Full Description
I have a piece of paper hanging on my bulletin board that reads, "There isn't a person you wouldn't love if you knew their story." When I first saw that quote, I wasn't sure if I believed it. But throughout this project, I took the time to intentionally listen to the stories of 150 incredible individuals. And I fell in love 150 times.
This collection examines purpose-driven interviews that create a narrative time capsule of the 150th year of TCU and uncover the threads tying us to the same place to leave our marks. How many strings connect two souls who cross paths on the same sidewalk every weekday? Would a glimpse into a stranger's story inspire someone to look up and look into the lives of the strangers surrounding them? Could we ever evolve into a community where there are no strangers? These questions beckoned me with a calling I could not ignore. The best decision I ever made was deciding to answer.
Before I stepped into each room where I was meeting a new stranger, I always paused. These moments of hesitation before taking a leap without seeing a safety net are inevitable human experiences, but when they color our lives, we have two choices - back away, or step forward. One smile opens the door to conversation. One moment of vulnerability establishes a connection. One heart, reaching across a table and being brave enough to beat out loud, encourages its receiver to humbly do the same. We just have to take that first step.
Contents
Praise to Thee, TCU - A Letter from Lily Margaret Greenway
Paul Schrodt
Colleen Wyrick
Marena Mendez
Ryan Thorpe
Jie Zhuang
Holly McLaughlin
Rodney Baker
Jose Henriquez
Susie Olmos-Soto
Bella Marrin
Autumn Rae Henry
Hayden Nguyen
Emily Smith
Ron Pitcock
Donna Schonerstedt
Gabriela Yarbrough
Andrew Nicolas
Harry Parker
Joseph Butler
Felicity Mazur-Park
Sara-Jayne Parsons
Mary Saffell
Desmond Hemphill
Isuru Perera
Erinn Callaghan
Ariane Balizet
Kelcia Righton
Pablo Montes
Molly Weinburgh
Kristen Brown
Brooke Shuman
Jack Crowder
Claire Sanders
Vaughn Greenway
Ryland Scott
Mallory Odom
Caroline Collier
Elaine Tubre
Arthur Busbey
Amber Hollingsworth
Ian Napetian
Jordan Peloubet
Frank Balagaju
Joe McDonald
Jan Quesada
Michael Gustin
April Brown
Angela Thompson
Angie Ravaioli-Larkin
Charlotte Cattaneo
Gabriella Perkins
Brad Thompson
Michael Onyango
Adrian Andrews
Eric Abilez
Victor Ignatiev
Michaela Harris
Parker Burross
Hannah Buford
Mauricio Rodriguez
Jackson Donaldson
Bill Moncrief
Daniel Pullin
Margaret Kelly
Nichole Mancone Fisher
Manochehr Dorraj
Matt Pitt
Raegan Lane
Braden Bent
Connor Beattie
Hanna Zimmerman
Annie Cornay
Coleman Maxwell
Luke Laminack
Tim Reynolds
Matt Froehlich
Isabel Pixa
Lisa Swain
Claudia Urbina
David Moessner
Sarah Stout
LaJean Sturman
Carissa Kautz
Darius Ford
Josh Pflueger
Julie Austin
Owen Gramm
Catherine Wells
Angie Taylor
Lori Harris
Jalen Monday
Lauren Hanifan
Harrison Collins
Maddie Purvis
Lydia Gilpin
Ewaoluwa Olabisi
Clark Jones
Audrey Dolt
Emma DiFiore
Ric Bonnell
Kerry Cornelius
Maureen Kenney
Cory Hatchel
Lui Maxted
Nur Cayirdag
Vlad Shelashskyi
Casey Call
Katie Cole
Karen Bell Morgan
Mike Russel
Leah Carnahan
Jane Torgerson
Ilana Zago
Kevin Knight
Shamberia Thomas
Zoranna Jones
Teresa Abi-Nader Dahlberg
Tania Hurtado
Maurice Mull
Brooke Scogin
Garrett James
Antonio Niaves
Luana Araco Dominguez
Cedric James
Josh Hoover
Kaz Kazadi
Parker Hughes
Anna Kwong
Jordan Riek
Wonjin Choi
Jonathan Greer
Kristen Glover
Sam Sayed
Erin Nelson
Glenda Daniels
Sydney Weaver
Susan Staples
Evie Richardson
Charity Ketu
Joe DeMartino
Katie Zaun
Laurel Smith
Micah Pearce
Timeka Gordon
Jules Jung
Dan Jian
Sally Fortenberry
Michele Alford
Lisa Vanderlinden
Rob Garnett
Mem'ries Sweet, Comrades True - Acknowledgments
