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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Distinguished representatives of the Texas Tech |
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University System are gathering at the State Capitol on February |
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17, 2009, to celebrate the system's vital role in the Lone Star |
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State; and |
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WHEREAS, The TTU System, governed by a nine-member board of |
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regents and chancellor Kent Hance, consists of Texas Tech |
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University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, and |
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Angelo State University; the system currently enrolls more than |
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37,000 students, employs some 18,000 faculty and staff members, and |
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counts over 240,000 alumni; and |
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WHEREAS, Looking to the future, the system has developed five |
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strategic priorities, including improving access to education and |
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promoting learning, strengthening the academic excellence of |
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member institutions, expanding knowledge through research, serving |
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its communities, and effectively managing its resources; and |
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WHEREAS, Each component of the system provides unique |
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educational opportunities; Texas Tech University is a major |
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comprehensive research university, led by Dr. Guy Bailey; enrolling |
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more than 28,000 students in 12 colleges and schools, TTU offers |
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more than 150 undergraduate programs, 100 master's programs, and 60 |
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doctoral programs, and it is among a select group of institutions to |
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shelter a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is |
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composed of the TTUHSC School of Medicine, the School of Allied |
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Health Sciences, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, the |
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Anita Thigpen Perry School of Nursing, the School of Pharmacy, and |
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the new Paul L. Foster School of Medicine in El Paso, which will |
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seat its first class in July 2009; overseen by Dr. John C. Baldwin, |
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TTUHSC enrolls nearly 3,000 students and boasts more than 11,000 |
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alumni; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 1928, Angelo State University enrolls |
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more than 6,000 students in six colleges and is directed by Dr. |
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Joseph C. Rallo; ASU was the first university in the state to offer |
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a degree in computer science and today is home to one of two State of |
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Texas Data Centers; in addition, the institution's physics |
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department has been designated by Physics Today as one of the top |
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undergraduate programs in the nation; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Tech University System has provided |
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countless students with an outstanding education and a strong |
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foundation for the future, and in so doing, it has contributed to |
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the remarkable achievements of the state as a whole; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby recognize February 17, 2009, as Texas Tech University System |
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Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to all those from |
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the TTU System who are visiting here today. |