HR92 Alabama 2019 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

April WeaverSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

University of Montevallo, Outdoor Scholars Program, commended

Summary

A House resolution commends the University of Montevallo for its President's Outdoor Scholars Program.

What This Bill Does

The bill publicly recognizes and praises the University of Montevallo for its President's Outdoor Scholars Program. It notes that the program started in 2015 to provide experiential learning alongside liberal arts education, offering scholarships of about $1,000 to $3,000 per year to students who maintain a 2.5 GPA and participate in on-campus meetings and activities related to fishing and hunting, plus related coursework and field skills. The resolution also highlights exclusive trips the program provides and expresses appreciation and best wishes for the university's future endeavors.

Who It Affects

• University of Montevallo and its Outdoor Scholars Program participants, who receive formal public recognition and may gain prestige for the program.
• Alabama residents and the state's higher education community, who see the university honored for an innovative experiential-learning program connected to outdoor industries.

Key Provisions

• Commends the University of Montevallo for implementing the President's Outdoor Scholars Program.
• Program launched in 2015 to offer experiential learning aligned with liberal arts education.
• Scholarships range from about $1,000 to $3,000 per year for students maintaining a 2.5 GPA.
• Recipients must attend monthly on-campus meetings, participate in fishing/hunting activities, complete coursework, attend lectures, and learn field dressing and preparation of fish and game.
• Participants have access to exclusive trips such as quail preserve hunting, deep-sea fishing in Florida, guided big game hunts, and duck hunting in the Mississippi Delta, Arkansas, or Louisiana.
• The House presents the resolution with appreciation and best wishes for the university's future endeavors.

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Subjects

Resolutions, Congratulatory