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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 310
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WHEREAS, Distinguished representatives of the Texas Tech |
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University System are gathering at the State Capitol on March 4, |
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2015, to celebrate the system's vital role in the Lone Star |
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State; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Tech University System, governed by a |
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nine-member Board of Regents and Chancellor Robert L. Duncan, |
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consists of Texas Tech University, Texas Tech University Health |
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Sciences Center, Angelo State University, and Texas Tech |
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University Health Sciences Center at El Paso; the system is a |
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$1.7 billion enterprise that currently educates nearly 47,000 |
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students, conducts a wide range of studies with more than |
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$200 million in research expenditures annually, and counts |
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approximately 290,000 alumni; the system also has an endowment of |
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more than $1 billion and some 17,000 faculty and staff members |
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who are focused on advancing higher education, health care, |
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research, and outreach across the state; and |
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WHEREAS, Each component of the system provides innovative |
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educational and research opportunities; Texas Tech University is |
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a major comprehensive research university, led by President |
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M. Duane Nellis; enrolling more than 35,000 students in 10 |
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colleges and two schools, Texas Tech University has set a new |
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fall enrollment record for the past eight years, increasing 25 |
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percent since 2007; with the goal of being one of the nation's |
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premier research institutions, the university had more than |
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$153 million in total research expenditures in 2014; additionally, |
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10 faculty members were awarded grants from the Fulbright United |
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States Scholar Program in 2013, the most of any research |
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university in the nation; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is |
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composed of five schools in various health care disciplines, |
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including medicine, nursing, pharmacy, allied health sciences, |
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and biomedical sciences, and has trained more than 20,000 health |
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care professionals; overseen by Dr. Tedd L. Mitchell, the health |
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sciences center enrolls more than 4,500 students and has tripled |
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its research expenditures over the past five years with |
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significant studies underway in areas such as aging, cancer, |
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reproduction, and genetic diseases; the university also |
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graduates more health care professionals than any other |
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health-related institution in Texas and meets the health care |
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needs of more than 2.5 million people who live throughout a vast |
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108-county area; and |
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WHEREAS, Angelo State University, which joined the system |
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in 2007, currently enrolls nearly 6,500 students in five colleges |
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and is directed by President Brian J. May; Angelo State |
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University was the first university in the state to offer a |
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degree in computer science and has been named to the Princeton |
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Review's "Best Colleges" list for the past six consecutive years; |
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unique to Angelo State University, its Carr Scholarship program |
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is funded by one of the largest endowments at a regional |
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university in the United States, thus making scholarships |
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possible for one of every five of its students; and |
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WHEREAS, As the fourth and newest member of the system, |
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso became a |
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comprehensive health-related institution in 2013 and includes |
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the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, the Gayle Greve Hunt |
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School of Nursing, and a regional Graduate School of Biomedical |
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Sciences; headed by Dr. Richard A. Lange, the university |
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enrolled nearly 500 students, is home to the first medical school |
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on the nation's southern border, and conducts important research |
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focused on cancer, diabetes and obesity, infectious diseases, |
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and neurosciences; and |
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WHEREAS, Through its missions, the Texas Tech University |
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System and its four component institutions continue to better the |
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higher education and health care landscapes, and in so doing, the |
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system has contributed to the remarkable achievements of the |
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state as a whole; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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Legislature, hereby recognize March 4, 2015, as Texas Tech |
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University System Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm |
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welcome to all those from the system who are visiting on this day. |
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Perry |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 4, 2015. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |