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HOUSE 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 1, |
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2011, to celebrate the system's vital role in the Lone Star State; |
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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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42,000 students, employs some 18,000 faculty and staff members, and |
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counts over 250,000 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 31,600 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 seated |
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its first class in July 2009; overseen by Dr. Tedd L. Mitchell, |
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TTUHSC enrolls nearly 3,700 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 6,800 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 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 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby recognize February 1, 2011, 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. |
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| Straus |
Gonzales of Williamson |
Morrison |
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| Aliseda |
Gonzalez |
Munoz, Jr. |
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| Anderson of Dallas |
Hancock |
Orr |
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| Anderson of McLennan |
Hardcastle |
Otto |
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| Beck |
Harper-Brown |
Patrick |
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| Bohac |
Hernandez Luna |
Pena |
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| Burkett |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Pitts |
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| Burnam |
Howard of Travis |
Price |
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| Button |
Huberty |
Quintanilla |
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| Callegari |
Hunter |
Reynolds |
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| Christian |
Keffer |
Schwertner |
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| Coleman |
King of Parker |
Scott |
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| Cook |
King of Taylor |
Sheets |
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| Craddick |
King of Zavala |
Sheffield |
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| Creighton |
Kleinschmidt |
Shelton |
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| Crownover |
Kolkhorst |
Simpson |
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| Darby |
Kuempel |
Smith of Harris |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Landtroop |
Smith of Tarrant |
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| J. Davis of Harris |
Larson |
Smithee |
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| S. Davis of Harris |
Laubenberg |
Solomons |
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| Driver |
Legler |
Taylor of Collin |
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| Dukes |
Lewis |
Taylor of Galveston |
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| Farias |
Mallory Caraway |
Veasey |
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| Frullo |
Martinez Fischer |
Weber |
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| Giddings |
Miller of Comal |
Zedler |
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| Gonzales of Hidalgo |
Miller of Erath |
Zerwas |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 35 was adopted by the House on |
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February 1, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 35 was adopted by the Senate on |
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February 1, 2011, by a viva-voce vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |