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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Faculty, staff, and students from Lone Star College |
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are gathering in Austin on April 6, 2015, to celebrate Lone Star |
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College Day at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 1972, Lone Star College, then known |
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as North Harris County College, initially served residents of the |
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Aldine, Humble, and Spring Independent School Districts; starting |
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out with 16 staff members and an enrollment of 613, it has since |
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expanded to become the largest higher education institution in the |
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Houston area, teaching 95,000 pupils at its six colleges and |
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numerous centers; it encompasses a region of more than 1,400 square |
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miles and draws students from 11 school districts, including New |
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Caney, Tomball, Conroe, Willis, Splendora, Klein, |
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Cypress-Fairbanks, and Magnolia; and |
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WHEREAS, Accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the |
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Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, this notable system |
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of higher learning provides an affordable, quality education to |
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area residents, allowing them to earn associate's degrees, |
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certifications in high-demand fields, and credits that enable them |
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to transfer to four-year colleges; furthermore, Lone Star College |
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offers dual-credit classes to accelerate college completion for |
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more than 8,000 area high school students as well as courses for |
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local youths and people age 50 and older through its Discovery |
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College summer programs and Academy for Lifelong Learning; and |
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WHEREAS, Under the expert guidance of Chancellor Stephen C. |
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Head, the institution has been nationally recognized as a Top 10 |
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Associate Degree Producer by Community College Week magazine, and |
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it also is leading the Texas Reverse Transfer Initiative and the |
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Texas Completes effort to increase statewide college graduation |
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rates; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than four decades, Lone Star College has |
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devoted itself to giving students in the Houston area the best |
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educational opportunities possible, and in so doing, it has |
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equipped generations of Texans with the knowledge and skills |
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necessary to build a brighter future; 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 April 6, 2015, as Lone Star College |
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Day at the State Capitol and extend sincere best wishes to the |
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delegation for an enjoyable and informative visit to Austin; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Lone Star College as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |