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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, In 2009, students, alumni, and faculty are |
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celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Mass Communication |
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Department at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls; and |
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WHEREAS, With its unique combination of academic study and |
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skills training, the mass communication program is designed to |
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prepare its students for continuing on to graduate school or for |
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pursuing careers at newspapers, television stations, advertising |
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and public relations firms, and communication corporations; mass |
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communication students take part in such projects as public |
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relations campaigns, documentaries, and graphic design projects, |
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and they benefit from close faculty interaction and classrooms |
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equipped with the latest technology; in addition to taking courses |
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in mass media, they choose broadcasting, journalism, new media, or |
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public relations and advertising as their minor field of study; and |
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WHEREAS, This distinguished program has earned both the First |
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Place Newspaper Sweepstakes and the First Place Television |
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Sweepstakes from the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association, and |
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it was given the Pacemaker Award from the National Newspaper |
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Association; its students have also received accolades from groups |
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like the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Media Association and College |
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Broadcasters, Incorporated, and they have been awarded |
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scholarships through a number of competitions sponsored by the DFW |
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chapter of the Association for Women Journalists, the Press Club of |
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Dallas, the International Radio and Television Society Foundation, |
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and other organizations; and |
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WHEREAS, With its commitment to high-quality instruction, |
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the Mass Communication Department is building a solid foundation |
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for its graduates, and it is helping them become successful |
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professionals and productive citizens of the Lone Star State; now, |
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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 25th anniversary of the Mass |
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Communication Department at Midwestern State University and extend |
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to all those associated with the program sincere best wishes for |
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continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Mass Communication Department as an expression of |
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high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |