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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 133
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WHEREAS, Representatives and alumni from St. Edward's |
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University in Austin are gathering at the State Capitol on |
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February 9, 2023, to commemorate St. Edward's University Day; and |
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WHEREAS, St. Edward's University is a private, liberal |
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arts institution founded in the Catholic and Holy Cross |
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tradition, and it currently serves approximately 3,600 students |
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in over 55 undergraduate and graduate degree programs; committed |
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to providing a highly personalized academic environment in which |
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students can deepen their knowledge with experiential learning, |
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the university has thrived as a diverse and highly collaborative |
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community and has excelled at producing well-rounded scholars as |
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well as exceptional leaders, innovators, and justice-minded |
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thinkers who use their talents to help shape the world for the |
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better; for 20 consecutive years, St. Edward's has been |
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recognized as one of "America's Best Colleges" by U.S. News & |
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World Report, which has additionally listed it among the 10 Best |
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Regional Universities in the West for four years in a row; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2021, St. Edward's named its first Hispanic |
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president, Dr. Montserrat Fuentes, to lead the institution; |
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under Dr. Fuentes's guidance, St. Edward's is advancing a bold |
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and visionary strategic plan focused on expanding academic |
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programs to meet local and statewide workforce needs, connecting |
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graduates with careers, investing in ways to give back to the |
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community, and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion; as a |
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Hispanic Serving Institution, St. Edward's takes pride in a |
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student body that is more than 50 percent Hispanic, and over a |
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third of its students are the first in their families to attend |
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college; at 50 years of service, its College Assistance Migrant |
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Program has earned the distinction of being the longest |
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continuously running CAMP program in the nation; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout its history, St. Edward's graduates |
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have embodied the university's mission by courageously taking |
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risks and confronting the critical issues facing our great state |
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to bring about positive change, and it is a privilege to honor |
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this outstanding institution; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas 88th |
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Legislature, hereby recognize February 9, 2023, as St. Edward's |
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University Day at the State Capitol and extend to all those |
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associated with the university sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for St. Edward's as an expression of high regard from |
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the Texas Senate. |
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Zaffirini |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 8, 2023. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |