Resolution 92-47: MULTICULTURAL AWARENESS

Number 92-47
Description Encourages other campus organizations to interact with other cultures as well as participate in cultural programs throughout the year.
Authored by Misty Baker
Sponsored by Liz Hurd
Erika Coleman
Celia Stewart
Daphne Hall
Tangela Carter
Date Submitted Tuesday, September 29, 1992
Date Considered Wednesday, January 1, 1000
General Body Vote Thursday, January 1, 1970
Committee Committee Affairs
Result n/a
Remarks No further information is available about this resolution.
Whereas UTA is composed of 72.4% Anglo Americans, 6% African Americans, 6% Hispanic Americans, 8.4% Asian Americans, 0.05% Indian Americans, and 5.8% Alien (Non-Resident) Students; and
Whereas We, as students are not completely knowledgeable of what a great cultural community in which we live, work, and interact; and
Whereas Student Congress has a responsibility "to establish within our Student Community a government sensitive to our individual and collective needs, and... To promote and sustain an atmosphere conductive to our academic and social development, and, to join together in working for the advancement of our college, community, and, to assist in the realization of student rights and fundamental freedoms within our Student Community." taken from the Constitution for the Student Community.
Be It Further Resolved That We, the Student Congress of the University of Texas at Arlington, declare the 1993-1994 Academic Year as the "Year of Multicultural Awareness"; and
Be It Further Resolved That The 1993-1994 Student Congress encourages other campus organizations to interact with other cultures as well as participate in cultural programs throughout the year.