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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A delegation from Angelo State University is |
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visiting Austin on March 21, 2023, in celebration of Angelo State |
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University Day at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded as San Angelo Junior College, ASU opened its |
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doors in 1928 with an initial enrollment of 112 students, and its |
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first graduating class consisted of six students; in the 1930s, the |
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school changed its name to San Angelo College, and it evolved into a |
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four-year, state-supported university during the 1960s; the school |
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adopted the name Angelo State College in 1965 and Angelo State |
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University in 1969; it was part of the Texas State University System |
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from 1963 to 2007, when it joined the Texas Tech University System; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Today, ASU serves more than 10,500 students and |
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employs some 900 faculty and staff members, who benefit from the |
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able leadership of President Ronnie D. Hawkins Jr.; it offers a wide |
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range of undergraduate and graduate programs with more than 100 |
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majors and concentrations, including an essential and rapidly |
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expanding commercial aviation program, across its six colleges, |
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which encompass health and human services, arts and humanities, |
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education, science and engineering, business, and graduate studies |
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and research; in addition, the school established the ASU |
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Distinguished Scholarship Program, which is funded by one of the |
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largest endowments at a U.S. regional university; and |
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WHEREAS, Among its many achievements, ASU has been ranked as |
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one of the nation's best colleges by The Princeton Review every year |
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since 2010; it has also been named a Hispanic-Serving Institution |
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by the U.S. Department of Education and a Military Friendly School |
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by G.I.Jobs magazine; ASU has more than 49,000 alumni around the |
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globe; and |
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WHEREAS, For almost nine and a half decades, Angelo State |
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University has played an important role in higher education in the |
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Lone Star State, and its graduates continue to achieve success and |
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make significant contributions in numerous fields of endeavor; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby recognize March 21, 2023, as Angelo State University Day at |
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the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the school's visiting |
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delegation. |