| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1205 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Ashika Ganguly of Austin is receiving her master's |
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| 6 | 6 | | degree in education policy and planning from The University of |
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| 7 | 7 | | Texas at Austin in May 2023; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, A 2016 graduate of UT Austin, Ms. Ganguly earned her |
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| 9 | 9 | | bachelor's degree in applied learning and development; she taught |
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| 10 | 10 | | fifth grade STEM subjects in the Austin Independent School District |
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| 11 | 11 | | for five years, and her experiences led her to pursue advanced |
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| 12 | 12 | | studies in order to help shape policy affecting children in |
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| 13 | 13 | | vulnerable communities; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Ganguly's research interests include gifted |
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| 15 | 15 | | education access for underserved populations, teacher retention |
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| 16 | 16 | | and recruitment, and disruption of the school to prison pipeline; |
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| 17 | 17 | | as an Archer Fellow, she completed a policy internship in |
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| 18 | 18 | | Washington, D.C.; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, During her studies, Ms. Ganguly worked as a graduate |
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| 20 | 20 | | assistant in the UT Office of the Dean of Students, developing |
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| 21 | 21 | | leadership curriculum for undergrads; she currently serves as |
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| 22 | 22 | | legislative director for State Representative John Bucy and as his |
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| 23 | 23 | | office's point of contact for education matters; in her free time, |
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| 24 | 24 | | she enjoys fitness activities, trying new recipes, and spending |
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| 25 | 25 | | time with friends and her treasured canine companion, Rani; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Dedicated to expanding and improving educational |
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| 27 | 27 | | opportunities for all, Ashika Ganguly has demonstrated exceptional |
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| 28 | 28 | | initiative in pursuing her academic and career goals, and she may |
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| 29 | 29 | | indeed look forward to a future bright with promise; now, |
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| 30 | 30 | | therefore, be it |
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| 31 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 32 | 32 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Ashika Ganguly on receiving her |
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| 33 | 33 | | master's degree in education policy and planning from The |
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| 34 | 34 | | University of Texas at Austin and extend to her sincere best wishes |
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| 35 | 35 | | for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 37 | 37 | | prepared for Ms. Ganguly as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 38 | 38 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 39 | 39 | | Bucy |
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| 40 | 40 | | ______________________________ |
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| 41 | 41 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 42 | 42 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1205 was adopted by the House on April |
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| 43 | 43 | | 28, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 44 | 44 | | ______________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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