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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Students, faculty, and staff from Tarleton State |
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University are gathering in Austin on March 24, 2015, in |
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celebration of Tarleton State University Day at the State Capitol; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In 1899, the school was established as John Tarleton |
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College with an endowment from a Stephenville landowner; it was |
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incorporated into the Texas A&M University System in 1917 and |
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served as a two-year institution until 1959, when it extended its |
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curriculum to the junior and senior levels; the present-day name |
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was adopted in 1973; and |
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WHEREAS, Tarleton State University today has campuses in |
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Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, and Midlothian, and its enrollment |
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surpasses 11,000; it offers nearly 100 bachelor's and master's |
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degrees, as well as a doctorate in education, and maintains a |
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student-faculty ratio of 20:1; while benefiting from the resources |
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of a major public university, students also enjoy the personal |
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attention, warmth, and faculty interaction typical of a smaller |
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college; and |
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WHEREAS, Long known for excellence in agriculture, Tarleton |
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has the third-largest agricultural program in the nation among |
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non-land-grant universities, and it is among the top producers of |
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agricultural education teachers for Texas schools; its education |
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graduates have an impressive 98 percent certification pass rate; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Tarleton's research centers include the Southwest |
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Regional Dairy Center and the renowned Texas Institute for Applied |
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Environmental Research, which plays a leading role in national and |
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international scholarship on water quality issues; further |
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demonstrating institutional strength in the sciences, the Rocket |
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Club has won top-five honors in two international competitions |
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sponsored by professional associations; moreover, the school's |
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state-of-the-art observatory is the largest in the state dedicated |
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to undergraduate education and research; and |
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WHEREAS, A forward-looking institution with a long history |
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and rich traditions, Tarleton State University continues to provide |
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its students with an outstanding education and a solid foundation |
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for achievement; 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 March 24, 2015, as Tarleton State |
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University Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to all |
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those participating in this event. |