德克萨斯基督教大学｜Texas Christian University

德克萨斯基督教大学Texas Christian University TCU 创立于1873 年，是位于德州 Fort Worth 市的一所私立大学。德克萨斯基督教大学Texas Christian University 将其大学与研究所的就读学生人数限制在约 8,500 位学生左右，因此可确保所有学生都可以获得个人化的课程与服务。

德克萨斯基督教大学TCU 提供超过 100 种以上的大学与研究所课程，包括商业 (具有排名第一的 MBA 课程)、工程、传播、教育、艺术、音乐、人类学、社会科学、健康、护理、物理科学、神学以及牧场管理。TCU 长久以来在学科的教学与研究方面都有卓越的声誉，是符合 SACS 以及许多课程性认可学会资格认可的大学。

所有学位课程的国际学生都可以选择居住在美国寄宿家庭。

而宿舍的房间则配备有最新式的计算机与电话联机。费用低廉的邻近公寓也是另一种选择。150 个以上的学生组织，包括数个国际学生团体。同时还提供全方位的娱乐设施，包括游泳池、健身房、网球场、体育馆和回力球场。

二、地理环境

学校距离 Fort Worth 市中心仅 3 英里，距 D/FW 国际机场 25 英里，距达拉斯 35 英里。美国德州的 Fort Worth 市达福区 (即当地所称的都会区) 是美国第九大的都会区。Newsweek 杂志将 Fort Worth 评为全美最佳的城市之一。

2006年德州的本地生产总值乃$1,085,600,000,000，仅次于加利福尼亚州并超越纽约州。德州以牛肉生产闻名，平均输出超过16,000,000头牛。另外棉花也是德州的物产，乃全州第二最有价值的农作物。

工商业方面德州向来都有正面评价。德州素以低房屋成本、低个人入息税、商业限制条例宽松、丰富的石油和天然气蕴藏量见称。石油生产占全美国供应三分之一。

三、英文补充

1.Athletics

TCU competes in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sports as a member of the Division I Mountain West Conference. Over its history, TCU was a long-time member of the former Southwest Conference, competing with Texas, Texas A M, Texas Tech, Baylor, Southern Methodist University, Houston, Arkansas, and Rice. After the Southwest Conference s breakup in 1995, a period of transition began for TCU athletics. TCU soon joined the Western Athletic Conference, then shifted to Conference USA in 2001, and in 2005, moved again, joining the Mountain West Conference.

TCU s varsity sports have a long and storied history of excellence, boasting eight men s and nine women s varsity squads. Men s sports include baseball, basketball, football, golf, swimming diving, track field, cross country and tennis. Women s sports include basketball, volleyball, golf, swimming diving, cross country, track field, soccer, equestrian, and tennis.

Football

The Horned Frogs have won two national championships, one in 1935 and the other in 1938. Additionally, the team has captured fourteen conference championships. Many notable football players played for TCU, including Sammy Baugh, Davey O Brien, Bob Lilly, Aaron Schobel, and LaDainian Tomlinson.

The Horned Frogs play their home games in the on campus 44,008 seat Amon G. Carter Stadium. Gary Patterson has coached the team since 2000, leading the Horned Frogs to a 62-25 record (.713), including four bowl wins in seven appearances.

2.Student life

Student media

The Daily Skiff is Texas Christian University s student newspaper, published Tuesday-Friday during the Fall and Spring semesters.

The Horned Frog is the school yearbook.

Image Magazine is TCU s magazine.

TCU has a radio station as well, which stretches widely across the Dallas/Fort Worth area. It is KTCU, FM 88.7 The Choice

Greek life

Texas Christian University boasts a robust Greek life, including the following organizations:

Nine Interfraternity Council (IFC) fraternities (Delta Tau Delta, Kappa Sigma, Lambda Chi Alpha, Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Delta Theta, Pi Kappa Phi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Chi, Sigma Phi Epsilon)

Eleven Pan-Hellenic Council (PHC) sororities (Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Delta Pi, Chi Omega, Delta Delta Delta, Delta Gamma, Gamma Phi Beta, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Pi Beta Phi, Sigma Kappa, Zeta Tau Alpha)

One Christian fraternity, Beta Upsilon Chi, and one Christian sorority, Eta Iota Sigma.

Four members of the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) (Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, Alpha Phi Alpha, Phi Beta Sigma)

Four members of the Multi-cultural Greek Council (Lambda Theta Phi, Chi Upsilon Sigma, Sigma Lambda Alpha, Kappa Lambda Delta)

Dozens of professional and academic organizations, including Phi Beta Kappa and Delta Sigma Pi

Music Fraternities including Phi Mu Alpha, Mu Phi Epsilon, Tau Beta Sigma, and Kappa Kappa Psi.