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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Brazosport College in Lake Jackson has earned |
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recognition as one of the top community colleges in the nation by |
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being named as a finalist for the 2013 Aspen Prize for Community |
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College Excellence; and |
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WHEREAS, Presented by the Aspen Institute in Washington, |
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D.C., this prestigious award is the signature recognition for high |
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achievement by America's community colleges; Brazosport College is |
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one of only 10 such colleges in the nation, and the only one in |
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Texas, to be chosen as a finalist for this honor; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 1968, Brazosport College has benefited |
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from the dynamic leadership of Dr. Millicent Valek since 1996; the |
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school's status as a leading regional center for higher education |
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has been further strengthened by the recent completion of $75 |
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million in new and renovated facilities; and |
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WHEREAS, One of only three community colleges in Texas that |
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offer an applied baccalaureate degree, Brazosport provides a |
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variety of workforce training, transfer degree, and community |
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outreach programs; the school has been selected as a Leader College |
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by Achieving the Dream, a national student completion movement; of |
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those who have graduated from the school since 2005, 99 percent are |
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currently employed; and |
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WHEREAS, Almost half of all college students across the |
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country attend community colleges, and with this prestigious |
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recognition, Brazosport College has once again distinguished |
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itself as a state and national leader in affordable, quality |
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education; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Brazosport College on being named a |
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finalist for the 2013 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence |
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and extend to its administration, faculty, and students sincere |
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best wishes for 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 Brazosport College as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |