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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The University of Houston-Clear Lake celebrated the |
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50th anniversary of its founding in 2024; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1971, the Texas Legislature authorized the |
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establishment of a second University of Houston campus to serve the |
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growing Clear Lake area, and by September 1974, nearly 1,100 |
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students and 60 faculty members had begun classes at an off-site |
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location while waiting for construction to be completed; in the |
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ensuing decades, UHCL experienced significant growth; initially a |
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graduate and upper-division branch of UH, the Clear Lake campus |
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welcomed its first freshman and sophomore students in 2014, and it |
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has recently added a number of new facilities, including the STEM |
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and Classroom Building, the Recreation and Wellness Center, and the |
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Hunter Residence Hall; in 2010, the UHCL at Pearland campus was |
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established, and in 2019, its nearly 70,000-square-foot Health |
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Sciences and Classroom Building was opened; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, UHCL serves a diverse population of more than |
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7,700 students and offers over 90 undergraduate and graduate degree |
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programs across its 4 colleges, as well as 3 doctoral programs in |
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educational leadership, curriculum and instruction, and health |
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service psychology; the university is home to many specialized |
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institutes and centers that reflect its commitment to community |
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service, such as the Environmental Institute of Houston, the Center |
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for Autism and Developmental Disabilities, and the Center for |
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Educational Programs, and it has become an arts and entertainment |
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destination, hosting a variety of exhibitions in the Art Gallery |
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and multi-genre performances in the Bayou Theater; among its many |
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achievements, UHCL has been cited five times on the President's |
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Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, and it has been |
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designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution; and |
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WHEREAS, Since its founding more than 50 years ago, the |
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University of Houston-Clear Lake has provided generations of Texans |
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with a strong foundation for achievement, and in so doing, it has |
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contributed significantly to the prosperity and vitality of the |
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Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of the University of |
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Houston-Clear Lake and extend to all those associated with the |
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institution sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for UHCL as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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Senate. |