2 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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3 | 9 | | recognize February 19, 2025, as Texas A&M University--Corpus |
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4 | 10 | | Christi Day at the State Capitol; and |
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5 | 11 | | WHEREAS, Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi traces its |
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6 | 12 | | origins to 1947, when the University of Corpus Christi was |
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7 | 13 | | established; in 1989, the institution joined The Texas A&M |
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8 | 14 | | University System and brought about an era of growth and academic |
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9 | 15 | | excellence; and |
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10 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Today, the university serves more than 11,400 |
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11 | 17 | | students; it offers a diverse range of bachelor's, master's, and |
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12 | 18 | | doctoral degrees through various colleges and programs, |
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13 | 19 | | including business, education and human development, |
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14 | 20 | | engineering, computer science, liberal arts, nursing, health |
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15 | 21 | | sciences, and communications; and |
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16 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Committed to meeting the evolving needs of Texas' |
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17 | 23 | | workforce and industries, the university continues to expand its |
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18 | 24 | | academic offerings with many new degree programs as well as |
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19 | 25 | | education-related certificate programs; it is also home to |
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20 | 26 | | world-class centers and institutes for autonomous geospatial and |
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21 | 27 | | marine research; and |
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22 | 28 | | WHEREAS, As one of the state's premier institutions of |
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23 | 29 | | higher education, Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi plays a |
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24 | 30 | | vital role in shaping the future of Texas, and it is truly fitting |
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25 | 31 | | that a day be set aside to recognize its commitment to academic |
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26 | 32 | | achievement, research innovation, and community development; |
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27 | 33 | | now, therefore, be it |
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28 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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29 | 35 | | Legislature, hereby recognize February 19, 2025, as Texas A&M |
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30 | 36 | | University--Corpus Christi Day at the Capitol and extend a warm |
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31 | 37 | | welcome to the visiting delegation; and, be it further |
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32 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in |
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33 | 39 | | honor of this special occasion. |
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