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Honors Undergraduate Researcher Aims to Help Children with Learning Disabilities
Andrea Salazar is an international student from Nicaragua and a scholar in the John V. Roach Honors College, Salazar is a senior majoring in speech-language pathology in the Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences and minoring in child development, a cross-discipline minor housed in the College of Science & Engineering. A recipient of an Honors Undergraduate Research Grant, she is exploring effective interventions for bilingual students with learning disabilities.
Honors Student Brings Improvisation Into Research
Grant Lattanzi came to TCU with aspirations of an acting career. However, after his experience conducting an independent research project, his dream changed course. “My career trajectory has completely changed from career actor to aspiring professor,” he said.
The Big Picture: Storytelling and Identity in an Honors Course
TCU’s Coordinator of Special Projects, Dr. Whitnee Boyd, has taught Honors College Life and Identity for two semesters. Sharing identity through storytelling—in and outside of TCU—has been the core of her class.
TCU Gives Day Honors Challenge
TCU Honors alumnus Greg Beauchamp is offering a special bonus gift of $5,000 if the John V. Roach Honors College can reach 200 individual gifts on TCU Gives Day.
Dr. Ron Pitcock Honored with Fort Worth Business Press Corporate Philanthropy Award for His Work with Honors Course, "Nature of Giving & Philanthropy"
Each year, the Fort Worth Business Press presents its Corporate Philanthropy Awards, which honor community-minded companies and individuals who are philanthropic leaders in their organizations and communities. This year’s award recipients included a familiar face – Assistant Dean, J. Vaughn & Evelyne H. Wilson Honors Fellow, Director of Prestigious Scholarships, and Honors Professor Ron Pitcock.
Honors Student Sticks the Landing with TCU Gymnastics
Honors student and speech-language pathology major Abbie Moore has been involved in gymnastics her whole life. She started competing when she was only 9 years old and, as a freshman, joined a fledgling TCU Gymnastics Club as a way to meet others who shared her passion for the sport.
Graduating Senior Chosen for the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX) in Germany
Alli Jones is a graduating Honors senior and Chancellor’s Scholar in the School of Music and was recently selected as a participant of the 2019-2020 Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX).
10 Years of the Honors College - 2019 Honors Week Recap
Each year in April, the John V. Roach Honors College hosts Honors Week to celebrate the accomplishments of Honors students throughout the academic year. This year, Honors Week marked a special occasion – 10 years of the Honors College!
Three Graduating Honors Students Earn Fulbright Scholarship
In the 2018-2019 school year, TCU had eight Honors students and alumni named as semi-finalists in the Fulbright Scholar Program. The John V. Roach Honors College is excited and proud to announce that three graduating seniors have earned the distinction of Fulbright Scholar.
Honors Welcomes New Academic Advisor
The John V. Roach Honors College enthusiastically welcomes new academic advisor Jess Price to the Honors team! Price joins Honors from TCU’s Center for Instructional Services (CIS), where he worked for fifteen years, most recently serving as Manager of IT Video Conferencing.