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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences at |
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Prairie View A&M University on its outstanding contributions to |
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higher education in the Lone Star State; and |
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WHEREAS, The College of Agriculture and Human Sciences at |
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Prairie View A&M University is a land-grant institution founded |
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in 1876 and dedicated to achieving excellence in teaching, |
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research, and service; the college offers an extensive |
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curriculum in the disciplines that pertain to natural resources, |
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food, and agriculture and creates learning opportunities for |
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students to prepare them to respond to the challenges of the |
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future with intelligence, expertise, and wisdom; and |
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WHEREAS, A competitive learning institution dedicated to |
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education, service, and research in agricultural education, |
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human ecology, and nutrition, the college is committed to |
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academic excellence and to the promotion of health and wellness |
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in its students and in the communities it serves; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout its history, the college has focused |
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on strengthening its four pillars: academics, research, |
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educational extension services, and farming; these pedagogical |
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branches have advanced the college's ethos of supporting farmers |
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and spreading agricultural and nutritional education to both |
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rural and urban communities in Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, The college is a highly valued resource for the |
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farmers and agricultural producers that it serves, as more than |
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90 percent of agricultural operations in Texas are family farms, |
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partnerships, and family-held corporations; its academic unit, |
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extension program, and research center do much to benefit |
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underrepresented and underserved communities, and it is truly |
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fitting that the college receive special recognition; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby commend all who have contributed their |
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efforts and support to the College of Agriculture and Human |
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Sciences at Prairie View A&M University and join in celebrating |
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this exemplary institution for its many successes and its |
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outstanding contributions to Texans and to the Lone Star State; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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the college as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |