89R13740 KSM-D
By: Middleton S.R. No. 208
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The University of Houston-Clear Lake celebrated the
50th anniversary of its founding in 2024; and
WHEREAS, In 1971, the Texas Legislature authorized the
establishment of a second University of Houston campus to serve the
growing Clear Lake area, and by September 1974, nearly 1,100
students and 60 faculty members had begun classes at an off-site
location while waiting for construction to be completed; in the
ensuing decades, UHCL experienced significant growth; initially a
graduate and upper-division branch of UH, the Clear Lake campus
welcomed its first freshman and sophomore students in 2014, and it
has recently added a number of new facilities, including the STEM
and Classroom Building, the Recreation and Wellness Center, and the
Hunter Residence Hall; in 2010, the UHCL at Pearland campus was
established, and in 2019, its nearly 70,000-square-foot Health
Sciences and Classroom Building was opened; and
WHEREAS, Today, UHCL serves a diverse population of more than
7,700 students and offers over 90 undergraduate and graduate degree
programs across its 4 colleges, as well as 3 doctoral programs in
educational leadership, curriculum and instruction, and health
service psychology; the university is home to many specialized
institutes and centers that reflect its commitment to community
service, such as the Environmental Institute of Houston, the Center
for Autism and Developmental Disabilities, and the Center for
Educational Programs, and it has become an arts and entertainment
destination, hosting a variety of exhibitions in the Art Gallery
and multi-genre performances in the Bayou Theater; among its many
achievements, UHCL has been cited five times on the President's
Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, and it has been
designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution; and
WHEREAS, Since its founding more than 50 years ago, the
University of Houston-Clear Lake has provided generations of Texans
with a strong foundation for achievement, and in so doing, it has
contributed significantly to the prosperity and vitality of the
Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature
hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of the University of
Houston-Clear Lake and extend to all those associated with the
institution sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for UHCL as an expression of high regard by the Texas
Senate.