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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 February 19, 2019, 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, The school was established in 1899 as John Tarleton |
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College, a four-year liberal arts college, with an endowment from a |
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Stephenville landowner and namesake; in 1917, during the 35th |
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Legislature, John Tarleton Agricultural College joined the Texas |
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Agricultural and Mechanical College as inaugural members of the |
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Texas A&M University System; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Tarleton's enrollment surpasses 13,000 |
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students distributed among 7 colleges, with campuses in |
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Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian, and Bryan; the |
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university offers more than 100 bachelor's, master's, and doctoral |
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degrees, including a new Ph.D. program in criminal justice; and |
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WHEREAS, Tarleton benefits from the support of the Texas |
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Legislature, the cooperation of local governments, and the |
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leadership of its president, Dr. F. Dominic Dottavio, its governing |
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board, the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents, and system |
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chancellor John Sharp; with a strong commitment to growth, the |
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university anticipates a number of exciting initiatives in 2019, |
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including the opening of the first academic facility at its new Fort |
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Worth campus, an expanded and renovated Memorial Stadium, a new |
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engineering building, and replacement facilities at the Tarleton |
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Agricultural Center following a 2016 tornado; and |
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WHEREAS, Long known for its service to first-generation |
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students, Tarleton remains focused on timely and successful degree |
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completion, and it maintains a reputation as one of the most |
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efficient and affordable universities in the nation; and |
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WHEREAS, Now in its 120th year, Tarleton State University |
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looks forward to the future while taking pride in its rich history, |
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and it will continue to provide its students with an outstanding |
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education and a solid foundation for success in the years to come; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 19, 2019, as Tarleton State |
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University Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the |
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visiting delegation. |