How God made His plans for one Baylor student ‘clear as concrete’
Some students arrive at Baylor having dreamed of being a Bear for years. Others just sort of find themselves at Baylor, without much forethought. And then there are those who don’t plan on becoming...
View ArticleFaculty, staff & students pitch in to welcome Baylor’s Class of 2019
If you’ve never experienced a Baylor Move-In Day, we have to tell you — there’s nothing quite like it. After the newest group of students and their parents make the usually long and exhausting trip to...
View ArticleTop 10 words of wisdom from alumni for Baylor freshmen
On Facebook this morning, Baylor asked a simple question of the university’s 155,000+ followers: What one piece of advice would you share with #Baylor freshmen today on their first day of college?...
View ArticleNew Foster Campus impresses in its debut
The start of classes Monday also meant the debut of Baylor’s Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation, the new home for the Hankamer School of Business. Built just down Third Street from the...
View ArticleBrad Paisley to headline Traditions Rally 2015
For several years now, Baylor students and the Waco community have celebrated the start of football season with a combined pep rally and concert known as Traditions Rally. In 2012, Texas country...
View ArticleNew commercial showcases Baylor professors’ caring nature
Viewers who tune in Friday’s Baylor-SMU football game — a nationally televised contest on ESPN — will see more than just a good football team; they’ll also get a glimpse at the heart of Baylor, as the...
View ArticleWho’s the most #BaylorProud? Vote now!
A few weeks ago, we asked you, Baylor Nation, to post pictures to Twitter and Instagram of how you show your Baylor pride. After sorting through hundreds of photos, we’ve picked 29 finalists for the...
View ArticleBaylor named nation’s top private school for fashion merchandising
High school students dreaming of a career in the fashion business but also wanting the experience of a four-year private school can find no better spot for both than Baylor. So says a new ranking from...
View ArticleWho’s the most #BaylorProud? It’s…
After hundreds of contest entries and thousands of votes, the winner of the 2015 “Are You #BaylorProud?” photo contest is… Rhonda Black, BBA ’98! Rhonda wins a $250 gift card to the Baylor Bookstore;...
View ArticleBrad Paisley concert highlights a busy weekend on campus
Thousands of Baylor students and members of the Waco community packed Fountain Mall Friday night to welcome country superstar Brad Paisley, whose “Country Nation” college tour was at the center of the...
View ArticleFall numbers show record enrollment, retention rate & interest in Baylor
The fall semester has been in session for almost a month now. Class schedules have been finalized, students have established their routines, and Baylor has officially run the numbers for this year’s...
View ArticleDouble-major in math records 3.96 GPA — and stars for Big 12 champion golf team
When the Baylor women’s golf team won its first Big 12 Championship last spring, it was then-junior Laura Lonardi who paced the Bears. The native of Verona, Italy, recorded the best score on the team...
View ArticleFive Bears headed abroad thanks to Fulbright programs
We all know Baylor students are smarter than your average bear (or college student). The Fulbright U.S. Student Program seems to agree, too, based on how many awards it gave Baylor students and recent...
View ArticleWhy return for #BaylorHomecoming?
Two weeks from today, #BaylorHomecoming 2015 will be in full swing. Some of you reading this no doubt finalized your plans to return months ago, but perhaps a few of you are still on the fence,...
View ArticleHappy 85th birthday, Memorial Hall!
Interest in a Baylor education has never been higher, and that has led to the largest student bodies in Baylor history. That, in turn, has caused the university to both build new residential halls...
View ArticleIt’s #BaylorHomecoming Week!
Baylor celebrates homecoming like nobody else — but what else would you expect from the place where collegiate homecomings began? This weekend, thousands of alumni will return to campus to “catch that...
View ArticleBaylor ties the key to reuniting this long-separated family
Baylor senior Emily Knaub may have a better understanding of the phrase “Baylor family” than anyone. Like many Bears, she was born into a Baylor family; her mother, Lisa Pardo, graduated from Baylor...
View ArticleRain or shine, it’s up to you to make #BaylorHomecoming fun
With heavy rain, thunderstorms and even flash flooding in the forecast for this weekend, Baylor officials made the difficult call Thursday to make major changes to the Homecoming schedule — most...
View ArticleLooking back at Baylor Homecoming 2015 (through the rain)
Homecoming celebrations at Baylor go back more than 100 years, but I’m not sure we’ve ever had one quite like this before. Record-setting rainfall — nearly 12 inches over the long weekend — led to the...
View ArticleHappy 20th birthday, BIC!
Twenty years ago, Baylor welcomed students on a journey unlike any other in academia — an interconnected curriculum, global in scope, that provided students with a different and comprehensive way to...
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