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TCU PROFILE:
Brothers Addison and Randolph Clark founded TCU in 1873 in Thorp Spring, Texas, as AddRan Male and Female College. The school moved to Waco in 1895 to expand in size and popularity as Waco was becoming a more visited area in Texas. The name was changed to AddRan Christian University in 1889 and Texas Christian University in 1902. TCU relocated to downtown Fort Worth in 1910 when the Waco facility “mysteriously” burned, and opened three new buildings on the present campus in 1911. The school chose Fort Worth because of its close proximity to a highly utilized railroad line and the promise the city of Fort Worth made to the school
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TCU NUMBERS PROFILE:
- Mascot: The Horned Frog
- Enrollment of 10,033
- 8,647 undergraduates
- 1,386 graduate students
- 117 undergraduate areas of study
- 62 master’s level programs
- 25 areas of doctoral study
- 2,106 employees
- 588 full-time faculty members
- 84 percent hold the highest degree in their discipline
- Freshman-to-sophomore retention rate of 90 percent
- Student/faculty ratio of about 13:1
- 85,000 living alumni
- Estimated annual cost, including tuition, room and board, books and fees, is $50,940.
TCU CHURCH AFFILIATION:
TCU values academic achievement, personal freedom and integrity, and the dignity and respect of the individual. We celebrate a heritage of inclusiveness and service. These values flow from our long-standing relationship with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), a Protestant denomination committed to demonstrating true community, deep Christian spirituality and a passion for justice. There are 22 recognized religious organizations on campus, including groups for Christian, Jewish and Muslim students, faculty and staff. At TCU, students of all faith traditions are encouraged to explore their faith lives, their spiritual selves and their quest for meaning and purpose.
STUDENT AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT:
Mission: To provide student focused programs and services that support student success and enhance the collegiate experience.
Vision: To be an exceptional Student Affairs division that inspires students to embrace excellence in themselves and their community.
Values: Student Affairs is guided by a set of shared values, which are reflected in our conduct, programs, services, activities and organizations. We pursue our mission and vision by keeping these values at the forefront in all that we do.
HOUSING AND RESIDENCE LIFE PROFILE:
Housing and Residence Life (HRL) creates the communities in which students live, study and build friendships. TCU is a residential campus by design, with more than 4,000 students living on campus, 3,500 of them being in a traditional residence hall and 600 of them being Greek-housing. These students learn responsibility, problem-solving and how to be leaders. They begin to appreciate the unique perspective of others and develop a sense of belonging. The Department of Housing and Residence Life challenges, supports and educates residents within our communities to become responsible, aware and engaged citizens.
TCU Housing’s team is comprised of the Director, two Associate Directors, two Assistant Directors, 13 full-time professional Hall Directors (HDs), and 121 Resident Assistants (RAs). TCU has 13 residential communities each housing an average of 300 residents for every HD and 30 residents for every RA. TCU has a two year live-on requirement and is currently in the process of expanding it’s housing facilities to accommodate the need for campus housing.
Mission Statement: To develop inclusive, safe and educational residential communities by providing high-quality facilities, services and programs.
Vision Statement: TCU Housing & Residence Life will be a leader in providing a world-class student housing experience.
Motto: A caring community nurturing respectful relationships.
Residence Halls:
Campus Commons: – Upper Division Students
Sitting in the heart of campus in the Campus Commons is comprised of four residence halls, Kellye Wright Samuelson Hall, Amon G. Carter Hall, Teresa & Luther King Hall, and Mary & Robert J. Wright Hall, which house 628 upperclassmen residents. Each resident has their own bedroom in this suite-style facility with laundry rooms and baking kitchens on every other floor. These residents have one of the best “front yards” on campus.
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Clark Hall – First Year Students
Roughly 220 students are proud to call Clark home for their freshman year. “Clark Sharks” enjoy the convenience of being located just in between the academic buildings and the Brown Lupton University Union.
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Colby Hall – First Year Students
Colby Hall will be closed May 2014 for renovations and will reopen August 2015 as the all female hall.
Colby has a rich history and the residents who live there pride themselves in traditions such as Colby Halloween. Located next to the Brown Lupton University Union, Colby houses 350 first year women, most in double occupancy rooms.
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Foster Hall – First Year Students
Foster is currently the all female hall, but is expected to transition to mixed gender once Colby Hall reopens.
Foster is centrally located on campus, is a residence hall rich in traditions of academic excellence and is located next to the Walsh Center for Performing Arts. Students living in Foster enjoy Foster Family Feasts and other events such as the annual “Foster Egg Hunt” and “PB Glee” to name a few.
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Hays Hall- Upper Division Students
Hays opened at the beginning of the 2014-2015 school year and is the newest residence hall on TCU’s campus. This building is 61,000 square-feet and four stories tall, and accommodates approximately 160 students with suite-style housing including a combination of two to four bed suites. The residence hall received a LEED Silver certification
GrandMarc – Upper Division Students
The GrandMarc located on West Berry is a unique apartment building that features a variety of options including a parking deck, pool, exercise facility, and media room. The GrandMarc is privately owned and operated, but was developed in partnership with TCU to meet the growing need for apartment style housing for TCU residents.
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Marion-P.E. Clark – Upper Division Students
Marion Hall and Pamela and Edward Clark Hall, known to students as “The Hillz” because of its location on campus, opened in August 2013, and is a community comprised of two buildings housing a total of 398 residents. Most of the residents in this building have their own bedroom, but some rooms are shared for those still interested in living with a roommate. This building was the first residence hall to have card access into the room suites, but the bedrooms are still key access. These residence halls have been awarded the LEED silver certification.
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Milton Daniel Hall – First Year & Upper Division Students
Milton Daniel, home to the John V. Roach Honors College, houses mostly first year students but also has one floor of upperclassmen. Residents are welcomed home by a majestic “Great Hall” and they can relax or catch a show in the outdoor amphitheater. This residence hall has received LEED Gold certification.
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Moncrief Hall – First Year Students
Moncrief is centrally located on campus nestled right between the Brown Lupton University Union and the Recreation Center. This residence hall houses most of the first year student athletes with approximately 224 residents who enjoy a unique building with jack and jill style rooms.
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Sandage-McCart – Upper Division Students
Sandage/McCart is a small community on the east edge of campus giving residents an on-campus experience with an off-campus feel. Sixty junior/senior residents live in fully furnished 2 bedroom apartments with parking right outside their front door. Each apartment comes equipped with a kitchen, cable, internet and all utilities.
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Sherley Hall – First Year Students
Not only do the 315 first year residents enjoy the central location that Sherley affords, but they also enjoy their very own movie room and gaming hallway. Of course there are lounges for studying between the hallways of double and triple occupancy rooms.
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Tom Brown Pete Wright Hall – Upper Division Students
The Tom Brown Pete Wright Community offers many of comforts of apartment-style living with the convenience of being located on main campus. Each furnished apartment consists of four private bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living area and a kitchen equipped with full-size appliances including a microwave, a dishwasher, a refrigerator and a stove.
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Waits Hall – First Year and Upper Division Students
Waits is centrally located on campus, next to Ed Landreth Hall and Auditorium. This mixed gender, community style building is home to approximately 211 residents.
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Commitment to Professional Development and Advancement of Staff:
One of the most important things to recognize about housing jobs is that they don’t last forever. The Hall Director position at TCU is an entry-level position that is ultimately designed to give our staff the experience and qualifications needed to pursue whatever position they desire after serving in our department. By giving our staff members opportunities to lead committees, manage budgets, and supervise employees, among other things, we aim to prepare them for the next step in each of their careers. Below, some of our former staff members reflect on their time in Housing & Residence Life & Share how it prepared them to advance their careers.
Antonio Pee
Assistant Director for Residence Education
Michigan State University
What is your most memorable moment at TCU?
My most memorable moments are of working with students one on one through crisis situations. As a hall director you are involved in most situations from beginning to end. This has been helpful in my new role to coach those I supervise with through crisis response situations.
How did TCU Housing and Residence Life prepare you for your current role?
Allowing Hall Directors to have autonomy over most of their schedule allowed me to chart my own path and gain experiences in other functions within and outside of the department. In my current role I work on more strategic functions of the department. Having first hand experience in multiple areas has helped me to understand quickly the needs of other departments and how that may translate into working with Residence Education and achieving the overall mission of the university.
Trisha Teig
Assistant Dean of Students
Westminster College
Salt Lake City, UT
What is your most memorable moment at TCU?
I would say, aside from crazy goofy antics with my fellow hall directors (who incidentally are still some of my best friends) my most memorable moment was accomplishing the installment of the Tunnel of Oppression at TCU. It was a collaborative project amongst several different departments as well as clubs and organizations. The program was such a success and truly has made an effect on the TCU campus through intentional, impactful education around social justice. I am proud to have had the opportunity to lead that program even in my first years as a new professional.
How did TCU Housing and Residence Life prepare you for your current role?
What I loved about TCU was that my role as a Hall Director allowed me to not only grow in my understanding and experience of housing but also in various aspects of student affairs. I have a huge passion for leadership and I was able to teach workshops through the leadership center that I believe helped me to get my current position. I was also encouraged to develop new programming and ideas that helped support the mission and vision of TCU Housing and Residence Life. Additionally, I currently still serve in an on call capacity and handle student conduct issues. Although I wanted to get away from living in, I am able to do my current job because TCU prepared me for these necessary skills. Overall, I appreciate that although I was at TCU in the role of a housing professional, they truly prepared and encouraged me to step into whatever role I wanted from there!
Commitment to Networking and Professional Development:
Hosting Conferences – SWACUHO, SACSA/NASPA Region III MMI, Big XII Housing Conference
Within the past year TCU has had a huge part in developing relationships with partner schools by hosting two housing conferences. By hosting these conferences TCU has made a point to show their dedication to the enhancement of their affiliated housing regions while helping build connections between schools.
TCU co-hosted the South Western Association of University Housing Officers (SWACUHO) with the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) at the Fort Worth convention center in the Spring of 2014. This conference brought in about 300 affiliated school and professionals within the state of Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma, and provided opportunities for involvement and leadership planning for both the UTA and TCU housing staff.
TCU has hosted the SACSA/NASPA Region III Mid Managers Institute (MMI) in the summer of 2013 and 2014. Although the sessions of this conference were not planned entirely by the housing staff, the housing staff were asked to help coordinate housing, meals, room reservations, and special accommodations for the the event.
Being new members to the Big XII conference TCU hosted the Housing conference for Big XII schools in the fall of 2014. This event was planned and implemented solely by the TCU housing staff and discussed all housing topics including facilities/physical plant, housekeeping, meals, and sustainability.
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