Professional Development

Staff Professional Development Grant

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Supporting Growth.
Empowering Excellence.

The TCU Staff Assembly is proud to launch the inaugural Staff Professional Development Grant, a new initiative designed to support the continued learning, growth, and career advancement of TCU staff members.

We believe that investing in our staff is an investment in the university’s future. This grant helps staff pursue professional development opportunities that enhance job-related skills, deepen expertise, and contribute to a thriving campus community.

Spring 2026 Applications Due February 1

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Grant Details

In its first year, the Staff Professional Development Grant will award one $500 grant to a full-time TCU staff member. This pilot program aims to grow in future years based on interest and funding availability.

Funds may be used for:

  • Conferences, workshops, or seminars (registration, travel, lodging)
  • Professional certifications or licensing exams
  • Webinars or virtual training sessions
  • Other professional development activities directly related to your current position or career growth at TCU

Note: Funds cannot be used for tuition, required job training, computer hardware, or retroactive expenses.

To be eligible, applicants must:

  • Be a full-time, benefits-eligible TCU staff member in a budgeted position
  • Have completed six continuous months of employment at TCU at the time of application
  • Not have received a Staff Professional Development Grant in the current fiscal year

Preference will be given to first-time applicants and those who do not have access to departmental or external professional development funding.

If selected, recipients must:

  • Use awarded funds by the end of the fiscal year
  • Follow all university policies for travel and reimbursement
  • Submit a brief summary or reflection about the professional development experience within 30 days of completing the activity (will be used for future marketing of program)

Applications will open soon and will be reviewed by a committee of Staff Assembly members. Stay tuned for updates on deadlines and how to submit your application.

Questions? Contact the Staff Assembly at staffassembly@tcu.edu.

Resources

Looking to grow professionally and personally? Check out our resources recommended by TCU staff.

A promised land – Barack Obama

Becoming – Michelle Obama

Give and Take – Adam Grant

Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man – Emmanuel Acho

Beneath the Scarlet Sky – Mike Sullivan

The Fix – David Baldacci

How To Be An Antiracist –  Ibram X. Kendi

Dare to Lead –  Brené Brown

Above the Line: Lessons in Leadership and Life from a Championship Program – Urban Meyer

Talking to Strangers – Malcolm Gladwell

Educated – Tara Westover

Kindred – Octavia E. Butler

Forgiving What You Can’t Forget – Lysa Terkeurst

Blackout – Ragnar Jonasson

Where Eagles Dare – Alistair Maclean

Leadership and Self-Deception – The Arbigner Institute

Nice Girls Don’t Get The Corner Office – Dr. Lois P. Frankel

Build Your Dream Barndominium – Don Howe

A Dream to Big – Cailyn Louis Moore (TCU Grad & Rhodes Scholar)

Where Nobody Knows Your Name, Life in Minor League Baseball – John Fienstien

The Harvey Girls –  Lesley Poling-Kempes

We Are the Luckiest –  Laura McKowen

Finding Tomorrow – Christine Gael and Denise Grover Swank

Leading with Gratitude – Gostick and Elton

Radical Candor – Kim Scott

Good to Great – Jim Collins

The Busy Leader’s Handbook – Quint Studer

Conversations in Black – Ed Gordon

 The Color of Law – Richard Rothstein

So You Want to Talk about Race –  Ijeoma Oluo

Untamed – Glennon Doyle

The Remix: How to Lead and Succeed in the Multigenerational Workplace –  Lindsey Pollak

White Fragility – Robin Diangelo

First: Sandra Day O’Connor – Evan Thomas

The Beautiful Struggle –  Ta-Nehisi Coates

Born a Crime – Trevor Noah

My Own Words –  Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Hidden Figures – Margot Lee Shetterly

Pappyland –  Wright Thompson

Killers of the Flower Moon – David Grann

Warriors Don’t Cry – Melba Pattillo Beals;

The Radium Girls – Kate Moore

Rising Strong – Brene Brown

Back Blast – Mark Greaney

The Wolves – Alex Berenson

48 Laws of Power – Robert Greene

Let’s Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir – Jenny Lawson

White Fang – Jack London

Girls Like Us – Cristiana Algers

Daring Greatly –  Brene Brown

The Fisherman’s son – Chris Malloy,

The Forgotten 500 – Gregory Freeman

Atomic Habits – James Clear

 Maybe You Should Talk to Someone – Lori Gottlieb

Always Discerning – Joseph Tetlow

It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership – Colin Powell

 

The Michelle Obama Podcast

USA Today

The RobCast – Rob Beuerlein (TCU Staff Member)

The Reid Out with Joy Reid – Joy Reid

The Daily – The New York Times

Armchair Expert – Dax Shepard

TED Talks Daily

The Ben Shapiro Show – Daily Wire

NPR Podcasts

The Bill Simmons Podcast

Mad Money with Jim Cramer

Brené Brown Podcasts

The Oath – Chuck Rosenberg

That’s The Way I heard it – Mike Rowe

Be Well –  Kelly Leveque

The Model Health Show – Shawn Stevenson,

Take a Break – Rachel Hart

For the Love – Jen Hatmaker

Dolly Parton’s America

Spears & Steinberg

Reid This Reid That

Wisdom From The Top

The One Thing

Bag Man – Rachel Maddow

48 Hours – CBS News

Stuff you Missed in History Class – iHeartRadio

Broken Brain – Dhru Purohit

The Leader Assistant – Jeremy Burrows