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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Nine Texas community colleges have been ranked in |
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the top 10 percent of community colleges in the country by the Aspen |
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Institute; and |
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WHEREAS, Recognizing 120 schools for their innovative |
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strategies and exceptional results, the Aspen Institute has named |
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to its list Alvin Community College in Alvin, Trinity Valley |
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Community College in Athens, Lee College in Baytown, Blinn College |
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in Brenham, Texas State Technical College-West Texas in Sweetwater, |
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Texarkana College in Texarkana, Southwest Texas Junior College in |
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Uvalde, Victoria College in Victoria, and Wharton County Junior |
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College in Wharton; the institutions were selected through analysis |
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of publicly available data with technical support from the National |
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Center for Higher Education Management Systems and guidance from |
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the institute's Data/Metrics Advisory Panel; among the criteria |
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that the institute examined were overall student performance, |
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improvement, and performance by minority students; and |
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WHEREAS, The Aspen Institute was founded in 1950 to provide a |
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forum through which leaders could better understand the human |
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challenges facing the organizations and communities they serve; the |
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institute's College Excellence Program highlights institutions |
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that have achieved high levels of student success, and the schools |
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named to its list are eligible to compete for the $700,000 Aspen |
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Prize for Community College Excellence; and |
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WHEREAS, The Aspen Institute employed a rigorous process to |
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rate the nation's community colleges, and inclusion in its list of |
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the top 120 is indeed a prestigious accolade; 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 congratulate the Texas |
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community colleges that were named among the top 120 community |
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colleges in the nation by the Aspen Institute and extend to all |
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those associated with these outstanding institutions sincere best |
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wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared |
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for the schools as an expression of high regard by the Texas House |
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of Representatives. |