SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 37
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
join Texans across the state in celebrating February 12, 2019, as
Baylor Day at the Capitol; and
WHEREAS, Baylor University was established February 1,
1845, by an act of the Congress of the Republic of Texas; it is
the oldest continually operating university in the state; and
WHEREAS, This private Christian university and nationally
ranked research institution provides a vibrant campus community
to some 17,000 students; it offers 128 undergraduate degrees, 77
graduate degrees, 46 doctoral degrees, and a juris doctor in
addition to a wide array of preprofessional tracks and
specialized academic opportunities; and
WHEREAS, The university's combination of interdisciplinary
research and a faculty committed to teaching and scholarship has
served to create an institution with an international reputation
for educational excellence; and
WHEREAS, Baylor has launched an ambitious academic
strategic plan titled "Illuminate" that puts the university on a
path to become the state's next tier one research institution
while maintaining its historic Texas Baptist roots and focusing
on critical areas such as health, materials science, data
sciences, human flourishing and ethics, and Latin America; and
WHEREAS, Baylor University is also home to a variety of
exceptional athletic programs; its football team recently won
the 2018 Texas Bowl game, and the women's basketball team
continued its dominance with its eighth consecutive sweep of
regular season and conference tournament titles while reaching
the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament; in
addition, the acrobatics and tumbling team won its fourth
straight National Collegiate Acrobatics and Tumbling Association
national title; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
Legislature, hereby commend Baylor University on its commitment
to educating men and women for worldwide leadership and service
and extend to its students, faculty, and staff best wishes for a
memorable Baylor Day at the Capitol; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
the university as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
Birdwell, Hancock, Hughes,
Paxton, Taylor, Watson
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Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate
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Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate
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Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on February 11,
2019.
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Secretary of the Senate