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 | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 7, 2023. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
