| |
| |
|
|
R E S O L U T I O N
|
|
|
WHEREAS, The celebration of The University of Texas at |
|
|
Arlington Day at the State Capitol on April 17, 2025, provides a |
|
|
fitting opportunity to recognize this notable institution; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, UTA traces its history to 1895, when Arlington |
|
|
College was established as a private school for area youth; the |
|
|
campus was converted into Carlisle Military Academy in 1902 and was |
|
|
subsequently known as Arlington Training School and then Arlington |
|
|
Military Academy; in 1917, the 35th Texas Legislature created a new |
|
|
junior college at the site, Grubbs Vocational College, which was a |
|
|
branch of what is now The Texas A&M University System; the campus |
|
|
eventually became North Texas Junior Agricultural College and later |
|
|
Arlington State College, and in 1965, it was transferred to The |
|
|
University of Texas System; it adopted its current name in 1967; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Today, UTA is the second-largest university in the |
|
|
UT System, boasting an enrollment of more than 41,000 students and |
|
|
offering over 180 baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degree |
|
|
programs; each year, the university and its alumni contribute |
|
|
$28.8 billion in economic impact; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, UTA encompasses nine colleges, which provide |
|
|
courses in such critical fields as public health, elder care, |
|
|
nursing, construction management, big data analytics, special |
|
|
education, and engineering; in addition, the institution promotes |
|
|
educational and workforce development at its Fort Worth Center and |
|
|
its Research Institute; on April 3, 2025, it commemorated the |
|
|
groundbreaking of its new UTA West campus; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, A world-class research university, its projects |
|
|
contributed $59 million to the national economy in 2024; UTA has |
|
|
been ranked as the ninth fastest-growing doctoral public |
|
|
institution in the United States, and it holds an R1 designation |
|
|
from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher |
|
|
Education; the university has also been designated as a |
|
|
Hispanic-Serving Institution as well as an Asian American and |
|
|
Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution by the U.S. |
|
|
Department of Education; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Over the past 130 years, The University of Texas at |
|
|
Arlington has provided its students with a strong foundation for |
|
|
achievement, and in so doing, it has played a significant role in |
|
|
fostering economic development and enhancing the quality of life in |
|
|
the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
|
|
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
|
|
Legislature hereby recognize April 17, 2025, as The University of |
|
|
Texas at Arlington Day at the State Capitol and extend to the |
|
|
visiting delegation sincere best wishes for a meaningful and |
|
|
memorable stay in Austin. |