Classes and many other activities of Brite Divinity School are conducted in the Moore Building and the Harrison Building, which are located at the heart of the TCU campus. Reservations to use the classrooms in the Moore Building and the Harrison Building are made through the Dean’s office. For assistance with reservations for the Bass Conference Center in the Harrison Building, please see Facilities Coordinator in Moore 228.
The use of Brite facilities by outside groups or by Brite groups holding events open to the entire campus or community must be approved by the Office of the Dean. By policy, any facilities request will take into account the larger needs of the Divinity School as a first priority.
Reservations for Robert Carr Chapel can be made through the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life at TCU (817.257.7830). Brite Divinity School students, faculty and staff have access to other TCU buildings, including The Mary Couts Burnett Library, the Brown-Lupton University Union, and the TCU Recreation Center. Information about these facilities can be found online at www.tcu.edu.
Library resources of Brite Divinity School are an integral part of the Mary Couts Burnett Library, Texas Christian University, a research facility consisting of over 2 million items, including more than 200,000 works in religion and theology. With Internet access to the library’s online catalog, online databases, full-text electronic journals, and document delivery options, students may access library services and resources from anywhere at any time. In addition, cooperative agreements provide access to resources held by other Texas universities and seminaries.
HOUSING – LEIBROCK VILLAGE
Leibrock Village, built in 2001, is Brite Divinity School’s 56-apartment residential community. The Village is located a short, ten-minute walk from the Brite Divinity School academic buildings. One-and two-bedroom apartments are provided with refrigerator, stove, dishwasher, garbage disposal, and blinds, but residents bring their own furniture. No furniture or storage is provided. A laundry room on each floor serves eight apartments. Scenes of the village and floor plans can be viewed at: https://www.brite.edu/leibrock.
Students enrolled full-time, as defined by program, in a graduate degree program of Brite Divinity School or in a TCU graduate program are eligible to live in Leibrock Village for a maximum of forty-eight (48) consecutive months. Proof of eligibility may be requested. Admission to Brite or a TCU Graduate program does not in itself guarantee that housing at Leibrock Village will be available to the student or their family.
PhD students are permitted residency for a maximum of ten consecutive semesters. No one may be in residency longer than sixty months without permission of the Director of Brite Housing.
Students admitted as "Special" students, enrolled for nine semester hours at Brite Divinity School, are eligible for Brite Divinity School Housing for one semester only. To remain eligible for Brite Divinity School Housing, "Special" students must be admitted to a degree program of Brite Divinity School.
Housing Application. Students are eligible to apply for residency in Leibrock Village after acceptance to Brite Divinity School or a TCU graduate program. Go to https://www.brite.edu/leibrock for application forms. The security deposit is held for the duration of occupancy and refunded to the student when vacating, subject to the terms and conditions of the Brite Housing Agreement. A background check is required as part of the application process for all residents over the age of 18. Apartments are assigned on a space-available basis. Priority is established by the date the housing application and security deposit are received. Questions concerning the housing application process may be directed to the Director of Brite Housing, 817-257-7338, or e-mailed to erin.houchin@tcu.edu.
Housing Fees. The Brite Housing Fee is charged to the student's University Student Account by the semester, and is paid as a part of the regular billing system at TCU. Electricity, water, internet access through the TCU network, laundry, and one parking space per bedroom at Leibrock Village are included in the housing fee.
The only pets that are allowed in Leibrock Village are fish. Fish aquariums are not to exceed 10 gallons in capacity. All other pets or animals are prohibited for health purposes.
Questions concerning service animals should be referred to the Center for Academic Services – Student Access and Accommodation, The Harrison, Suite 1200.
Residents wanting to request an emotional support animal accommodation in Leibrock Village are responsible for presenting relevant, verifiable, professional documentation to the Center for Academic Services – Student Access and Accommodation, The Harrison, Suite 1200.
Off-Campus Housing. Information for off-campus housing can be obtained online at http://rlh.tcu.edu/off-campus-living/.