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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
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 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
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
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
Gov. Rick Perry defended the moral values of the Boy Scouts of America at the TCU Bookstore on Thursday evening at his book signing. In a brief speech before the signing of his book "On My Honor: Why the American Values of the Boy Scouts Are Worth Fighting For," Perry said the organization was the most important influence in his life. (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
Philosophy attracts criticism because it challenges conformity, an internationally recognized scholar said Thursday at the 46th Honors Convocation. Simon Blackburn, a professor of philosophy at the University of Cambridge, addressed about 150 students and faculty at the annual honors event, which concluded a week of senior honors presentations. (0) comments
Gov. Rick Perry's new book tour, which has stirred mixed reactions, is making a stop at the TCU Bookstore on Thursday for a book signing. Perry's book, "On My Honor: Why the American Values of the Boy Scouts Are Worth Fighting For," is centered on the Boy Scouts of America program's criteria of having a "duty to God" and supporting the intolerance of homosexuality with a vow to stay "morally straight. (0) comments
The reconstruction of the collapsed seating at the south end of Amon Carter Stadium will not cost TCU anything, a Physical Plant director said. HKS Architects Inc., the Dallas-based design team will be paying for the reconstruction, said Harold Leeman, associate director for major projects at the Physical Plant. (0) comments
A tree-planting project is one of many projects students in the Neeley School of Business undertook and will present at the school's first Festival of Student Scholarship and Creativity today. Twenty-one students from the Neeley Fellows Program, the BNSF Next Generation Leadership Program and the Educational Investment Fund will present their research at the festival, Lynn Cole, assistant dean of Neeley's undergraduate program, wrote in an e-mail. (0) comments
Catherine Weidner no longer works at George Washington University and is an associate professor at DePaul University. Because of an editing error, her title and employer were incorrect in an April 15 Skiff article. Also, "Hamlet" was last produced on campus in the 1968-1969 season, the date the play was last produced on campus was also incorrect in the story, because of an editing error. (0) comments
Admissions data for this year reveal small gains in the number of applications and selectivity but a stagnant gender gap, the dean of admissions said. The number of students who applied for admission at TCU inched up about 3 percent from last year for a total of 12,016 applications in 2008, according to admissions data. (0) comments
A new alternative for student financial aid called person-to-person lending has emerged, but a financial aid officer said this type of loan is risky. The way the new program operates seems to be unregulated, said Melet Leafgreen, assistant director of scholarships and financial aid. (0) comments
Visualizing their steps, seven dancers wait patiently for the music to start. Their choreographer watches in anticipation to see her routine brought to life. Krista Jennings, a senior ballet/modern dance and writing major, is directing and producing her own dance concert, "Six of One, Half Dozen of the Other. (0) comments
The Korea University Business School and the Neeley School of Business are joining together to provide TCU's first partner exchange program in Asia for undergraduates, said professors in the business school. The exchange will start in spring 2009, said Steve Lim, an associate professor of accounting and an alumnus of Korea University. (0) comments
Arizona Sen. John McCain has essentially sealed the GOP nomination, but the Democratic contest between Sens. Hillary Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois continues, and faith could play a role in who occupies the White House come November. A Zogby poll conducted Jan. (0) comments
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - George Alyateem is a senior at East Mecklenburg High, a fine student with a 4.5 grade point average in the school's rigorous International Baccalaureate program and a receiver on the football team. Yet he can't quickly rattle off all the colleges where he's applied for admission. (0) comments
Renowned philosopher Simon Blackburn will address students and faculty today at the 46th annual Honors Convocation. Blackburn, a professor of philosophy at the University of Cambridge, will deliver the keynote address at the annual honors event, which brings a distinguished guest to campus to conclude a week of senior honors presentations. (0) comments
In 1882, German existentialist and philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche wrote, "God is dead and we have killed him," sparking outrage in Western society. That's one of his many radical ideas that will be interpreted by internationally renowned philosophers on campus this week. (0) comments
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