SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 37
         WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
  join Texans across the state in celebrating February 12, 2019, as
  Baylor Day at the Capitol; and
         WHEREAS, Baylor University was established February 1,
  1845, by an act of the Congress of the Republic of Texas; it is
  the oldest continually operating university in the state; and
         WHEREAS, This private Christian university and nationally
  ranked research institution provides a vibrant campus community
  to some 17,000 students; it offers 128 undergraduate degrees, 77
  graduate degrees, 46 doctoral degrees, and a juris doctor in
  addition to a wide array of preprofessional tracks and
  specialized academic opportunities; and
         WHEREAS, The university's combination of interdisciplinary
  research and a faculty committed to teaching and scholarship has
  served to create an institution with an international reputation
  for educational excellence; and
         WHEREAS, Baylor has launched an ambitious academic
  strategic plan titled "Illuminate" that puts the university on a
  path to become the state's next tier one research institution
  while maintaining its historic Texas Baptist roots and focusing
  on critical areas such as health, materials science, data
  sciences, human flourishing and ethics, and Latin America; and
         WHEREAS, Baylor University is also home to a variety of
  exceptional athletic programs; its football team recently won
  the 2018 Texas Bowl game, and the women's basketball team
  continued its dominance with its eighth consecutive sweep of
  regular season and conference tournament titles while reaching
  the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament; in
  addition, the acrobatics and tumbling team won its fourth
  straight National Collegiate Acrobatics and Tumbling Association
  national title; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
  Legislature, hereby commend Baylor University on its commitment
  to educating men and women for worldwide leadership and service
  and extend to its students, faculty, and staff best wishes for a
  memorable Baylor Day at the Capitol; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
  the university as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
  Birdwell, Hancock, Hughes,
  Paxton, Taylor, Watson    
 
 
 
 
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       Member, Texas Senate               Member, Texas Senate
 
 
 
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       Member, Texas Senate               Member, Texas Senate
 
 
 
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       Member, Texas Senate               Member, Texas Senate
   
   
   
    ______________________________ 
       President of the Senate
     
         I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on February 11,
    2019.
   
   
   
    ______________________________ 
       Secretary of the Senate