Horned Frogs in the News, Aug. 26-Sept. 2 – TCU

September 3, 2021

From an investigation at the U.S. Postal Service to the meaning of Waxahachie, TCU and its faculty, staff, students and alumni are being featured in the news. Check out the latest roundup of newsworthy Horned Frogs.

INSTITUTIONAL

Digital Seat Media to enhance fan experience at TCU footballSept. 2, 2021Fort Worth Star-TelegramFans attendingTCUfootball games at Amon G. Carter Stadiumwill find a new feature at their seats that gives them access to everything fromTCU-inspired Instagram filters to downloadable coupons from sponsors to live stats.Athletic directorJeremiah Donatiis announcing additional game day enhancements on his social media throughout the week. Every year we strive to gather feedback and make enhancements to the game day experience, Donati said. Even coming out of a year with a lot of restrictions and limited capacity, it was no different this offseason. We continue to move the ball forward.

Saints announce practices to be temporarily held in TCU's Fort Worth facilitiesSept. 1, 2021USA TodayIts a good day to be a Horned Frog. On Wednesday, the New Orleans Saints announced their agreement withTCU to temporarily hold practices as well as strength and conditioning sessions in Fort Worth while New Orleans continues to recover from the impact of Hurricane Ida.

Fort Worth organization distributes almost $1 million in scholarships in past three years to send young Latinas to collegeAug. 31, 2021Fort Worth ReportThis year,TCUoffered 40 full-ride scholarships to students in the community dubbed Community Scholarships totaling $1,757,391. Through a partnership with the Hispanic Womens Network of Texas Fort Worth chapter, the university granted a roughly $260,000 scholarship toJoceline Rojas.Its a privilege to be the first generation. Knowing that youre the first in your family to change generations that are yet to come, its like, Yeah, Miss, you have to go to college, Rojas said. I have some cousins who werent even considering college, and right now theyre seeing that we can do it.

FACULTY & STAFF

The legacy builders: Donors give strategically to their favorite groupsSept. 1, 2021The Dallas Morning NewsDevelopment professionals from many of Dallas nonprofit organizations say planned giving, which allows donors to bequeath a portion of their estates to organizations they care about, is a great way to express your values and to create a legacy.Melissa Villegas, senior director of gift planning, said, Its good to educate people as young adults, talk about their mortality and the legacy they want to leave behind. You can often amplify your gift in a tax-smart way. And you can often give more if you give strategically. Donors often want their kids to see the importance of giving,saidTCUsVillegas. It instills the familys values.

USPS has shorted some workers pay for years, CPI findsAug. 31, 2021Associated PressThe Postal Service has long been one of the largest employers of African Americans in the United States. During the civil rights era, it was a place where Black workers could advance their careers without as many barriers as the private sector, saidFrederick Gooding, African American studies professor. The (Postal Service) was in many ways a beacon of hope and opportunity, said Gooding, author of the book American Dream Deferred: Black Federal Workers in Washington, D.C., 1941-1981.Also seen in U.S. News & World Report and multiple national outlets.

Passing voting bill priority in last days of second special sessionAug. 31, 2021Texas StandardAs the second special session of the Texas Legislature winds down, Gov. Greg Abbott and Republican lawmakers are looking to finally pass measures that died in previous sessions.James Riddlesperger, political science professor, saidAbbotts priority this session was passing voting legislation.The Democrats retreated to Washington, in part, to bring symbolic coverage to the movement, not just in Texas, but nationwide, he said. Everyone knew that it was a futile effort except for the public relations exposure that it got.

Tarrant Countys growing racial diversity in suburbs outpaces urban coreAug. 30, 2021Fort Worth ReportAs Tarrant Countys population has grown in the past decade, so, too, has its racial and ethnic diversity. But that diversity is greater in suburban areas rather than urban ones, experts observed from the latest census data.Kyle Walker, director of urban studies, said the census showed the white population was increasing only in gentrifying urban cores, like the Fairmount-Southside Historic District. Greater diversity is in newer suburban developments like those off of Chisholm Trail Parkway and to the south of the city toward Crowley, he said. The typical idea about suburbs is that theyre sort of homogenous and segregated, Walker said. Those places do exist. But really the areas where you have racial and ethnic mixing tend to be outside of Loop 820.

Curious Texas: Whats the meaning of Waxahachie, and what happened to the American Indians there?Aug. 27, 2021The Dallas Morning NewsIts been said that Waxahachie is derived from American Indian words The Dallas Morning News reported in 2018 that the person who named the city may have pulled inspiration from the Waxhaw tribe.Scott Langston, Native American nations and communities liaison and instructor of religion,said the battle probably opened up the Waxahachie area for white settlement, but there isnt substantial evidence of that. While there wasnt a specific American Indian settlement in the area, Langston noted the Waxahachie region falls between areas where Wichita and Caddo tribes lived.

Moral injury: the cost to vets of leaving Afghan partners behindAug. 27, 2021The Dallas Morning NewsIn the past two weeks, weve seen reports about the harm Americas withdrawal from Afghanistan is bound to bring for women, girls, journalists and allies. But one group that hasnt received much attention is American veterans whose tours of duty have long since ended. Experts say the news coming out of Afghanistan is likely to reopen emotional wounds for many of them.Nancy Ramsayis director of theSoul Repair Center, a clinic at Brite Divinity School that offers training for chaplains and religious leaders caring for veterans. What Im hearing is that theres great anxiety on the part of vets who know that they were protected by these persons and feel an obligation, understandably, to make sure our commitments to them were fulfilled, Ramsay said.

Berkeley Research Group adds four academics as senior advisorsAug. 26, 2021consulting.usConsulting firm Berkeley Research Group has welcomed four business school professors as senior advisors, adding expertise in the fields of accounting information, financial reporting, real estate finance and credit risk.Karen Nelsonis theM.J. Neeley professor of accounting in the Neeley School of Business.Nelson specializes in financial reporting and disclosure issues, including the role of regulators, auditors and private securities litigation in monitoring financial reporting quality.

Paving a new way: Fort Worth looks for successors to Old GuardAug. 26, 2021Fort Worth ReportMary Uhl-Bien, BNSF Endowed Professor of Leadership in the Management and Leadership Department,said she knows there will be new leadership in Fort Worth but has concerns about the transition.The recent national political environment is aimed at keeping a party in power and representing that partys interests, she said. Then, there is an advantage to having divides, among the populace, Uhl-Bien said. So, parties and politicians are winning by trying to divide the populace and get more support for their position. That then serves the politicians and the party, but not necessarily the community or the country. So as a result, the challenge of bipartisanship is greater than ever.

ALUMNI

New self-help book emphasizes alternative treatments and empathy for mental health sufferersSept. 1, 2021BenzingaMental health awareness is critical now more than ever with the prevalence of mental illness increasing in individuals. AuthorShawn T Murphy MBA 89has been studying mental health for over 45 years. He has recently published "Torn Between Two Worlds: Modern Medicine and Spiritual Healing" to bring attention to alternative treatments and causes of mental illness and to encourage others to have empathy for silent sufferers.Murphycompleted his master's in business administration fromTCUin 1989.

Dalton embraces chance with Bears, knowing Fields behind himAug. 30, 2021Seattle TimesAndy Dalton 10is embracing his opportunity with the Chicago Bears. He's not too concerned prized rookie Justin Fields is right behind him. Im focused on me and what I can do, helping this offense and helping this team, he said Monday. So, Im looking forward to Week 1." The Bears are sticking with their plan to open the season with Dalton as their starting quarterback.

STUDENTS

'Generation 9/11' ditches the real story for political posturingAug. 31, 2021The FederalistGeneration 9/11, a PBS documentary, is ostensibly about the children of the 105 pregnant women widowed in the Twin Towers and Pentagon attacks.The most in-depth backstory we get from a subject is that ofLuke Taylor.His Delta Force father died at the Pentagon. His cancer-ridden mother died two years later. He is now an Army ROTC candidate atTCU. I have the opportunity to fight the same war that started because my dad died, Luke says.

Meet the people pursuing menstrual equity in North TexasAug. 30, 2021Fort Worth ReportThis year, more than two in five people with periods in the U.S. saidtheyve struggled to afford products like pads or tampons at one point or another, a 35% increase from the same data in 2018.WhenLauren Grace Perrystarted atTCUon the pre-law track last fall, she launched DUO, which stands for do unto others, a reference to the golden rule her parents taught her when she was a child. She sells goods like hoodies and hats and gives 30% of her earnings to a different period equity organization each month. Since January, she thinks shes donated close to $1,000. Her central goal is to start a dialogue about what it means to do unto others. For her, that looks like destigmatizing periods, one conversation after another.

ATHLETICS

TCU athletic director on realignment: The Big 12 needs to begin playing offenseSept. 1, 2021Fort Worth Star-TelegramThe Big 12 appearsto be on life support with flagships Texas and Oklahoma heading to the SEC by the summer of 2025, at the latest. But TCU athletic directorJeremiah Donatioffered a different perspective this week, saying the league is stronger than its being perceived these days. This is a strong conference with a lot of tradition and history, Donati said. We are in a position to strengthen this conference and I know we will do that. Donati said its important that the conference begins playing offense and flips this narrative.

Obinna Eze is chasing his American dream with TCU football. Why failure isnt an optionAug. 27, 2021Fort Worth Star-TelegramObinna Eze, from Nigeria, has emerged as TCUs top left tackle since arriving on campus in January. Hes shown leadership traits in his short time with the team and has earned praise from coach Gary Patterson throughout fall camp. When you come over here, you come here with a drive and a motor to be successful, Eze said. Im here at TCU to take on bigger challenges, you know what Im saying? To serve in whatever role the team needs me to.

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Horned Frogs in the News, Aug. 26-Sept. 2 - TCU