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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, North Lake College is celebrating the grand opening |
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of its South Campus in Irving with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on |
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April 29, 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, An impressive 30,000-square-foot facility, South |
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Campus will serve as a center for educational advancement for area |
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residents, and it represents a welcome expansion of the offerings |
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of North Lake College and of the Dallas County Community College |
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District; and |
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WHEREAS, Students at the campus will be able to pursue a range |
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of academic programs, including the completion of associate-degree |
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and college-transfer courses as well as classes that focus on |
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career training, personal enrichment, and GED and English-language |
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studies; and |
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WHEREAS, With an eye to the future, North Lake College has |
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implemented many sustainable building practices in the design of |
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the campus, resulting in a facility that is environmentally |
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friendly; moreover, on the corner of the South Campus property, the |
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City of Irving is building the MacArthur/Shady Grove gateway, which |
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will include sculpture, a seating area, and landscaping and will |
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serve as an attractive and welcoming point of entry for the public; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Institutions of higher education play an |
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indispensible role in the economic and cultural vitality of the |
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Lone Star State, and the North Lake College South Campus is a vital |
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resource that will benefit the citizens of Irving and the |
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surrounding area for years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the grand opening of the North Lake |
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College South Campus in Irving and commend all those involved in the |
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project for a job well done; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the college as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Harper-Brown |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1548 was adopted by the House on April |
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27, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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