From a field of 10 proposals submitted, members of the Quality Enhancement Council have identified four finalists in TCU’s search for the Big Idea.

These four teams will now be working on their full proposals due May 1, 2012. The entire campus community will be invited to hear presentations from the teams on May 4.  You can check the TCU SACS website (www.sacs.tcu.edu) to see the updates and look back over the process.

The four ideas proposed are:

Creativity Across Disciplines and Cultures: Inquiry, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (I2E)
       Submitted by:
    James Scott (AddRan)
    Raymond Smilor (Neeley)
    Eric Simanek (Science and Engineerinig)
    Andrew Schoolmaster (AddRan)
    Joddy Murray (AddRan)
    John Singleton (International Student Services)
    Harold Leeman (Physical Plant)


Disciplina est Facultas: The Transforming Power of Inquiry, Global Integrated Learning, and Innovation
Submitted by:
    Peggy Watson (Honors)
    David Whillock (Communication)
    Komla Aggor (AddRan)
    Lynn Flahive (Harris)
    Jacque Lambiase (Communication)
    Ron Pitcock (Honors)
    Cecilia Silva (Education
    Eric Simanek (Science and Engineering)
     Joe Lipscomb (Neeley)
    Barbara Herman (Student Development Services)
    John-Mark Day (Student Development Services)
    Daniel Terry (Student Development Services)
    Kyle Arnold (Student)
    Katie Fearer (Student)
    Will Hopper (Student)

A combination of two proposals –TCU’s Global Community: Learning to Change the World AND Education Across Borders: Engaging TCU with the World
Submitted by:
    Fran Huckaby (Education)
     Jane Kucko (Fine Arts and International Studies)
    Darren Middleton (AddRan)
    John Singleton (International Student Services)
    Kurk Gayle (Intensive English)
    Bonnie Melhart (University Programs)
    AND
     Manochehr Dorraj (AddRan)
    Hanan Hammad(AddRan)
    German Gutierrez (Fine Arts)
    Giridhar Akkaraju (Science and Engineering)
    John Singleton (International Services)
    Liz Branch (International Services)
    James English (International Services)

Transforming Campus and Community Through Community Engaged Scholarship
Submitted by:
     David Aftandilian (AddRan)
     Mary Kathleen Baldwin (Community Involvement and Service-Learning)
    Rosangela Boyd (Community Involvement and Service-Learning)
    Carolyn Cagle (Harris College)
    Cynthia Chapa (AddRan)
    Harriet Cohen (Harris College)
    Lyn Dart (Science and Engineering)
    Melissa Gruver (Community Involvement and Service-Learning)
    Becky Johnson (Science and Engineering)
    Beata Jones (Neeley)
    Max Krochmal (AddRan)
    Jacqueline Lambiase (Communication)
    Nina Martin (Fine Arts)
    Mary McKinney (AddRan)
    Don Milles (Education)
    Joddy Murray (AddRan)
    Marie Schein (AddRan)
    Mike Slattery (Science and Engineering)
    Keith Whitworth (AddRan)