Bill Text: TX SR326 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 21, 2023, as Angelo State University Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-21 - Reported enrolled [SR326 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR326-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, A delegation from Angelo State University is | ||
| visiting Austin on March 21, 2023, in celebration of Angelo State | ||
| University Day at the State Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Founded as San Angelo Junior College, ASU opened | ||
| its doors in 1928 with an initial enrollment of 112 students, and | ||
| its first graduating class consisted of six students; in the | ||
| 1930s, the school changed its name to San Angelo College, and it | ||
| evolved into a four-year, state-supported university during the | ||
| 1960s; the school adopted the name Angelo State College in 1965 | ||
| and Angelo State University in 1969; it was part of the Texas | ||
| State University System from 1963 to 2007, when it joined the | ||
| Texas Tech University System; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, ASU serves more than 10,500 students and | ||
| employs some 900 faculty and staff members, who benefit from the | ||
| able leadership of President Ronnie D. Hawkins Jr.; it offers a | ||
| wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs with more than | ||
| 100 majors and concentrations, including an essential and | ||
| rapidly expanding commercial aviation program, across its six | ||
| colleges, which encompass health and human services, arts and | ||
| humanities, education, science and engineering, business, and | ||
| graduate studies and research; in addition, the school | ||
| established the ASU Distinguished Scholarship Program, which is | ||
| funded by one of the largest endowments at a U.S. regional | ||
| university; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Among its many achievements, ASU has been ranked | ||
| as one of the nation's best colleges by The Princeton Review | ||
| every year since 2010; it has also been named a Hispanic-Serving | ||
| Institution by the U.S. Department of Education and a Military | ||
| Friendly School by G.I.Jobs magazine; ASU has more than 49,000 | ||
| alumni around the globe; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For almost nine and a half decades, Angelo State | ||
| University has played an important role in higher education in | ||
| the Lone Star State, and its graduates continue to achieve | ||
| success and make significant contributions in numerous fields of | ||
| endeavor; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize March 21, 2023, as Angelo State | ||
| University Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to | ||
| the school's visiting delegation. | ||
| Perry | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 21, 2023. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
