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
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
Construction of the Brown-Lupton University Union is scheduled to be completed soon, after more effective drainage plans had to be cleared by the city of Fort Worth, a TCU official said. (0) comments
Legislators hope the College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008 - passed in July - will make higher education more financially feasible for all, but university officials expressed reservations about certain aspects of the law. (0) comments
All new construction on campus will be built to higher energy efficiency and sustainability standards under an agreement the chancellor signed along with a coalition of college and university leaders. Under the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment, which Chancellor Victor Boschini signed last spring, TCU has created a committee to oversee the implementation of eco-friendly construction and sustainable materials, headed by Provost Nowell Donovan and made up of other faculty and students. (0) comments
Demand for on-campus housing has exceeded supply, forcing Residential Services to accommodate students in lounges and study rooms in residence halls for the second year in a row. (1) comment
The beginning of the fall semester marked the creation and modification of a handful of buildings all over campus. From academic services to residence halls and athletic centers, all types of buildings received face lifts. The residence hall that faces University Drive underwent a complete change over the summer. (1) comment
Click. Click. Click. The sound of students typing their papers breaks the silence of one of the study lounges in Samuelson residence hall. "Ballin!" First-year students cheer as their friends challenge each other to a game of pool or foosball in the second-floor lounge of Milton Daniel Hall. (0) comments
Students might experience a flashback to their childhoods today as former "Full House" star Dave Coulier visits campus for Howdy Week. (0) comments
The founding director of the Schieffer School of Journalism said he will return in the spring to his first loves: writing and teaching. (0) comments
A decision by the Tarrant County Appraisal District has denied the TCU Bookstore a full property tax exemption because it sells merchandise to the general public as well as students, a university official said. (1) comment
The psychology department is expanding its curriculum by adding a child development major this fall. The department's Web site said the child development major is a multidisciplinary program that spans across four colleges - Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences, AddRan College of Liberal Arts, College of Education and College of Science and Engineering. (0) comments
Although TCU is affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and requires students to take a religion course, students are not required to study Christianity. "(The religion requirement) is part of a recognition that a person with a college education ought to be acquainted with the role that religion plays in life and culture," said David Grant, professor and chair of religion. (0) comments
While the completion of the Brown-Lupton University Union is delayed, Clark and Jarvis halls are on schedule and there are new projects in the works, an administrator said. Don Mills, vice chancellor for student affairs, said the Brown-Lupton University Union project is behind schedule from its scheduled completion date of Aug. (1) comment
The transition from high school to college can be tough, but current TCU students say hearing advice from older peers is helpful. Karina Mercer, a sophomore accounting and finance major, said its important to balance studying and friends. "When you study nonstop, you will burn yourself out," she said. (0) comments
There are over 40 Christian traditions and denominations on campus, yet there are also students who practice other faiths; so how can these students maintain their faith? Adam Gamwell, program coordinator for the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life and staff adviser to TCU's Interfaith Council and Community, said there are several resources available to students through the office. (0) comments
Texas is hot. In the concrete cities of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, there's no escaping the heat without increasing energy costs. But environmental scientists in Fort Worth are looking to beat the heat and a number of other pollutants plaguing urban environments - one "green roof" at a time. (4) comments
It's the personal relationships between students and faculty that set the Neeley School of Business apart from other business schools in the mind of O. Homer Erekson. The relationships Erekson forged during his college days at TCU still linger, and he hopes to develop new relationships with faculty and students as the new John V. (0) comments
When students need help landing a job, building a resume or finding other career advice, many turn to the University Career Services office, especially to Mary Kathleen Baldwin. Baldwin, a TCU alumna, is the assistant director of marketing and events for Career Services, but does so much more, said her coworker Darin Ford, an associate director of Career Services. (0) comments
A child of the 1960s, David Whillock remembers his hometown's college football team, the Arkansas Razorbacks, beating TCU at several games of the now defunct Southwest Conference. Today, the Fayetteville, Ark., native sits in Fort Worth as dean of the College of Communication. (0) comments
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