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| 6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Rice University was named to Forbes magazine's |
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| 8 | 9 | | inaugural list of New Ivies in 2024; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, The New Ivies list recognizes 10 public and 10 |
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| 10 | 11 | | private universities that attract high-achieving students and |
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| 11 | 12 | | produce smart, driven graduates who are sought after by employers |
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| 12 | 13 | | of all types; after disqualifying Ivy League schools with fewer |
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| 13 | 14 | | than 4,000 students, the more than 1,700 eligible colleges were |
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| 14 | 15 | | evaluated based on standardized test scores, admissions |
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| 15 | 16 | | selectivity, and hiring manager surveys; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Founded in October 1912, Rice University is a |
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| 17 | 18 | | globally oriented private institution located on 300 acres in |
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| 18 | 19 | | Houston; with an enrollment of over 8,800 undergraduate and |
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| 19 | 20 | | graduate students, the university boasts an impressive 6-to-1 |
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| 20 | 21 | | undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio and consistently ranks |
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| 21 | 22 | | highly among private universities for best quality of life and best |
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| 22 | 23 | | value; moreover, Rice encourages its students to become |
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| 23 | 24 | | contributing members of the workforce and community through |
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| 24 | 25 | | academically challenging classes, projects, residential colleges, |
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| 25 | 26 | | leadership roles, extracurricular activities, and experiential |
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| 26 | 27 | | learning, and its faculty and alumni have made significant |
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| 27 | 28 | | contributions in numerous fields; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, For more than a century, Rice University has |
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| 29 | 30 | | diligently prepared students with the highest standards of |
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| 30 | 31 | | knowledge, skill, and professionalism, and the institution is |
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| 31 | 32 | | indeed deserving of this prestigious recognition; now, therefore, |
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| 32 | 33 | | be it |
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| 33 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 34 | 35 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Rice University on being named to |
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| 35 | 36 | | Forbes magazine's list of New Ivies and extend to all those |
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| 36 | 37 | | associated with the university sincere best wishes for continued |
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| 37 | 38 | | success; and, be it further |
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| 38 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 39 | 40 | | prepared for the university as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 40 | 41 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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