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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Student Senate of Texas A&M University |
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celebrated its 75th anniversary on October 15, 2022; and |
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WHEREAS, The TAMU Student Senate can trace its roots to 1910, |
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when the Students' Council was formed through the university's |
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Corps of Cadets to enforce the honor system and supervise |
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individual conduct; the group dissolved in 1916, and in 1945, it |
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reorganized as a new Student Council, which provided for the needs |
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of the growing student population and consisted of four class |
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presidents, the cadet colonel, and four regimental |
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representatives; and |
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WHEREAS, On October 15, 1947, the student representatives |
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elected the first president of the body and approved a |
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constitution, transforming the group into the Student Senate; in |
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addition to serving as liaisons between TAMU's students and |
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administrators, the members of the Student Senate act in an |
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executive capacity for students both on and off campus; by 1950, the |
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group was recognized as the highest all-student unit in the TAMU |
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Student Government, which eventually expanded to include three |
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branches, the executive branch, the legislative branch, and the |
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judicial branch; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, the Student Senate includes 80 senators who |
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represent undergraduate and graduate students in the various |
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residencies and academic colleges of TAMU; the group also benefits |
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from the outstanding contributions of its 11 officers, ex officio |
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officers, and numerous student aides, committee members, and |
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liaisons; and |
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WHEREAS, All those involved in the 75th Session of the |
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Student Senate have continued the organization's rich tradition of |
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excellence, integrity, leadership, loyalty, respect, and selfless |
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service, and it is a pleasure to recognize the group for its many |
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achievements; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 75th anniversary of the founding |
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of the Student Senate of Texas A&M University and extend to all |
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those associated with the organization sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the TAMU Student Senate as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |