Bill Text: TX SR168 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending the students, faculty, and staff of Saint Mary's University.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2011-02-14 - Reported enrolled [SR168 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SR168-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize Saint Mary's University for its legacy of outstanding | ||
| service to the City of San Antonio and our state; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A close-knit academic and spiritual community, | ||
| Saint Mary's University offers a 13-to-one student-to-faculty | ||
| ratio with numerous Fulbright scholars, Piper professors, and | ||
| other engaged faculty members coming together to create an | ||
| exceptional educational experience; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Saint Mary's University has produced more than 300 | ||
| elected officials, who have served both this state and this | ||
| nation with distinction; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Carnegie Foundation has granted Saint Mary's | ||
| University its prestigious Community Engagement Classification | ||
| in recognition of the university's mission-driven focus on | ||
| academic excellence, community service, and civic engagement; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Saint Mary's University was named first in the | ||
| nation by Washington Monthly magazine for promoting an ethic of | ||
| service to country, fostering scientific and humanistic | ||
| research, and performing as an engine of social mobility; and | ||
| WHEREAS, More than 70 percent of the university's students | ||
| participate in community service activities, and Saint Mary's | ||
| University is listed as a College that Builds Character by the | ||
| John Templeton Foundation and as one of the nation's top Colleges | ||
| with a Conscience by the Princeton Review and Campus Compact; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Saint Mary's University has been home to 167 | ||
| All-American Scholar athletes, and it has won five national | ||
| championships in athletic competition; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Saint Mary's University graduates have | ||
| historically been accepted to medical and dental schools at rates | ||
| far exceeding the national average; the combination of academic, | ||
| athletic, and community excellence has truly established Saint | ||
| Mary's University as a leader in the field of higher education; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend the students, faculty, and staff of | ||
| Saint Mary's University for their many outstanding contributions | ||
| to our state and nation; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| the university as an expression of high regard from the Texas | ||
| Senate. | ||
| Van de Putte, Hegar, Uresti, | ||
| Wentworth, Zaffirini | ||
| ____________________________________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ____________________________________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on February 14, 2011. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
