TCU Values and the Student Experience

In the latest episode of TCU Innovates, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Dr. Kathy Cavins-Tull, shares her passion for supporting students and commitment to TCU Values with President Daniel Pullin.  “I always say that when a student comes to TCU, I want to capture their heart,” says Cavins-Tull. “It's not just getting a degree and moving on from here. I want our campus to be a place of belonging for them now and for the rest of their lives.”As part of the Sesquicentennial in 2023, members of the Texas Christian University community embarked on a project to reexamine TCU Values. The inclusive year-long process included a campus-wide online survey, interviews with campus members and review and feedback from faculty, staff and student leaders. The result: four clear, distinctive values that define who we are as a university. “Just like our mission, we are helping students understand what our four values of Integrity, Community, Engagement and Excellence mean to us in everything that we do,” said Cavins-Tull. “When we see people doing great work, people living out integrity or community and bringing people into a sense of belonging, we want to recognize their work and their commitment to the things that are important to TCU.”