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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Luis H. Zayas has been named provost and senior |
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vice president of academic affairs of The University of Texas Rio |
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Grande Valley; and |
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WHEREAS, Currently serving as the Robert Lee Sutherland Chair |
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in Mental Health and Social Policy at UT Austin, Dr. Zayas holds an |
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appointment as professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at |
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UT Austin's Dell Medical School; he previously served from 2012 to |
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2022 as dean of the UT-Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Zayas was born in Coamo, Puerto Rico; after |
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graduating from Manhattan College with a bachelor's degree in |
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economics and liberal arts, he went on to earn a master's degree in |
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social work and a doctoral degree in developmental psychology from |
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Columbia University; he began his career in New York City as a |
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clinician in social service agencies, general and pediatric |
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rehabilitation hospitals, and mental health and primary care |
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clinics; and |
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WHEREAS, Sharing his experience and expertise with the next |
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generation, Dr. Zayas has taught at Columbia University, Fordham |
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University, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and Washington |
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University in St. Louis; the author of three books and more than 130 |
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scientific papers and chapters, he has lectured in the U.S. and |
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abroad, and he is a frequent commentator on children's mental |
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health issues; he appeared in a popular TED talk, and he has been |
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featured in such publications as The New York Times and The |
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Washington Post, as well as on NPR, BBC Radio, Telemundo, and other |
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broadcast outlets; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Zayas is nationally recognized not only as a |
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social work researcher and practitioner, but also as a higher |
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education administrator, and his exceptional qualifications, |
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combined with his focus on student achievement and faculty |
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development, are sure to benefit UTRGV in the years to come; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Luis H. Zayas on his |
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appointment as provost and senior vice president of academic |
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affairs of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and extend to |
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him sincere best wishes for a successful tenure; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Zayas as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |