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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Generations of students have achieved their dream of |
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| 6 | 7 | | a college degree with the help of the TRIO programs at The |
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| 7 | 8 | | University of Texas at Arlington; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, During the 1960s, three federal initiatives |
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| 9 | 10 | | designed to help students from disadvantaged backgrounds, Upward |
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| 10 | 11 | | Bound, Talent Search, and Special Services for Disadvantaged |
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| 11 | 12 | | Students, came to be known as the TRIO programs; today, TRIO's eight |
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| 12 | 13 | | programs help traditional students, displaced workers, and |
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| 13 | 14 | | veterans attend college, and some 840,000 low-income Americans |
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| 14 | 15 | | benefit from TRIO projects at more than 1,000 colleges and |
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| 15 | 16 | | universities across the nation; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, TRIO at UT-Arlington serves both current university |
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| 17 | 18 | | students and secondary school students who aspire to attend |
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| 18 | 19 | | college; its programs include Educational Talent Search, which |
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| 19 | 20 | | provides free college, career, and financial aid information to |
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| 20 | 21 | | 1,000 Texas junior high and high school students each year, while |
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| 21 | 22 | | Upward Bound and the Upward Bound Math and Science Center help |
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| 22 | 23 | | prepare high school students for college work; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Once students are admitted to UT-Arlington, they can |
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| 24 | 25 | | count on the assistance of TRIO-Student Support Services, which |
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| 25 | 26 | | since 1976 has offered free academic assistance to low-income or |
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| 26 | 27 | | first-generation students; students who wish to pursue their |
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| 27 | 28 | | education beyond a bachelor's degree may take advantage of the |
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| 28 | 29 | | McNair Scholars Program, which helps undergraduates with the |
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| 29 | 30 | | graduate school admission process and prepares them for graduate |
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| 30 | 31 | | study; and |
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| 31 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Taken together, these worthwhile programs have |
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| 32 | 33 | | helped countless young Texans to pursue the dream of a college |
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| 33 | 34 | | education, giving them the tools they need to achieve a prosperous, |
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| 34 | 35 | | productive, and fulfilling life; now, therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 36 | 37 | | Legislature hereby commend the TRIO programs at The University of |
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| 37 | 38 | | Texas at Arlington and extend to the directors, staff members, and |
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| 38 | 39 | | participants in these programs sincere best wishes for continued |
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| 39 | 40 | | success; and, be it further |
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| 40 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 41 | 42 | | prepared for The University of Texas at Arlington as an expression |
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| 42 | 43 | | of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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