Bill Text: TX HR928 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commemorating the 10th anniversary of Western Governors University Texas.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-05-11 - Reported enrolled [HR928 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HR928-Introduced.html

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87R18895 BPG-D
By: Murphy H.R. No. 928

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Western Governors University Texas is celebrating
its 10th anniversary in 2021; and
WHEREAS, A nonprofit, fully online institution, WGU Texas was
established in 2011 as an affiliate of the national Western
Governors University, created in 1997 by the governors of 19
states, including Texas; WGU Texas partners with the state under a
memorandum of understanding and coordinates with the Texas Higher
Education Coordinating Board, Texas Education Agency, and Texas
Workforce Commission; and
WHEREAS, The school's mission is to offer affordable access
to quality education for adults with busy schedules; students take
courses at their own pace and advance by proving competency, rather
than by logging a specific number of hours, and individualized
instruction is supported by program mentors; with more than 60
accredited undergraduate and graduate degree programs, the
university prepares Texans for such high-demand, high value fields
as business, information technology, education, and health care;
and
WHEREAS, Students typically earn a bachelor's degree within
two and a half years, spending less than $17,000, or about a fifth
of the usual cost; moreover, WGU Texas facilitates transfers from
other institutions via a statewide articulation agreement with the
Texas Association of Community Colleges; each year since its
inception, it has received the Military Friendly School
designation; and
WHEREAS, From an initial enrollment of about 1,600, WGU Texas
has grown steadily, and today it serves 14,000 students across the
state; 70 percent are members of one or more underserved
populations; alumni living and working in Texas number more than
18,000; and
WHEREAS, WGU Texas creates pathways to opportunity through
innovation and a student-centric culture, and in so doing, it
improves lives and strengthens the workforce that is the engine of
our state's prosperity; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate the 10th anniversary of Western
Governors University Texas 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 as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.