From TCU鈥檚 150th and board leadership to faculty insight on matters like changes in the criminal justice system, Horned Frogs are in the news.
TCU鈥檚 150th
Jan. 30, 2023
Fort Worth Report
TCU hosted a drone light display, a free public event celebrating the university鈥檚 150th anniversary.
The drone display capped off a week of celebrations kicking off the year-long series
of events to celebrate the sesquicentennial. 鈥淲e鈥檒l be having events throughout the
year, but this was the first event more for the public,鈥� Brad Thompson, TCU 150th project manager and director of student activities, said. TCU worked with a local company, Sky Elements LLC, to come up with the concept. The
drone display consisted of over 200 drones that morphed into 12 different shapes throughout
the 20-minute show.
Jan. 27, 2023
FOX4
More than 200 drones flew above the Campus Commons near Frog Fountain, which the drones recreated
in the sky. The show was open to the public. TCU was officially founded 150 years ago in 1873.
Jan. 27, 2023
City of Fort Worth Daily News
It鈥檚 a moment 150 years in the making. Join TCU鈥檚 Sesquicentennial celebration with
Texas-sized events on campus and across Fort Worth for all Horned Frogs, friends,
neighbors and family. Key to the celebration is Light Fort Worth Purple, running through
Sunday, Jan. 29. Downtown and other parts of Fort Worth will be lit purple in celebration
of TCU鈥檚 150th.
Jan. 26, 2023
fortworthinc.com
TCU formally kicked off its yearlong sesquicentennial celebration the Fort Worth way.
Celebrations include a fantastic exhibit, 鈥淭he Story of Us: An Immersive TCU Experience,鈥�
which took the viewer through the history of TCU with video and a display of objects
of historical and cultural significance. A full 150 years is represented there, and
it鈥檚 open to the public. TCU's No. 11 basketball team celebrated with a win against
Oklahoma with the second-largest crowd to see a basketball game at Schollmaier Arena.
At halftime, TCU football was recognized with the Fiesta Bowl trophy.
Jan. 24, 2023
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
200 drones are expected to light up the sky over Campus Commons at TCU on Friday night. The display is one of several planned events to celebrate the university鈥檚
150th anniversary. 鈥淵ou might actually see SuperFrog as an honorary pilot flying a
drone,鈥� Brad Thompson, director of student activities and TCU鈥檚 150th projects manager and special projects
subcommittee co-chair, said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 just a neat opportunity and kind of a unique way
of showcasing to the Fort Worth community that we鈥檙e here celebrating our 150th and
we鈥檙e excited to include the entire community in that celebration,鈥� Thompson said.
Jan. 20, 2023
Fort Worth Business Press
From humble beginnings with just over a dozen students 150 years ago, TCU has grown into one of America鈥檚 most renowned universities. TCU will kick off the Fort Worth institution鈥檚 sesquicentennial celebration with a week-long
slate of activities reflecting the school鈥檚 past, present and future. For starters,
visitors can take a historical walking tour with an audio guide featuring various
landmarks across the campus.
INSTITUTIONAL
Jan. 28, 2023
Fort Worth Report
As of January, medical students at the Burnett School of Medicine at TCU can now pursue a second degree: a Master of Public Health. The dual option is the
product of a new partnership between the medical school and the University of Mary
Hardin-Baylor, a private Christian university between Waco and Austin. The offering
reflects a growing trend in medical education: a rise in dual MD-MPH degrees that
began years before the pandemic.&苍产蝉辫;鈥淲e so carefully arranged this,鈥� Joanne Leuck, associate dean of curriculum, said. 鈥淲e truly believe that the students are getting
exactly what they need to accomplish both degrees, but in this really efficient manner
that keeps them from having to take another year away from seeing patients or delaying
graduation.鈥�
Jan. 23, 2023
Fort Worth Magazine
TCU is among those selected to receive the John W. Nason Award for Board Leadership by
the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges. Established in 1992, the
award is presented to higher education governing boards that demonstrate exceptional
leadership and initiative. Each recipient was recognized for its justice, diversity,
equity and inclusion-related programs and initiatives as well as its efforts to enhance
student success.&苍产蝉辫;鈥淚t is an honor for TCU鈥檚 Board of Trustees to be recognized for
its ongoing commitment to firmly support a community that fosters belonging for students,
faculty and staff,鈥� Mark L. Johnson, chairman of the TCU Board of Trustees, said. Chancellor Victor J. Boschini Jr. said, 鈥溝愀哿喜释伎� is blessed with an exceptional and visionary Board
of Trustees, and this recognition is well-deserved.鈥�
Jan. 23, 2023
Higher Ed Dive
College admissions remain volatile in 2023. To keep up with the rapidly changing environment,
one question was posed to six experts: What admissions trend do you expect to see
in 2023? Dean of Admission Heath Einstein said, 鈥淎ccess to higher education, our country鈥檚 greatest engine of social mobility,
has long been a goal for enrollment leaders. Tectonic shifts needed to generate real
change, not just edge-tweaking, eludes many colleges, whether due to lack of funding,
the absence of ingenuity or fear of failure. 2023 brings a new challenge to equity
in admissions with the Supreme Court of the United States taking up two cases: Students
for Fair Admissions v. Harvard College and SFFA v. University of North Carolina. The use of affirmative action in college admission is on the chopping block,鈥� he
said.
FACULTY
Jan. 30, 2022
New York Post
For more and more Gen Z women, there鈥檚 an intuitive sense that hormonal birth control
might be disrupting brain functionality. Professor Sarah Hill thinks so. In 2019, she published the book This is Your Brain on Birth Control: The Surprising Science of Women, Hormones, and
the Law of Unintended Consequences after going off of the pill herself. 鈥淚t was going off of the pill and seeing how
that changed me that inspired me to write the book,鈥� Hill said. 鈥淚 had a lot more
energy, and I was exercising and cooking again. Suddenly, I was interested in sex.鈥�
Jan. 30, 2023
The Conversation
Emily Farris, associate professor of political science, discusses the recent Illinois gun control
law, which immediately faced opposition from a group key to the law鈥檚 enforcement:
鈥淭hey are county-level, locally elected public officials who run jails, provide courthouse
security and, in many counties, are the primary providers of law enforcement services.鈥�
Jan. 25, 2023
Fort Worth Report
Fort Worth City Council will not rename White Settlement Road 鈥� at least not any time
soon. The road, which carries a name tied to Fort Worth鈥檚 history of pushing out Native
Americans from the region, has transformed since it was paved in 1956. Once a prairie-lined
road heading west, the street is now a bustling thoroughfare surrounded by businesses.
鈥淭he attack was a part of what the then-president of Texas Mirabeau B. Lamar called
an 鈥榚xterminating war鈥� against the Native American inhabitants aimed at their total
extinction or total expulsion,鈥� Scott Langston, Native American and Indigenous Peoples liaison, said. 鈥淭he attack achieved its goal,
forcing Native Americans to move farther west, away from encroaching white settlers.鈥�
Why are police in a North Texas city taking photos of people they pull over? [ed:
link removed]
Jan. 25, 2023
The Lewiston Tribune
Police in Pantego 鈥� a tiny town almost entirely surrounded by Arlington 鈥� have for
years taken photos of drivers who receive even minor traffic violations. Criminal
justice and legal experts say the policy, though likely not illegal, could prompt
concerns over security and privacy. 鈥淭his is definitely not standard practice,鈥� Johnny Nhan, criminal justice professor, said.&苍产蝉辫;鈥淚s it legal? I would say it falls in a gray area.鈥�
Jan. 24, 2023
KMGH-TV (Denver, CO)
Great efforts have been made to close the gender pay gap. But not all fields of work
are created equally. Tracey Rockett, who teaches management practice, said she can point to any number of studies that
show the wide gulf between women and management. That gulf persists even in fields
dominated by women. 鈥淚n public schools, for instance, men make up the minority of
teachers, but to keep them, very often, they will be offered promotion opportunities
much earlier than women are,鈥� Rockett said. 鈥淵ou see that in the restaurant industry,
in education, in healthcare and in dance.鈥�
Jan. 20, 2023
Rigzone
In this week鈥檚 edition of oil and gas industry hits and misses, Rigzone鈥檚 regular
market watchers focus on inventory trends, China鈥檚 reopening, the Strategic Petroleum
Reserve and more. Tom Seng, assistant professor in the Ralph Lowe Energy Institute said,&苍产蝉辫;鈥�Another large inventory build this week could not push prices lower in this holiday-shortened
trading week as optimism over increasing oil demand in China led to week-on-week gains.鈥�
He continued, 鈥淐hina, the world鈥檚 second-largest importer of oil, is reopening again
after having severe Covid restrictions, which is giving the market a bullish view
on demand. Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Energy released a mere 10,000 barrels
from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve last week.鈥�
STUDENTS
Jan. 23, 2023
Fort Worth Report
Medical students in Fort Worth are balancing school and parenthood. Together, parents
make careful calculations about what might work and when and how, while knowing that
life interrupts even the medical student鈥檚 best-laid plans. Mei Mei Edwards is a fourth-year medical student at the Burnett School of Medicine at TCU and is
a member of the school鈥檚 inaugural class. To make parenting work, she blurs the line
between family and school. She includes them in school events and practiced clinical
skills like cardiovascular exams on her daughter and husband. 鈥淭hey鈥檙e both fantastic
standardized patients, you know,鈥� she said. 鈥淭hey don鈥檛 have the credentials, but
man, they鈥檙e so good.鈥� The Burnett School of Medicine at TCU offers mentorship through
its faculty coaching program. When students arrive for their first year, they鈥檙e assigned
a faculty coach like Dr. Collin O鈥橦ara, assistant professor and physician development coach at the medical school.
ATHLETICS
Five Horned Frogs Represent TCU At 2023 Reece鈥檚 Senior Bowl [ed: link removed]
Jan. 31, 2023
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Five senior TCU football players looking to be selected in the upcoming NFL Draft participate in this
year's Reece's Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama. One of the top NFL Draft events each
season is the Reece's Senior Bowl. This week offers a critical step in each participant's
draft journey, with the chance to practice for, interview and network with, and play
in front of NFL scouts and coaches. This year, five TCU Horned Frogs are on Senior
Bowl rosters: QB Max Duggan, OL Steve Avila, WR Darius Davis, LB Dee Winters, and DL Dylan Horton.
Jan. 26, 2022
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
TCU Baseball kicks off its season on Feb. 17. Preseason media polls voted the Horned Frogs to win
the Big 12 once again and multiple players received preseason honors. The Horned Frogs
followed up a regular season Big 12 title and Big 12 Tournament title in 2021 with
another regular season title in 2022. The consistency 鈥� coupled with returning production
and a top-10 transfer class nationally 鈥� garnered the complete respect of Big 12 coaches.