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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Representatives and alumni from St. Edward's |
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University in Austin are gathering at the State Capitol on |
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February 9, 2023, to commemorate St. Edward's University Day; and |
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WHEREAS, St. Edward's University is a private, higher |
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education institution founded in the Catholic and Holy Cross |
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tradition, and it currently serves approximately 3,600 students in |
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over 60 undergraduate and graduate degree programs; committed to |
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providing a highly personalized academic environment in which |
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students can deepen their knowledge with experiential learning, the |
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university has thrived as a diverse and highly collaborative |
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community and has excelled at producing well-rounded scholars as |
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well as exceptional leaders, innovators, and justice-minded |
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thinkers who use their talents to help shape the world for the |
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better; for 20 consecutive years, St. Edward's has been recognized |
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as one of "America's Best Colleges" by U.S.News & World Report, |
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which has additionally listed it among the 10 Best Regional |
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Universities in the West for four years in a row; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2021, St. Edward's named its first Hispanic |
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president, Dr. Montserrat Fuentes, to lead the institution; under |
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Dr. Fuentes's leadership, St. Edward's is advancing a bold and |
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visionary strategic plan focused on expanding academic programs to |
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meet local and statewide workforce needs, connecting graduates with |
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careers, investing in ways to give back to the community, and |
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promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion; as a Hispanic-Serving |
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Institution, St. Edward's takes pride in a student body that is |
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more than 50 percent Hispanic, and over a quarter of its students |
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are the first in their families to attend college; at 50 years of |
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service, its College Assistance Migrant Program has earned the |
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distinction of being the longest continuously running CAMP program |
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in the nation; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout its history, St. Edward's graduates have |
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embodied the university's mission by courageously taking risks and |
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confronting the critical issues facing our great state to bring |
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about positive change, and it is a privilege to honor this |
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outstanding institution; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 9, 2023, as St. Edward's |
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University Day at the State Capitol and extend to all those |
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associated with the university sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for St. Edward's as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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González of El Paso |
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Flores |
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| Allen |
Guillen |
Neave Criado |
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| Anchía |
Harris of Anderson |
Oliverson |
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| Anderson |
Harris of Williamson |
Ordaz |
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| Bell of Kaufman |
Hefner |
Patterson |
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| Bell of Montgomery |
Hernandez |
Paul |
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| Burns |
Johnson of Dallas |
Romero, Jr. |
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| Burrows |
A. Johnson of Harris |
Rose |
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| Button |
J. Johnson of Harris |
Rosenthal |
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| Cain |
Jones of Dallas |
Schaefer |
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| Campos |
Jones of Harris |
Schatzline |
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| Capriglione |
King of Hemphill |
Shaheen |
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| Clardy |
King of Uvalde |
Sherman, Sr. |
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| Cunningham |
Landgraf |
Spiller |
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| DeAyala |
Lopez of Bexar |
Tepper |
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| Dorazio |
Lopez of Cameron |
Thierry |
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| Flores |
Lujan |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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| Frank |
Manuel |
Thompson of Harris |
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| Frazier |
Martinez |
Tinderholt |
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| Gamez |
Martinez Fischer |
Toth |
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| Gervin-Hawkins |
Morales of Harris |
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| Goldman |
Morales of Maverick |
Walle |
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| González of Dallas |
Morales Shaw |
Wilson |
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| González of El Paso |
Morrison |
Wu |
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| Goodwin |
Muñoz, Jr. |
Zwiener |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 93 was adopted by the House on February |
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8, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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