Changes to a teaching certification program in the College of Education will give students more flexibility as they enter the workforce, an associate professor in the program said. With the new EC-6 program, certified students will be qualified to teach grade levels from early childhood to sixth grade, rather than through only the fourth grade with the former EC-4 program. (0) comments
By Alexandria Bruton Staff Reporter As the university continues working toward becoming a more eco-friendly campus, it will face some challenges, university officials said. Last spring the university signed the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment. (0) comments
The Bank of America Foundation donated a $20,000 grant that will benefit the Miller Speech and Hearing Clinic, the chairman of the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department said. Christopher Watts, chair of the department of communication sciences and disorders, said the money will be used to offset costs in providing speech and hearing therapy. (0) comments
A feminist sociologist will be speaking about the extent of her research as well as the misconceptions and stereotypes of feminism Wednesday at 5 p.m. at the Kelly Alumni and Visitors Center . Karen Steele, the women's studies program director , said speaker Monica Casper will intertwine the responsibilities, obstacles and experiences of being a woman, mother and feminist in her speech, "Body Politics: Private Talks of a Public Feminist. (0) comments
The inaugural AddRan Distinguished Faculty Lectureship Series will be an opportunity for faculty and students to reflect on a big question of our time, an associate religion professor said. Jack Hill, associate religion professor, said his lecture, "How Do We Educate Ethical Leaders for a Post 9/11 World?" will address issues of ecology, diversity, particularly race and class, and issues of social change and transformation in an increasingly complex, multicultural world. (0) comments
While the Faculty Senate is investigating a new course retake policy, the accounting department is implementing its own. Starting in the fall, the accounting department of the Neeley School of Business will implement its new course retake policy, which will not allow students to retake lower level accounting classes after they have taken upper level accounting courses, said Lynn Cole, assistant dean of undergraduate academics. (0) comments
Residential Services is sponsoring the first diversity poster competition on campus to encourage students to visually express how they perceive diversity and what it means to them. Ashanti Williams, the hall director for Brachman, Martin Moore, and Wiggins halls, said the competition is designed to get students to visualize and think about diversity on a broader spectrum. (0) comments
TCU Police detained two men and one woman on suspicion of motor vehicle burglary Monday night, but no arrests were made, a TCU Police official said. Sgt. Alvin Allcon said TCU police stopped and searched a maroon Ford sedan after a suspected burglary in the parking lot of the Bayard H. (1) comment
Traveling and spending time outdoors led Ian Dalziel to apply to the Navy; however, after learning that a lazy eye would keep him from being enlisted, a keen curiosity for the Earth led him in another direction. Dalziel, a research professor at the Institute for Geophysics at the University of Texas at Austin, presented his lecture "Is There a Supercontinent Cycle in Earth History: Paleontology over the Last Billion Years" Monday night at the Sid Richardson Building. (0) comments
The Student Government Association is calling for extra money to be removed from its savings for the first time in at least three or four years, the organization's treasurer said. SGA Treasurer Jacob Barnes said the extra $100,000 called for in the 2008-2009 budget comes from a savings account in which SGA puts leftover funds every year. (0) comments
One hundred fifty-five million dollars down, $95 million to go. The Campaign for TCU kicked off the public portion of its fundraising effort Thursday night with a presentation in Ed Landreth Auditorium followed by a reception on the lawn between the Brown-Lupton Student Center and the unfinished Brown-Lupton University Union. (1) comment
Students trying to create a new campus organization hope the group's partnership with a North Texas nonprofit will provide opportunities for students to become more aware of world affairs. The World Affairs Council, a North Texas nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that aims to educate the public on world affairs, plans to partner with the university to start a Junior World Affairs Council on campus, said Matt Buongiorno, a junior political science major who is leading the partnership. (0) comments
Two physical plant employees were injured Wednesday morning in an electrical accident in the basement of Tandy Hall, university officials said. One employee who suffered injuries to his eyes and forearm was still in the hospital late Wednesday, and the other, who injured his knee while moving to avoid the shock, was treated and released, said Tracy Syler-Jones, associate vice chancellor for marketing and communication. (5) comments
Fort Worth police don't have a suspect in an ongoing investigation of a reported robbery of two students behind a nearby convenience store, police spokesman Lt. Paul Henderson said Wednesday. Two female students were robbed Tuesday night at about 10:40 p. (0) comments
Where the Brown-Lupton Student Center goes, orientation shall not follow. The Student Center is scheduled to be demolished at the beginning of June, said Harold Leeman, associate director of major projects at the Physical Plant, but Carrie Zimmerman, director of first year experience, said the demolition will not slow down the upcoming freshman orientation sessions. (0) comments
The search for the new dean of the College of Communication ended Tuesday. David Whillock, associate dean of the college, said he has been chosen to serve as the new dean starting June 1, taking over for William Slater, who is stepping down to go on a yearlong sabbatical. (0) comments
The university had a surprise for an alumna Tuesday evening after her performance with a world-renowned opera singer in Ed Landreth. Chandler Smith, director of development, said it was a collaborative effort to create the Laurana Rice Mitchelmore Master Series Endowed Fund, after receiving several requests to honor Mitchelmore, a '61 graduate. (0) comments
When Danielle Boyd wore a shirt that said "Save Darfur," someone asked her if "Darfur" was a band. "Times like those just encourage me to keep doing what I'm doing," said Boyd, vice president of a student anti-genocide coalition. Members of the TCU chapter of Students Taking Action Now: Darfur have organized a camp out on Sadler Lawn to confront what they call a "lack of awareness" about the conflict in Darfur, the sophomore education major said. (0) comments
Two physical plant employees are at John Peter Smith Hospital today after an electrical accident involving a flash burn in the basement of Dan Rogers Hall, a university official said. (0) comments
Today is the last day for student organizations to apply for $200 to finance alcohol-free or alcohol-awareness events in honor of Alcohol Awareness Month, the assistant director of the Alcohol and Drug Education Center said. Yvonne Giovanis, assistant director of prevention services, said this is the center's first year doing this. (0) comments
High school senior Rodolfo Ramirez's graduation in June will become a milestone not only for his family but for the nation. Ramirez, a Fort Worth native whose parents moved to Texas from Mexico, will attend TCU in the fall, becoming a first-generation college student. (0) comments
The opera singer said she can't play the piano. The pianist professed her inability to sing opera. Together, however, their long-lasting friendship has given the duet the ability to travel the world. World renowned mezzo-soprano opera singer Frederica "Flicka" von Stade and TCU alumna Laurana Rice Mitchelmore prepared for their first concert in Texas at the Renaissance Worthington Hotel in downtown Fort Worth on Monday, and will put on a concert tonight benefiting the School of Music in Ed Landreth Hall. (0) comments
At age 74, an advertising/public relations professor is calling it quits after 40 years in education. Doug Newsom, professor and director of the College of Communication's advertising/public relations graduate program, is retiring next spring, saying she always thought 75 would be a good age to retire. (0) comments
Beginning Monday, a Jewish student organization on campus will host a series of events in honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day, also known as Yom Hashoah, which falls on May 2 this year. The organization, TCU Hillel, will create a Holocaust mini-museum in the Brown-Lupton Student Center that the public can visit Monday through Wednesday, said Belle Marco, TCU Hillel president. (0) comments
The requirements for the general business minor at the Neeley School of Business have been restructured, but the senior associate dean of the Neeley School said students will be hurt in no way, shape or form. The currently required six classes for the business minor have been revamped into six new classes that will combine the basics of the courses to make them more appropriate for non-business majors. (0) comments
Mozart, Vivaldi or Bach's compositions often grace Ed Landreth Hall, but for the first time Saturday, the cello ensemble will perform original compositions by faculty. "Symphony for Violoncelli" and "Anxieties of the Heart" will echo through the music hall along with the sounds of classical compositions, said Jesus Castro-Balbi, founder and director of the TCU Cello Ensemble. (0) comments
Joe Brown contracted HIV from his partner, who was the first-known person to die of AIDS in Tarrant County. Brown said he was unaware at the time that his partner had been unfaithful. Brown, a professor of theater at Texas Wesleyan University, has talked with many of his students about living with HIV for the last 24 years. (0) comments
Image magazine and DailySkiff.com have been recognized as best publications by both the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (TIPA) and the Society of Professional Journalists region that includes colleges in Texas and Oklahoma. As first-place regional SPJ winners, the magazine and Web site are up for national honors against the other regional winners, and the national winners will be announced in mid-May. (1) comment
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