[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 57 (Thursday, April 19, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E606]
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    HONORING UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON ON BECOMING AN HISPANIC-SERVING 
                              INSTITUTION

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                            HON. GENE GREEN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 19, 2012

  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor the 
University of Houston for being designated an Hispanic-Serving 
Institution by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary 
Education. The University is now one of only three Tier One public 
research universities in the nation with this designation and the only 
institution in Texas.
  UH has received the Tier One research university distinction from the 
Carnegie Foundation; making it one of only three Carnegie-designated 
Tier One public research universities in Texas.
  Designation as an Hispanic-Serving Institution requires enrollment of 
full-time undergraduates at a university to be at least 25-percent 
Hispanic. The designation will allow UH to compete for grants that 
support or expand educational opportunities of Hispanic students.
  UH is known as a 1st generation school, for many of the students are 
the first in their families to attend college. Undergraduates may 
choose from 120 majors and minors. The University also offers 139 
master's degrees, 54 doctoral, and 3 professional degree programs. Many 
of the academic programs rank among the nation's best.
  As the second most ethnically diverse major research university in 
the US, students come from more than 137 nations and from across the 
nation. UH consistently ranks among the top colleges and universities 
in the nation for conferring bachelor degrees and doctorates to 
Hispanic students, further affirming UH's-commitment to prepare 
students for competition in the global marketplace.
  As a proud Alumnus of UH, I salute the successes of the past and 
present administration, faculty, staff, and students of the University 
of Houston for all of their hard work and dedication to education.

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