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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Many proud Texans are gathering in Austin on |
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February 18, 2015, to celebrate Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi |
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Day at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded on Ward Island in 1947 as the University of |
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Corpus Christi, the school was originally affiliated with the |
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Baptist General Convention of Texas and had an initial enrollment |
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of just over 300; the campus suffered significant damage from |
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Hurricane Celia in 1970, and the following year, the legislature |
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authorized the establishment of an upper-level institution by the |
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Texas A&I University System; and |
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WHEREAS, The campus joined the A&M System in 1989 and four |
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years later, the board of regents chose the name Texas A&M |
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University–Corpus Christi; as it expanded to become a four-year |
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comprehensive university, enrollment increased to 5,000 students |
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in 1993; the institution revived its intercollegiate athletics |
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program, and in 2005, it opened the College of Nursing and Health |
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Sciences; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, under the leadership of president and chief |
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executive officer Dr. Flavius Killebrew, this noted doctoral |
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research university has an enrollment of approximately 10,000 |
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students hailing from 48 states and nearly 70 countries; |
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bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees are offered in the five |
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colleges: Business, Education, Liberal Arts, Nursing and Health |
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Sciences, and Science and Engineering; with a favorable 20:1 |
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student-faculty ratio, the institution can offer a personalized |
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approach to learning, and 90 percent of the instructors hold the |
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highest degree attainable in their field; and |
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WHEREAS, Taking a key role in a new era in aviation |
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technology, TAMU–Corpus Christi has been designated by the Federal |
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Aviation Administration as an unmanned aircraft system test site; |
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moreover, the university's Harte Research Institute for Gulf of |
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Mexico Studies was selected by the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality as one of two consortia in the state's |
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Research Centers of Excellence under the RESTORE Act created in |
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response to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi provides |
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students with a strong foundation for achievement, and its |
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commitment to the advancement of human knowledge contributes |
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immeasurably to the prosperity and vitality of the Lone Star State; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 18, 2015, as Texas A&M |
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University–Corpus Christi Day at the State Capitol and extend to |
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all those participating sincere best wishes for an informative and |
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enjoyable event. |