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Student-Created Handbook Offers Grief Support for TCU Nursing Students
CARE: A Bereavement Handbook is a new resource designed to help TCU nursing students and even faculty navigate the difficult emotions that can come with patient loss. It offers evidence-based strategies, tangible tools for emotional regulation and a peer-informed approach to grief care. Created by senior nursing students Gabriella Gentile, Grace Holmes, Hailey Lemon and Sarah Rangel, the project draws on both personal experience and a shared mission to make conversations about loss more open and compassionate.

Rankin Speaker Discusses Psychological Safety in Nursing
Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences hosted Desiree A. Diaz, Ph.D., FNP-BC, CNE, CHSE-A, ANEF, FAAN as part of the W.F. “Tex” and Pauline Curry Rankin Lectureship in Nursing.

A Heart for Hearts: A Faculty Spotlight
Dr. Dennis Cheek is the Abell-Hanger Professor of Gerontological Nursing, an endowed faculty appointment within TCU Nursing. Dr. Cheek came to TCU in the fall of 2003, making the fall of 2023 the start of his 20th year with the university.

TCU Nursing Donates Hospital Beds to Vision Africa
Eight hospital beds were donated to Vision Africa, a faith-based organization whose primary mission field is Nigeria, for the benefit of Agnes Onuoha Memorial Hospital, scheduled to open later this year.

Harris College Students Featured in Sesquicentennial Immersive Experience
This January, the BLUU ballroom will be transformed into a special museum-like exhibit showcasing the past, present and future of TCU in honor of its 150th sesquicentennial, The Story of Us: An Immersive TCU Experience.

TCU Nurse Camp Returns: July 9-14, 2023
TCU Nurse Camp returns to campus this summer as an on-campus residential experience.

Harris College Houses Programs for 4 of the Top 10 Best Healthcare Jobs
Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences offers programs for 4 of the top 10 Best Healthcare Jobs rated by US News & World Report.

Special edition: A conversation with Dr. Suzy Lockwood
She came to TCU as a faculty member in 1997, completing her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at TCU in 1983. Suzy is the current Associate Dean for Nursing & Nurse Anesthesia and Director of the Center for Oncology Education & Research Director.

TCU Nursing Leads Fort Worth Park Advocacy
Almost nine tons of trash (18,000 pounds) were cleaned up at Glenwood Park in south Fort Worth on TCU’s annual Day of Service.

Frogpreneur: Sara Camp
After a long road to success, Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences alumna Sara Camp ’01, APRN, MSN, AG-ACNP-BC, now owns and operates a thriving plastic surgery practice alongside her husband in Fort Worth.