|
|
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 382
|
|
WHEREAS, Students, faculty, and staff from Tarleton State |
|
University are gathering in Austin on March 24, 2015, in |
|
celebration of Tarleton State University Day at the State |
|
Capitol; and |
|
WHEREAS, In 1899, the school was established as John |
|
Tarleton College with an endowment from a Stephenville |
|
landowner; it was incorporated into the Texas A&M University |
|
System in 1917 and served as a two-year institution until 1959, |
|
when it extended its curriculum to the junior and senior levels; |
|
the present-day name was adopted in 1973; and |
|
WHEREAS, Tarleton State University today has campuses in |
|
Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, and Midlothian, and its |
|
enrollment surpasses 11,000; it offers nearly 100 bachelor's and |
|
master's degrees, as well as a doctorate in education, and |
|
maintains a student-faculty ratio of 20:1; while benefiting from |
|
the resources of a major public university, students also enjoy |
|
the personal attention, warmth, and faculty interaction typical |
|
of a smaller college; and |
|
WHEREAS, Long known for excellence in agriculture, |
|
Tarleton State University has the third-largest agricultural |
|
program in the nation among non-land-grant universities, and it |
|
is among the top producers of agricultural education teachers for |
|
Texas schools; its education graduates have an impressive 98 |
|
percent certification pass rate; and |
|
WHEREAS, Tarleton's research centers include the Southwest |
|
RegionalDairyCenterandtherenownedTexasInstitutefor |
|
|
Applied Environmental Research, which plays a leading role in |
|
national and international scholarship on water quality issues; |
|
further demonstrating institutional strength in the sciences, |
|
the school's Rocket Club has won top-five honors in two |
|
international competitions sponsored by professional |
|
associations; moreover, the institution's state-of-the-art |
|
observatory is the largest in the state dedicated to |
|
undergraduate education and research; and |
|
WHEREAS, A forward-looking institution with a long history |
|
and rich traditions, Tarleton State University continues to |
|
provide its students with an outstanding education and a solid |
|
foundation for achievement; now, therefore, be it |
|
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
|
Legislature, hereby recognize March 24, 2015, as Tarleton State |
|
University Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to |
|
all those participating in this event. |
|
Estes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
________________________________ |
|
|
President of the Senate |
|
|
|
|
|
I hereby certify that the |
|
|
above Resolution was adopted by |
|
|
the Senate on March 16, 2015. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
________________________________ |
|
|
Secretary of the Senate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
________________________________ |
|
|
Member, Texas Senate |