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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 221
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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 |
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20, 2013, to celebrate the system's vital role in the Lone Star |
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State; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Tech University System, governed by a |
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nine-member board of regents and chancellor Kent Hance, consists |
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of Texas Tech University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences |
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Center, and Angelo State University; the system currently |
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educates more than 43,500 students, employs some 17,000 faculty |
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and staff members, and counts nearly 290,000 alumni; according to |
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a 2012 report, the system generated a statewide economic impact |
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of more than $7 billion in 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Looking to the future, the system has developed |
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five strategic priorities, including improving access to |
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education and promoting learning, strengthening the academic |
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excellence of member institutions, expanding knowledge through |
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research, serving its communities, and effectively managing its |
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resources; and |
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WHEREAS, Each component of the system provides innovative |
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educational opportunities; Texas Tech University is a major |
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comprehensive research university, led by interim president Dr. |
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Lawrence Schovanec; enrolling more than 32,000 students in 11 |
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colleges and two schools, Texas Tech University offers more than |
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100 undergraduate programs, over 100 master's programs, and |
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nearly 60 doctoral programs, and it is among a select group of |
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institutions to 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 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center |
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School of Medicine, the School of Allied Health Sciences, the |
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Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, the School of Nursing, |
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the School of Pharmacy, the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine in |
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El Paso, and the new Gayle Greve Hunt School of Nursing in El |
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Paso, which admitted its first class in the fall of 2011; |
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overseen by Dr. Tedd L. Mitchell, Texas Tech University Health |
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Sciences Center enrolls more than 4,300 students and boasts more |
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than 16,000 alumni; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 1928, Angelo State University enrolls |
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nearly 6,900 students in five colleges and is directed by Dr. |
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Brian J. May; Angelo State University was the first university in |
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the state to offer a degree in computer science, and the |
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institution's physics department has been designated by Physics |
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Today as one of the top 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 Senate of the State of Texas, |
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83rd Legislature, hereby recognize February 20, 2013, as Texas |
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Tech University System Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm |
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welcome to all those from the Texas Tech University System who |
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are visiting Austin on this day; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared to |
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commemorate this special day. |
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Duncan |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 20, 2013. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |