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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton is |
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marking the 180th anniversary of its founding with a Charter |
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Celebration on April 11 and 12, 2025; and |
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WHEREAS, The oldest continually operating university in |
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Texas, UMHB traces its roots to February 1, 1845, when the Ninth |
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Congress of the Republic of Texas approved the charter for a new |
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Baptist university in Independence; the school was initially |
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established with a preparatory division and coeducational classes, |
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and in 1851, separate female and male departments were created; the |
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female department became Baylor Female College in 1866, and in |
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1886, the school was relocated to Belton; that same year, the male |
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department consolidated with Waco University, retaining the name |
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Baylor University; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the years, the school underwent several name |
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changes, including Baylor College for Women in 1925, Mary |
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Hardin-Baylor College in 1934, and the University of Mary |
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Hardin-Baylor in 1978; among its many historic milestones, it |
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served as a model for the Baptist Student Union in 1920, established |
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the first school of journalism in a women's college in the United |
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States in 1921, and became the first Texas Baptist college to be |
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accepted as a full member of the Southern Association of Colleges |
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and Schools in 1926; in 1971, the school became coeducational; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, UMHB boasts an enrollment of approximately |
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3,400 students and employs more than 400 full-time faculty and |
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staff; moreover, the school has remained dedicated to Christian |
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higher education and has distinguished itself as a leading |
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institution in the fields of business, nursing, education, and |
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church leadership; and |
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WHEREAS, Since its inception, the University of Mary |
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Hardin-Baylor has provided its students with an education that has |
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enriched them both academically and spiritually, and in so doing, |
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it has made important contributions to Texas and the world beyond; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 180th anniversary of the |
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University of Mary Hardin-Baylor and extend to the UMHB community |
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sincere best wishes for a memorable and meaningful celebration; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the university as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |