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360 degrees with former Miss Texas, Ashley Melnick

Published Jul 21, 2011

Senior broadcast journalism major Ashley Melnick took a year off of school from TCU after being crowned Miss Texas in 2010. Now back on campus, Melnick shares with TCU 360 some of her experiences...

TCU Wesley Foundation prepares to build community garden

Published Jul 14, 2011

“First-year crops don’t usually turn out well.” Rev. Megan Davidson says this simple phrase to explain why giving out carrots from the TCU Wesley Foundation Community Garden as a prize...

City approves off-campus parking lot for TCU

Published Jul 7, 2011

The Fort Worth Board of Adjustment voted unanimously Wednesday afternoon to approve the four variances and one special exception needed for TCU to build a parking lot on the 2800 block of Lubbock and Merida. The...

Three Frogs compete for Miss Texas crown

Published Jul 1, 2011

Three Horned Frogs will compete in the Miss Texas pageant Friday at the University of Texas at Arlington.

Jordan Johannsen, a 2011 TCU alumna and the 2010 Miss Texas first runner up will be competing for a chance to crowned by friend and former roommate, the reigning Miss Texas, Ashley Melnick.

TCU 360 goes live, replacing DailySkiff.com

Published Jul 1, 2011

Welcome to TCU 360, the new home for news about TCU, its students and alumni, and the community where we live. Starting July 1, TCU 360 officially replaces the DailySkiff.com website. TCU 360 is produced...

Professor to appear on History Detectives

Published Jun 28, 2011

Paul F. Boller, TCU professor emeritus of history and best-selling author will appear on the television program History Detectives on PBS at 8 p.m. Tuesday. According to the PBS website, "History Detectives is devoted to exploring the complexities of historical mysteries, searching out the facts, myths and conundrums that connect local folklore, family legends and interesting objects."

Erekson: Neeley partnership with UNTHSC sparked by demand for health administration courses

Published Jun 26, 2011

The Neeley School of Business and the School of Public Health at the University of North Texas Health Science Center Fort Worth have teamed up to allow students in both programs to take courses in the...

Number of student applications to TCU explodes

Published Jun 26, 2011

A boost in applications indicates a growing number of young people want to attend Texas Christian University, including record numbers from outside the state. A decade ago, about 5,000 potential students applied to TCU. But Ray Brown, the dean of admission, says a record 19,000 have applied to attend the upcoming fall semester. He says 61 percent of the increase was from out of state. The university will admit only about 1,800 freshmen.

Faculty Senate encourages limitations on weight given to student evaluations

Published Jun 26, 2011

TCU Faculty Senate passed a motion that will suggest limitations on the way student survey feedback is used in overall teaching evaluation in the Senate's final meeting of the school year Thursday...

Behnke remembered as both teacher, student

Published Jun 26, 2011

Friends, family, students and coworkers gathered Thursday morning to celebrate the life of Ralph Behnke and to share stories of the professor's love for both teaching and learning. Behnke, who passed...

Halperin debuts video for ‘The Last Song’

Published Jun 26, 2011

TCU alumnus Tim Halperin debuted a music video for his single "The Last Song," Monday morning on Kidd Kraddick in the Morning, a nationally syndicated radio program. The song was originally released on YouTube after Halperin was eliminated from American Idol on March 3. Halperin wrote on his Twitter feed that the video was independently created, and the $8,000 budget was funded entirely by fans. Some of the people who helped on the music video were TCU students themselves.

TCU School of Music announces new director of jazz studies

Published Jun 26, 2011

Saxophone professor Joe Eckert was named the new Director of Jazz Studies of the TCU School of Music, according to a release from the university. Eckert will take over the position from Curt Wilson, who retired from the university at the end of the school year after a career that spanned 35 years at the university. Eckert has taught at the university since 2007. Before coming to TCU, Eckert was the lead alto saxophonist/woodwind specialist and music director of the Air Force "Airmen of Note," the top jazz ensemble of the armed forces for over 20 years.