By Chavez                                             H.R. No. 1272
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                                 R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is
 1-2     participating in the extremely successful online master of business
 1-3     administration (MBA) program of The University of Texas System; and
 1-4           WHEREAS, Designed to accommodate the schedules of people who
 1-5     otherwise would not have the time to attend classroom instruction,
 1-6     the online MBA can be accessed at any time and provides a Web Board
 1-7     on which students can interact with each other; and
 1-8           WHEREAS, Currently 200 students, including 20 from UTEP, have
 1-9     benefited from this new education facilitator, and the system's
1-10     flexibility has attracted the attention of the U.S. Distance
1-11     Learning Association, which awarded TeleCampus, the UT System's
1-12     support center for the MBA program, first place for excellence in
1-13     distance education programming; and
1-14           WHEREAS, UTEP has used technology to help students achieve
1-15     their dreams by providing more opportunities for learning, and this
1-16     addition to the field of educational programs at UTEP is a truly
1-17     noteworthy accomplishment; now, therefore, be it
1-18           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
1-19     Legislature hereby commend The University of Texas at El Paso for
1-20     participating in the innovative and award-winning online MBA
1-21     program.