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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, El Paso Community College has established itself as |
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a model for success in recruiting and equipping the next generation |
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of geoscientists; and |
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WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Joshua Villalobos, dean of |
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instructional programs, EPCC has developed a well-rounded |
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geosciences program that prepares students for advanced work at a |
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four-year institution by offering them a structured course of study |
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that includes seven geology and environmental courses and labs as |
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well as freshman- and sophomore-level math and science courses; in |
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addition to classwork, students gain valuable experience by |
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conducting field-based research and learning about the variety of |
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career paths available to geoscientists; and |
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WHEREAS, EPCC's partnership with The University of Texas at |
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El Paso ensures that credits from geological science degrees earned |
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at EPCC transfer, saving students time and money as they pursue a |
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bachelor's degree; in the first seven years after EPCC launched its |
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geosciences program, the number of students seeking a bachelor's |
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degree in geology at UTEP quadrupled, and the number of students |
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working toward an environmental science degree nearly doubled as |
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EPCC graduates transferred to the university; and |
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WHEREAS, The geosciences program at El Paso Community College |
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offers its students high quality, affordable educational |
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opportunities, and in so doing, it has provided many area residents |
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with a strong foundation on which to build; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend El Paso Community College for developing |
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an exemplary associate's degree program in geosciences and extend |
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to the school's faculty, staff, and students sincere best wishes |
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for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for EPCC as an expression of high regard by the Texas House |
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of Representatives. |