[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1242 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1242

    Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Alamo Colleges District.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 30, 2020

Mr. Castro of Texas (for himself, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Hurd of 
   Texas, and Mr. Roy) submitted the following resolution; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Alamo Colleges District.

Whereas the Alamo Colleges District is comprised of a family of five colleges 
        and eight regional and neighborhood training centers across the greater 
        Bexar County region;
Whereas the Alamo Colleges District is celebrating 75 years of providing 
        excellence in education to hundreds of thousands of community residents;
Whereas the rich history of achievement and growth for the Alamo Colleges 
        District began with the founding of St. Philip's College as a sewing 
        school for daughters and granddaughters of emancipated slaves in 1898, 
        followed by becoming a formal junior college in 1927 as the only college 
        open to San Antonio's Black residents;
Whereas, in 1925, San Antonio College was founded as University Junior College 
        under the University of Texas at Austin;
Whereas, in 1945, St. Philip's College and San Antonio College formed the San 
        Antonio Union Junior College District (SAUJCD) becoming the first 
        public, State-supported institutions of higher education in the region, 
        offering an alternative to private universities, especially for the 
        underserved populations in the region;
Whereas, after the end of legalized segregation in 1955, San Antonio College and 
        St. Philip's College each admitted Black and White students;
Whereas, in 1982, the SAUJCD changed its name to the Alamo Community College 
        District;
Whereas Palo Alto College was chartered in 1983 and began classes in 1985;
Whereas Northwest Vista College was formed and began classes in 1995 with the 
        opening of its first building in 1998;
Whereas tracing its history back to 1996 when classes were offered as part of 
        the Northeast Learning Center, Northeast Lakeview College was officially 
        established in 2007 and opened its permanent campus on Kitty Hawk in 
        2008;
Whereas the Alamo Colleges District holds the distinction of having four of our 
        colleges designated as Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) and one 
        college, St. Philip's College, serving as both an HSI and Historically 
        Black College and University (HBCU)--the only one in the United States 
        with this designation;
Whereas Northwest Vista College, Palo Alto College, St. Philip's College, and 
        San Antonio College have been named in the top 150 of community colleges 
        in the Nation by the Aspen Institute, with Palo Alto College and San 
        Antonio College recently named in the top 10;
Whereas, in 2018, the Alamo Colleges District was recognized with the Malcolm 
        Baldrige National Quality Award, the Nation's highest Presidential honor 
        for performance excellence through innovation, improvement, and 
        visionary leadership;
Whereas the Alamo Colleges District has created the AlamoPROMISE program to 
        provide last-dollar scholarships to eligible graduating seniors to make 
        college more accessible;
Whereas the Alamo Colleges District has provided strong, employer-informed 
        workforce training programs for area residents leading to expanded 
        partnerships at a local, State, and Federal level;
Whereas the Alamo Colleges District was created by the community, who saw the 
        need for an affordable college education option for all residents and 
        voted to create the district, allowing for 75 years of growth and 
        expansion to provide economic and social mobility for residents; and
Whereas the Alamo Colleges District will continue to empower our diverse 
        communities for success and economic prosperity for the region: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives recognizes and 
celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Alamo Colleges District.
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