Bill Text: TX SR275 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 7, 2023, as University of Houston-Clear Lake Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-07 - Reported enrolled [SR275 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR275-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, University of Houston-Clear Lake Day is being | ||
celebrated at the State Capitol on March 7, 2023, and this | ||
occasion provides a fitting opportunity to pay tribute to all | ||
those associated with this notable institution; and | ||
WHEREAS, UHCL traces its beginning to 1971, when the 62nd | ||
Texas Legislature authorized the creation of a University of | ||
Houston campus to serve the Clear Lake area; in 1974, | ||
construction began on the Bayou Building while more than 1,000 | ||
students and 60 faculty members began holding classes at an | ||
off-site location; the institution's educational mission has | ||
continued to expand through the years; in 2006, UHCL began | ||
offering the joint master of healthcare administration/master of | ||
business administration degree program at the Texas Medical | ||
Center, and in 2010, the Pearland Campus was opened; UHCL | ||
welcomed its first freshman and sophomore students to campus in | ||
2014; and | ||
WHEREAS, A four-year university, UHCL enrolls more than | ||
8,500 students annually and offers over 70 undergraduate and 50 | ||
graduate degrees in its Colleges of Business, Education, Human | ||
Sciences and Humanities, and Science and Engineering; since | ||
2007, the university has initiated doctoral programs in | ||
educational leadership, curriculum and instruction, and health | ||
service psychology; the school's 75,000 alumni include more than | ||
400 CEOs and 10 astronauts, as well as individuals who have | ||
distinguished themselves in the fields of education, | ||
broadcasting, fiction writing, and a vast range of other | ||
endeavors; and | ||
WHEREAS, Reflecting its commitment to community service, | ||
UHCL is home to many specialized centers and institutes, | ||
including the Health and Human Performance Institute, the | ||
Environmental Institute of Houston, the Diplomacy Institute, | ||
the Institute for Human and Planetary Sustainability, and the | ||
Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities; the | ||
university has been cited five times on the President's Higher | ||
Education Community Service Honor Roll for its exemplary civic | ||
engagement; and | ||
WHEREAS, Throughout its history, the University of | ||
Houston-Clear Lake has fostered a diverse and inclusive campus | ||
environment while providing students with a strong foundation | ||
for success, and in so doing, it has become a cornerstone | ||
educational institution in the Lone Star State; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
Legislature, hereby recognize March 7, 2023, as University of | ||
Houston-Clear Lake Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm | ||
welcome to the school's visiting delegation. | ||
Middleton | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on March 7, 2023. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |