| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 491 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, Faculty, staff, and students from Lone Star |
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| 3 | 3 | | College are gathering in Austin on April 6, 2015, to celebrate |
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| 4 | 4 | | Lone Star College Day at the State Capitol; and |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Established in 1972, Lone Star College, then |
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| 6 | 6 | | known as North Harris County College, initially served residents |
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| 7 | 7 | | of the Aldine, Humble, and Spring Independent School Districts; |
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| 8 | 8 | | starting out with 16 staff members and an enrollment of 613, it |
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| 9 | 9 | | has since expanded to become the largest higher education |
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| 10 | 10 | | institution in the Houston area, teaching 95,000 pupils at its |
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| 11 | 11 | | six colleges and numerous centers; it encompasses a region of |
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| 12 | 12 | | more than 1,400 square miles and draws students from 11 school |
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| 13 | 13 | | districts, including New Caney, Tomball, Conroe, Willis, |
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| 14 | 14 | | Splendora, Klein, Cypress-Fairbanks, and Magnolia; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the |
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| 16 | 16 | | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, this notable |
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| 17 | 17 | | system of higher learning provides an affordable, quality |
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| 18 | 18 | | education to area residents, allowing them to earn associate's |
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| 19 | 19 | | degrees, certifications in high-demand fields, and credits that |
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| 20 | 20 | | enable them to transfer to four-year colleges; furthermore, Lone |
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| 21 | 21 | | Star College offers dual-credit classes to accelerate college |
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| 22 | 22 | | completion for more than 8,000 area high school students as well |
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| 23 | 23 | | as courses for local youths and people age 50 and older through |
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| 24 | 24 | | its Discovery College summer programs and Academy for Lifelong |
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| 25 | 25 | | Learning; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Under the expert guidance of Chancellor Stephen |
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| 27 | 27 | | C. Head, the institution has been nationally recognized as a Top |
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| 28 | 28 | | 10 Associate Degree Producer by Community College Week magazine, |
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| 29 | 29 | | and it also is leading the Texas Reverse Transfer Initiative and |
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| 30 | 30 | | the Texas Completes effort to increase statewide college |
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| 31 | 31 | | graduation rates; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, For more than four decades, Lone Star College has |
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| 33 | 33 | | devoted itself to giving students in the Houston area the best |
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| 34 | 34 | | educational opportunities possible, and in so doing, it has |
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| 35 | 35 | | equipped generations of Texans with the knowledge and skills |
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| 36 | 36 | | necessary to build a brighter future; now, therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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| 38 | 38 | | Legislature, hereby recognize April 6, 2015, as Lone Star College |
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| 39 | 39 | | Day at the State Capitol and extend sincere best wishes to the |
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| 40 | 40 | | delegation for an enjoyable and informative visit to Austin; and, |
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| 41 | 41 | | be it further |
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| 42 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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| 43 | 43 | | prepared for Lone Star College as an expression of high regard |
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| 44 | 44 | | from the Texas Senate. |
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| 45 | 45 | | Garcia |
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| 46 | 46 | | ________________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | President of the Senate |
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| 48 | 48 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 49 | 49 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 50 | 50 | | the Senate on April 7, 2015. |
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| 51 | 51 | | ________________________________ |
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| 52 | 52 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 53 | 53 | | ________________________________ |
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| 54 | 54 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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