Bill Text: TX SR192 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 21, 2023, as University of North Texas Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-21 - Reported enrolled [SR192 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR192-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The celebration of University of North Texas Day | ||
| at the State Capitol on February 21, 2023, provides a welcome | ||
| opportunity to recognize this notable institution; and | ||
| WHEREAS, One of the largest universities in the state, UNT | ||
| posted a record-breaking enrollment for the fourth consecutive | ||
| year in the fall 2022 semester, with more than 44,500 students | ||
| working toward degrees; the school's increasing enrollment | ||
| continues to magnify its impact in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, | ||
| where it contributes an estimated $1.65 billion to the economy | ||
| annually; and | ||
| WHEREAS, UNT offers a wide range of innovative, | ||
| internationally ranked programs that not only foster students' | ||
| academic and intellectual development but also offer leadership | ||
| and service opportunities; its faculty members conduct | ||
| groundbreaking research in such areas as plant science, | ||
| materials science and engineering, and logistics, which spurs | ||
| innovation and technological advancement in a thriving business | ||
| corridor; many of the school's more than 476,000 alumni have gone | ||
| on to distinguish themselves in their fields of endeavor, and | ||
| graduates of the UNT College of Music, which is recognized as one | ||
| of the nation's best, largest, and most comprehensive music | ||
| departments, have received 119 Grammy Awards to date; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In recognition of its research programs and their | ||
| impact, UNT has been awarded the R1 classification, the highest | ||
| rank given to research universities by the Carnegie | ||
| Classifications of Institutions of Higher Education; the | ||
| university has also been designated as a Minority Serving | ||
| Institution, as well as a Hispanic Serving Institution by the | ||
| U.S. Department of Education; committed to providing | ||
| high-quality, affordable higher education opportunities, UNT has | ||
| kept the cost of tuition flat for more than five years and taken | ||
| measures to reduce student debt and to shorten the time to degree | ||
| completion; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Throughout its history, UNT has built a | ||
| commendable reputation for academic excellence, research, and | ||
| service, and it has made important contributions to the North | ||
| Texas region and beyond; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize February 21, 2023, as University | ||
| of North Texas Day and extend sincere best wishes to the school's | ||
| students, faculty, staff, and alumni. | ||
| Springer, Parker | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on February 21, 2023. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
