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2006 News Archives

Feature Stories
			Percussionists go global with steel drums (1/5/2006)
			Conservationist Michael Fay to speak at TCU Jan. 31 (1/19/2006)
			Ranch Management Program celebrates 50 year-anniversary (1/30/2006)
			TCU/Cliburn Piano Institute changing name to PianoTexas (1/31/2006)
			Students, alumni build Habitat house (2/1/2006)
			Smiling all the way (2/10/2006)
			Dave Minter, spectator sportsman extraordinaire (2/13/2006)
			Some soapy wisdom (2/17/2006)
			Former U.S. Presidential Candidate to speak at Jim Wright Symposium at TCU (2/24/2006)
			Second annual ''State of the Black Church'' Summit set for March 24 (3/7/2006)
			Changes ahead (4/6/2006)
			TCU Latin American Music Festival (4/21/2006)
			Finding the Real Child (5/1/2006)
			More than 1,250 graduate (5/13/2006)
			Changing the face of Campus (5/19/2006)
			Piano Texas (5/30/2006)
			Back to nature (6/16/2006)
			2006 Mimir Chamber Music Festival (6/23/2006)
			Patchwork past (8/10/2006)
			Renowned young pianist Adam Golka resumes his "Beethoven Project" (8/25/2006)
			TCU kicks off 134th academic year (9/7/2006)
			CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta will speak at TCU on Oct. 10 (9/18/2006)
			Nursing celebrated its 60th anniversary (9/27/2006)
			Annual Jim Wright Symposium featured renowned speakers Dr. Tom Sander and Rosa Rosales (10/3/2006)
			Doctor shares reasons for becoming international correspondent (10/11/2006)
			It's not your mom's cooking class (10/25/2006)
			Middle East peace was focus of Oct. 24 lecture (10/25/2006)
			TCU Fall Dance Concert onstage Nov. 3-5 at Ed Landreth Auditorium (11/6/2006)
			Theatre TCU and Circle Theatre presenting "Bus Stop" (11/6/2006)
			TCU celebrated 2nd annual 'Frogs for a Cure' event (11/10/2006)
			TCU honors fallen soldiers in veterans ceremony (11/12/2006)
			Volunteers protect endangered mascot (11/20/2006)
			Study abroad photo contest (12/7/2006)
			More than 800 graduate during Fall Commencement (12/16/2006)
			TCU Purple Bike Program: "Making TCU Green" (12/18/2006)
			Dr. David Minter, spectator sportsman extraordinaire (12/22/2006)

Brite Divinity School
			Brite Divinity School at TCU to host annual Ministers Week Feb. 6 - 9 (1/24/2006)
			Second annual ''State of the Black Church'' Summit set for March 24 (3/7/2006)
			Da Vinci Code lecture set for June 15 at TCU's Kelly Center (7/12/2006)
			Brite Divinity School hosting Black Preaching Forum (9/26/2006)
			Middle East peace was focus of Oct. 24 lecture (10/25/2006)

Business
			Neeley School of Business announces new Summer Business Program for non-business majors (1/4/2006)
			Neeley School of Business now accepting nominees for Greater Tarrant Business Ethics Awards (1/5/2006)
			2006 TCU Texas Youth Entrepreneur of the Year Awards to be awarded February 13 (2/1/2006)
			Travelocity CEO speaks at TCU business breakfast (2/9/2006)
			TCU's Neeley School of Business accounting grads rated No. 1 in Texas (2/15/2006)
			Neeley supply chain students win prestigious national competition in first appearance (2/21/2006)
			Merrill Lynch executive Bob McCann to speak at TCU (3/21/2006)
			Betty Buckley leads workshop at TCU (3/22/2006)
			Neeley School of Business introduces new leadership program for business undergraduates (4/7/2006)
			TCU's Neeley School in Top 50 Undergraduate Business Schools by BusinessWeek (5/2/2006)
			Neeley School of Business students excel at regional and national competitions (5/5/2006)
			Neeley student Jace Thompson awarded new leadership scholarship (5/17/2006)
			Neeley School of Business at TCU announces two new endowed professorships (6/22/2006)
			Twenty students wrap up first Summer Business Program (6/23/2006)
			TCU student entrepreneur Daniel Verboski wins 2006 Sunbelt Region Entrepreneur Award (6/28/2006)
			TCU's Neeley School of Business' Graduate Office announces Ed Riefenstahl as director of experiential learning (6/29/2006)
			Neeley School launches a new branding campaign (8/31/2006)
			Wall Street Journal ranks Neeley as top business school in Texas (9/20/2006)
			Princeton Review features Neeley/TCU in "Best 282 Business Schools 2007 (10/4/2006)
			Texas Pacific Group's Gary Kusin to speak at Business Breakfast Oct. 24 (10/23/2006)
			Janice Brightwell Cobb receives Outstanding Accounting Educator award (11/13/2006)
			Ross Perot Jr. discusses the past, present and future of North Texas (12/6/2006)

Communications
			TCU's Schieffer School of Journalism earns Ad Club Dateline Award (2/10/2006)
			Schieffer Symposium (3/4/2006)
			Changes ahead (4/6/2006)
			Radio-TV-Film students win awards (4/27/2006)
			Schieffer School of Journalism students win national awards (5/31/2006)
			College of Communication student chosen to participate in NSCS' Distinguished Scholars Program (6/1/2006)
			The TCU Daily Skiff wins national award (8/25/2006)
			Schieffer School of Journalism launches student-run agency (8/29/2006)
			RTVF students win national award (10/16/2006)
			Schieffer School names new Hall of Excellence honorees (10/27/2006)
			Schieffer School of Journalism professor appointed to national institute (10/30/2006)
			Schieffer School of Journalism instructor to serve on national media jury (10/30/2006)
			RTVF students honored with Lone Star Emmys (11/3/2006)
			Hollywood cinematographer will speak on campus Nov. 14 (11/13/2006)
			Students' Lone Star Emmy documentaries to be shown for the first time in Fort Worth (12/6/2006)
			Research explores stepfamily communication (12/12/2006)
			Student publications and journalists win Katie Awards (12/21/2006)

Education
			Counseling expert to speak at TCU (1/24/2006)
			Art From the Heart to benefit KinderFrogs School (2/2/2006)
			Smiling all the way (2/10/2006)
			TCU's School of Education hosts Green Honors Chair lecture (2/17/2006)
			Search begins for the first director of the School of Education's Center for Urban Education (3/14/2006)
			KinderFrogs students invited to play Little League baseball (3/29/2006)
			Dale Young to receive Excellence in Education Award (4/14/2006)
			School of Education Complex to break ground April 28 (4/17/2006)
			TCU School of Education welcomes sixth grade students to campus (5/2/2006)
			TCU education professor provides education guide for documentary film (5/23/2006)
			School of Education has temporary new location (5/30/2006)
			TCU's KinderFrogs School graduates largest class (6/22/2006)
			TCU's Starpoint hosts summer camp for homeless children (6/26/2006)
			Summer academic program teaches high school students valuable skills (7/18/2006)
			TCU’s KinderFrogs School earns national accreditation (8/28/2006)
			Teacher network allows European students to study education abroad (8/29/2006)
			Improving inner-city education is the goal of new center (10/16/2006)
			TCU School of Education hosts Green Honors Chair lecture (12/6/2006)

Fine Arts
			TCU ballet professor up for national award (2/27/2006)
			TCU Latin American Music Festival (4/21/2006)
			TCU student designs dishes for Pier 1 Imports (5/15/2006)
			TCU dance professor receives "Educator of the Year" honor (5/16/2006)
			Piano Texas (5/30/2006)
			Veda Kaplinsky appointed to School of Music faculty (6/2/2006)
			2006 Mimir Chamber Music Festival (6/23/2006)
			Renowned young pianist Adam Golka resumes his "Beethoven Project" (8/25/2006)
			Going out for Gallery Night? Don't miss Art in the Metroplex! (8/25/2006)
			Renowned choreographer Alonzo King leads "Conversations on Dance" here Oct. 3 (9/18/2006)
			TBT's Ben Stevenson appointed Distinguished Guest Artist in the College of Fine Arts (9/18/2006)
			TCU piano students take top honors in international competitions (10/31/2006)
			Theatre TCU and Circle Theatre presenting "Bus Stop" (11/6/2006)
			Chamber music event set for Nov. 13 (11/6/2006)
			TCU Fall Dance Concert onstage Nov. 3-5 at Ed Landreth Auditorium (11/6/2006)
			Hollywood cinematographer will speak on campus Nov. 14 (11/13/2006)

Health/Human Sciences
			Social work department's participation in partnership helps protects "hidden" children from abuse (2/9/2006)
			When the time comes to parent your parent (3/27/2006)
			TCU's Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences offers program on influenza epidemics (4/13/2006)
			The Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences hosts Student Research Symposium (4/25/2006)
			Dance Dance for P.E. classes (4/25/2006)
			TCU speech-language pathology graduate student wins scholarship (5/3/2006)
			TCU offers free hearing screenings May 23 (5/4/2006)
			TCU nursing students host health fair at local elementary school (5/5/2006)
			Dr. Paulette Burns honored as one of the "Great 100 Nurses" (5/12/2006)
			The Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences hosts Student Research Symposium (5/15/2006)
			TCU announces new dean of Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences (6/2/2006)
			TCU's Department of Social Work receives grant to study racial disproportionality in the child welfare system (6/29/2006)
			Nursing faculty recognized for Great 100 Nurses Award (8/15/2006)
			TCU’s Patricia Newcomb graduates from Summer Genetics Institute (8/17/2006)
			TCU's Patricia Newcomb graduates from Summer Genetics Institute (8/21/2006)
			Nursing celebrated its 60th anniversary (9/27/2006)
			New program offers information on aging (10/4/2006)
			TCU’s Robert Kelsey receives U.S. Air Force appointment to deputy commander for Fort Worth squadron (10/21/2006)
			Dr. Harriet Cohen of TCU’s social work department receives national honor (10/23/2006)
			Anesthesia program nationally accredited (10/31/2006)
			Nursing instructor promoted to Reserve deputy commander, will continue teaching, working (11/2/2006)
			TCU Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences hosts lecture on Trends in Nursing Graduate Education (11/14/2006)
			Former nursing professor proposes new graduate studies program (11/22/2006)

Humanities/Social Sciences
			TCU Political Science senior receives distinctive honor (1/6/2006)
			Center for Civic Literacy hosts conference (1/10/2006)
			Author Lucha Corpi to speak at TCU Feb. 9 (1/31/2006)
			Dr. Richard M. Ingersoll to speak at TCU Feb. 16 (2/10/2006)
			American political history expert Michael Birkner to speak at TCU Feb. 21 (2/14/2006)
			"Invisible Children" documentary screening hosted by TCU Feb. 22 (2/21/2006)
			Former U.S. Presidential Candidate to speak at Jim Wright Symposium at TCU (2/24/2006)
			Distinguished geography professor to speak on TCU campus March 21 (3/10/2006)
			TCU political science students will attend summer programs at Duke, Indiana State University (4/13/2006)
			TCU industrial design student receives lighting scholarship (7/10/2006)
			TCU interior design students attend lighting boot camp (8/10/2006)
			Dean of TCU’s AddRan College of Humanities and Social Sciences returns to teaching full-time (9/15/2006)
			Former German ambassador to speak on TCU campus (9/25/2006)
			Annual Jim Wright Symposium featured renowned speakers Dr. Tom Sander and Rosa Rosales (10/3/2006)
			Interior design branding expert to speak at TCU Nov. 9 (11/3/2006)
			TCU Library to be home of Texas Legation papers for the next five years (11/7/2006)
			TCU Purple Bike Program: "Making TCU Green" (12/18/2006)

Science/Engineering
			Conservationist Michael Fay to speak at TCU Jan. 31 (1/19/2006)
			Former director of U.S. Geological Survey to speak at TCU (2/22/2006)
			TCU Nutrition Students "Focus on Nutrition" for Lockheed Martin Recreation Association (3/7/2006)
			Renowned professor to discuss intelligent design at TCU March 21 (3/14/2006)
			College of Science & Engineering Student Research Symposium will be this Friday in Tucker Technology Center (4/17/2006)
			Back to nature (6/16/2006)
			It's not your mom's cooking class (10/25/2006)
			Renowned Chemist to Speak on Nanotechnology (11/6/2006)
			Volunteers protect endangered mascot (11/20/2006)

University News
			TCU football program in top 10 (1/5/2006)
			Center for Civic Literacy hosts conference (1/10/2006)
			Extended Education offers unique courses to the community (1/17/2006)
			Conservationist Michael Fay to speak at TCU Jan. 31 (1/19/2006)
			FWISD staff learns job-specific, conversational Spanish through TCU (1/20/2006)
			Author Lucha Corpi to speak at TCU Feb. 9 (1/31/2006)
			Students, alumni build Habitat house (2/1/2006)
			TCU Board of Trustees sets tuition rate for 2006 - 07 academic year (2/7/2006)
			TCU kicks off "Frog Legs: TCU 2006 Pedometer Challenge" (2/9/2006)
			TCU students supplement education with internships in Washington, D.C. (2/9/2006)
			L. Paul Bremer, former ambassador to Iraq, speaking on campus (2/11/2006)
			American political history expert Michael Birkner to speak at TCU Feb. 21 (2/14/2006)
			TCU maintains strong bond rating from Moody's Investors Service and Fitch Ratings for $80 million variable rate demand revenue bonds (2/16/2006)
			"Invisible Children" documentary screening hosted by TCU Feb. 22 (2/21/2006)
			Former director of U.S. Geological Survey to speak at TCU (2/22/2006)
			Former U.S. Presidential Candidate to speak at Jim Wright Symposium at TCU (2/24/2006)
			Author Kate Lehrer to appear at TCU Creative Writing Awards ceremony (2/27/2006)
			Schieffer Symposium (3/4/2006)
			Renowned professor to discuss intelligent design at TCU March 21 (3/14/2006)
			James R. Hille appointed new chief investment officer (3/22/2006)
			Early morning bookstore fire (3/29/2006)
			TCU Leaps (4/5/2006)
			TCU's Board of Trustees set budget for 2006-2007 academic year (4/7/2006)
			TCU Latin American Music Festival (4/21/2006)
			Novelist Sue Monk Kidd receives top alumni award (4/24/2006)
			Extended Education summer catalog is now available (5/1/2006)
			TCU's Neeley School in Top 50 Undergraduate Business Schools by BusinessWeek (5/2/2006)
			Delayed opening 5-3-06 (5/3/2006)
			TCU receives NCAA Division I Committee on Athletics Certification (5/5/2006)
			TCU Trio Honored by All-American Football Foundation (5/9/2006)
			TCU to graduate more than 1,250 in two ceremonies May 13 (5/10/2006)
			More than 1,250 graduate (5/13/2006)
			Changing the face of Campus (5/19/2006)
			June Koelker named head of TCU library (5/26/2006)
			Piano Texas (5/30/2006)
			Schieffer School of Journalism students win national awards (5/31/2006)
			TCU hosts Advanced Placement Summer Institute (6/1/2006)
			TCU announces new dean of Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences (6/2/2006)
			Veda Kaplinsky appointed to School of Music faculty (6/2/2006)
			TCU Chancellor appoints Leadership Intern for 2006-2007 (6/12/2006)
			TCU's KinderFrogs School graduates largest class (6/22/2006)
			Da Vinci Code lecture set for June 15 at TCU's Kelly Center (7/12/2006)
			TCU's Fred Oberkircher named Fellow for national lighting organization (7/17/2006)
			Extended Education fall catalog is now available (7/28/2006)
			New group of Community Scholars will join TCU student body this fall (8/4/2006)
			Student Move-In Information (8/8/2006)
			TCU's Patricia Newcomb graduates from Summer Genetics Institute (8/21/2006)
			Going out for Gallery Night? Don't miss Art in the Metroplex! (8/25/2006)
			Renowned young pianist Adam Golka resumes his "Beethoven Project" (8/25/2006)
			The TCU Daily Skiff wins national award (8/25/2006)
			TCU’s KinderFrogs School earns national accreditation (8/28/2006)
			Schieffer School of Journalism launches student-run agency (8/29/2006)
			TCU kicks off 134th academic year (9/7/2006)
			Dean of TCU’s AddRan College of Humanities and Social Sciences returns to teaching full-time (9/15/2006)
			TBT's Ben Stevenson appointed Distinguished Guest Artist in the College of Fine Arts (9/18/2006)
			CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta will speak at TCU on Oct. 10 (9/18/2006)
			Wall Street Journal ranks Neeley as top business school in Texas (9/20/2006)
			Former German ambassador to speak on TCU campus (9/25/2006)
			Brite Divinity School hosting Black Preaching Forum (9/26/2006)
			Annual Jim Wright Symposium featured renowned speakers Dr. Tom Sander and Rosa Rosales (10/3/2006)
			Dr. Harriet Cohen of TCU’s social work department receives national honor (10/23/2006)
			TCU community celebrates Homecoming 2006 this weekend (10/25/2006)
			Middle East peace was focus of Oct. 24 lecture (10/25/2006)
			Schieffer School of Journalism professor appointed to national institute (10/30/2006)
			Schieffer School of Journalism instructor to serve on national media jury (10/30/2006)
			TCU piano students take top honors in international competitions (10/31/2006)
			Anesthesia program nationally accredited (10/31/2006)
			Interior design branding expert to speak at TCU Nov. 9 (11/3/2006)
			Theatre TCU and Circle Theatre presenting "Bus Stop" (11/6/2006)
			TCU Fall Dance Concert onstage Nov. 3-5 at Ed Landreth Auditorium (11/6/2006)
			Chamber music event set for Nov. 13 (11/6/2006)
			TCU Library to be home of Texas Legation papers for the next five years (11/7/2006)
			TCU celebrated 2nd annual 'Frogs for a Cure' event (11/10/2006)
			TCU sets tuition for 2007 - 08 academic year (11/10/2006)
			TCU honors fallen soldiers in veterans ceremony (11/12/2006)
			TCU accepts invitation to play in the Poinsettia Bowl (11/27/2006)
			Students' Lone Star Emmy documentaries to be shown for the first time in Fort Worth (12/6/2006)
			Research explores stepfamily communication (12/12/2006)
			More than 800 graduate during Fall Commencement (12/16/2006)
			Construction has begun on the new Brown-Lupton University Union (12/18/2006)
			TCU defeats Northern Illinois in Poinsettia Bowl (12/20/2006)

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