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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Western Governors University Texas is celebrating |
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its 10th anniversary in 2021; and |
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WHEREAS, A nonprofit, fully online institution, WGU Texas was |
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established in 2011 as an affiliate of the national Western |
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Governors University, created in 1997 by the governors of 19 |
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states, including Texas; WGU Texas partners with the state under a |
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memorandum of understanding and coordinates with the Texas Higher |
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Education Coordinating Board, Texas Education Agency, and Texas |
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Workforce Commission; and |
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WHEREAS, The school's mission is to offer affordable access |
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to quality education for adults with busy schedules; students take |
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courses at their own pace and advance by proving competency, rather |
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than by logging a specific number of hours, and individualized |
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instruction is supported by program mentors; with more than 60 |
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accredited undergraduate and graduate degree programs, the |
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university prepares Texans for such high-demand, high value fields |
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as business, information technology, education, and health care; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Students typically earn a bachelor's degree within |
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two and a half years, spending less than $17,000, or about a fifth |
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of the usual cost; moreover, WGU Texas facilitates transfers from |
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other institutions via a statewide articulation agreement with the |
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Texas Association of Community Colleges; each year since its |
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inception, it has received the Military Friendly School |
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designation; and |
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WHEREAS, From an initial enrollment of about 1,600, WGU Texas |
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has grown steadily, and today it serves 14,000 students across the |
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state; 70 percent are members of one or more underserved |
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populations; alumni living and working in Texas number more than |
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18,000; and |
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WHEREAS, WGU Texas creates pathways to opportunity through |
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innovation and a student-centric culture, and in so doing, it |
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improves lives and strengthens the workforce that is the engine of |
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our state's prosperity; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 10th anniversary of Western |
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Governors University Texas and extend to all those associated with |
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the institution sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the university as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |