Bill Text: TX SR342 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 22, 2023, as The University of Texas at Arlington Day.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 4)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-22 - Reported enrolled [SR342 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR342-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| join the citizens of Arlington and Texans across the state in | ||
| celebrating March 22, 2023, as The University of Texas at | ||
| Arlington Day at the State Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Founded in 1895 as Arlington College, the school | ||
| initially provided instruction to approximately 75 students from | ||
| the elementary grades through a level roughly equivalent to high | ||
| school; the school was converted into Carlisle Military Academy | ||
| in 1902 and was subsequently known as Arlington Training School | ||
| and then Arlington Military Academy; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The institution transitioned in 1917 to become a | ||
| branch of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, now | ||
| Texas A&M University, and the college maintained the affiliation | ||
| after changing its name to North Texas Agricultural College; by | ||
| 1949, it was considered the largest state-supported junior | ||
| college in the Southwest, and it was renamed Arlington State | ||
| College; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1959, the school established itself as a | ||
| comprehensive four-year institution, and six years later, it | ||
| joined The University of Texas System; the state legislature | ||
| conferred the school with its present-day name, The University of | ||
| Texas at Arlington, in 1967; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The university today is the second largest in The | ||
| University of Texas System; its faculty is noted for specialized | ||
| expertise in national defense, information technologies, | ||
| aerodynamics, health care informatics, energy-related disciplines, | ||
| bioengineering, and biotechnologies; in addition, the university | ||
| awards thousands of degrees each year in critical workforce fields | ||
| such as engineering and science, education, and social work, and | ||
| its nursing program has become the largest producer of | ||
| baccalaureate-prepared registered nurses in Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, An inclusive and impactful research university, | ||
| The University of Texas at Arlington was the state's fourth | ||
| public university to achieve Texas Tier One status in 2021, and | ||
| it is one of only 21 universities nationwide to be categorized as | ||
| both a Tier One institution by the Carnegie Classification of | ||
| Institutions of Higher Education and as a Hispanic-Serving | ||
| Institution by the United States Department of Education; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For more than 125 years, The University of Texas | ||
| at Arlington has provided its students with a strong foundation | ||
| for achievement and has played a key role in fostering economic | ||
| development and enhancing the quality of life in the Lone Star | ||
| State; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize March 22, 2023, as The University | ||
| of Texas at Arlington Day at the State Capitol and extend to the | ||
| visiting delegation best wishes for a rewarding and memorable | ||
| gathering; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in | ||
| honor of this special occasion. | ||
| Hancock, Birdwell, King, Parker | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 22, 2023. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
