Bill Text: TX HR755 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending El Paso Community College on developing an exemplary geosciences program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-03 - Reported enrolled [HR755 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR755-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 755 |
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WHEREAS, El Paso Community College has established itself as | ||
a model for success in recruiting and equipping the next generation | ||
of geoscientists; and | ||
WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Joshua Villalobos, dean of | ||
instructional programs, EPCC has developed a well-rounded | ||
geosciences program that prepares students for advanced work at a | ||
four-year institution by offering them a structured course of study | ||
that includes seven geology and environmental courses and labs as | ||
well as freshman- and sophomore-level math and science courses; in | ||
addition to classwork, students gain valuable experience by | ||
conducting field-based research and learning about the variety of | ||
career paths available to geoscientists; and | ||
WHEREAS, EPCC's partnership with The University of Texas at | ||
El Paso ensures that credits from geological science degrees earned | ||
at EPCC transfer, saving students time and money as they pursue a | ||
bachelor's degree; in the first seven years after EPCC launched its | ||
geosciences program, the number of students seeking a bachelor's | ||
degree in geology at UTEP quadrupled, and the number of students | ||
working toward an environmental science degree nearly doubled as | ||
EPCC graduates transferred to the university; and | ||
WHEREAS, The geosciences program at El Paso Community College | ||
offers its students high quality, affordable educational | ||
opportunities, and in so doing, it has provided many area residents | ||
with a strong foundation on which to build; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commend El Paso Community College for developing | ||
an exemplary associate's degree program in geosciences and extend | ||
to the school's faculty, staff, and students sincere best wishes | ||
for continued success; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for EPCC as an expression of high regard by the Texas House | ||
of Representatives. | ||
Fierro | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 755 was adopted by the House on April | ||
30, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||