Texas Wesleyan University and Leadership Fort Worth (LFW) officially signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) strengthening their long-standing partnership and expanding professional growth opportunities for Fort Worth’s current and future leaders. The agreement enhances access to graduate education for LFW members and alumni.

Building on a Legacy of Community Leadership

Leadership Fort Worth is one of the nation’s oldest community leadership‑development organizations and has a goal of engaging and challenging local leaders to build a better future for Fort Worth.

Texas Wesleyan has long been connected to LFW as one of its founding organizations—alongside the Fort Worth Chamber, Junior League of Fort Worth, TCU and UT Arlington—making this partnership a natural extension of shared values and collective vision. 
During the signing ceremony, TXWES representatives shared their excitement about formalizing this new chapter.

“We are delighted to strengthen our existing partnership with Leadership Fort Worth by offering current members and alumni the opportunity to pursue graduate degree programs at TXWES through our new MOU and we are excited to support this opportunity for continuing education and career growth as they pursue advanced degrees in Business Administration, Computer Science, Marriage & Family Therapy, Professional Counseling and School Counseling,” said Dr. Emily Messer, university president.

What the MOU Provides

The newly signed MOU establishes a framework to help LFW members and alumni advance their education and career opportunities through a streamlined, affordable pathway.

• The MOU creates accessible and affordable educational opportunities for LFW alumni and members by supporting degree completion, professional development and academic advancement.
• Eligible LFW members and alumni will receive a 15% tuition‑only scholarship toward select Texas Wesleyan graduate programs.
• The scholarship is not retroactive and cannot be combined with other institutional aid or special pricing; it applies only to tuition and not books, fees or additional educational expenses.

Eligible Graduate Programs

LFW members and alumni may pursue the following TXWES graduate programs under the new scholarship benefit.

School of Business

• Online Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Applied Master of Business Administration (MBA)

School of Arts & Sciences

• Master of Computer Science (M.C.S.)

School of Health Professions

• Master of Science in Marriage & Family Therapy (M.S.M.F.T.)
• Master of Arts in Professional Counseling (M.A. Prof. Couns.)
• Master of Science in School Counseling (M.S. Sch. Couns.)
• Ph.D. in Marriage & Family Therapy (MFT-PHD)

LFW members and alumni can explore the graduate programs and start an application today!

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Leadership Fort Worth Guests

• Jennifer Treviño, MBA
• Jason Byrne
• Paola Arreguin
• Sara Fairley-Luna, MA
• Steven Daniell, Ph.D.