| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2229 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Amarillo College is the co-recipient of the 2023 |
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| 6 | 6 | | Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence from the Aspen |
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| 7 | 7 | | Institute; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Awarded every two years, this prestigious accolade |
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| 9 | 9 | | recognizes institutions that have distinguished themselves in the |
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| 10 | 10 | | critical areas of teaching and learning, certificate and degree |
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| 11 | 11 | | completion, transfer and bachelor's degree attainment, workforce |
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| 12 | 12 | | success, and access for all students; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Honored with the Aspen Institute's Rising Star Award |
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| 14 | 14 | | in 2021, Amarillo College was selected as one of only two winners of |
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| 15 | 15 | | the 2023 Aspen Prize from a pool of more than 1,000 community |
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| 16 | 16 | | colleges nationwide; among its exemplary efforts, Amarillo College |
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| 17 | 17 | | developed the Culture of Caring initiative under the leadership of |
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| 18 | 18 | | president Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart; providing a wide range of |
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| 19 | 19 | | support to students, the program identifies and removes |
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| 20 | 20 | | poverty-related barriers and has played a major role in the |
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| 21 | 21 | | improvement of graduation, three-year completion, and transfer |
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| 22 | 22 | | rates; additionally, the college has established Business |
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| 23 | 23 | | Leadership Councils that help provide a pipeline for the regional |
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| 24 | 24 | | workforce, and it oversees a virtual health care plan that is |
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| 25 | 25 | | provided free of charge to students and their dependents; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Amarillo College has also been honored with the Star |
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| 27 | 27 | | Award from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; in |
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| 28 | 28 | | addition, it received its first perfect score during reaffirmation |
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| 29 | 29 | | of its accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and |
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| 30 | 30 | | Schools Commission on Colleges; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Through education innovation, a committed faculty |
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| 32 | 32 | | and staff, and a determination to open the doors of opportunity for |
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| 33 | 33 | | all students, Amarillo College has become the heart of its |
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| 34 | 34 | | rural-serving community; now, therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 36 | 36 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Amarillo College on receiving a |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2023 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence from the Aspen |
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| 38 | 38 | | Institute and extend to all those associated with the college |
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| 39 | 39 | | sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 41 | 41 | | prepared for Amarillo College as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 42 | 42 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 43 | 43 | | Price |
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| 44 | 44 | | ______________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 46 | 46 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2229 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 47 | 47 | | 29, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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