Dr. Ron Pitcock Honored with Fort Worth Business Press Corporate Philanthropy Award for His Work with Honors Course, “Nature of Giving & Philanthropy”
October 2019
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. […]
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TCU Honors Course Goes Global
July 2018
One of the world’s most popular games has made its way into a TCU Honors course. This past spring, Dr. Ze-Li Dou incorporated Go, a strategy game that originated in ancient China, into his Honors Colloquium, “Asian Cultures on the Go.” Go has remained popular in East Asia over the past 2500 years and is […]
Read MoreHonors Philanthropy Class Students Advocate for Nonprofit at National Conference
July 2016
TCU graduate and Honors Laureate Maddie Reddick (‘16) and Honors senior Blair Guilfoile represented TCU, the John V. Roach Honors College and the nonprofit Educational First Steps at the Philanthropy Lab National conference held during the final week of June. The conference, which took place at the Omni Hotel in Dallas over the course of […]
Read MoreDepartmental Honors Preparation Course Available
April 2016
By Hayley Zablotsky / John V. Roach Honors College Writing a Departmental Honors Project is a big deal. Many students planning to pursue Departmental Honors are excited but unsure of where to start. In Fall 2016, Dr. Wendy Williams, Honors visiting assistant professor, is teaching a Departmental Honors Preparation Course. This course will give students […]
Read MoreFaculty Can Enhance Honors Courses with Mini-Grants
December 2015
The Honors Budget Committee is pleased to announce an opportunity for faculty teaching Honors courses to apply for “mini-grants” for the Spring 2016 semester to enhance their courses. There is a total of $5,000 in funding available, and faculty can request a maximum of $500 per course. All faculty teaching Honors courses are eligible to apply. Priority […]
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