| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 318 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, University of Houston-Clear Lake Day is being |
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| 6 | 6 | | celebrated at the State Capitol on March 7, 2023, and this occasion |
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| 7 | 7 | | provides a fitting opportunity to pay tribute to all those |
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| 8 | 8 | | associated with this notable institution; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, UHCL traces its beginning to 1971, when the 62nd |
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| 10 | 10 | | Texas Legislature authorized the creation of a University of |
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| 11 | 11 | | Houston campus to serve the Clear Lake area; in 1974, construction |
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| 12 | 12 | | began on the Bayou Building while more than 1,000 students and 60 |
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| 13 | 13 | | faculty members began holding classes at an off-site location; the |
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| 14 | 14 | | institution's educational mission has continued to expand through |
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| 15 | 15 | | the years; in 2006, UHCL began offering the joint master of |
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| 16 | 16 | | healthcare administration/master of business administration degree |
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| 17 | 17 | | program at the Texas Medical Center, and in 2010, the Pearland |
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| 18 | 18 | | Campus was opened; UHCL welcomed its first freshman and sophomore |
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| 19 | 19 | | students to campus in 2014; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, A four-year university, UHCL enrolls more than 8,500 |
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| 21 | 21 | | students annually and offers over 70 undergraduate and 50 graduate |
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| 22 | 22 | | degrees in its Colleges of Business, Education, Human Sciences and |
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| 23 | 23 | | Humanities, and Science and Engineering; since 2007, the university |
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| 24 | 24 | | has initiated doctoral programs in educational leadership, |
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| 25 | 25 | | curriculum and instruction, and health service psychology; the |
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| 26 | 26 | | school's 75,000 alumni include more than 400 CEOs and 10 |
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| 27 | 27 | | astronauts, as well as individuals who have distinguished |
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| 28 | 28 | | themselves in the fields of education, broadcasting, fiction |
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| 29 | 29 | | writing, and a vast range of other endeavors; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Reflecting its commitment to community service, |
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| 31 | 31 | | UHCL is home to many specialized centers and institutes, including |
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| 32 | 32 | | the Health and Human Performance Institute, the Environmental |
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| 33 | 33 | | Institute of Houston, the Diplomacy Institute, the Institute for |
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| 34 | 34 | | Human and Planetary Sustainability, and the Center for Autism and |
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| 35 | 35 | | Developmental Disabilities; the university has been cited five |
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| 36 | 36 | | times on the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor |
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| 37 | 37 | | Roll for its exemplary civic engagement; and |
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| 38 | 38 | | WHEREAS, Throughout its history, the University of |
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| 39 | 39 | | Houston-Clear Lake has fostered a diverse and inclusive campus |
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| 40 | 40 | | environment while providing students with a strong foundation for |
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| 41 | 41 | | success, and in so doing, it has become a cornerstone educational |
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| 42 | 42 | | institution in the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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| 43 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 44 | 44 | | Legislature hereby recognize March 7, 2023, as University of |
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| 45 | 45 | | Houston-Clear Lake Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm |
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| 46 | 46 | | welcome to the school's visiting delegation. |
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| 47 | 47 | | Paul |
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| 48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 50 | 50 | | I certify that H.R. No. 318 was adopted by the House on March |
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| 51 | 51 | | 7, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 52 | 52 | | ______________________________ |
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| 53 | 53 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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