Initiatives

Employee Resource Groups

Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) are employee-led groups comprising individuals with a common interest, issue or background.  ERGs are an opportunity for employees to create an environment of belonging and promote an encouraging and supportive community.

• A League of Our Own provides community building among Latina faculty, staff and graduate students. The League provides an opportunity and a platform for those with similar cultural backgrounds, life and professional experiences to come together. To learn more or get connect to A League of Our Own, please contact Cynthia Montes at c.montes@tcu.edu.
• Bachelor’s Degrees for TCU Employees. To provide support, guidance and help to any TCU employee looking to start, continue or finish their undergraduate degree. Please contact Nicole Sinclair at n.sinclair@tcu.edu.
• TCU Black Faculty and Staff Association (BFSA) brings together TCU’s Black faculty and staff in order to build a social network of camaraderie and support among Black employees on campus. The organization aims to promote the equitable recruitment, retention, and advancement of Black employees, facilitate professional and personal development opportunities, and to honor and celebrate the beautiful struggle of the Black experience with faculty, staff, and students, alike, at TCU. Thus, in tandem with community-building, BFSA aims to advance the work of equity and justice on campus to ensure Black members of the TCU community thrive here. To learn more or get connected to TCU Black Faculty and Staff Association, please contact Brandon Manning at brandon.manning@tcu.edu.
• Breathing Room provides support and career development to enhance the work environment for Black women faculty, staff and graduate students. Meetings and conversations are based on Six Dimensions of Wellness physical, emotional spiritual, intellectual, environmental and social. To learn more or get connected to Breathing Room, please contact breathingroom@tcu.edu. 
• Brothers Reaching Brothers’ purpose is to unite the TCU Black Male Faculty and Staff community, in the effort of providing a space we can call our own to relax, rejuvenate, and grow in the community as men. As we come together in a united presence, we aim to increase our visibility within the Fort Worth and TCU community, through service and mentorship. To learn more or get connected to Brothers Reaching Brothers, please contact Reginald Wilburn at r.a.wilburn@tcu.edu.
• Four Directions Collective  aims to create a shared, cohesive space for Native and Indigenous faculty/staff and allies to come together, form connections, and share opportunities. We are dedicated to amplifying the voices of Indigenous people at TCU and in the broader DFW community.  Within our campus community, we seek to support current faculty, staff, and students, while also advocating for increased recruitment, retention, and development. In the local community, we seek to find opportunities to connect with and support our Native and Indigenous organizations.  To learn more or get connected to the Four Directions Collective, please contact Dr. Wendi Sierra at w.sierra@tcu.edu.
• Kaleidoscope is a space to give TCU faculty and staff opportunities to come together, learn, and discuss areas related to multicultural and societal issues. To learn more or get connected to Kaleidoscope, please contact Reece Harty at reece.harty@tcu.edu.
• Latinos Unidos (Lati2) is an all-inclusive professional group dedicated to uniting the general Hispanic American/Latinx population at Texas Christian University. We aim to advance the growth and success of our Latinx male faculty and staff by providing professional and educational guidance, fellowship, advice, mentorship and support in a safe space of belonging that will allow us to avanzar juntos. Our goal is to bring Latino awareness, action, and advocacy to TCU and the greater Fort Worth comunidad. [Latidos (Lati2): beats – pulso (pulse), ritmos (rhythms)]. To learn more or get connected with Latinos Unidos, please contact Vincent Perez at vincent.perez@tcu.edu or Dr. Emmanuel Garcia at  emm.garcia@tcu.edu. 
• Rainbow Alliance  provides support and community building for members of the LBGTQ+ community at TCU.  Gatherings, while social in nature, are designed to cultivate relationships across campus with the intention of better knowing members of our community and addressing the community’s needs.  To learn more or get connected to The Rainbow Alliance, please contact Philip Dodd at philip.dodd@tcu.edu.

For more information about starting an ERG that supports and fosters building a community for all employees, please contact Aisha Torrey-Sawyer at a.sawyer@tcu.edu.

Indigenous Peoples Initiative

The land that became the TCU campus was Native Americans’ home for millennia. That’s important to know.

LGBTQ+

A variety of programs and resources support LGBTQ+ Horned Frogs and allies, creating a campus environment where everyone can thrive.

Portrait Project

Portraiture around TCU’s campus commemorates historically marginalized and underrepresented members of the Horned Frog community.

Race & Reconciliation Initiative

The Race & Reconciliation Initiative is an academically-based, historically-focused initiative designed to investigate and document TCU’s relationship with slavery, racism and the Confederacy.