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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Proud members of the University of North Texas at |
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Dallas community are gathering on August 3, 2017, to celebrate the |
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ribbon-cutting ceremony for the school's first residence facility, |
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University Hall; and |
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WHEREAS, The handsome 27,000-square-foot, 120-bed dormitory |
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includes 96 single-occupancy rooms and 12 double-occupancy rooms on |
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four floors, each of which will be staffed by a resident advisor; |
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this state-of-the-art building also offers UNT students high-speed |
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Internet, DirecTV, large study areas, and multipurpose spaces for |
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classes and workshops, as well as a kitchen, a social area, and a |
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workout room; and |
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WHEREAS, The new residence hall will help foster networking |
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and a sense of community among UNT students, and during the summer, |
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the building will be available for participants in summer camps and |
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sports clinics; the first of two new buildings on the UNT Dallas |
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campus, it is part of an exciting expansion project that will |
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include a Student Access and Success Center and an open-air |
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amphitheater; and |
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WHEREAS, Welcoming its first residents in August 2017, |
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University Hall will contribute to advancing the university's vital |
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mission and to strengthening its connection to South Dallas and the |
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surrounding area; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commemorate the |
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ribbon-cutting for University Hall on the campus of the University |
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of North Texas at Dallas and extend to all those in attendance |
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sincere best wishes for a meaningful and memorable event; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the University of North Texas at Dallas as an |
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expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |