HM 48 — "CENTRAL NM COMMUNITY COLLEGE DAY"

HOUSEA MEMORIAL 48PROCLAIMING 53RDFEBRUARY LEGISLATURE1, -2018 STATE"CENTRAL OF NEW MEXICO -COMMUNITY SECONDCOLLEGE SESSION,DAY" 2018IN INTRODUCEDTHE BYHOUSE WilliamOF "Bill"REPRESENTATIVES. R.

Rehm5 andWHEREAS, Jimmiecentral C.New Mexico community college has provided unprecedented access in New Mexico to affordable higher education for fifty-three years;

Halland WHEREAS, central New Mexico community college serves the state's largest undergraduate student body by providing relevant, real-world career and Larrytechnical A.training, as well as courses and degrees that transfer to four-year state universities;

Larrañagaand 7WHEREAS, 9in Athe MEMORIAL2014-2015 PROCLAIMINGacademic FEBRUARYyear, 1,central 2018New "CENTRALMexico NEWcommunity MEXICOcollege COMMUNITYranked COLLEGEnumber DAY"one INin THEthe HOUSEcountry OFamong REPRESENTATIVES.more than one thousand one hundred community colleges for the number of associate degrees and certificates earned by both Hispanics and Native Americans, and central New Mexico community college ranked number two in the nation for the total number of associate degrees and certificates awarded;

14and WHEREAS, central New Mexico community college hasis providedconsidered unprecedentedNew accessMexico's inleading Newcommunity Mexicocollege and offers students more than one hundred programs of study that are designed to affordablemeet higherthe educationneeds forof fifty-threethe years;state's economy;

and eHM t48 17 WHEREAS, central New Mexico community college servesrecently thePage w1 lbecame nthe dfirst 18higher state'seducation largestinstitution undergraduatein studentNew bodyMexico byto providingreceive =accreditation = 19 a l relevant, real-world career and technical training, as well as i a e r 20 courses and degrees that transfer to four-yearoffer state a tcompetency-based meducation mprogram; 21 universities;

and d r e 22 WHEREAS, in the 2014-2015 academic year, central New c e s k 23 Mexico community college rankedhas numbermade onesignificant incontributions theto countrysupporting amongentrepreneurship eand aearly-stage nbusinesses bthrough 24the morecollege's thaningenuity oneprograms thousandsuch oneas hundred community colleges for the uIGNITE [ number of associate degrees and certificates earned by both .210009.1 Hispanics and Native Americans, and central New Mexico community collegeaccelerator, ranked number two in the nationFUSE formakerspace theand totalmany numberother ofinnovative associateendeavors; degrees and certificates awarded;

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and WHEREAS, central New Mexico community college recentlyoffers becamemore theonline firstcourses higherand educationdistance institutionlearning insections Newthan Mexicoany toother receivehigher accreditationeducation toinstitution offerin aNew competency-basedMexico; education program;

and 12 WHEREAS, central New Mexico community college has madepartnered significantwith contributionsthe touniversity supportingof entrepreneurshipNew andMexico early-stageon businessesa throughseamless thepathway college'sfor ingenuitystudents programsto suchstart asat thecentral IGNITENew Mexico community accelerator,college and within five years graduate from the FUSEuniversity makerspaceof andNew manyMexico otherwith innovativea endeavors;master's degree in business administration;

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and t e a t WHEREAS, central New Mexico community college offersis morestriving mto mattract 21students efrom dacross onlinethe coursesworld andto distanceits learningcampuses sectionsand thanprovide anymore otherstudy rabroad eopportunities 22for clocal estudents rthrough cthe 23new higherglobal education institutioninitiative; in New Mexico;

and e a n b 24 WHEREAS, central New Mexico community college hasremains udedicated [to partneredits withmission the university of Newbeing Mexico on a seamlessleader .210009.1in -education 2 - pathway for students to start at central New Mexico community college and withinworkforce fivetraining; years graduate from the university of New Mexico with a master's degree in business administration;

and WHEREAS, central New Mexico community college, central New 6 Mexico community college ingenuityprovides andinvaluable thecontributions New Mexico rural electric cooperative association have partnered to bring the association's statewide lineworker electric power training facility to the central New MexicoMexico; community college's Rio Rancho campus;

andNOW, WHEREAS,THEREFORE, centralBE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that February 1, 2018 be declared "Central New Mexico communityCommunity collegeCollege isDay" strivingin 12the tohouse attractof studentsrepresentatives fromto acrosshonor and showcase the worldtremendous toimpacts itsthat campusescentral andNew provideMexico morecommunity studycollege abroadhas opportunitieson forthe localeconomic studentswell-being throughof the newstate globaland educationits initiative;residents;

and WHEREAS,BE centralIT NewFURTHER MexicoRESOLVED communitythat collegea remainscopy dedicatedof tothis itsmemorial missionbe oftransmitted beingto athe leaderpresident inof educationcentral andNew eMexico ecommunity 17college. workforce training;

andHM e48 ePage n3 d25 18 WHEREAS, central New Mexico community college provides = = l ] 19 invaluable contributions to New Mexico;

a l r i 20 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF t e a t REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that February 1, m m 21 e d 2018 be declared "Central New Mexico Community College Day" in r e 22 c e r c 23 the house of representatives to honor and showcase the e a n b 24 tremendous impacts that central New Mexico community college u [ has on the economic well-being of the state and its residents;

.210009.1 - 3 - and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be transmitted to the president of central New Mexico community college.

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