Campus Culture

Campus culture drives individuals’ feelings, perceptions, and actions in the TCU community. Student Affairs creates experiences that ensure students feel welcomed, valued, and respected on campus, creating a positive campus culture. If you’d like to learn more about any of the student focused programs below or discover additional initiatives, please go to the department link highlighted and utilize the contact form.

Cultural Connectors Programs
Cultural Connectors are undergraduate students who are selected on the basis of their ability to communicate across cultures, willingness to learn and teach others about areas of difference, ability to encourage dialogue within residence halls, and ability to program towards a more inclusive TCU. The following are examples of Cultural Connector programming.
Deaf History Month Programs
Esperanza: A Celebration of Hispanic Heritage and Hope
Voter Registration
Easter Celebration
Mid-Autumn Festival
Tamil New Year passive program
What kind of “cupcake” are you
Music Medicine
Awareness for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Holi
Cookies and Conversation
Thank You Notes for Women’s History Month
You Never Know How Your Words May Crumble Another Person’s World
Snacks from Around the World
Hot Chocolate & Mexican Pan Dulce
Learn to Sign
Hidden Figures Movie Night
Black History Month Programs
Equal Pay Day
Lunar New Year’s Celebration
Music Night: K-Pop Dancing
Astrology Reading
Cultural Appropriation
Diwali: Festival of Lights
Bollywood Night
Whale Party
Housing & Residence Life

Dialogue Dinners
A monthly dinner that brings residents together to discuss various topics. Topics include Cultural Identity, Model Minority Myth, Coming Together, Cultural Appropriation, Black History Month, and Intersectionality.
Housing & Residence Life

Frog Camp
Frog Camp introduces incoming students to the TCU community. Students walk away from Frog Camp with new friends, faculty/staff resources and upper-division mentors. Participants also get an inside look at what it means to be a Horned Frog, learn TCU traditions, how to create an inclusive culture, and how to make a difference at TCU.
First Year Experience

Human Library
The bi-annual Human Library event is where multiple students, faculty, and staff members volunteer their time and their stories in an effort to show the different lived experiences that exist here on TCU’s campus. The purpose of this event is to promote tolerance, challenge assumptions, and celebrate diversity within our community by encouraging people from different backgrounds to talk with and learn from each other in a safe environment.
Housing & Residence Life

LeadNOW (Network of Women)
Lead NOW (Network of Women) is a Women’s Leadership Program focused on high-potential, female students who are looking for opportunities to grow and learn as a leader.
Leadership & Experiential Learning

Meet the Greeks
Multicultural Greek Council (MGC) recruitment and education event showcasing MGC organizations and recruit new students.
Student Activities

More Than My Letters
Showcase event for the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), the governing body of the nine historically African American fraternities and sororities, that exposes students to the Divine Nine organizations and servers as an opportunity for students to learn more about these organizations.
Student Activities

Tunnel of Expression
Tunnel of Expression is a bi-annual 50-minute interactive event that highlights contemporary issues of oppression. It is designed to introduce participants to concepts of oppression, privilege, and power. Participants are guided through a series of scenes that aim to educate and challenge them to think more deeply about issues of oppression. At the end of the tour, participants are provided with the opportunity to discuss their experiences with facilitators and with each other, create an individualized action plan for change, and more.
Housing & Residence Life

We are Veterans Too: Women’s Experiences in the U.S. Military
A dialogue reflecting women’s military service using the humanities to encourage discussion around issues of war and military service.
Veterans Services

Cultural Spotlights
Various programs hosted by student associations and/or department highlighting different cultures, traditions, and attire, including International Women’s Celebration, Amazing Vietnam, K-pop Culture Night.
International Services