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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Plan II Honors Program at The University of |
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Texas at Austin celebrated the 75th anniversary of its founding in |
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2010; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 1935 by Dean H. T. Parlin, the Plan II |
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Honors Program is a challenging interdisciplinary curriculum |
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intended for students who want to earn a liberal education; the |
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course of study provides an alternative to professional training |
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and seeks to endow students with a knowledge of science and society |
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and a genuine appreciation of culture and the arts; and |
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WHEREAS, Plan II has as its goal the enlightened individual, |
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schooled in important fields of knowledge and ready to take on the |
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responsibilities of full, engaged citizenship; highly selective, |
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the program includes a yearlong course in world literature from the |
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ancients to the present, as well as a two-semester philosophy |
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course, a sequence of reasoning, theoretical, and scientific |
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classes, a number of social science and history requirements, and a |
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senior thesis; and |
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WHEREAS, Not just a curriculum but also a community, Plan II |
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offers students intimate seminar classes with a great deal of |
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interaction and discussion; program alumni have gone on to become |
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leaders in business, government, law, public service, education, |
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and athletics; and |
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WHEREAS, Academically rigorous and personally transformative |
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for students, the Plan II Honors Program exemplifies the paramount |
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ideals of higher education, and it is indeed deserving of special |
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commendation for the profound difference it has made in the lives of |
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countless people; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize March 22, 2011, as The University of |
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Texas at Austin Plan II Honors Day and extend to all those |
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associated with the program sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the UT Plan II Honors Program as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |