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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Alliance of Hispanic Serving Institution |
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Educators is holding its 7th annual Best Practices Conference in |
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San Antonio from March 8 to 11, 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, The Alliance of Hispanic Serving Institution |
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Educators was established in order to help educators provide |
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quality educational opportunities at Hispanic serving institutions |
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(HSI) of higher learning that have a full-time undergraduate |
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enrollment that is 25 percent Hispanic or higher; and |
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WHEREAS, The AHSIE Best Practices convention brings together |
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teachers and administrators from HSIs to network with other |
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educators and share their ideas and experience; the conference |
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features sessions on a variety of topics, including high impact |
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practices for student success, effective project management, |
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emerging research at HSIs, and grant funding; and |
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WHEREAS, Under the leadership of alliance president David |
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Trujillo, the 2015 conference is being held on the campus of the |
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University of the Incarnate Word, and it is being hosted by |
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co-chairs Dr. David A. Ortiz, director of the university's Graduate |
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Support Center, and Dr. Kevin B. Vichcales, dean of the Office of |
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Research and Graduate Studies; and |
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WHEREAS, This unique conference enables HSI educators to |
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share their experience, research, and insight as they work together |
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to build a better future and brighter opportunities for Hispanic |
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students at colleges and universities across the nation; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 2015 Best Practices Conference |
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of the Alliance of Hispanic Serving Institution Educators and |
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extend to the conference organizers and attendees sincere best |
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wishes for a successful event; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the alliance as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |