H.R. No. 20
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, El Paso Community College has received a 2021 Higher
Education Excellence in Diversity Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity
magazine; and
WHEREAS, The HEED Award recognizes those schools that
demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion
through on-campus initiatives, programs, and outreach, as well as
student recruitment and retention and hiring practices for faculty
and staff; EPCC has earned the accolade for the ninth consecutive
year and will be featured in the November 2021 issue of INSIGHT Into
Diversity; and
WHEREAS, A champion of inclusion and equity, EPCC fosters and
promotes cultural awareness and respect among employees and
students and throughout the community at large; the college also
works to eliminate educational disparities through its broad-based
support of academic progress, degree completion, transfer, and
gainful employment; and
WHEREAS, By creating opportunities and providing resources
for students from historically underrepresented backgrounds, EPCC
is helping to expand access to higher education for area residents,
and in so doing, the school is contributing greatly to the
prosperity of the El Paso community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate El Paso
Community College on its receipt of a 2021 Higher Education
Excellence in Diversity Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine
and extend to the school's student body, faculty, staff, and
administration sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for El Paso Community College as an expression of high
regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Fierro
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 20 was adopted by the House on
September 30, 2021, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House