2023S0160-1 02/16/23
 
  By: 197 S.R. No. 197
 
 
 
SENATE RESOLUTION
         WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
  recognize the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences at
  Prairie View A&M University on its outstanding contributions to
  higher education in the Lone Star State; and
         WHEREAS, The College of Agriculture and Human Sciences at
  Prairie View A&M University is a land-grant institution founded
  in 1876 and dedicated to achieving excellence in teaching,
  research, and service; the college offers an extensive
  curriculum in the disciplines that pertain to natural resources,
  food, and agriculture and creates learning opportunities for
  students to prepare them to respond to the challenges of the
  future with intelligence, expertise, and wisdom; and
         WHEREAS, A competitive learning institution dedicated to
  education, service, and research in agricultural education,
  human ecology, and nutrition, the college is committed to
  academic excellence and to the promotion of health and wellness
  in its students and in the communities it serves; and
         WHEREAS, Throughout its history, the college has focused
  on strengthening its four pillars:  academics, research,
  educational extension services, and farming; these pedagogical
  branches have advanced the college's ethos of supporting farmers
  and spreading agricultural and nutritional education to both
  rural and urban communities in Texas; and
         WHEREAS, The college is a highly valued resource for the
  farmers and agricultural producers that it serves, as more than
  90 percent of agricultural operations in Texas are family farms,
  partnerships, and family-held corporations; its academic unit,
  extension program, and research center do much to benefit
  underrepresented and underserved communities, and it is truly
  fitting that the college receive special recognition; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
  Legislature, hereby commend all who have contributed their
  efforts and support to the College of Agriculture and Human
  Sciences at Prairie View A&M University and join in celebrating
  this exemplary institution for its many successes and its
  outstanding contributions to Texans and to the Lone Star State;
  and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
  the college as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.