Bill Text: TX SR510 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing The University of Texas Permian Basin on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-03 - Reported enrolled [SR510 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR510-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, Representatives of The University of Texas | ||
Permian Basin are gathering at the State Capitol on May 3, 2023, | ||
providing a fitting opportunity to recognize the institution for | ||
its 50 years of service; and | ||
WHEREAS, Established in Odessa as a branch campus of The | ||
University of Texas System in 1973, UTPB was initially an | ||
upper-level institution that only accepted junior, senior, and | ||
graduate students; its first freshman class, known as the | ||
"Pioneer Freshmen," entered the school in 1991; over the years, | ||
the university has expanded to include five academic colleges | ||
that together offer more than 75 undergraduate and graduate | ||
degrees, and it encompasses the main campus in Odessa as well as | ||
the Midland Campus; to date, there have been over 28,800 UTPB | ||
graduates; and | ||
WHEREAS, UTPB has played an instrumental role in the growth | ||
and vitality of the Permian Basin region; the university serves | ||
as a major source of skilled workers for the area's oil and gas | ||
industry, and its liberal arts programs have contributed to the | ||
unique culture of local communities; in addition, the university | ||
has helped the region tackle critical issues related to the | ||
energy industry, education, the environment, and public health; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, To meet the diverse educational needs of its | ||
students, UTPB has opened a wide variety of facilities, including | ||
its engineering complex and the Wagner Noël Performing Arts | ||
Center in Midland County and the D. Kirk Edwards Family Human | ||
Performance Center in Odessa; the university has also worked to | ||
increase access to higher education by partnering with school | ||
districts and establishing the Falcon Free program, which covers | ||
the cost of tuition and fees for students in need; and | ||
WHEREAS, Since its founding 50 years ago, The University of | ||
Texas Permian Basin has provided many Texans with a strong | ||
foundation for achievement, and it is a pleasure to join in | ||
recognizing the institution on this milestone occasion; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
Legislature, hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of The | ||
University of Texas Permian Basin on the occasion of UTPB Day at | ||
the State Capitol on May 3, 2023, and extend to all those | ||
associated with the institution sincere best wishes for the | ||
future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
prepared for the university as an expression of high regard from | ||
the Texas Senate. | ||
Sparks, Alvarado, Perry | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on May 3, 2023. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |