Together, A New Strategic Plan
鈥淚t is a remarkable time to be a Horned Frog. For 150 years, we have developed ethical leaders who shape and improve the world - and we're just getting started. Now, we write the next chapter of our story together.鈥
- Chancellor Victor J. Boschini, Jr. and President Daniel W. Pullin
Engage With Us
An inclusive process is key to understanding the needs of our community and developing a plan that reflects our Mission, Vision and Values and the emerging priorities of our diverse body of students, faculty, and staff.
We invite you to participate in the planning process and explore the latest communications.
Town Hall Meetings
Connect with President Daniel W. Pullin and hear the latest updates on the strategic planning process and an overview of progress made to date. Town Halls are intended to be in-person gatherings. Click on the links below for additional meeting details. Use the . Questions will be grouped into themes, and as many as possible will be addressed.
Share Your Idea
Your thoughtful feedback about the future of TCU will help inform the next strategic plan.
Focused Stakeholder Engagement
In addition to the engagement opportunities for students, faculty and staff, campus leadership will continue to engage with stakeholder groups throughout the planning process. These groups include but are not limited to:
- Board of Trustees
- Campus-based Governance Group Leaders
- Student Government Association
- Graduate Student Senate
- Faculty Senate
- Staff Assembly
- President鈥檚 Cabinet
- Administrative Council
- Provost's Council
- Academic Deans
- Department Leaders
- Local community leaders
- Alumni
- Parents
- Chancellor's Advisory Council
- Young Chancellor's Advisory Council
Core Strategy Team
To help steer the strategic planning process and ensure that we incorporate perspectives
from all campus stakeholders, a Core Strategy Team has been assembled to convene on
a regular basis. Dr. Emily Lund, Dr. Kevin Knight, Dr. John T. Harvey, Dean Amy Hardison
Tully and Deputy Athletic Director Ryan Peck have been appointed as Co-Chairs, and
Dr. Susan Weeks is our Core Strategy Team Project Manager.
The team will work closely with members of the President's Cabinet and an advisory
council of student, faculty, staff and alumni governance leaders, and has already
begun to reach out to faculty, students, staff, alumni, employers, Trustees and the
broader Fort Worth community to engage in workshops and listening sessions around
four strategic pillars:
- Growth and Student Experience
- Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities
- Athletics
- Community Engagement
2024 Anticipated Timeline
Spring 鈥 Feedback-gathering phase with survey, town halls, listening sessions and round
tables with TCU community and broader community stakeholders.
Summer 鈥揅ontinue to seek feedback and community ideas. Late summer: Set goals and define
initiatives based on feedback.
Fall 鈥 Develop collaborative plans under each initiative. Goal: Draft plan is presented
at the November 2024 Board of Trustees Fall Retreat.
Latest Communications
- (August 12, 2024)
- (May 13, 2024)
- (March 22, 2024)
- (February 27. 2024)
- (February 20, 2024)
- TCU News: Renewed Values Celebrate the Heart of TCU (February 14, 2024)
- (February 14, 2024)
- (February 7, 2024)
Stakeholder Survey
The strategic plan survey closed April 12, 2024.
Mission, Vision and Values
Explore TCU鈥檚 mission, vision, and recently updated values to help inform your ideas for the future of TCU.
Meet TCU
At TCU, we鈥檙e doing more than dreaming of a new future 鈥 we鈥檙e leading it. Every day, we empower leaders to become a force for the greater good. Explore how.
Vision in Action: Lead On
TCU鈥檚 growth in size and national presence has been guided by our current strategic plan, Vision in Action: Lead On. Adopted in 2017, the plan includes four goals centered on: 1) strengthening the academic profile and reputation; 2) strengthening the endowment; 3) strengthening the TCU experience and campus culture; and 4) strengthening the workforce: both employees and graduates.