Bill Text: TX SR133 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizing February 9, 2023, as St. Edward's University Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-08 - Reported enrolled [SR133 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR133-Introduced.html
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| By: Zaffirini | S.R. No. 133 | |
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| WHEREAS, Representatives and alumni from St. Edward's | ||
| University in Austin are gathering at the State Capitol on | ||
| February 9, 2023, to commemorate St. Edward's University Day; and | ||
| WHEREAS, St. Edward's University is a private, liberal arts | ||
| institution founded in the Catholic and Holy Cross tradition, and | ||
| it currently serves approximately 3,600 students in over 55 | ||
| undergraduate and graduate degree programs; committed to providing | ||
| a highly personalized academic environment in which students can | ||
| deepen their knowledge with experiential learning, the university | ||
| has thrived as a diverse and highly collaborative community and has | ||
| excelled at producing well-rounded scholars as well as exceptional | ||
| leaders, innovators, and justice-minded thinkers who use their | ||
| talents to help shape the world for the better; for 20 consecutive | ||
| years, St. Edward's has been recognized as one of "America's Best | ||
| Colleges" by U.S.News & World Report, which has additionally | ||
| listed it among the 10 Best Regional Universities in the West for | ||
| four years in a row; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 2021, St. Edward's named its first Hispanic | ||
| president, Dr. Montserrat Fuentes, to lead the institution; under | ||
| Dr. Fuentes's guidance, St. Edward's is advancing a bold and | ||
| visionary strategic plan focused on expanding academic programs to | ||
| meet local and statewide workforce needs, connecting graduates with | ||
| careers, investing in ways to give back to the community, and | ||
| promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion; as a Hispanic Serving | ||
| Institution, St. Edward's takes pride in a student body that is | ||
| more than 50 percent Hispanic, and over a third of its students are | ||
| the first in their families to attend college; at 50 years of | ||
| service, its College Assistance Migrant Program has earned the | ||
| distinction of being the longest continuously running CAMP program | ||
| in the nation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Throughout its history, St. Edward's graduates have | ||
| embodied the university's mission by courageously taking risks and | ||
| confronting the critical issues facing our great state to bring | ||
| about positive change, and it is a privilege to honor this | ||
| outstanding institution; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature | ||
| hereby recognize February 9, 2023, as St. Edward's University Day | ||
| at the State Capitol and extend to all those associated with the | ||
| university sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for St. Edward's as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas Senate. | ||
