SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 284

	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to 
recognize The University of Texas at Austin on the occasion of 
its sixth Explore UT open house event, which is being held
March 5, 2005; and

	WHEREAS, An occasion to welcome the people of Texas to
The University of Texas at Austin, Explore UT is an annual event 
known as "the biggest open house in Texas"; it features over
300 free hands-on learning experiences, performances, and 
demonstrations and allows visitors to interact with some of the 
world's leading scholars in a relaxed setting; and

	WHEREAS, The purpose of Explore UT is to give the citizens 
of Texas a sense of ownership of their university, to use its 
resources, and to feel the spirit of knowledge and possibility 
that makes The University of Texas at Austin one of the nation's 
finest public research universities; and

	WHEREAS, Sharing and expanding knowledge is one of the 
primary purposes of a university; this event displays the 
university's offerings in an innovative forum to over 30,000 
people annually, and it is truly worthy of legislative 
recognition; now, therefore, be it

	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
79th Legislature, hereby commend The University of Texas at Austin 
for hosting the sixth Explore UT open house and extend best 
wishes for an enjoyable and successful event; and, be it further

	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as a 
memento of this special occasion.
                                                                      Barrientos




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    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on March 1, 2005.



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    Secretary of the Senate



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     Member, Texas Senate