Mark Pogue, Gallup vice president of the Education Practice and Executive Board Member of the Clifton Strengths School, formally presented the award on the TCU campus Sept. 8. According to the Clifton Strengths School, TCU was cited for its exemplary performance in four key areas of evaluation: strength-based programming and development for students, strength-based programming and development opportunities for staff and faculty, outreach and research.
StrengthsQuest is a development program that 11,000 TCU students have participated in. Since 2005, TCU has provided opportunities for strengths development for every student throughout his/her enrollment. StrengthsQuest is housed under the Department of Student Affairs, which integrates strengths training in transition programs, leadership development and student organizations, service and community involvement, residential life, wellness and career services. Additionally, StrengthsQuest has been adopted in courses offered through the College of Education, the Neeley School of Business, The AddRan College of Liberal Arts, the Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences, and the Schieffer School of Journalism.
TCU is also committed to the development of the strengths to all members of its community. On-going education is provided to faculty and staff through departmental consulting and training, division-wide professional development, Human Resources workshops, and yearly StrengthsQuest Educator Seminars. TCU’s community outreach and education includes work with neighboring K-12 school districts and universities, the City of Fort Worth, non-profit organizations, and annual national and regional conference presentations and other projects in our community that help develop TCU as a strengths-based campus.
Lastly, TCU is committed to exploring the efficacy of strengths-based programming. The TCU Leadership Center recently completed a three-part study on the Strengths Self-Efficacy Scale, strengths interventions, and the relationship of strengths self-efficacy and hope to leadership capacities. The results were recently published in the Journal of Leadership Education.
TCU is also one of three universities chosen to participate as pilot members of the Gallup Campus Wellbeing Consortium, an initiative that will reach more than 100,000 students over the next five years. Research deduced from tentative studies will help mold future programs provided by the Clifton Strengths School.
