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| 6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton is |
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| 8 | 9 | | marking the 180th anniversary of its founding with a Charter |
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| 9 | 10 | | Celebration on April 11 and 12, 2025; and |
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| 10 | 11 | | WHEREAS, The oldest continually operating university in |
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| 11 | 12 | | Texas, UMHB traces its roots to February 1, 1845, when the Ninth |
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| 12 | 13 | | Congress of the Republic of Texas approved the charter for a new |
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| 13 | 14 | | Baptist university in Independence; the school was initially |
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| 14 | 15 | | established with a preparatory division and coeducational classes, |
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| 15 | 16 | | and in 1851, separate female and male departments were created; the |
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| 16 | 17 | | female department became Baylor Female College in 1866, and in |
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| 17 | 18 | | 1886, the school was relocated to Belton; that same year, the male |
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| 18 | 19 | | department consolidated with Waco University, retaining the name |
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| 19 | 20 | | Baylor University; and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Through the years, the school underwent several name |
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| 21 | 22 | | changes, including Baylor College for Women in 1925, Mary |
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| 22 | 23 | | Hardin-Baylor College in 1934, and the University of Mary |
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| 23 | 24 | | Hardin-Baylor in 1978; among its many historic milestones, it |
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| 24 | 25 | | served as a model for the Baptist Student Union in 1920, established |
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| 25 | 26 | | the first school of journalism in a women's college in the United |
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| 26 | 27 | | States in 1921, and became the first Texas Baptist college to be |
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| 27 | 28 | | accepted as a full member of the Southern Association of Colleges |
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| 28 | 29 | | and Schools in 1926; in 1971, the school became coeducational; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Today, UMHB boasts an enrollment of approximately |
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| 30 | 31 | | 3,400 students and employs more than 400 full-time faculty and |
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| 31 | 32 | | staff; moreover, the school has remained dedicated to Christian |
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| 32 | 33 | | higher education and has distinguished itself as a leading |
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| 33 | 34 | | institution in the fields of business, nursing, education, and |
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| 34 | 35 | | church leadership; and |
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| 35 | 36 | | WHEREAS, Since its inception, the University of Mary |
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| 36 | 37 | | Hardin-Baylor has provided its students with an education that has |
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| 37 | 38 | | enriched them both academically and spiritually, and in so doing, |
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| 38 | 39 | | it has made important contributions to Texas and the world beyond; |
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| 39 | 40 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 40 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 41 | 42 | | Legislature hereby commemorate the 180th anniversary of the |
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| 42 | 43 | | University of Mary Hardin-Baylor and extend to the UMHB community |
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| 43 | 44 | | sincere best wishes for a memorable and meaningful celebration; |
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| 44 | 45 | | and, be it further |
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| 45 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 46 | 47 | | prepared for the university as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 47 | 48 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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