From opera to innuendo and from vaccine mandates to hospital staffing shortages, TCU and its faculty, students and alumni are in the news. Check out the latest roundup of newsworthy Frogs.
INSTITUTIONAL
How to Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2021 in Dallas
Oct. 6, 2021
Thrillist
Take part in a discussion on the history of Indigenous People at TCU. Put on your thinking caps and attend this free lecture on Monday, Nov. 1, which
features a trio of panelists. The official topic is “A Frank Discussion about American
Indian Boarding Schools, Christianity, and Their Legacies,” but expect the discussion
to cover a lot more.
Abels expands FW&TC Federation programs
Oct. 5, 2021
Texas Jewish Post
The new executive director of the Jewish Federation of Fort Worth & Tarrant County
has brought his love of Jewish culture and history to exciting new programming for
the community. In early April, the Federation anticipates partnering with TCU for several programs related to Holocaust education.
Energy technology meets fintech. Please pay attention.
Oct. 4, 2021
Energy Now
The TCU Energy Institute recently organized an event including a panel discussion on the convergence of energy
technology and financial technology (or fintech). The Energy Institute is unique in
taking on this idea of convergence of these two economic pillars and leads the industry
in exploring this blue ocean.
FACULTY
Fort Worth companies will require vaccines, despite governor’s order
Oct. 12, 2021
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Some of Fort Worth’s largest employers are expected to follow federal guidelines for
COVID-19 vaccines, despite Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s order barring businesses from
mandating shots. TCU political science professor Jim Riddlesperger said Abbott’s order raises questions about whether it is enforceable, particularly
for businesses that operate in and outside of Texas. The order also calls into question
whether a state order can override federal authority. Typically, the federal government’s
position takes precedence over the state, Riddlesperger said.
The opportunity for supply chains
Oct. 11, 2021
Industry Europe
The COVID-19 pandemic magnified the challenge of supply chain management. Many executives
turned to digital solutions to adapt and even find new operational opportunities for
their organizations. Now, new research shows the correlation between investing in
digital transformation and delivering financial success. An academically rigorous,
statistically significant analysis was conducted by Professor Morgan Swink, the Eunice and James L. West Chair in Supply Chain Management and executive director
of the Center for Supply Chain Innovation.
Explainer: How does hospital staffing work, anyway?
Oct. 7, 2021
Fort Worth Report
Despite this aid from the state, and despite a decline in hospitalizations since early
September, staffing at hospital systems in north Texas continues to be “very tight.”
But what does hospital “staffing” mean? “For hospitals, the clients are patients,
and the product is the assessment, intervention and care you give to those patients,
which we term ‘health care.’ But it’s anything from medications, to diagnosis, to
counseling, to procedures, etc.,” said Dr. Amy Faith Ho, assistant professor at the TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine. “The people that make
those products, give those products, deliver those products are a suite of people.”
TCU emerging leader uses research, programming to help increase access to education
Oct. 7, 2021
Fort Worth Report
Whitnee Boyd has spent years fighting her way into rooms, jobs and spaces that were not made for
people like her. Now, she’s making the path easier for those who come next. “I often
say with my research approach that it is through the lens of a Black woman who has
entered spaces that were not being built with me in mind,” Boyd said. Boyd, 34, is
the coordinator of special projects for the Office of the Chancellor and teaches a
course in the John V. Roach Honors College about identity development.
St. Petersburg billboards battle over whether bigger is better
Oct. 7, 2021
Tampa Bay Times
Sexual innuendo has a long history in advertising, said Jacqueline Johnson Lambiase, a strategic communication professor who has researched sex in advertising for 30
years. It can turn off certain viewers, particularly women, she said, who have from
the start of the industry been presented as decorative objects in advertising. “That
kind of talk, innuendo or joking is a part of macho culture,” Lambiase said, “and
then you’re connecting it to a law firm — a profession in which we know that kind
of culture has thrived for a very long time — and then we’re one step away from the
locker room.”
ALUMNI
Unvaccinated pregnant people: Hospitals confront a wave of severe covid illness and
death
Oct. 7, 2021
The Washington Post
Paige Ruiz ’11, a 32-year-old wife and mother of two, died of coronavirus complications on Aug.
15, within days of giving birth on a ventilator. She spent some of her final days
urging others to get the vaccine she was waiting to receive out of concern for the
baby she never got to hold. Ruiz’s death came as the delta variant sent infections
soaring in the United States and as hospitals reported a spike in critically ill patients
like her: young, pregnant and unvaccinated. Ruiz and her husband, Daniel, had been college sweethearts at TCU.
WATCH — Lamar State College Port Arthur instructor is also professional opera singer
- Port Arthur News
Oct. 7, 2021
Port Arthur News
Port Arthur is long known for a plethora of talented individuals and now there’s another
to add to the list — Blas A. Canedo Gonzalez '08, a Lamar State College Port Arthur voice professor and professional opera singer.
“After I obtained my law degree at the Universidad Externado de Colombia I decided
to focus on becoming an opera singer and voice teacher. I ended up living in the U.S.
thanks to a full scholarship that I received from Texas Christian University to do
my master’s degree in music. I have been living in Texas since 2006.”
STUDENTS
Paley Center For Media sets inaugural class of Peter Roth Internship Program
Oct. 7, 2021
My Style News
The Paley Center for Media has selected the inaugural class for its Peter Roth Internship
Program. The program named for the longtime Warner Bros. Television chief aims to
help nurture a new generation of television leaders in the spirit of the executive
known for his support of innovative storytelling, diverse creative voices and his
overall passion for the medium. The list of participants includes Lau’Rent Honeycutt, marketing major and president of TCU’s Student Government Association.
ATHLETICS
TCU baseball to face Texas Rangers’ instructs roster Oct. 29
Oct. 7, 2021
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
The TCU baseball team will get a solid test of where they stand in fall practice later this month. The
Horned Frogs are set to take on the Texas Rangers’ instructional league roster in
an exhibition game at 6 p.m. Oct. 29 at Charlie and Marie Lupton Baseball Stadium.
Admission is free for the general public.
Tascosa’s Major Everhart picks TCU football over Notre Dame
Oct. 7, 2021
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Speed, baby. Nobody likes it more than coach Gary Patterson and he added some to his 2022 recruiting class. Major Everhart, a three-star running
back prospect out of Amarillo Tascosa, announced his intention to join the Frogs during
a school pep rally. Everhart is ranked as the 70th-best prospect in Texas by 247Sports,
but possesses the elite-level speed that could make him an impact player at the next
level. Notre Dame ranked among the most notable schools competing with TCU during
Everhart’s recruitment.