As part of its Sesquicentennial, TCU is presenting Research & Creative Activities
Week Sept. 22-29. The week is filled with events to recognize and celebrate the variety
of work underway on campus in TCU’s 150th year.
Sept. 22
This opening session to Research & Creative Activities Week will highlight research
and creative activity conducted by TCU’s undergraduate students, graduate students,
postdoctoral scholars, faculty and staff.
Sept. 20-24
This event is an exploration of where the past meets the present with a selection
of Shakespeare monologues, paired with their contemporary musical theatre representations. 
Through Sept. 30
An exhibition featuring new work by second-generation Vietnamese American women, Ann
Le and Trinh Mai, is organized by guest curator Kim Phan Nguyen MA ’21. Including
photography, sculpture, video and installation, this exhibition highlights the migrant
experience through the lens of Vietnamese Americans.
Through Oct. 19
This exhibit features a series of new self-portraits that explore memory, place and
domestic relationships by Bryan-based artist Gabi Magaly.
Sept. 25
An engaging panel will discuss and field questions regarding those matters that should
be considered if a university seeks to significantly increase their research and creative
activity, while maintaining a focus on the institutional mission.
Sept. 27
This panel discussion will include faculty and medical professionals from the Burnett
School of Medicine at TCU and community partners who will discuss and field questions
regarding the current and potential impact of the medical school on research and medical
practice in our community.
Sept. 27
Jerry L. Hawkins, executive director of Dallas Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation,
will be interviewed by Gabriel Huddleston, associate professor; chair of the Department
of Counseling, Societal Change and Inquiry; and director of the Center for Public
Education and Community Engagement. The conversation will highlight the importance
of community-based research.
Sept. 27
Sponsored by the Office of Research and the AddRan College of Liberal Arts, this session
will bring together an interdisciplinary panel of specialists who work at the intersection
of the humanities, social sciences and digital technology. Participants will lead
a discussion of the innovative pathways appearing in the liberal arts through the
use of new tools and technologies.
Sept. 27
Sh’ma, a new dance film by Suki John, professor of classical and contemporary dance,
uses the languages of film, choreodrama and music to tell the story of John’s family
during the Holocaust. The film lasts 70 minutes and will be followed by a question-and-answer
session with members of the cast and crew.
Sept. 28
This concert features new music for wind and band composed by TCU alumni and led by
conductor Bobby Francis. Francis, director of bands, was the winner of the TCU 150th
Anniversary Commemoration Grant for Creative Activities.
Sept. 29
This event honors the life work of artist bell hooks through an art-based community
workshop. The workshop will include a short presentation at the beginning to frame
the collage-based creative activities within the broader scope of research, followed
by reflection at the event conclusion.
Sept. 29
In a Ted Talk-style approach, Frog Talks will facilitate engaging topics of entrepreneurship
and innovation with faculty from the TCU Neeley School of Business. A number of student
and alumni entrepreneurs, as well as entrepreneurship academic and co-curricular programs,
will also be highlighted throughout the afternoon.
Sept. 29
The School of Music will host a performance that celebrates the music of women, BIPOC
and traditionally underrepresented composers.