Move2BU crew welcomes Baylor’s Class of 2020
The smartest (and second-largest) class in Baylor history has moved into its new home — but the Class of 2020 (and their families) didn’t have to do it alone. Almost 3,400 Baylor students, professors...
View ArticleMissions Line Camp student: ‘It’s not about whether they know who to thank’
While most Baylor Line Camp participants took part in a camp on the Baylor campus, two special Line Camps took place far from Waco. One of those took incoming freshmen to Guatemala, where they not...
View ArticleHankamer/Cashion complex and Penland Hall debut new looks
A new school year means the start of a new era for the Hankamer/Cashion complex and Penland Hall, which both reopened for the 2016-17 school year to rave reviews after spending the past year...
View ArticleLet’s stand together — for our students
One week from today, Baylor football will kick off the 2016 season by hosting Northwestern State at McLane Stadium. The game on the field will feature a lot of firsts — most notably, the first game...
View ArticleBaylor coaches, student-athletes serve flood-ravaged Louisiana residents
Over Labor Day weekend, the Baylor softball and baseball teams spent Labor Day weekend in Louisiana — but not for competition, practice, or even team-building. No, the coaches and student-athletes...
View ArticleOne month to Homecoming 2016!
The nation’s oldest collegiate Homecoming celebration returns exactly a month from today: Baylor Homecoming 2016! If you haven’t already, it’s time to start thinking about Homecoming. Clear your...
View ArticleBaylor matches best-ever U.S. News ranking, moves to No. 4 in Texas
When U.S. News released its latest ranking of national universities yesterday, the headlines around Texas didn’t focus on Baylor’s individual rank (although at No. 71, it matched the university’s...
View ArticleFrom Greek life to quidditch, Baylor student organizations offer something...
Pop quiz: How many Baylor students participate in official student organizations? How many student organizations does Baylor offer? Before you guess, take into consideration all the Greek...
View ArticleIt’s #BaylorHomecoming Week!
In 1909, Baylor hosted the first collegiate homecoming celebration in the nation. This weekend, we again renew that tradition, as thousands of alumni return to campus to “catch that Baylor spirit...
View ArticleA Baylor Homecoming love story
Baylor Homecoming 2009 was a special one for the Baylor family, as we celebrated the 100th anniversary of Baylor’s (and the nation’s) first collegiate Homecoming. But for Joey Garland, BS ’13, and...
View Article#BaylorHomecoming 2016: A Look Back
Thousands of Baylor family members mingling on campus. A beautiful, sunny weekend. Another Baylor football win, as the Bears improved to 6-0 on the season. All in all, another wonderful Baylor...
View ArticleMcLane family gift to help renovate new home of Baylor nursing
Thanks to “Fixer Upper,” the Baylor family is more familiar with home renovation than ever. And now, thanks to a gift from the McLane family, Baylor nursing is preparing to renovate its new home. In...
View ArticleMoody Memorial Library: The heart of Baylor’s academic endeavors for 50 years...
Moody Memorial Library. For half a century, it’s been where textbooks are studied, all-nighters are pulled, projects are procrastinated, and friendships are formed. So much time is spent in “Club...
View ArticleWhat’s it like to have a professor living in your dorm?
One of the strongest memories I have of my first days at Baylor was meeting the professor who lived in my residence hall. She invited us into her home and fed us all kinds of snacks and goodies while...
View ArticleUnique class hymns welcome Baylor freshmen to campus each fall
While it’s common for incoming freshmen to be welcomed to college by campus leaders, it’s not so common for that encouragement to come in the form of a hymn — but that’s what we do at Baylor. Since...
View ArticleAmidst personal crisis, student learns the true meaning of ‘Baylor family’
No one would have blamed Maggie Plaster for dropping out. Last spring, her husband, Jerry, suffered a hemorrhagic stroke on his brain stem; doctors told her that victims of his sort have only a 13%...
View ArticlePartnerships with XULA and South Texas College will expand BU students’...
Baylor is now in Louisiana and South Texas! Last month, the university officially signed agreements launching two new programs — an exchange program with Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA), and a...
View ArticleBaylor yearbook named nation’s best for 2nd time in 4 years
For the second time in four years, the Baylor Round Up has been named the best collegiate yearbook in the nation — and that was just one of a host of honors won by Baylor journalism students in recent...
View ArticleSupport of Baylor family boosts BU freshman during lymphoma battle
On September 10, Cole Harrison was a typical Baylor freshman, running the Line with thousands of his classmates and cheering on a Baylor football victory over SMU. (That’s him at center above, wearing...
View ArticleBaylor entrepreneurship program among nation’s top 5 for 8th straight year
In 2007, Baylor’s entrepreneurship program was ranked 23rd in the nation by Entrepreneur magazine and The Princeton Review. A year later, the program moved up to No. 12 nationally. And in 2009, it...
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