Filmmakers, CEOs and authors highlight notable 2018 Baylor campus visitors
Chances are, if you attended Baylor, you ended up attending a speech or presentation by someone pretty cool. After all, seven presidents have visited campus, as well as actors, authors, musicians,...
View ArticleThe best photos from Baylor Study Abroad 2018
Every year, Baylor’s Study Abroad program holds a photo contest for students who studied abroad during the previous calendar year. It’s a wonderful opportunity for students to display their artist...
View Article12 podcasts for Baylor Bears on the go
Whether it’s due to one’s learning style or schedule, for some people, reading news online just doesn’t work. They prefer an audible format — books on tape, podcasts, etc. If that sounds like you —...
View Article4 Baylor Bears whose lights are shining bright
Over the past year, you might have noticed we’ve been focusing a lot on “Baylor Lights.” One of the university’s goals has been to share stories from the Baylor Family about how Bears are shining...
View ArticleUnderstanding the foundational pillars that support Illuminate
Last year, the Baylor Family was introduced to Illuminate, the university’s academic strategic plan to guide Baylor further towards its goals as a preeminent Christian research institution. A lot of...
View ArticleBaylor philanthropy initiative serves Waco as it teaches students to give
Each semester, students in Baylor’s Philanthropy & the Public Good class distribute more than $50,000 to local non-profits. It’s common for students to enter the course underestimating the demands...
View ArticleCatching up with Dany Perez, a year after her big surprise in the Ferrell Center
It’s been almost exactly a year since Baylor President Linda Livingstone surprised incoming freshman Dany Perez with a full-tuition scholarship on the court at a Baylor basketball game. At that time,...
View ArticleBaylor baseball opens 2019 with highest preseason ranking in a decade
When head coach Steve Rodriguez fills out the lineup card for the 2019 Baylor Baseball season opener, he’ll have plenty of familiar faces to choose from. The cyclical nature of college sports doesn’t...
View ArticleBaylor faculty & students honored for career contributions and promising new...
It’s always impressive when any one Baylor student or professor wins a statewide, national or even international award — but recently, Bears have been winning so many awards that we can’t write about...
View ArticleHappy 100th birthday, Baylor Chamber!
A quick, four-question pop quiz for you: What Baylor student organization cares for our live bear mascots? Who are the students lead the Baylor Line at football games? Who organizes Baylor Homecoming?...
View Article11 ideas for the best Baylor graduation photos
Graduation is just around the corner, which means you’re likely to see a Baylor senior dressed up in his/her cap and gown on campus on a daily basis. That’s right — it’s grad photo session season, and...
View ArticleScenes from Sing 2019
After countless hours of planning, practicing and performing, Sing 2019 is complete. Over the past two weeks, hundreds of Baylor students put their hard work on display as they performed for thousands...
View ArticleGive Light projects: Tidwell Bible Building renovation
Practically every Baylor student over the past 60+ years has taken at least one class in Tidwell Bible Building, home today to the university’s religion and history departments. When Baylor announced...
View ArticleWhat’s the prettiest spot on Baylor’s campus?
The Baylor Instagram account recently posed a very important question: “Are you team Old Main or Pat Neff for prettiest spot on campus?” Hordes of Bears, old and new, took to the comments to share...
View ArticleBaylor’s Green and Gold Weekend — essentially, spring Homecoming — returns in...
Last year, Baylor introduced a new event called “Green and Gold Weekend” — essentially, a spring Homecoming, centered around Baylor football’s spring game but also including other events for students,...
View ArticleGive Light projects: An expanded Memorial & Alexander for the Honors...
Last fall, Baylor announced the launch of “Give Light” — a $1.1 billion fundraising campaign to support the university’s strategic plan, Illuminate. Among the campaign’s planned capital projects is a...
View ArticleNew to the ‘Baylor Connections’ podcast? Here’s where to start
Not everyone can make it to campus to learn more about a program of interest, or find time to visit with President Livingstone about Baylor’s exciting future ambitions. But… through the “Baylor...
View ArticleSeeking the heart of God in the heart of Baylor’s campus
In the spring of 1945, a group of Baylor students prayed for spiritual renewal for 90 straight days. Their prayers led to a movement that helped inspire ministries on campus and around the world, from...
View ArticleBaylor academics, athletics unify behind the interlocking BU
More than 120 years ago, Baylor students were inspired by a field of dandelions to make green and gold the school colors. More than 100 years ago, the bear was voted in as Baylor’s mascot (outpacing...
View ArticleBaylor’s intramural engagement among nation’s best
If you’re a Baylor graduate or student, there’s a pretty decent chance you played an intramural sport at some point during your time on campus. How do we know? Because Baylor has long boasted one of...
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