In this issue: Spring 2016
Mem’ries Sweet
How TCU Came to Fort Worth
A fire at the old Waco campus set the university on a course to reclaim its geographic heritage.
Campus News: Alma Matters
Life in Immersive Language Houses
Students in French and German say the new houses in Mabee Hall help with language acquisition and promote campus diversity.
Campus News: Alma Matters
Is a National Energy Policy a Good Idea?
Faculty experts offer a range of opinions.
Alumni
Deborah Ferguson ’87 on Anchoring the NBC 5 News Team
After 25 years on the air, she still loves the newsroom.
Campus News: Alma Matters, Research + Discovery
Rosalynn Carter’s Southern Feminism
Religion professor Elizabeth Flowers explores the quiet fight for equal rights by the former first lady.
Campus News: Alma Matters
Understanding Cosmic Origins
A course on the history of the universe.
Campus News: Alma Matters
A Purple Passport to Global Leadership
How TCU creates citizens of the world.
Campus News: Alma Matters
Q&A with Anne Helmreich, new College of Fine Arts Dean
The former Getty Foundation officer shares her perspective on passionate arts students, partnerships with Fort Worth museums and more.
Sports: Riff Ram
Q&A with Evan Skoug, TCU Baseball catcher
One of the heroes from last year’s club, Skoug returns after leading the Horned Frogs in home runs, doubles and runs batted in as a freshman.
Campus News: Alma Matters, Research + Discovery
Should You Send Work Email After Hours?
Consider the possible emotional response first, says management scholar Bill Becker.
Features
Stop Six: A Brief History of a Fort Worth Community
The East Fort Worth neighborhood is famous for basketball and the old Interurban Train.
Web Extras
A Way with Words
Language isn’t a barrier — it’s a key that unlocks opportunity.
Alumni
Eric Tabone’s Business English for Colombians
A love of travel took the ’08 finance grad to South America to really learn the language.
Web Extras
TCU Magazine Podcast: Discovering Global Citizenship
Participants in the innovative international education program share ideas on how to bring a complex and changing world into the classroom.
Campus News: Alma Matters
Object Lesson – 3D Printers
If students can imagine it, they can print it on one of the university’s nine 3D printers.
Alumni
Dr. Karyn Purvis
1949-2016
Internationally renowned child development expert Dr. Karyn Sue Brand Purvis ’97 (MS ’01 PhD ’03) devoted her life and academic pursuits to helping “children from hard places,” a phrase she coined to describe youngsters affected by trauma, abuse and neglect. “There’s not a child she cannot heal,” psychology professor Dr. David Cross, her longtime mentor
E. Leigh Secrest
1928-2016
Nuclear physicist helped beef up TCU’s research efforts and graduate programs in the 1960s, and along the way, became a prolific fundraiser during 28 years of service.
Alumni
Juan Quintana is President of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
The ’09 DNP graduate gives a voice to more than 49,000 certified nurse anesthetists and is championing improved health care for veterans.
Campus News: Alma Matters
Infographic – Class Sizes
Numbers show how TCU keeps class sizes small to maximize individual learning.
Alumni
Robert Sturns, Economic Development Director
The Fort Worth Native and ’97 MBA grad shares a valuable lesson about community leadership.