2008 Woodie Awards
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This weekend, the past will meet the present in a concert by popular '50s vocal group The Four Freshmen during the 31st annual TCU Jazz Festival. To open this year's festival, the TCU Jazz Ensemble will play with The Four Freshmen in a concert featuring the quartet's greatest hits Friday evening. (0) comments
Despite negative reactions from many students, alumni and faculty over the Brite Divinity School's decision to honor the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the public effects of its decision might fade fast, a public relations expert said. Brite plans to honor Wright, Barack Obama's pastor whose controversial remarks set off what Wright described as a "media frenzy," in absentia during an event in Dallas tomorrow. (3) comments
The new Neeley School of Business dean is a perfect fit for TCU because of his ties to the university and his record of research, the chairman of the Neeley dean search committee said. Homer Erekson, dean and professor at the Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Administration at the University of Missouri-Kansas City for six years, will replace Dan Short as dean of the Neeley School of Business this summer. (0) comments
Full-time MBA students from 17 universities across the country will join TCU MBAs in competing in the first Neeley Sales and Marketing Strategy Competition sponsored by Sony Electronics today and Saturday. Fifty-five MBA students from TCU and 17 other universities across the country will work in teams of five to create recommendations to present to a panel of Sony executives, Ed Riefenstahl, Neeley's director of Experiential Learning said. (0) comments
Reactions have been strong and donations to the university may be jeopardized because of Brite Divinity School's decision to honor the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the parent relations director said Tuesday. April Culver, director of parent relations, said she has received numerous angry phone calls from students' parents threatening to stop giving to the university if Wright is given the Black Church Leader Award. (6) comments
The Faculty Senate is investigating whether to revise TCU's course retake policy because it is more forgiving than many other universities', a faculty senate member said. The committee is researching what the impact would be on student GPAs if the current policy is changed, said Blaise Ferrandinothe academic excellence committee chair. (0) comments
Five days before TCU moved an appearance by the Rev. Jeremiah Wright off campus for safety reasons, his Chicago church received a bomb threat, Chicago police said. But TCU officials said that event didn't weigh on the decision to not host the pastor. Wright, whose sound bites have stirred controversy after being aired repeatedly on national TV in past weeks, canceled three appearances in Dallas scheduled for this weekend. (2) comments
Garrett has a hole in his heart, which is also missing a valve. His oxygen level is dangerously low and he has Down syndrome. Garrett is two months old. Education majors, members of the Greek community, students at the Starpoint School and others attended the "Grillin' for Garrett" event at the Starpoint School on Thursday. (1) comment
The Ranch Management program announced two new endowed scholarships at the Annual Scholarship Dinner and will be giving five more scholarships in the 2008-2009 school year, said the Clark Society liaison and event planner for University Advancement. The program now has 34 scholarships from living donors valued at $203,510. (0) comments
President Andrew Jackson knew winning was not guaranteed, but still loved to gamble. President Bush uses nicknames within his administration. Buried beneath the political history that defines presidents are their pastimes. At 91, Paul F. Boller Jr., best-selling author and TCU professor emeritus of history, will discuss the unheard habits of presidents in an interview symposium tonight called "Presidents at Play: Observations by Dr. (0) comments
From teaching at the only university for the hearing impaired in the country to establishing bilingual education for the deaf in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday's Green Honors Chair speaker has raised awareness of the need for multicultural education for deaf and partially deaf students. (0) comments
His favorite movies include "The Godfather" I and II, and he enjoys watching "SportsCenter," playing basketball and listening to the jazz sounds of Miles Davis. Yes, Democrat Barack Obama, like the other presidential candidates, has a Facebook profile. He, Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican John McCain all have photo albums, wall posts and a detailed profile. (2) comments
Ever wonder what presidents do outside the White House? Presidents in the 19th century were interested in hunting and fishing, but 20th century presidents loved golf, a former professor and best-selling author said Wednesday. Paul F. Boller Jr., best-selling author and TCU emeritus professor of history, explored the hobbies of America's 43 presidents at an interview symposium Wednesday called "Presidents at Play: Observations by Dr. (1) comment
The preset rules of writing - Times New Roman font, one-inch margins and double-spacing - are changing, a Michigan State University associate professor said. Danielle Nicole DeVoss, associate professor of writing, rhetoric and American cultures and associate chairwoman and director of the Professional Writing program at Michigan State, said her lecture, "Intellectual Property, Multimedia Composing and Digital Writing Research," will focus on how writing is changing shape and how copyright changes in digital spaces. (0) comments
