85S11997 JGH-D
By: Giddings H.R. No. 176
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Proud members of the University of North Texas at
Dallas community are gathering on August 3, 2017, to celebrate the
ribbon-cutting ceremony for the school's first residence facility,
University Hall; and
WHEREAS, The handsome 27,000-square-foot, 120-bed dormitory
includes 96 single-occupancy rooms and 12 double-occupancy rooms on
four floors, each of which will be staffed by a resident advisor;
this state-of-the-art building also offers UNT students high-speed
Internet, DirecTV, large study areas, and multipurpose spaces for
classes and workshops, as well as a kitchen, a social area, and a
workout room; and
WHEREAS, The new residence hall will help foster networking
and a sense of community among UNT students, and during the summer,
the building will be available for participants in summer camps and
sports clinics; the first of two new buildings on the UNT Dallas
campus, it is part of an exciting expansion project that will
include a Student Access and Success Center and an open-air
amphitheater; and
WHEREAS, Welcoming its first residents in August 2017,
University Hall will contribute to advancing the university's vital
mission and to strengthening its connection to South Dallas and the
surrounding area; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commemorate the
ribbon-cutting for University Hall on the campus of the University
of North Texas at Dallas and extend to all those in attendance
sincere best wishes for a meaningful and memorable event; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the University of North Texas at Dallas as an
expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.