Bill Text: TX SR382 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 24, 2015, as Tarleton State University Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-16 - Reported enrolled [SR382 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SR382-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Students, faculty, and staff from Tarleton State | ||
| University are gathering in Austin on March 24, 2015, in | ||
| celebration of Tarleton State University Day at the State | ||
| Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1899, the school was established as John | ||
| Tarleton College with an endowment from a Stephenville | ||
| landowner; it was incorporated into the Texas A&M University | ||
| System in 1917 and served as a two-year institution until 1959, | ||
| when it extended its curriculum to the junior and senior levels; | ||
| the present-day name was adopted in 1973; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Tarleton State University today has campuses in | ||
| Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, and Midlothian, and its | ||
| enrollment surpasses 11,000; it offers nearly 100 bachelor's and | ||
| master's degrees, as well as a doctorate in education, and | ||
| maintains a student-faculty ratio of 20:1; while benefiting from | ||
| the resources of a major public university, students also enjoy | ||
| the personal attention, warmth, and faculty interaction typical | ||
| of a smaller college; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Long known for excellence in agriculture, | ||
| Tarleton State University has the third-largest agricultural | ||
| program in the nation among non-land-grant universities, and it | ||
| is among the top producers of agricultural education teachers for | ||
| Texas schools; its education graduates have an impressive 98 | ||
| percent certification pass rate; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Tarleton's research centers include the Southwest | ||
| RegionalDairyCenterandtherenownedTexasInstitutefor | ||
| Applied Environmental Research, which plays a leading role in | ||
| national and international scholarship on water quality issues; | ||
| further demonstrating institutional strength in the sciences, | ||
| the school's Rocket Club has won top-five honors in two | ||
| international competitions sponsored by professional | ||
| associations; moreover, the institution's state-of-the-art | ||
| observatory is the largest in the state dedicated to | ||
| undergraduate education and research; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A forward-looking institution with a long history | ||
| and rich traditions, Tarleton State University continues to | ||
| provide its students with an outstanding education and a solid | ||
| foundation for achievement; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize March 24, 2015, as Tarleton State | ||
| University Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to | ||
| all those participating in this event. | ||
| Estes | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 16, 2015. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
