Bill Text: TX SR211 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Recognizing February 22, 2023, as UTSA Day.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-22 - Reported enrolled [SR211 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR211-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Recognizing February 22, 2023, as UTSA Day.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-22 - Reported enrolled [SR211 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR211-Introduced.html
88R12281 CJM-D | ||
By: Menéndez, et al. | S.R. No. 211 |
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WHEREAS, A delegation from The University of Texas at | ||
San Antonio is visiting Austin on February 22, 2023, for UTSA Day at | ||
the State Capitol; and | ||
WHEREAS, Established in 1969, UTSA first opened its doors in | ||
1973 with around 650 students enrolled at the graduate level; the | ||
university has since grown significantly, with campuses throughout | ||
San Antonio and a robust online-learning program; UTSA currently | ||
serves more than 34,000 students of diverse backgrounds, nearly | ||
half of whom are the first in their families to attend college; it | ||
has also led the way in Latino student success, earning a Seal of | ||
Excelencia from Excelencia in Education; and | ||
WHEREAS, Among the top four percent of research universities | ||
in the nation, UTSA holds a Tier 1 status from the Carnegie | ||
Classification of Institutions of Higher Education; faculty | ||
researchers from the university have secured more than 390 research | ||
awards totaling over $100 million; in addition to expanding | ||
discovery activities, those awards have furthered collaboration | ||
between faculty researchers and partners across the nation and | ||
provided students with exceptional learning opportunities; | ||
moreover, the university has partnered with UT Health San Antonio | ||
to advance biomedical research through the San Antonio Life | ||
Sciences Institute; and | ||
WHEREAS, UTSA also received three National Centers of | ||
Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity recognitions from the | ||
National Security Agency; boasting one of the largest | ||
government-university-industry cybersecurity ecosystems in the | ||
nation, UTSA is home to the National Security Collaboration Center, | ||
the Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute, and the | ||
School of Data Science, the first of its kind in Texas; and | ||
WHEREAS, An engine of social and economic prosperity, UTSA | ||
has graduated nearly 35,000 students in the last five years; the | ||
school continues to increase its enrollment, and its predicted | ||
growth will serve to prepare even more Texans for the workforce; and | ||
WHEREAS, Since its founding, The University of Texas at | ||
San Antonio has provided its students with a strong foundation for | ||
achievement, and in so doing, it has played a significant role in | ||
enhancing the quality of life in the Lone Star State; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature | ||
hereby recognize February 22, 2023, as UTSA Day at the State Capitol | ||
and extend to all those associated with the institution sincere | ||
best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for The University of Texas at San Antonio as an expression | ||
of high regard by the Texas Senate. |