At Fall Convocation, Chancellor Boschini focused on TCU’s “culture of connection” and the TCU Promise.  Every day, hundreds of faculty, staff and students fulfill the elements of the promise, making this university the great place it is. Jess Price (Instructional Services) is another example of making that promise work on a day-to-day basis.

 

Jess has been around TCU for the better part of 13 years, both as an RTVF and MLA student and later on staff where his first duties were filming campus events and creating educational media for the classroom. As the worlds of Internet technology and media have become more enmeshed, Jess’ role has expanded into that of  a consultant. He advises on how to incorporate technology components into teaching, research and classroom design.

 

The Center for Instructional Services has “regular customers” like the departments of Social Work, Nutrition and Speech Communication who need to film their students for faculty evaluation each semester. Regulars aside, CIS serves all campus departments who want lectures filmed or video teleconferences designed.

 

Jess says their onsite studio is currently in the middle of a massive overhaul where they’ll upgrade their filming, teleconferencing, and presentation capabilities with cutting edge equipment. “We’re always exploring what’s next,” he adds.

 

The individual who suggested Jess Price for the TCU Promise roster also gives him the highest marks for being “overwhelmingly helpful.”  “It’s because of people like Jess—who have both phenomenal technical and interpersonal communication skills—that TCU is able to provide incredibly high caliber services to our students and other constituents,” he states.

 

If you would like to submit names of faculty and/or staff who exemplify the TCU Promise, please e-mail s.record@tcu.edu and include a brief description of that person’s contributions.  Here are the elements of the TCU Promise:

 
The TCU Promise is a reciprocal commitment to excellence through discovery and achievement that unites the TCU community.

TCU faculty and staff commit to providing:
    Relevant and challenging curricula
    Energetic and innovative learning opportunities
    An invigorating social milieu
    Practicing high standards of personal behavior while engaging in intellectual curiosity and active learning

The University commits to:
    Nurturing a safe and diverse environment that is committed to:
    The free exchange of ideas
    The discovery and dissemination of knowledge
    The encouragement and recognition of creative and scholarly distinction

By upholding the TCU Promise, faculty, staff and students ultimately create a unique environment on campus and it's what we like to call the TCU Experience.