Stories

Matt Tometz's ’20 early life was marked by a love for sports, leading him to pursue a major in exercise science. Today, he is a performance coach, launching a massive career as a sports and athletics educational content creator.

TCU’s, in partnership with Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District hosts free community event at the Marine Creek Anderson Trail to celebrate the upcoming opening of the Marine Creek Trail Extension in April 2024.

This annual event brings together students from Harris College and pre-health majors in TCU’s College of Science & Engineering, providing them with an opportunity to network, build community and leave empowered as future health care professionals.

TCU-SMU Athletic Training Workshop returns to the TCU campus this summer as an on-campus residential experience where students who are interested in learning what a career in athletic training is really like.

TCU has been supporting first-generation college students through its TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) since 1997. Some of Harris College’s First-Gen students share encouragement and advice to others navigating their First-Gen journey.

Graduate speech-language pathology students in the Davies School of Communication Sciences & Disorders recently visited Sydney, Australia as part of their summer study abroad course, “Evidence-Based Practice in Speech-Language Pathology: Developing a Global Perspective Through Australian Study.” Learn how their exploration of evidence-based practice, cultural diversity, and issues of health advocacy in the land down under enhanced their learning and growth at Harris College in their own words.

David Gaskin ’93, CRNA (’19 TCU Advanced Pain Management Fellowship Certificate) was born in Dallas but grew up in rural central Texas on a small ranch where he discovered his love of the outdoors and horses.

The Zoota family has established a new endowed fund for Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences in support of TCU’s Parkinson’s outreach project, Endeavor Parkinsonology.

Dr. Dennis Cheek is the Abell-Hanger Professor of Gerontological Nursing, an endowed faculty appointment within TCU Nursing. Dr. Cheek came to TCU in the fall of 2003, making the fall of 2023 the start of his 20th year with the university.