Posts Categorized: Announcements

Pronoun Fluency: Creating Safer Spaces Through Inclusive Language with Lindsay Knight and Nino Testa

Lindsay Knight, Director of Intentional Dialogue & Assistant Director of the TCU Leadership Center Nino Testa, Associate Director of Women & Gender Studies Wednesday, November 3, 2021 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm TCU Campus Store, Room 208 Do you have questions about non-binary pronouns? Do you keep calling someone in your life by the wrong… Read more »

Intersession and Spring 2022 Courses are Available in TCU Online

Start Preparing Your Courses All Intersession and Spring 2022 courses with faculty assigned in TCU Class Search are now available in TCU Online. TCU Online will continue to update every 24 hours to reflect any new courses or new assignments from the Registrar.   Semester Start Checklist View the Semester Start Checklist for a list… Read more »

Bystander to Upstander: Transforming Culture with Nada Elias-Lambert

Nada Elias-Lambert, Interim Department Chair and Associate Professor of Social Work Monday, October 25, 2021 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm TCU Campus Store, Room 208 Bystander to Upstander: Transforming Culture workshop, created and facilitated by Nada Elias-Lambert, empowers participants to transform from bystanders to upstanders to build communities that support difference and unify against intolerance…. Read more »

Design Thinking for Student Engagement with Stacy Landreth Grau and Tracey Rockett

Stacy Landreth Grau, Professor of Entrepreneurship & Innovation Practice; Director, TCU Idea Factory Tracy Rockett, Professor of Management Practice Friday, October 22, 2021 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Campus Store, Room 208 Design thinking (also called human centered design) is a framework for critical thinking and creative problem solving that has been used in a… Read more »

Supporting Mental Health in Your Students with Brad Stewart and Yvonne Giovanis

Brad Stewart, Associate Director of Wellness Education Yvonne Giovanis, Assistant Director of Wellness Education Wednesday, October 20, 2021 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm TCU Campus Store, Room 208 The status of students’ mental health is a growing concern for universities across the nation. From the National Collegiate Health Assessment, three of the top five impediments… Read more »

Leveraging Virtual Tools for In-Person Learning with Annie Cowden

Annie Cowden, Director of BNSF Neeley Leadership Tuesday, October 19, 2021 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Virtual Event Ready to ditch the computer and get back into the classroom? Not so fast! Returning to in-person learning shouldn’t mean eliminating all virtual tools. Instead of abandoning everything from the last year, leverage your knowledge of virtual… Read more »

Exploring Open Educational Resources (OER) for Equity and Access with Jeff Bond, Jason Smith, Jason Manriquez, and Travis Kramer

Jeff Bond, Scholarly Communication Librarian and Science Research Liaison Jason Smith, TCU Campus Store Director Jason Manriquez, TCU Campus Store Course Materials Manager Travis Kramer, Koehler Center eLearning Manager Tuesday, October 5, 2021 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Virtual Event Would you like to incorporate open educational resources (OER) into your course, but aren’t sure… Read more »

Grading Less, Learning More: Ethical Assessment Practices for Student Agency with Jason Helms and Jessica Zeller

Jason Helms, Assistant Professor of English and Director of the Center for Digital Expression Jessica Zeller, Associate Professor of Dance Friday, September 10, 2021 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Virtual Event As teachers, grading is typically our least favorite part of the job. The grading process can be mind-numbing and rigid, and developing grading schema… Read more »

Accommodating Student Learning Needs with Stacy Mason and Travis Kramer

Stacy Mason, Director of Student Access and Accommodation Travis Kramer, Koehler Center eLearning Manager Tuesday, September 7, 2021 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Wednesday, September 22, 2021 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Virtual Event TCU boasts a talented and diverse student body, with many individual learners who have individualized needs. And with these needs, students… Read more »