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Baylor Planetary Geophysicist Receives Esteemed Early Career Award from NASA
May 30, 2024
Baylor University planetary geophysicist Peter B. James, Ph.D., assistant professor and founder of the Planetary Research Group at Baylor

Baylor University planetary geophysicist Peter B. James, Ph.D., assistant professor and founder of the Planetary Research Group at Baylor, has been recognized by NASA with the 2023 Planetary Science Early Career Award (ECA). 

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Baylor’s Curb S3E program develops leaders in the business of sports & entertainment
May 28, 2024
Wall displaying Curb and Word Records memorabilia

For almost 20 years, legendary music executive Mike Curb has supported what was previously known as the Sports Strategy and Sales (S3) program in Baylor’s Hankamer School of Business. In honor of his longtime support, the S3 program has been renamed the Curb Sales Strategy in Sports and Entertainment (S3E) program.

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Inaugural Armes summit equips Christian leaders in business
May 23, 2024
A session at the Armes Family Christian Leadership in Business Summit

Last week, business leaders and business researchers came together at Baylor’s Hankamer School of Business to dive into an important topic. They weren’t there to discuss revenue or industry disruptions; instead, they came to talk about faith — specifically, what it means to be a Christian leader in the workplace.

Over parts of two days, businesspeople of all levels took part in the first-ever Armes Family Christian Leadership in Business Summit, which featured presentations from a series of keynote speakers along with interactive panel discussions on the integration of faith and topics like innovation, inclusion, and ethics. Held May 16-17 inside Baylor’s Foster Campus for Business and Innovation, the event brought together CEOs, founders, leading researchers and others to talk about living out one’s faith in the workplace.

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Presidential Perspective - May 23, 2024
May 23, 2024
Photo of the Week - May 23, 2024

Even though we are at the beginning of the summer months, we had some big news come out of the University last week as the Baylor Board of Regents affirmed a new institutional strategic plan that will take us through 2030.

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Rare honor brings Baylor alum & Air Force veteran back to Waco
May 22, 2024
Brigadier General Randall Cason Jr. at his promotion ceremony at Truett Seminary

The Air Force ranks include more than 61,000 officers; only 108 of those have reached the rank of brigadier general. In December, Baylor graduate Randall Cason Jr. (BS ’95) joined that esteemed group — and he chose to return to his alma mater to mark the occasion.

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Baylor Adds 18th Fulbright Recipient to Record Year for Major Fellowships, Awards
May 22, 2024
Gold and green Baylor lamppost flags with the tower of Pat Neff Hall in the background

As the spring 2024 semester concludes, Baylor University is celebrating a phenomenal year for Baylor students and recent alumni earning prestigious and highly competitive fellowships and awards, including a record-extending 18th Fulbright Scholarship.

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Baylor DPS Hosts Annual Joint Active Threat Training Exercise with Multiple Law Enforcement Agencies
May 22, 2024
Aerial view of Pat Neff Hall and Old Main skyline, Baylor University campus

On Thursday, May 23, 2024, the Baylor University Department of Public Safety and its branches, including the Baylor University Police Department, along with 16 other local and federal law enforcement partners and emergency responders, will conduct an annual joint active threat training exercise on the Baylor campus in and around the Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation.

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Baylor Professor to Advance New Generation of Metal Alloys as Part of $12.5 Million Department of Energy Research Center
May 22, 2024
Baylor professor Garritt Tucker in his materials science engineering lab

Garritt J. Tucker, Ph.D., The Eula Mae and John Baugh Chair in Physics, is part of a multi-institution, interdisciplinary effort to discover new materials and create innovative pathways for advancing materials performance under extreme conditions. The $12.5 million research team was funded through the Department of Energy (DOE) for the next five years.

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Dedication of Life-size Mammoth Sculptures Highlights Mayborn Museum’s 20th Anniversary
May 21, 2024
Ribbon cutting to welcome the Mayborn Museum Mammoths

Marking 20 years of sparking curiosity and inspiring lifelong learning, the Mayborn Museum at Baylor University celebrated its milestone anniversary by officially unveiling and dedicating a life-size landmark for the community – stunning bronze Mammoth sculptures that stand as timeless symbols of the Mayborn Museum’s commitment to inspire and educate generations.

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Baylor Regents Approve 2024-2025 Operating Budget, Elect Board and Committee Leadership, New At-large Regents
May 17, 2024
Baylor University official seal with the Texas star in the middle surrounded by the motto Pro Ecclesia Pro Texana

During its regular May meeting, the Baylor University Board of Regents approved the University’s 2024-2025 operating budget, voted on Board and committee leadership and elected new at-large Regents – including a former Waco mayor and a top Texas healthcare executive who also has ties to the city.

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From Baylor to the big leagues — via Robbins College of Health & Human Sciences
May 16, 2024
Headshots of Brynn Johnson, Jeremy Chiang and Zac Howe

Looking to make it to the big leagues? Sure, you could be a first-round pick… or, you could earn a graduate degree from Baylor’s Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences.

Not one, not two, but three recent Robbins College grads have reached the pinnacle of pro sports just a few years after earning their Baylor diplomas — in athletic training, nutrition sciences and physical therapy:

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Celebrating a Decade—and Beyond—of Innovation and Growth
May 15, 2024
Arial view of Baylor University's campus.

As Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences celebrates its 10-year anniversary, take a look back at its programs' histories, learn more about modern growth, and hear about the future of one of Baylor University’s fastest growing academic unit.

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Baylor professors of the year represent business law, history, anthropology & sport management
May 15, 2024
Headshots of Lotte Bostick, Dr. Stephen Sloan, Dr. Julie Hoggarth, and Dr. Jeffrey Petersen

The academic year is complete: finals graded, books returned, students graduated — and Baylor faculty honored! Congratulations to this year’s Baylor professors of the year:

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Number One
May 14, 2024
Baylor Law Students Study and Debate in Class

Baylor Law earns top national honors for practical training

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Give Light Impact: Preserving the Music
May 14, 2024
Stephen Newby holds a Baptist Hymnal before a historic building

Stephen Newby among ranks of faculty recruited to Baylor through Give Light philanthropic campaign

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Congrats, Baylor Class of 2024!
May 13, 2024
Three new Baylor graduates do a 'sic 'em' in the Ferrell Center corridor

Congratulations, Class of 2024 — you did it!

This weekend, more than 3,500 Bears walked the Ferrell Center stage to receive their hard-earned diplomas. Thousands of their friends and family filled the Ferrell Center for each ceremony, and countless more watched online and joined in the celebration via social media to honor Baylor’s newest graduates.

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Dream big: Baylor ECS grad inspired toward his Ph.D. by BU mentors
May 9, 2024
Auldynn Chambers (second from left) and other students

The first time Auldynn Chambers heard someone suggest he consider pursuing his doctorate after graduating from Baylor, his immediate thought was, “Only really smart people get Ph.D.s. I’m not smart enough to do that.”

Soon, Chambers will be doing just that, and pursuing a passion he discovered at Baylor — artificial organ development.

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Presidential Perspective - May 9, 2024
May 9, 2024
Photo of the Week - May 9, 2024

Congratulations to the more than 3,500 students who have earned a Baylor degree this spring – including the more than 3,300 who will walk across the Ferrell Center stage as part of Commencement ceremonies this Friday and Saturday. 

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Waco native overcomes obstacles to earn not one, but two degrees from Baylor
May 9, 2024
Stephanie Mendoza senior portrait

When Stephanie Mendoza (BBA ’21) was in high school at Waco’s University High, she had no idea where she wanted to go to college, or what she wanted to do when she got there.

The first question seemed solved after she attended a two-week overnight camp at Baylor — but unfortunately, her family couldn’t make the finances work, and she headed to McLennan Community College instead. There, she discovered her way into Baylor: a full-ride transfer scholarship from the Waco Foundation, given to three top MCC students each year.

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Honoring some familiar Baylor faces retiring this year
May 8, 2024
Headshots of Tommye Lou Davis, Dr. Joel Gregory and Dr. Kenneth Van Treuren

Every spring, the Baylor Family bids happy retirement to professors and staff who have dedicated their professional lives to the university and its students. It’s always a bittersweet mix — sadness in seeing them go, happiness for a well-deserved next step — but we wish them all well in the next phase of their lives.

Here, we honor some of the longest-serving and most recognizable professors who are retiring this year — men and women whose faces will be missed, but whose impact will not be forgotten:

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Looking back on Harrington House’s history
May 3, 2024
Harrington House exterior

Yesterday’s news about Harrington House‘s time coming to an end got us thinking back on the home’s history, as it has a long and winding connection with Baylor (dating back even before it came to be Baylor property).

The two-story Victorian home has stood since 1894 on Eighth Street, just across from where Collins Residence Hall stands today.

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Baylor Students Win Boren Scholarship, NSF Graduate Research Fellowships, GEM Fellowship
May 2, 2024
Student award recipients Taylor Chung, Laura Kusumo, Heavenlei Thomas and Auldynn Chambers

Baylor University students continue to earn highly competitive major fellowships and awards during a record-setting year in which they have earned the Fulbright, Goldwater, Critical Language and Churchill scholarships. Now students can add a Boren Scholarship, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships (NSF GRF) and the GEM Fellowship to the list.

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Baylor Faculty Honored with 2024 Centennial Professor Awards Receive Funding for Summer Research
May 2, 2024
Centennial Awards

Baylor University faculty members Julie Hoggarth, Ph.D., associate professor of anthropology, and Jeffrey C. Petersen, Ph.D., professor of sport management, have been selected to receive the 2024 Centennial Professor Awards for summer research projects on the impact of drought on the Mayan collapse and the expansion of administrative staff within collegiate sports, respectively. 

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Presidential Perspective - May 2, 2024
May 2, 2024
Photo of the Week - May 2, 2024

Today is the National Day of Prayer, an annual day of observance designated by the U.S. Congress in which people are asked to “turn to God in prayer and meditation.” 

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Baylor Law ranked No. 1 nationally for practical training
May 1, 2024
Baylor law students working together in class

Looking for practical training that will prepare you to practice as a lawyer? You can’t do any better than Baylor Law School — literally.

So says a new ranking from preLaw Magazine, which put Baylor at No. 1 in the nation for practical training.

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Baylor Receives IIE American Passport Project Grant to Support Underrepresented Students to Study Abroad
April 30, 2024
Baylor students in t-shirts and toolbelts build a house in the Dominican Republic

Baylor University has been selected by the Institute of International Education (IIE) to receive an IIE American Passport Project grant that will enable up to 25 Baylor students to obtain their first U.S. passport and open the pathway to study abroad.

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Baylor Acrobatics & Tumbling wins 9th (!!!!!!!!!) straight national title
April 29, 2024
Baylor Acrobatics & Tumbling team poses with the national champions banner and trophy

On Saturday, Baylor Acrobatics & Tumbling won its ninth — NINTH!!!!!!!!! — straight national title! The win extends a run that dates back to 2015 (there was no championship in 2020 due to COVID). Over those 10 seasons, head coach Felecia Mulkey’s squad has gone a mind-boggling 98-2, including a current 38-meet winning streak.

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UPDATE: Tornado Watch Expired at 6:03 PM CT
April 26, 2024
sign that says Are You Ready with stormy skies and lightning in the background

The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado WATCH for Central Texas, including Waco and McLennan County, Texas, effective until 6 p.m. CT tonight (Friday, April 26, 2024).

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Not too big, not too small: Inside Baylor’s caring community
April 25, 2024
Students having fun together at Fiesta!

High school students choosing a college are often looking for a school big enough to offer their desired major and extracurriculars, but small enough where they feel like a person, not a number.

That’s a niche Baylor fills in higher ed — a caring community regularly recognized for students’ academic and social experience and opportunities, all built on a foundation of Christian faith. That sort of support and care is a big reason why a recent national survey of parents named Baylor the No. 2 most-trusted major university in the country.

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Presidential Perspective - April 25, 2024
April 25, 2024
Photo of the Week - April 25, 2024

The histories of Baylor University and Texas Baptists have been intertwined since our founding in 1845. 

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Baylor University Awarded Second $1 Million Lilly Endowment Inc. Grant To Expand Youth Worship Initiative
April 24, 2024
Dunn Center for Christian Music Studies

Baylor University’s Dunn Center for Christian Music Studies in the Baylor School of Music has been awarded a four-year $1 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. as part of its Strengthening Ministries with Youth Initiative. 

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Baylor Students, Alumni Break Record for Fulbright U.S. Student Grants
April 24, 2024
collage of 15 Fulbright Scholarship recipients

A record 16 Baylor University students and recent alumni have been selected for Fulbright U.S. Student Grants from the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program that offers students grants to pursue graduate study, conduct research or teach English abroad.

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Toby J. Brooks, Ph.D., Named Director of Baylor’s Academy for Teaching and Learning
April 24, 2024
 Toby J. Brooks, Ph.D.

Following a national search, Toby J. Brooks, Ph.D., assistant dean of faculty success, program director of athletic training and professor at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) in Lubbock, has been selected to serve as director of Baylor University’s Academy for Teaching and Learning (ATL), effective July 15, 2024. 

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Baylor’s First in Line program wins national honor for serving first-gen students
April 23, 2024
Baylor First in Line team members

More than 2,000 Baylor students are the first in their family to attend college. Baylor’s “First in Line” program exists to help these Bears navigate all aspects of college — from academics to student life to finances and beyond.

Word of First in Line’s successes is getting out; the program was recently honored by NASPA, an international student affairs organization, with a 2024 Excellence Award for first-generation student success.

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Elisabeth R. Kincaid, J.D., Ph.D., Appointed Director of Baylor’s Institute of Faith and Learning
April 23, 2024
Elisabeth R. Kincaid

Baylor University Provost Nancy Brickhouse, Ph.D., announced today the appointment of Elisabeth R. Kincaid, J.D., Ph.D., as director of the Institute for Faith and Learning (IFL), effective Aug. 1.  She also will serve as associate professor of ethics, faith and culture in Baylor’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary and affiliate faculty member in the Department of Management in the Hankamer School of Business.

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History Professor Receives Cornelia Marschall Smith Professor of the Year Award
April 22, 2024
Stephen Sloan, Ph.D.

Stephen Sloan, Ph.D., professor of history and the director of the Institute for Oral History at Baylor University, was honored as the 2024 Cornelia Marschall Smith Professor of the Year at the annual Academic Honors Convocation on April 19. 

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Pro Ecclesia: How Baylor programs serve the Church
April 19, 2024
Interior of Powell Chapel, with wooden pews and stained glass windows

It only makes sense that a university whose motto reads “Pro Ecclesia, Pro Texana” — “for the Church, for Texas” — would build programs designed specifically to serve the Church, both close to home and around the world.

And that’s exactly what you’ll find, all across Baylor’s campus — efforts designed specifically to build up and support pastors, congregations, theologians, and other parts of the body of Christ. Here’s just a sampling:

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Presidential Perspective - April 18, 2024
April 18, 2024
Photo of the Week - April 18, 2024

It’s that crazy time of the spring semester, with so many assignments, projects, events and activities happening all at once – and final exams right around the corner. 

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35+ Baylor Bears now leading colleges and universities worldwide
April 18, 2024
Headshots of Dr. Beck Taylor, Dr. Elizabeth Davis, Brad Carson and Dr. Gregory Williams

Last fall, Baylor was named among TIME magazine’s top 40 colleges for future leaders. In their research, the publication’s editors studied the resumes of 2,000 U.S. leaders to see where they got their start — with Baylor standing out among the nation’s best.

That’s certainly true in the field of education, where countless Baylor alumni are serving as principals, deans, superintendents, etc. In the world of higher ed, almost 40 Baylor Bears are the top executives at colleges and universities around the world; here’s a quick rundown of those currently serving as presidents and chancellors:

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University Scholar Wins Baylor’s Unprecedented Fourth Consecutive Churchill Scholarship
April 18, 2024
Student in a shirt and tie in front of a flowering tree and wooden fence

Alagu Subramanian, B.A. ’23, a University Scholar with concentrations in biology, medical humanities and business administration, is Baylor University's fourth consecutive Churchill Scholar, an unprecedented achievement for the prestigious and highly selective scholarship in science, mathematics and engineering.

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Baylor Mourns ‘Miss Baylor,’ Prominent Alumna Lanella Spinks Gray
April 17, 2024
Lanella Spinks Gray in a pink sweater sitting in a rocking chair

Baylor University mourns the death of beloved alumna and unofficial Independence historian Lanella Spinks Gray, B.A. ’54, of Houston on April 6. Gray, who was known as ‘Miss Baylor,’ became well known among Baylor’s students while serving as host to Baylor Line Camp groups visiting the University’s original campus site in Independence, Texas.

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Baylor Biologist Receives Prestigious Early Career Award from the National Science Foundation
April 17, 2024
Sarah Kienle, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology at Baylor University

Sarah Kienle, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology at Baylor University, has received the prestigious Career Development Award from the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization.

 

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Baylor University Honors Outstanding Faculty for 2023-2024
April 16, 2024
a collage of 12 images depicting the 2024 Outstanding Faculty Award recipients

Twelve Baylor University professors have been honored with Outstanding Faculty Awards for teaching, scholarship and contributions to the academic community for the 2023-2024 academic year.

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Baylor Associate Director of Bands Receives Highest Honor in Wind Studies, Guest Conducts "The President's Own" United States Marine Band
April 16, 2024
Odijima American Bandmasters

WACO, Texas (April 16, 2024) – Isaiah Odajima, M.M. ’99, D.M.A., associate professor of ensembles and associate director of bands in the Baylor University School of Music, was inducted into the American Bandmasters Association at the organization’s national convention in Washington, D.C., and served as a guest conductor for "The President's Own" United States Marine Band. 

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Spring Storm Season Is Here: Stay Safe and Informed with Baylor Alert and State-of-the-Art Weather Tracking
April 16, 2024
Spring Storm Season

Spring in Central Texas can be a beautiful season with abundant wildflowers, outdoor sporting events and bright blue skies – but it also can bring an increase in severe weather, including thunderstorms with lightning, hail, strong winds, heavy rains and heightened tornado risks.

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Premiere welcomes thousands of future Bears to campus for open house
April 15, 2024
Students in Hurd Welcome Center's ballroom for Baylor Premiere

The demand for a Baylor education has never been higher. We saw that last fall, when the university received more than 56,000 applications for Fall 2024 — and we saw it again Saturday, when more than 6,000 prospective students and family members were on campus for Premiere.

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Piano Professor’s Article on How Cueing, Breath Work Support Young Musicians’ Well-being Awarded American Music Teacher Article of the Year
April 12, 2024
Lesley McAllister

The Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) has recognized Lesley McAllister, D.M.A., professor of piano, director of piano pedagogy and director of the keyboard studies division in Baylor University’s School of Music, with the honor of American Music Teacher Article of the Year for her article, “The Language of Awareness: How Cueing and Breath Work Impact the Music Lesson.” 

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Baylor physics profs explain some of the eclipse phenomena we saw Monday
April 12, 2024
Time-lapse compilation photo of the eclipse over Pat Neff Hall

During Eclipse Over Texas on Monday, 50+ representatives of Baylor’s Department of Physics were on hand at McLane Stadium to assist and educate those in attendance. We asked a couple of them — Dr. Lorin Swint Matthews (BS ’94, PhD ’98) and Dr. Barbara Castainheria Endl — to help us understand what we saw during the eclipse.

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$1.5 Million Gift to Baylor University Establishes Electrical and Computer Engineering Chair
April 11, 2024
George H. Heilmeier, showing an RCA LCD screen

Baylor University today announced a $1.5 million gift from the family of George Heilmeier through the Heilmeier-Jarvie Family Foundation, of Plano, Texas, establishing The George Heilmeier Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering to attract, retain and support innovative research and teaching within the School of Engineering and Computer Science.

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National Bioethics Bowl Comes to Baylor University April 12-13
April 11, 2024
Doctor holding in hand Bioethics

Baylor University is the host site of the 2024 National Bioethics Bowl, an intercollegiate academic competition on April 12-13 in which students from U.S. colleges and universities debate a wide variety of bioethics topics.

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2023 Baylor Staff Award Winners
April 11, 2024
Staff Award Winners
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Meet Baylor’s expert on equine-assisted therapies for autistic children
April 11, 2024
Dr. Beth Lanning standing next to a horse

When Dr. Beth Lanning (BSED ’89, MSED ’91) first came to Baylor as a student, she wanted to become a large animal veterinarian. It seemed a natural fit for someone who grew up training and showing horses, but after some time in that course of study, she realized she didn’t want to be a veterinarian. So, she switched to engineering, then pre-health. It was a circuitous path that led her to her current role in Baylor’s Department of Public Health, where she combines aspects of all of these streams in her work.

Today, Lanning serves as professor and associate chair of public health, and the two-time Baylor grad has built a reputation as a leading researcher into the impact of human-animal interventions for children with autism, adults with PTSD, and more.

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Presidential Perspective - April 11, 2024
April 11, 2024
Photo of the Week - April 11, 2024

This week has provided a tremendous opportunity to showcase Baylor and the Waco community across the United States and around the world with Monday’s total solar eclipse – which was even more spectacular than I could ever have imagined. 

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Emmy Award-Winning Filmmaker, Author Henry Louis Gates Jr. to Present the 2024 Beall-Russell Lecture in the Humanities
April 10, 2024
Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Baylor University and the Waco community will have the opportunity to hear from Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, literary scholar and author Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. during this year’s Beall-Russell Lecture in the Humanities at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, at Waco Hall, 624 Speight Ave. 

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Baylor Graduate, Professional Programs Across Disciplines Ranked by U.S. News
April 9, 2024
Aerial view of Pat Neff Hall and Old Main skyline, Baylor University campus

Highlighted by Top 20 graduate programs across disciplines ranging from physical therapy and nursing to entrepreneurship and trial advocacy, Baylor University graduate and professional programs were among those nationally ranked in the 2024 Best Graduate Schools rankings, released today by U.S. News& World Report.

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Baylor Symposium to Examine Hunger as a Key Driver of Migration
April 9, 2024
Soldiers giving food to a mature woman at a community center

A three-day Baylor University symposium on “Migration and Food Needs: Latin American and U.S. Perspectives” will bring together scholars, practitioners, policymakers and students April 16-18 in an exploration of the crucial intersections between food, migration, religion, economic opportunity and human flourishing, including the culinary contributions of migrants to U.S. communities.

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CANCELED: Tornado WATCH in Effect Until 5 p.m. CDT for Waco, McLennan County
April 9, 2024
Tornado stormy weather

CANCELED at 4:25 pm CT: The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado WATCH for Central Texas, including Waco and McLennan County, Texas, effective until 5 p.m. CDT tonight (Tuesday, April 9, 2024).

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Diadeloso 2024: Day of the Bear, Day of the Eclipse
April 9, 2024
Students take in the Eclipse from Fountain Mall during Diadeloso

A total solar eclipse AND an annual campus-wide celebration? Diadeloso (the “Day of the Bear”) has been a Baylor tradition for almost a century now — but never like this.

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Baylor Undergraduates Set Record Pace for Earning Major Fellowships, Awards
April 4, 2024
2024 scholarship recipients

Guided by their faculty mentors and supported by the Office of Engaged Learning, Baylor University undergraduates are off to a record-breaking pace for attaining some of the most prestigious and highly competitive fellowships and awards at the national and international level.

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Presidential Perspective - April 4, 2024
April 4, 2024
Photo of the Week - April 4, 2024

This Monday is a BIG DAY – not just for Baylor, but for the greater Waco community and beyond – as we experience the total solar eclipse. This will be the last total solar eclipse of the century visible in Texas.

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Baylor Researchers to Study Psychological Effects of Experiencing a Total Solar Eclipse
April 4, 2024
people watching solar eclipse

With Waco, Texas in the path of totality for the 2024 solar eclipse, Baylor University researchers have a first-hand opportunity to study the effects that people might feel as they witness this once-in-a-lifetime experience. 

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Baylor to Test Outdoor Tornado Sirens at 10 a.m. Friday, April 5, 2024
April 3, 2024
Sign that reads "Are You Ready?" with lightning and dark skies in the background

Baylor University will join City of Waco and McLennan County partners – in cooperation with the Waco/McLennan County Office of Emergency Management – to conduct a regular test of its Outdoor Warning System (tornado sirens) at 10 a.m. Friday, April 5. The University’s testing period will be from 10 to 11 a.m.

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Five ways Baylor graduate students advance the Baylor mission
April 3, 2024
A graduate student receives her hood at Commencement

This week is Graduate Student Appreciation Week, a chance to celebrate the 5,500+ graduate students who pursue their calling at Baylor. Although they comprise nearly a quarter of BU’s overall enrollment, their contributions can fly under the radar — but not to those with whom they serve.

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Biannual Steppin’ Out Encourages Collaboration Between Baylor Students and Waco Community
April 3, 2024
Steppin Out 2024

More than 1,450 students will volunteer at over 50 sites around Waco during Baylor University’s biannual Steppin’ Out community service event from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 6. A beloved Baylor tradition, Steppin’ Out is a student-led day of community service specifically dedicated to helping Waco residents. 

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Baylor Symphony Orchestra Set to Make Bass Performance Hall Debut in April with Miguel Harth-Bedoya at the Podium
April 2, 2024
M Harth-Bedoya Conducting Baylor Symphony

The award-winning Baylor University Symphony Orchestra will make its Bass Performance Hall debut at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, in Fort Worth, Texas. The Baylor Symphony Orchestra will perform a varied and interesting program of music with renowned Maestro Miguel Harth-Bedoya.

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Beall Poetry Festival Celebrates 30th Year at Baylor
March 28, 2024
Beall Poetry Festival 2024

Baylor University will host the 30th annual Beall Poetry Festival April 3-5, a distinguished American literary event featuring contemporary poetry with readings, a panel discussion and the Virginia Beall Ball Lecture on Contemporary Poetry.

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Easter Greeting from Baylor
March 28, 2024
Easter Greeting from Baylor University

Easter invites us to reflect upon the glory of our Savior’s resurrection and rejoice in the gift of salvation through Jesus Christ. 

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Baylor Public Health Researcher Receives Career Development Award from the American Heart Association
March 27, 2024
Rebecca Jones-Antwi, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Public Health in Baylor University’s Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences

Rebecca Jones-Antwi, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Public Health in Baylor University’s Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, has received a three-year Career Development Award from the American Heart Association for her project, “Stuck in the Middle: The Intersectionality of Multiracial Adults and Cardiovascular Health.” 

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Meet 32 Baylor women who have made their marks on the world of education
March 26, 2024
Headshots of Ann Miller, Dr. Linda Livingstone and Dr. Vivienne Malone-Mayes

Countless women have come through the halls of Baylor before going on to do amazing things. Here’s a look at some Baylor Bears who have made big impacts in education — at Baylor and beyond:

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Baylor University Announces Naming of Curb S3E Program, Gift to Business
March 21, 2024
Curb Sales Strategy in Sports and Entertainment (S3E) Program lab in Baylor's Hankamer School of Business

Baylor University has announced the naming of the Hankamer School of Business’s Curb Sales Strategy in Sports and Entertainment (S3E) program – formerly known as the Sports Strategy and Sales program – honoring leading music and entertainment executive Mike Curb of Nashville, Tennessee. 

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Baylor First in Line Program Receives 2024 Bronze NASPA Excellence Award
March 21, 2024
first generation college students celebrate

Baylor University's First in Line program  has been selected as the 2024 NASPA Excellence Award Bronze Honoree for First-generation Student Success. The Excellence Awards annually recognize members who are transforming higher education through outstanding programs and innovative services. 

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Accounting and Business Law Professor Honored by Senior Class as Collins Outstanding Professor
March 21, 2024
Lotte Bostick, JD.

Baylor University’s 2024 senior class has selected Lotte Bostick, J.D., CPA, assistant clinical professor in the Department of Accounting and Business Law at Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business, as the 2024 Collins Outstanding Professor. 

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Making the Most of the Total Solar Eclipse
March 21, 2024
Family viewing a total eclipse.

Baylor education expert offers tips on how to enjoy the eclipse with children

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Presidential Perspective - March 21, 2024
March 21, 2024
Photo of the Week, March 21, 2024

This Sunday begins a very special time in the Christian calendar – the start of Holy Week. At Baylor we are blessed to be ushered into this time of reflection on Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection with FM72, a student-led gathering this Sunday through Wednesday on Fountain Mall in the heart of campus.

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Baylor Anthropologist Receives Prestigious Early Career Award from Human Biology Association
March 21, 2024
Sam Urlacher, Ph.D.

WACO, Texas (March 21, 2024) – The Human Biology Association has honored Samuel S. Urlacher, Ph.D., assistant professor and graduate program director for the Department of Anthropology at Baylor University, with its premier early career award in the field – the 2024 Michael A. Little Early Career Award – for Urlacher’s work and research as a human evolutionary biologist.

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Diadeloso and the Solar Eclipse FAQ
March 20, 2024
Dia and the Eclipse April 8

Baylor University will celebrate Diadeloso on Monday, April 8, the same day as the total solar eclipse. While much of Dia will be the same, there are some changes and additions you should be aware of before you join in the fun. 

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Meet 12 Baylor women who have made names for themselves in the arts
March 19, 2024
Channing Godfrey Peoples, Angela Kinsey, and Joanna Gaines

Countless women have come through the halls of Baylor before going on to do amazing things. Here’s a look at some Baylor Bears who have made names for themselves in the arts — locally, nationally and internationally:

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Baylor men’s & women’s basketball programs roll into March Madness
March 18, 2024
Photos of Baylor men's and women's basketball celebrating on the court

For the ninth time in the last 10 postseasons, both the Baylor men’s and women’s basketball teams are going dancing!

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Remembering a Baylor legend: Ann Miller
March 15, 2024
Portrait photo of Ann Miller

It never takes long in any conversation about “great Baylor teachers” for the name “Ann Miller” to surface.

As a two-time Baylor graduate (BA ’49, MA ’51), a Baylor English professor for more than 40 years, and part of Baylor’s first class of Master Teachers, Miller was Baylor through and through.

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Meet Baylor’s nationally recognized expert on promoting active living in communities
March 14, 2024
Dr. Renée Umstattd Meyer

Think about the community you call home. Does its setup encourage you (and those around you) to be active? Is there a track or walking path for adults, or a playscape for kids? Can you ride your bike to work or the store? Is the area walkable?

Dr. Renée Umstattd Meyer (BSED ’00) has built a nationally recognized research career thinking about questions like these, and has put that research to work helping communities across the country better support the health of their residents.

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Presidential Perspective - March 14, 2024
March 14, 2024
Photo of the Week - March 14, 2024

We call ourselves the Baylor Family and that was certainly evident yesterday as the University received approximately 3,500 gifts from individuals who gave so generously and helped us raise more than $2.24 million (and counting) for the annual Baylor Giving Day.

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Baylor Environmental Scientist Earns Research Support from NASA’s Early Career Investigator Program in Earth Science
March 14, 2024
Yang Li, Ph.D., assistant professor of environmental science at Baylor, leads students at G.W. Carver Middle School in Waco on a STEM Day experiment on air quality and human health.

Yang Li, Ph.D., assistant professor of environmental science at Baylor University, has won a competitive NASA Early Career Investigator Program in Earth Science award that supports outstanding scientific research and career development of scientists and engineers at the early stage of their professional careers. 

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The Magic and Mystery of π (Pi)
March 12, 2024
Happy Pi Day

Baylor mathematics chair Dorina Mitrea, Ph.D., explains what makes Pi important.

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Baylor Club Hosts Faculty and Staff Social Hour
March 4, 2024
photo of the Baylor Club

The Baylor Club at McLane Stadium is more than just a dining destination; it’s a place where connections are made, and memories are created. Baylor Club offers a unique blend of upscale dining, social events, and professional networking opportunities, all against the backdrop of panoramic views of the Brazos River and the Baylor Campus. 

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February BaylorPLUS Salutes
March 1, 2024
campus leaves

See which of your peers have been nominated for their "above and beyond" service in the month of February! Salutes may be submitted by colleagues, students or parents throughout the year. Nominate someone today!

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Student Employment 101
March 1, 2024
Student Hiring

The Office of Student Employment is launching a new resource to help you with student employees - Student Employment 101! Join us for our kickoff meeting on Friday, March 15 to learn more about how the Office of Student Employment can support your department. Join the Student Employment 101 Teams Channel to attend the kickoff meeting and stay connected with Student Employment!  

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Staff Performance Review Training Available
March 1, 2024
performance plan

Staff Performance review is under way and HR has a new resource to assist you. Currently, HR is offering a one-hour course called “Best Practices to Write Your Performance Review Self Evaluation.” Sessions are available from March 5 through March 14 and a recorded version will be made available later. Click the title to learn more and register.

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Annual Easter Egg Hunt
March 1, 2024
Egg Hunt

The members of Kappa Kappa Gamma invite all faculty, staff, your children, and grandchildren to their Annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Mayborn Museum Bill Daniel Historic Village on Wednesday, March 27! Please arrive no later than 5:00pm for a fun egg hunt. Children of all ages are welcome.

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“A New Force at Sea” To Be Featured as Part of Readers Meet the Author Series
February 29, 2024
David A. Smith Headshot

Just after Baylor’s Spring Break, on Wednesday, March 13, at Noon in Moody Library, David A. Smith, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer in History, will discuss his latest book, "A New Force at Sea: George Dewey and the Rise of the American Navy," with Ronald Angelo Johnson, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History, and The Ralph and Bessie Mae Lynn Chair of History, as part of the Readers Meet the Author Series. This event is free and open to the public. Audience Q&A, a reception with light refreshments, and a book signing will follow.

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Presidential Perspective - February 29, 2024
February 29, 2024
Photo of the Week - February 29, 2024

In addition to being a leap year, today is a special day as Baylor will host the 2024 Collegiate Day of Prayer live from Waco Hall.

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Baylor to Test Outdoor Tornado Sirens at 10 a.m. Friday, March 1, 2024
February 27, 2024
A sign says Are You Ready with a background of dark clouds and lightning

Baylor University will join City of Waco and McLennan County partners – in cooperation with the Waco/McLennan County Office of Emergency Management – to conduct a regular test of its Outdoor Warning System (tornado sirens) at 10 a.m. Friday, March 1.

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Baylor Mathematicians Create New Math Track at Crossroads of Geometry and Harmonic Analysis
February 27, 2024
Drs. Dorina and Marius Mitrea  with their five-volume monograph, Geometric Harmonic Analysis.

Dorina, Marius and Irina Mitrea complete “epic journey” with five-volume research monograph that lays foundations for a new genre of mathematics.

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Jet Lag Is a Drag: Why It Happens and How to Avoid It
February 26, 2024
Man asleep on globe pillow with jet lag

Anyone who has traveled has probably experienced jet lag – that exhausted feeling that comes after long travel and trips. With the spring and summer travel seasons ahead, travelers can prevent some of the effects of jet lag through planning and preparation, says Baylor University sleep expert Michael Scullin, Ph.D..

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Scenes from Sing 2024
February 26, 2024
Kappa Omega Tau performing 'Sweet Gingerbread Man'

After countless hours of planning, practicing and performing, All University Sing 2024 is in the books. Over the last two weeks, hundreds of Baylor students put their hard work on display performing for thousands of Baylor students, alumni and friends in Waco Hall (plus a streaming audience online for Saturday’s finale).

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Celebration of Life Set for Dr. Jeff Forsse on March 2; Baylor Mourns Death of HHPR Faculty Member
February 26, 2024
Steeple of Baylor's Truett Seminary beneath the sun with blue skies and clouds

Baylor University is mourning the death of Jeff Forsse, Ph.D., clinical assistant professor in the Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation in Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences. Dr. Forsee died tragically in a farming accident on Feb. 24.

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Ceremonial Groundbreaking of Memorial to Enslaved Persons Highlights Baylor Board of Regents Meeting
February 23, 2024
Baylor Regents, Commission Members and University Leadership perform a ceremonial "turning of the dirt" during the groundbreaking for the Memorial to Enslaved Persons.

Gathering on Baylor University’s historic Founders Mall alongside members of the University and Waco communities, the Baylor Board of Regents concluded its regular quarterly meeting today with a ceremonial groundbreaking of the Memorial to Enslaved Persons, one of the recommendations in the final report from the University’s Commission on Historic Campus Representations.

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Baylor Celebrates National Engineers Week in Waco-Area Schools
February 23, 2024
Students cheer as the catapult they built hits the basketball goal-type target.

Baylor University partnered with schools in three Waco-area districts to celebrate National Engineers Week through hands-on engineering experiences with Baylor faculty and students. 

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This Baylor alum leads World Vision’s efforts in Colombia and Venezuela
February 23, 2024
Peter Gape (wearing a World Vision hat) posing with children

When he came to Baylor from the Philippines in the 1990s, Peter Gape (MA ’91, MA ’94) knew broadly that he wanted to serve internationally. But his time in Waco helped focus that desire, and sparked a calling that led him to leadership in one of the globe’s largest international service organizations — World Vision.

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Presidential Perspective - February 22, 2024
February 22, 2024
Photo of the Week - February 22, 2024

It’s a big week on the Baylor campus as tomorrow we will host a ceremonial groundbreaking at 1:30 p.m. for the future Memorial to Enslaved Persons on Founders Mall. The Memorial will incorporate new areas of reflection, gathering and community that honor Baylor’s complete history and our original campus in Independence.

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Discovering DH: Honoring Women’s Stories
February 21, 2024
Discovering DH: Honoring Women's Stories

The University Libraries, College of Arts & Sciences and the Office of the Provost at Baylor University will host a joint event – Discovering DH: Honoring Women’s Stories – featuring five presentations from women faculty highlighting their scholarship in the digital humanities. 

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