The office is staffed with individuals dedicated to working with faculty, staff, students, parents, and family members to ensure that each TCU student has an engaging and successful experience during their collegiate time. Our services include:
- Student support and advocacy
- Crisis and emergency response
- Student conduct administration
Meet Our Staff
Karen Bell Morgan, Ph.D., Dean of Students
Role: Assist students with issues that interfere with academic and personal success, help students respond to personal emergencies, connect students to campus and community resources, and maintain community and university standards
Education: Ph.D. in Health Studies from Texas Woman’s University; Masters of Public Health from UNT Health Science Center; B.S. in Nutritional Sciences from TCU
Favorite Quote: “She believed she could so she did.” -R.S. Grey
David Cooper, Associate Dean of Students
Role: Student conduct, crisis response, policy & process development and implementation
Education: M.A. Higher Education Administration, West Virginia University
Favorite Quote: “Youth is the engine of the world.” -Matisyahu
Maria Acosta, Care Coordinator
Role: Assesses the care and support needs of new students in the Dean of Students Office, communicates with faculty/staff regarding student concerns
Education: Master of Social Work from The University of Texas at Arlington; B.A. in Psychology from Texas Wesleyan University
Favorite Quote: “Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen” – Brené Brown
Michael Mack, Assistant Dean of Students
Role: Provides advocacy and support for students, manages student concerns, and responds to student crises
Education: MTS in Biblical Studies, Liberty University; M.Ed. in Student Affairs Administration, Regent University; BA in Political Science, West Texas A&M University
Favorite Quote: “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”—Dr. Maya Angelou
Crystal Page, Assistant Dean of Students
Role: Provides advocacy and support for students, manages student concerns, and responds to student crises
Education: M.Ed. in Counseling from TCU, B.A. in History from Texas A&M University
Favorite Quote: “Courage is the most important of all the virtues because, without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.” -Maya Angelou
Rosa Sandoval, Assistant Dean of Students
Role: Provides advocacy and support for students, manages student concerns, and responds to student crises
Education: M.Ed in Educational Administration with a focus in Higher Education and BA in History from the University of Texas at El Paso
Favorite Quote: “Pies para que los quiero, si tengo alas para volar.” -Frida Kahlo
Jeremy Steidl, Assistant Dean of Students
Role: Student conduct, crisis response
Education: Master of Public Administration from Georgia College & State University; B.S. in History from Jacksonville University
Favorite Quote: “Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” –Mark Twain
Kathryn Quiat, Administrative Support
Education: Studied Business at Texas A&M Kingsville and Tarrant County Community College
Favorite Quote: “There is nothing new under the sun.”-Ecclesiastes 1:9