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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Generations of students have achieved their dream of |
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a college degree with the help of the TRIO programs at The |
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University of Texas at Arlington; and |
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WHEREAS, During the 1960s, three federal initiatives |
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designed to help students from disadvantaged backgrounds, Upward |
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Bound, Talent Search, and Special Services for Disadvantaged |
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Students, came to be known as the TRIO programs; today, TRIO's eight |
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programs help traditional students, displaced workers, and |
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veterans attend college, and some 840,000 low-income Americans |
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benefit from TRIO projects at more than 1,000 colleges and |
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universities across the nation; and |
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WHEREAS, TRIO at UT-Arlington serves both current university |
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students and secondary school students who aspire to attend |
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college; its programs include Educational Talent Search, which |
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provides free college, career, and financial aid information to |
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1,000 Texas junior high and high school students each year, while |
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Upward Bound and the Upward Bound Math and Science Center help |
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prepare high school students for college work; and |
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WHEREAS, Once students are admitted to UT-Arlington, they can |
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count on the assistance of TRIO-Student Support Services, which |
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since 1976 has offered free academic assistance to low-income or |
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first-generation students; students who wish to pursue their |
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education beyond a bachelor's degree may take advantage of the |
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McNair Scholars Program, which helps undergraduates with the |
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graduate school admission process and prepares them for graduate |
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study; and |
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WHEREAS, Taken together, these worthwhile programs have |
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helped countless young Texans to pursue the dream of a college |
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education, giving them the tools they need to achieve a prosperous, |
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productive, and fulfilling life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend the TRIO programs at The University of |
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Texas at Arlington and extend to the directors, staff members, and |
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participants in these programs sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for The University of Texas at Arlington as an expression |
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of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |