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April 14, 2023 University Day 3prodamation by the flapor of the Citp of Menton, Memo Igo all to mbom tbeoe prefsent.5 .5ball come, oreeting.q: WHEREAS, the University of North Texas was established in 1890 as a teacher education facility by Joshua C. Chilton, the school's founding president, who leased facilities for the Texas Normal College and Teacher Training Institute above a hardware store on the town square; and WHEREAS, in 1899,the Texas Legislature accepted the buildings and grounds of the college from the City of Denton and,in 1961,designated the college a university leading to the institution's first University Day celebration;and WHEREAS, the Texas Legislature approved the institution's name change in 1988 to the University of North Texas in recognition of its expanding role and scope;and WHEREAS, the University of North Texas, ranked a Tier One research university by the Carnegie Classification,as well as a Minority-Serving Institution and a Hispanic-Serving Institution. NOW,THEREFORE, I,Gerard Hudspeth,Mayor of the City of Denton,Texas,do hereby declare and proclaim April 14,2023,as "UNIVERSITY DAY" in the City of Denton, Texas, and urge all citizens to celebrate on this day, which commemorates the institution becoming a university. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the official seal of the City of Denton,Texas,to be affixed the 14th day of April 2023. GERARD HUDSPETH,MAYOR ATTEST: ROSA RIOS,CITY SECRETARY BY: Y(� � .tLL J