You can make a world of difference for Horned Frogs who are taking the lead on the most critical initiatives. Support the leaders and difference-makers in each school and college by giving them the resources they need!

Take the Lead On Conservation

The TCU Rhino Initiative was launched in April 2014 as part of TCU’s Global Innovator program. Along with Dr. Will Fowlds, renowned South African wildlife veterinarian and rhinoceros conservationist, the TCU Rhino Initiative is helping save the rhino and ensure its long-term survival.

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The TCU Rhino Initiative is helping on several fronts: from organizing reduction demand campaigns and raising public awareness, to supporting protection and rescue initiatives on the ground, where poached rhinos can be rehabilitated and eventually function again in wild habitats. As part of the initiative, TCU students even travel to South Africa as part of the College of Science and Engineering’s Biodiversity and Human Development study abroad course.

You can support the TCU Rhino Initiative and through that gift, advocate and protect the endangered rhino population. Specifically, your gift would go toward sustaining engagement with Dr. Fowlds, by helping to send TCU students to South Africa for the wildlife conservation course. Support the TCU Rhino Initiative to help TCU continue its critical rhino conservation work.

Take the Lead On the Well-being of Children

Is recess the most important class of the day? The LiiNK Project® (Let’s inspire innovation ‘N Kids) is a longitudinal research project incorporating unstructured play breaks and character development into the school day.

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The focus of these strategies is to improve the social, emotional, physical and cognitive health of elementary-aged children. The results have led from social, physical and emotional health to very positive academic outcomes in the 20 public schools and two private schools we have impacted so far in grades K-2. This intervention has been recognized regionally, nationally and internationally through the Today Show, Washington Post, New York Times and more.

LiiNK is proving there are huge benefits when schools prioritize play time for young children in public schools. Students who have participated in the program have significantly better BMI, their “off-task behaviors” have decreased, and their level of empathy has improved while bullying has decreased.

By supporting The LiiNK Project, you can support Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences’ research into this important issue that impacts children across our country. Your gift will keep the research team working in current LiiNK schools, while helping to grow the program to schools across the nation. Every child has a right to play; show your support by making a gift to The LiiNK Project.

Take the Lead On Creativity

Need help with a podcast? A new video? A blog post? The New Media Writing Studio is here to help.

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New media brings everything together in the learning process, from print to digital, oral, visual, written and electronic. The studio provides individual consultations, training, tutorials and workshops on many issues related to new media composing. Students can learn design and software basics, receive ongoing support and tutoring on new media projects, and rent equipment for projects and presentations.

Outside of TCU, the New Media Writing Studio helps our greater community. The studio works closely with Paschal High School’s “Partners in Purple” Program by conducting workshops for students participating in TED Talk-style competitions. The studio also hosted a workshop titled “Digital Language Arts: Creating, Connecting, Communicating” for Mansfield ISD teachers.

The New Media Writing Studio needs funds to keep up with the newest technology; new computers and AV equipment are needed in the lab. By making a gift to the studio, you will help make these critical updates and provide invaluable digital resources and training for students and Fort Worth community members.

Take the Lead On Immersive Education

Often the most important lessons are learned outside of the classroom. Bob Schieffer College of Communication students are having more opportunities to attend conferences, trainings and agency tours, as well as participate in internships that make the principles they are learning in the classroom come to life.

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Kassidy ’17 recently had the opportunity to attend the Adobe Max Conference in Los Angeles with the Strategic Communication program. Kassidy remarked, “The speakers reminded me why I am going into the advertising industry: to spend my career being creative. All of the speakers gave tips on how to maintain your creativity and push forward in your career, and their words resonated with me. I realized even the small things can help push the boundaries of our creativity and, although a project may seem small, you never know what it could turn into.”

These off-campus experiences, which often incur travel expenses or involve unpaid internship positions, are often cost prohibitive for many students. More and more students every year need financial support from the Experiential Learning Fund to attend these events and make their dreams possible. You can provide a once-in-a-lifetime learning opportunity to Schieffer College of Communication students right now by giving to the Experiential Learning Fund.

Take the Lead On Education

Where would we be without teachers? Through the Center for Urban Education, TCU graduate students are inspiring high school students to become teachers.

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Recognizing the challenges of recruiting students to teach in inner-city schools, the center partnered with the Fort Worth ISD to help increase the number of students who aspire to be educators. Today, students of color comprise nearly half of all U.S. public school students while nationally, 82 percent of public school teachers are Caucasian. In response to these trends, more than 36 states and the federal government have introduced initiatives to recruit more people of color to teach in public schools. TCU is doing its part in DFW by encouraging high school completion, college attendance and serious consideration of teaching as a profession.

Two TCU graduate students serve as Teaching Assistants with the Center for Urban Education. They are assigned to four Teaching & Learning classes at local high schools and devote 10 hours a week to each class. With this time, they:
  • Support the classroom teachers with instruction and classroom management.
  • Provide encouragement and feedback to students through whole-class lessons and mentoring conversations.
  • Encourage high school students to make plans for college and act as a resource during the application process.
  • Prepare and teach eight lessons each semester in response to student questions and demonstrated need (e.g., English as a Second Language and voting).
  • Talk one-on-one with students about career aspirations in and out of education.
  • Plan, manage and execute a day’s visit to the TCU campus. Activities include a campus tour, a class visit for seniors, a dorm visit, meaningful discussions with TCU students and introductions to TCU leaders.


You can support aspiring educators by helping to cover tuition costs for the two graduate students who serve as Teaching Assistants and give personal support to so many local high school students. Without them, TCU is unable to sustain this meaningful program.

Take the Lead On Performance

TCU students who dream of seeing their name in lights on Broadway are having the chance to audition for acting jobs in New York City at the TCU Senior Showcase.

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Each spring, talented TCU Theatre seniors travel to the Big Apple to spend two days performing for agents and casting directors, participating in professional workshops, and connecting with local TCU alumni who are acting and living in New York City. The casting director then selects students to be interviewed to hopefully be hired by agents and be offered roles in theater and film. The first showcase, which took place in March 2014, was a big success and many industry professionals have reported TCU puts on one of the best university showcases that they have ever seen. Many students receive callbacks from agents and are signed to professional companies after each showcase. As a result of the showcase students have been called back for roles in “Book of Mormon”, “Fun Home”, “Thoroughly Modern Millie” and more.

In many cases, the cost associated with the showcase can be prohibitive for our students. Any gifts made to support the TCU Senior Showcase will help defer travel costs for these students and help these talented young artists pursue their dreams.

Take the Lead On the Workforce

Five years from now, 35 percent of skills considered important in today’s workforce will have changed.* Jobs will disappear, new ones will emerge, and there will be disruptive changes to the way businesses operate strategically. How will the Neeley School of Business confront these rapid changes?

*The World Economic Forum report, The Future of Jobs.

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The Neeley Professional Development Center serves as the link between the Neeley School of Business and the ever-changing workforce. The center stays on top of workplace trends and needs, evaluating exactly what skills Neeley students need to set them apart in their future workplace; namely, self-awareness, communication and the ability to navigate interpersonal situations effectively and skillfully in order to advance their thoughts, ideas and opinions to achieve goals.

Your gift will support the personalized trainings, presentations and evaluations the Professional Development Center produces each year. Support our future workforce and the Neeley School of Business with a gift to The Neeley Professional Development Center.


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