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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Over the course of 150 years, Prairie View A&M |
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University has established itself as an outstanding educational |
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resource and a force for social progress in the Lone Star State; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded under the Morrill Land Grant College Act and |
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the Texas Constitution in 1876, Prairie View A&M University is one |
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of the state's oldest public institutions of higher learning; the |
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school was originally opened to provide for the education of |
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African Americans, and it is today among the largest historically |
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Black colleges and universities in the nation; and |
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WHEREAS, Graduates of Prairie View A&M University have |
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achieved prominence in such fields as education, business, |
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medicine, engineering, science, law, and the military; the |
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institution currently offers more than 70 degree programs, and it |
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provides opportunities for students to broaden their intellectual |
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horizons and develop valuable skills by participating in study |
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abroad programs, service learning projects, cultural training |
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initiatives, and other rewarding experiences; and |
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WHEREAS, Prairie View A&M posted an enrollment of nearly |
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9,900 students during the fall 2024 semester, surpassing its |
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previous record; the school currently ranks among the top |
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universities for graduating African Americans with degrees in |
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architecture, engineering, marketing, and agriculture, as well as |
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one of the best value institutions in the State of Texas; in |
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addition, it is among just 11 HBCUs to have attained an R2 |
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designation from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of |
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Higher Education for high research activity; and |
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WHEREAS, Prairie View A&M University has excelled in its |
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mission to provide students with a strong foundation on which to |
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build successful careers and fulfilling lives, and it is a |
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privilege to join in recognizing the institution on this special |
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milestone in its history; 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 150th anniversary of Prairie |
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View A&M University and extend to the school's administrators, |
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faculty, staff, students, and alumni sincere best wishes for the |
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future; 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. |