Fall 2015 - TCU Magazine

Why Choose TCU?

A new book reports that the friendly, welcoming Horned Frog family is a model in higher education. Is it also a competitive advantage?

Fan Times

From Killerfrogs to Purple Menace, TCU sports fans create passionate online empires.

Homecoming: A Family Celebration

TCU’s first homecoming had parades and class parties – but no football. The game came later.

The Neurobiology of Aging

Science Professors Join Forces to Fight Alzheimer’s Disease.

Scholarships Bring Veterans to Campus

In 2009, the few student veterans on campus could not identify one another. Today, TCU is home to more than 300 student veterans tethered together by broad university support.

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Alumni

Sara Bordo & A Brave Heart

First-time filmmaker features anti-bullying advocate Lizzie Velasquez in new documentary.

energy management, environmentally friendly colleges, Fort Worth water

Campus News: Alma Matters

How can we conserve water for the future?

Three TCU water experts weigh in with practical advice.

Smart Barre, Kristy Rittby, Allison Poston

Alumni

Setting her own Barre

Started as a new personal workout to share with friends, Smart Barre turned Allison Poston ’96 into an entrepreneur.

3MT, TCU science, doctorate in physics, fluorescence, Alan Alda

Campus News: Alma Matters

Jargon is Jibberish

College of Science & Engineering joins a growing number of universities asking student researchers to articulate their work in layman’s terms.

Campus News: Alma Matters

Beyond Borders

Business students think global.

Campus News: Alma Matters

Q&A with Library Dean June Koelker

Mary Couts Burnett Library’s east wing reopened in October with new technology and more seating space. Dean Koelker spoke with us about the upgrade.

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Campus News: Alma Matters

Object Lesson: Scanning Electron Microscope

The College of Science & Engineering’s new purchase has students and professors seeing small.

Alumni

Film Commissioner Red Sanders

Fort Worth isn’t a mecca for the film industry, but Red Sanders ’04 plans to change that reality.

Alumni

Throwing a javelin again

Stuart Spangenberg ’81 rebounded from injuries to win gold USA Track & Field Masters Outdoor Championship.

TCU FCA, FCA trips, Aaron Green, TCU running back, Doak Walker award

Sports: Riff Ram

First Person Q&A with … Aaron Green

The senior running back demonstrates communication skills in discussing football, his education-emphasizing parents and the value of international travel.