In this issue: Spring 2017
Campus News: Alma Matters, Research + Discovery
Altering Antibiotics
Student in TCU high school program works on medicines of tomorrow.
Campus News: Alma Matters
Disaster Preparedness in Health Care
Hospitals must plan ahead or risk short staffing in crises, nursing professor finds.
Features
108 Years of TCU Men’s Basketball
From Waco YMCA to NIT Champions, Horned Frog hoops has experienced a range of highs and lows.
Alumni
Saving Premature Babies
A doctor’s invention saves babies in the developing world.
Alumni, Campus News: Alma Matters, Web Extras
Q&A with Darron Turner, TCU’s first chief inclusion officer
As chief inclusion officer, Darron Turner will collaborate with faculty, staff and students to ensure everyone’s voice is valued.
Sports: Riff Ram
First Person with … Mindy Miles
The junior rifle shooter won the 2016 NCAA Sportsmanship Award for self-reporting a misfire.
Alumni, Web Extras
A Career Tailor-Made for Jennifer Dasher
Jennifer Dasher ’03 has done costume design for Paula Abdul and technical rehearsals for Taylor Swift.
Alumni
A Comedian’s Advice
Matt Hovde, director at The Second City, finds success by embracing fear, empathy and the word “yes.”
Alumni
Do you need a career makeover?
When was the last time you kicked the tires on your career?
Campus News: Alma Matters
Faculty brainstorm course concepts
If you could create a class at TCU, what would it be?
Letters
NIT Title is a Dream Come True
There are few things more magical for the Horned Frog family than when we celebrate spectacular moments together.
Campus News: Alma Matters
Object Lesson: “Shall We Dance?” Sculpture
The “Shall We Dance?” 3-D sculpture was inspired by motion.
Campus News: Alma Matters
More than Cooking
Students learn to plan, prepare and present gourmet food, with a focus on nutritional value and visual appeal.
Campus News: Alma Matters
Being Earnest
Theatre students performed Oscar Wilde’s farcical comedy “The Importance of Being Earnest.”