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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Paul Quinn College received the inaugural HBCU of |
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the Year Award from the Center for Historic Black Colleges and |
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Universities Media Advocacy and HBCU Digest on March 18, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, In recognizing Paul Quinn College, a private liberal |
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arts college in Dallas, the selection committee remarked on its |
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institutional resiliency and tremendous accomplishments over the |
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past 18 months; the school achieved a seven-figure budget surplus |
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in fiscal year 2010 and partnered with PepsiCo's Food for Good |
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Initiative to establish the Food for Good Farm; this social |
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entrepreneurship project addresses the lack of affordable, healthy |
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food in economically depressed neighborhoods and promotes |
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sustainable urban redevelopment along with nutrition, exercise, |
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and other preventative health measures; moreover, the college has |
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improved fund-raising, overhauled its core curriculum, and created |
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a writing program; and |
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WHEREAS, This noteworthy institution was founded in Austin by |
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African Methodist Episcopal preachers in 1872; five years later, it |
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moved to Waco, and in 1990 it relocated to a 140-acre campus in |
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Dallas; the oldest historically black college in Texas, the school |
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initially taught industrial skills such as blacksmithing and |
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carpentry to former slaves before evolving into a liberal arts |
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college; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Paul Quinn College offers bachelor's degrees |
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in business administration, education, biology, and computer |
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science; it defines its mission as providing a quality, faith-based |
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education and preparing students to become servant leaders and |
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agents of change in their communities; and |
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WHEREAS, Guided by president Michael Sorrell, Paul Quinn |
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College has built on a remarkable history that spans nearly 140 |
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years to reach a new level of excellence in 2011, and its students, |
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faculty, and administration can take justifiable pride in this |
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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 hereby congratulate Paul Quinn College on its receipt |
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of the 2011 HBCU of the Year Award and extend to all those |
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associated with the school sincere best wishes for the future; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Paul Quinn College as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |