SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 445
WHEREAS, The students, alumni, and staff members of Paul
Quinn College are participating in their inaugural Paul Quinn
College Day at the Capitol on March 21, 2017; and
WHEREAS, Paul Quinn College was established on April 4,
1872, as a private, four-year liberal arts historically black
college that was founded by and affiliated with the African
Methodist Episcopal Church; and
WHEREAS, The mission of Paul Quinn College is to provide a
quality, faith-based education that addresses the academic,
social, and Christian development of students and prepares them
to be leaders and agents of change in the global marketplace; and
WHEREAS, Paul Quinn College Day at the Capitol reinforces
this mission for its participants by providing them with the
opportunity to articulate their policy concerns and interests
directly to Texas legislators; and
WHEREAS, The institution embraces its ethos of "WE over Me"
and is dedicated to honoring the "Four Ls of Quinnite Leadership:
Leave places better than you found them; Lead from wherever you
are; Live a life that matters; and Love something greater than
yourself"; and
WHEREAS, During the institution's 145 years, the students
and alumni of Paul Quinn College have consistently demonstrated a
steadfast commitment to the advancement of all Texans; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th
Legislature, hereby celebrate the inaugural Paul Quinn College
Day at the Capitol and extend to its students, alumni, and staff
the most sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the
college as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate.
West
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on March 21, 2017.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate