2023S0160-1 02/16/23
By: 197 S.R. No. 197
SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
recognize the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences at
Prairie View A&M University on its outstanding contributions to
higher education in the Lone Star State; and
WHEREAS, The College of Agriculture and Human Sciences at
Prairie View A&M University is a land-grant institution founded
in 1876 and dedicated to achieving excellence in teaching,
research, and service; the college offers an extensive
curriculum in the disciplines that pertain to natural resources,
food, and agriculture and creates learning opportunities for
students to prepare them to respond to the challenges of the
future with intelligence, expertise, and wisdom; and
WHEREAS, A competitive learning institution dedicated to
education, service, and research in agricultural education,
human ecology, and nutrition, the college is committed to
academic excellence and to the promotion of health and wellness
in its students and in the communities it serves; and
WHEREAS, Throughout its history, the college has focused
on strengthening its four pillars: academics, research,
educational extension services, and farming; these pedagogical
branches have advanced the college's ethos of supporting farmers
and spreading agricultural and nutritional education to both
rural and urban communities in Texas; and
WHEREAS, The college is a highly valued resource for the
farmers and agricultural producers that it serves, as more than
90 percent of agricultural operations in Texas are family farms,
partnerships, and family-held corporations; its academic unit,
extension program, and research center do much to benefit
underrepresented and underserved communities, and it is truly
fitting that the college receive special recognition; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
Legislature, hereby commend all who have contributed their
efforts and support to the College of Agriculture and Human
Sciences at Prairie View A&M University and join in celebrating
this exemplary institution for its many successes and its
outstanding contributions to Texans and to the Lone Star State;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
the college as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.