Campus News: Alma Matters

Summer 2011

A banner year for TCU ROTC cadets

Department wins the General Douglas MacArthur Award as one of the top eight programs in the United States and commissions a record crop of lieutenants.

Summer 2011

TCU among nation’s greenest universities

University named in The Princeton Review’s Guide to 311 Green Colleges, 2011 Edition.

Summer 2011

New director to lead Jazz Studies

Saxophone professor Joe Eckert appointed to replace

Summer 2011

Honors student: Social media tools good, evil

Facebook and Twitter have evolved from fun diversion to powerful political weapon, Honors student tells Honors Convocation.

Winter 2011

Making the leap: TCU Study Abroad Photo Contest

Study Abroad Photo Contest showcases global experiences.

Winter 2011

Last of old stadium knocked down

Demolition and site clearance of the east side of Amon G. Carter Stadium will be complete by mid-January.

Winter 2011

Record 6,000 pack Commons to be a part of The Fray

Alumnus Tim Halperin ’10 opens for Grammy Award-nominated band on amphitheater lawn of the Brown-Lupton University Union.

Winter 2011

TCU buries time capsule inside stadium column

Athletics and Austin Construction filled stainless steel container with university mementos, admission materials and athletics artifacts.

Winter 2011

Residence halls under construction in Worth Hills

New dorms will eventually accommodate about 400 sophomores or upperclassmen, and are expected to be completed by August 2013.

Winter 2011

Lowe Hall opens as new home for TCU Dance

The School for Classical & Contemporary Dance moved into the renovated Erma Lowe Hall (formerly the Ballet Building) during the fall semester, ending a transition year in which it relocated to the University Recreation Center and GrandMarc at Westberry Place. School faculty and students celebrated the official opening in October. Built in 1921 as the