Bill Text: TX SR13 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing October 12, 2023, as Rice Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-10-12 - Reported enrolled [SR13 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR13-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, October 12, 2023, marks the 111th anniversary of | ||
| Rice University's formal opening ceremonies, an event that is | ||
| commemorated annually as Rice Day; and | ||
| WHEREAS, On October 12, 1912, students, faculty, and | ||
| trustees of the Rice Institute gathered alongside local and state | ||
| officials and dignitaries from governments and universities | ||
| around the world to celebrate the establishment of a new | ||
| institution of higher learning; in his address, President Edgar | ||
| Odell Lovett announced that Rice would "aspire to university | ||
| standing of the highest grade," while proposing "to assign no | ||
| upper limit to its educational endeavor"; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Since that historic day, Rice has grown | ||
| tremendously in enrollment and academic stature; in recognition | ||
| of the changing and broadening scope of its educational mission, | ||
| its name was changed to William Marsh Rice University on July 1, | ||
| 1960; today, it is a globally oriented, private institution that | ||
| boasts an impressive 6-to-1 undergraduate student-to-faculty | ||
| ratio, and it consistently ranks highly among private | ||
| universities for best quality of life and best value; it is | ||
| further recognized as one of the most diverse private | ||
| universities, with more than a quarter of students classified as | ||
| minorities and more than 60 countries represented in its | ||
| undergraduate and graduate student bodies; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Rice holds membership in the Association of | ||
| American Universities, an organization consisting of North | ||
| America's 71 leading research universities; its faculty and | ||
| alumni have made significant contributions in numerous fields, | ||
| and alumni have notably gone on to win the Pulitzer Prize, the | ||
| Nobel Prize, and Olympic gold medals, to set records for human | ||
| spaceflight, to win Oscar, Emmy, and Grammy Awards, and to serve | ||
| in offices as prominent as lieutenant governor of Texas; they | ||
| have helped found such Lone Star institutions as Austin City | ||
| Limits and the Texas Film Commission and have made their mark in | ||
| countless other areas of endeavor that have enriched our state | ||
| and nation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The achievements of Rice University and its | ||
| alumni have helped to keep Texas at the forefront of research, | ||
| scholarship, and innovation, and the observance of Rice Day | ||
| provides a fitting opportunity to reflect on the long and | ||
| distinguished history of one of our state's most venerated | ||
| educational institutions; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby recognize October 12, | ||
| 2023, as Rice Day and extend sincere best wishes to the | ||
| university's students, faculty, staff, and alumni as they | ||
| celebrate the 111th anniversary of Rice's historic opening | ||
| ceremonies; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for the university as an expression of high regard from | ||
| the Texas Senate. | ||
| Miles | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on October 12, 2023. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
