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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Richland College has been designated as a two-year |
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National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance |
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Education, and the attainment of this prestigious status reflects |
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the high quality of its educational offerings in that field; and |
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WHEREAS, The National Center of Academic Excellence program |
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was established by the National Security Agency and the Department |
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of Homeland Security, with the support of the National Science |
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Foundation and CyberWatch, and it is intended to promote higher |
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education and research related to safeguarding the nation's |
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information infrastructure; and |
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WHEREAS, To be selected as a center of academic excellence, a |
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college or university must establish a strong information assurance |
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program and design its security courses in accordance with training |
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standards developed by the Committee on National Security Systems; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Richland College has placed a special emphasis on |
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information assurance and has offered a specialization in that area |
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since the fall of 2007 as part of its associate degree program in |
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digital forensics; students who complete this specialization are |
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trained in measures to prevent the loss, unauthorized modification, |
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and destruction of data, and they receive diverse training that |
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draws on skills in computer science, accounting, criminology, |
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management, and system and security engineering; and |
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WHEREAS, Covering the 2011 through 2016 school years, the |
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National Center of Academic Excellence designation provides |
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recognition of Richland College's leadership in the study of cyber |
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security, and the institution's efforts to prepare well-trained |
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professionals to work in this crucial discipline is of great |
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benefit to our state and nation; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby honor Richland College on |
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its designation as a two-year National Center of Academic |
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Excellence in Information Assurance Education and extend to all |
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those associated with the program sincere best wishes for continued |
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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 college as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |