of Houston-Clear Lake president William A. Staples,
University of Houston-Downtown president William V. Flores, and
University of Houston-Victoria interim president Raymond Victor
Morgan Jr.; and
WHEREAS, Throughout its history, the University of Houston
System has provided students with an outstanding education and a
strong foundation for the future, and in so doing, it has played a
pivotal role in the prosperity of the Lone Star State; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize February 23, 2015, as University of
Houston System Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to
all those from the UH System who are visiting here today.