R.I.S.E. Certificate Program
About the Program
The TCU R.I.S.E. Certificate Program is hosted in partnership between TCU Human Resources and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. The TCU R.I.S.E. Certificate is designed to provide participants tools and learning opportunities to advance personal and professional development in diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Selected participants will be challenged to:
- Improve their intercultural development through personal assessment
- Strengthen skills in advocacy and social change activism
- Develop strategies to interrupt structural and systemic issues of power, privilege, and oppression.
The TCU R.I.S.E Certificate program graduates will be empowered to move concepts into concrete action.
2022-2023 Session Dates
All sessions will take place from 9 a.m. – noon. Participants must attend all sessions to receive the TCU R.I.S.E. Certificate.
Session 1 - Expanding Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Awareness - October 14
Session 2 - Developing & Demonstrating Intercultural Competence - November 11
Session 3 - Understanding Social Justice & Systems of Oppression - December 2
Session 4 - Interrupting the “isms” - February 10
Session 5 - Agency & Action: becoming an Agent of Change - March 3
Session 6 - Utilizing an Inclusive Excellence Framework - April 14
Closing Celebration - May 19
For more information please email Ebony Rose at e.rose@tcu.edu or Aisha Torrey-Sawyer at a.sawyer@tcu.edu.
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Amy Peterson
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Amy Stewert
Instructor, School of Music - Andrea Kaelin
Associate Head Coach, Women’s Golf - Brooke Scogin
Director, Fraternity and Sorority Life - Caroline Collier
Director of Editorial Services, Marketing & Communication - Charles Dewar
IT Coordinator, IT - Chris Gilbody
Director, Financial Education & Scholarship, TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine - Clint Thomas
Director, Asset Management & Technical Services, Facility Services - Crystal Page
Care Coordinator, Dean of Students Office - Dora Aguilera
Administrative Assistant, Campus Recreation - Eric Simanek
Professor, Chemistry - Erin Houchin
Director of Brite Housing, Brite Divinity School - Glenda Daniels
Associate Professor, Nursing - Isuru Perera
Research Compliance Coordinator, Office of Research & Graduate Studies - Krista Scott
Associate Professor, Theatre - Lynita Yarbrough
Assistant Professor of Professional Practice, Communication Sciences & Disorders - Lynné Cravens
Art Galleries Manager, School of Art - Marc Melanson
Assistant Manager, Facility Services - Mat Wenzel
Instructor, English - Mayra Guardiola
Faculty Development Coordinator, Office of Faculty Affairs & Development, TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine - Meredith Curtis
Instructor, Biology - Shelia Williams
Executive Assistant, Office of the Provost
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Angela Gonzaga, Director of Operations, Women’s Basketball
Action Plan: Create a DEI Training Tracking Tool for Athletics Department
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Ann Tasby, Program Director, Accounting and Office of Inclusive Excellence Neeley School of Business
Action Plan: Undergraduate Mentoring for Students of Color
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Anne Rooney, Executive Director Graduate Programs, Neeley School of Business
Action Plan: Prepare Neeley MBA and MS graduates to lead inclusively and to advocate for DE&I in their post-graduate careers.
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Brian Gutierrez, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration
Action Plan: Create a plan to Diversify Candidate Slates for High Level Hiring
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Candice Payne, Director, Budget Office
Action Plan: Create Vice Chancellor of Finance and Administration Inclusive Excellence Initiative
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David Dibble, Director of Parent Giving, University Advancement
Action Plan: Increase Awareness of TCU Donors to the urgency and importance of DEI initiatives
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Dr. Eric Yorkston, Department Chair and Associate Professor, Marketing Department
Action Plan: Create a Recruitment plan to diversify enrollment in Neeley sales certificate program
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Dr. Frank Hernandez, Dean, College of Education
Action Plan: Development of an Employee Resource Group (ERG) focused specifically on Latinx males
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Imani Wimberly, Assistant Director of Residence Life, Housing & Residence Life
Action Plan: Create a food pantry on campus for students navigating food insecurity
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Dr. Janine Kraus, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Loyalty Giving
Action Plan: Adding focus on DEI initiatives in University Advancement new employee orientation
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Jess Price, Academic Advisor, John V. Roach Honors College
Action Plan: Improved Honors Experience for First-Generation Students
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Kelcia Righton, Hall Director, Housing & Residence Life
Action Plan: Create a mentorship program within the residence halls for incoming females of color
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Lindsay Cowdin, Coordinator of Theatre Operations, Theater Department
Action Plan: Create a Recruitment Plan to attract a more diverse student body for the theatre program
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Melissa Austin-Weeks, Associate Director of Alumni Relations, Alumni Relations
Action Plan: Generating Effective DEI Training for Alumni Association Volunteers
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Sara Sorenson, Assistant Director of Admission Programs, Office of Admissions
Action Plan: Create an Inclusive Excellence Scholarship for enrolling first-year students
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Dr. Sophia Garcia, Biology Instructor, College of Science and Engineering
Action Plan: Creating Equitable Access to Student Research Opportunities in the College of Science and Engineering
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Stephen Dominy, Associate Director, Fraternity & Sorority Life
Action Plan: Enhance recruitment and retention efforts of diverse graduate student candidates in the Higher Education Leadership program
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Suhail Johnson, Senior Coordinator, TCU and UNT Health Science Center School of Medicine Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Action Plan: Create a Communication Plan for Student Interest Groups
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Dr. Trung Nguyen, Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Action Plan: Provide Mental Health Support for BIPOC Faculty and Staff
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Dr. Vanessa Roberts-Bryan, Assistant Dean of Student Development, Student Development Services
Action Plan: Focus on the Role of Staff Assembly as DEI Change Agents
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Dr. Wendy Macias, Associate Professor, Strategic Communication
Action Plan: Schieffer College Recruiting & Sustaining Inclusive Undergraduate Excellence
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Dr. Will Gibbons, Associate Dean/Associate Professor, College of Fine Arts
Action Plan: Incentivize and Recognize DEI Efforts in the College of Fine Arts
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Dr. Zoranna Jones, Assistant Dean, School of Interdisciplinary Studies
Action Plan: Designing DEI Education and Training for Introduction to University Life Course Instructors