WACO, Texas (January 19, 2016) – The Baylor University School of Music will host its Spring Lyceum Series, offering Baylor and the surrounding community the opportunity to participate in a variety of performances by some of the nation’s leading musicians.

WACO, Texas (Jan. 19, 2016) – Baylor art professors will have their work showcased in an exhibition from Thursday, Jan. 21 to Sunday, Feb. 28 in the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center.
The biennial exhibition will feature original works of art from the following faculty:

WACO, Texas (Jan. 19, 2016) – The Baylor Research and Innovation Collaborative (BRIC) will host Henry “Fritz” Schaefer, Ph.D., for its next “BRIC Foundations: Perspectives from Leaders in Innovation” lecture series event on Thursday, Jan. 21, and Friday, Jan. 22.

WACO, Texas (Jan. 15, 2016) – Baylor University President and Chancellor Ken Starr has announced the appointment of faculty, staff and students to the President’s Advisory Council on Diversity (PACD).

WACO, Texas (Jan. 15, 2016) – In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Baylor University administrative offices will be closed and no classes will be held Monday, Jan. 18.

WACO, Texas (Jan. 15, 2016) - Baylor University will commemorate the life and legacy of Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by participating in the national MLK Day of Service on Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, and joining together at numerous events throughout the Waco and university communities.

WACO, Texas (Jan. 14, 2016) – Baylor University has named Michelle Rae Hebl, Ph.D., Martha and Henry Malcolm Lovett Professor of Psychology at Rice University, as the 2016 recipient of the Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching.

WACO, Texas (Jan. 13, 2016) — Baylor University Symphony Orchestra has won first place in The American Prize competition’s orchestra division for universities and colleges — its second consecutive year to do so — while Baylor Wind Ensemble placed second in the university/college wind competition, the first time it has entered the event.

WACO, Texas (Jan. 5, 2016) — Baylor University’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary has received a $600,000 grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to establish the Youth Spirituality and Sports Institute: Running the Race Well (RRW).

WACO, Texas (Dec. 21, 2015) – As the Baylor University football team made its sixth consecutive bowl appearance and first in Florida, Baylor Nation also took center stage, cheering on the Bears at the Russell Athletic Bowl Dec. 29 in Orlando. The Baylor brand itself likewise was highly visible – on billboards and in newspaper, digital, television and radio ads running throughout Orlando and central Florida.

WACO, Texas (Dec. 18, 2015) – In observance of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, Baylor University will be closed from Dec. 24 to Jan. 1. Administrative offices will have adjusted hours during the break. Classes for the spring semester will begin on Jan. 11.

WACO, Texas (Dec. 17, 2015) – “A Baylor Christmas,” an hour-long program created from the performances of the orchestra and combined choirs of the Baylor University School of Music, will air on Gray Television stations throughout Texas and nine other states during the Christmas holidays.

WACO, Texas (Dec. 17, 2015) — A Christmas carillon recital from the McLane Carillon at Pat Neff Hall will be given in honor of the Dec. 2015 graduates at 12:15 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18.

WACO, Texas (Dec. 16, 2015) – Baylor University is mourning the passing of Billy Williams, B.B.A. ’63, a former football letterwinner, successful businessman and generous benefactor of the University and its students. Williams died Dec. 14 at the age of 74.

WACO, Texas (Dec. 16, 2015) — As the fall semester nears its end, the latest group of students prepare to walk the stage to receive their diplomas. Winter graduates of Baylor University and George W. Truett Theological Seminary will engage in commencement ceremonies Dec. 18 and 19.

WACO, Texas (Dec. 8, 2015) – How do you ignite college students’ interest and participation in philanthropy for the rest of their lives? You give them an opportunity to steward and give away tens of thousands of dollars in a unique and transformational learning environment.

WACO, Texas (Dec. 7, 2015) – John M. Barry, who has served as Baylor University’s vice president for marketing and communications and chief marketing officer for nearly a decade, was named today the new vice president for communications at the University of Richmond, effective Jan. 18, 2016.

WACO, Texas (Dec. 7, 2015) – The Christmas spirit is alive and well at Baylor University’s Mayborn Museum Complex, and everyone is invited to take part.

WACO, Texas (Dec. 3, 2015) – Baylor University is mourning the passing of C.W. (Wally) Christian, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Religion, who taught generations of students as a member of the religion faculty for more than 40 years. A memorial celebration will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at Seventh and James Baptist Church, 602 James Ave. in Waco.

WACO, Texas (Dec. 3, 2015) – Baylor University’s School of Music will present “Festivus for the Rest of Us: A New Music Concert,” at 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, in Meadows Recital Hall.

WACO, Texas (Dec. 2, 2015) – In honor of the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta, a document widely considered as one of the most important in history, Baylor University President and Chancellor Ken Starr will share his thoughts on the importance of the charter.

WACO, Texas (Dec. 2, 2015) – Each year, November is recognized as National Adoption Month, and for the eighth consecutive year, Baylor Law School hosted its pro bono Adoption Day clinic on Nov. 20.

WACO, Texas (Dec. 1, 2015) – It’s about that time of year to break out the warm scarves and sweaters for a few magical winter nights on Baylor’s campus.

WACO, Texas (Dec. 1, 2015) – Baylor University’s Electronic Library will partner with Baylor’s Heavenly Voices Gospel Choir to present “Voices & Vinyl: Selections from the Black Gospel Music Restoration Project” at noon Thursday, Dec. 3, in the Moody Memorial Library Albritton Foyer.

WACO, Texas (Dec. 1, 2015) – Baylor University is mourning the passing of Richard C. Scott, D.B.A., who served the university for nearly 40 years as a faculty member, dean and vice president of development. Scott died Nov. 24 in Waco. He was 81.

WACO, Texas (Dec. 1, 2015) – NASA astronaut, manager and engineer Rick Mastracchio – who has flown aboard American space shuttles and Russian spacecraft and spent time on the International Space Station – will visit Baylor University Dec. 3-4 to give two talks that are free and open to the public.

WACO, Texas (Nov. 24, 2015) – Happy Thanksgiving, Baylor Bears! For the upcoming holiday, Baylor will observe special hours for campus libraries, residence halls and dining. Baylor will not hold classes and all administrative offices will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 25, through Sunday, Nov. 29.

WACO, Texas (Nov. 23, 2015) – When Baylor University senior James Payne saw the children involved in Antioch Community Church’s STARS Mentoring Project reading books and engaging with their mentors, he knew his behind-the-scenes work was making a difference.

WACO, Texas (Nov. 17, 2015) – The 2015 Fall Family Business Forum, hosted by Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business, will host Korbett L. Roberts of Auctoris, Architects of Wealth Preservation Strategies, at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, in Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation Rooms 143 and 144.

WACO, Texas (Nov. 17, 2015) – Baylor University’s Free Enterprise program in the Hankamer School of Business will welcome Ben Kibumba, executive director of Come Let’s Dance – Uganda and pastor of Light The World Church in Nansana, Uganda, for lectures at 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, in the Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation, Room 214.

WACO, Texas (Nov. 16, 2015) – Baylor University’s Martin Museum of Art and the department of art in the College of Arts & Sciences will host their biannual Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) Exhibition from Thursday, Nov. 19, to Tuesday, Nov. 24. To kick off the exhibition, a reception will be held at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, in the Martin Museum of Art.

WACO, Texas (Nov. 16, 2015) — A national grass-roots movement to cut across racial, socioeconomic and denominational divides with a worship and prayer service will return in two years, on Palm Sunday 2017, at Baylor University’s McLane Stadium.

WACO, Texas (Nov. 16, 2015) – Baylor University’s Institute for Family Business will honor the 2015 Texas Family Business of the Year Award winners and finalists at an awards banquet Nov. 19 at Baylor University’s new Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation.

WACO, Texas (Nov. 13, 2015) – Baylor University’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary will welcome theologian, professor and author Alister McGrath, D.Phil. and D.D., for its annual Parchman Endowed Lecture Series on Nov. 17 and 18 in Truett’s Paul W. Powell Chapel.

WACO, Texas (Nov. 13, 2015) – Baylor University’s theatre department will continue their 2015-2016 season with “Nora,” portraying the life of a family who appears picture-perfect but carries a hidden secret that stains their seamless public perception.

WACO, Texas (Nov. 12, 2015) – On Saturday, Nov. 14, Baylor University will welcome ESPN College GameDay to Waco for the second consecutive year for a live broadcast of the popular show. The show airs prior to that night's nationally televised game on ABC between No. 4 Baylor and No. 12 Oklahoma at McLane Stadium.

WACO, Texas (Nov. 12, 2015) – The 2015 W. Dial Black Family Lectures will host Peter Senter, Ph.D., vice president of chemistry and distinguished fellow with Seattle Genetics, for “Potent Antibody-Drug Conjugates for Cancer Therapy: From Early Stage Research to a Clinically Approved Drug,” at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, in the Baylor Sciences Building (BSB) Room B110. The lecture will be preceded by a reception at 3:30 pm in the 2nd floor A-wing lobby of the BSB.

WACO, Texas (Nov. 12, 2015) – Baylor University’s Institute for Studies of Religion will welcome scholar Kevin Lowe, Ph.D., for a lecture on agrarian Christianity at 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, in the Cox Lecture Hall of Armstrong Browning Library.

WACO, Texas (Nov. 12, 2015) – The Baylor Research and Innovation Collaborative will host Uri Treisman, Ph.D., as part of the BRIC Foundations Lecture Series at 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, and 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 13.

WACO, Texas (Nov. 10, 2015) – Baylor University’s Great Texts Program in the Honors College will welcome Giuseppe Mazzotta, Ph.D., for a lecture on Dante’s “Divine Comedy” at 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, in the Alexander Reading Room as part of the Pence Lecture Series.

WACO, Texas (Nov. 6, 2015) – In honor of Veterans Day, Baylor University will host three events to thank those who have served our country.

WACO, Texas (Nov. 6, 2015) – Baylor University’s Mayborn Museum Complex will host its biannual day of education and fun with “Sic ‘Em Science Day,” from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7. The event marks a collaboration between the museum and Baylor University’s departments of chemistry, physics and biology in the College of Arts & Sciences.

WACO, Texas (Nov. 6, 2015) – Baylor University’s Model United Nations (UN) team will welcome high school students from across the region to participate in its annual High School Conference on Saturday, Nov. 7. The event is sponsored by the department of political science in Baylor’s College of Arts & Sciences.

WACO, Texas (Nov. 6, 2015) – Baylor University’s Institute for Studies of Religion will host Matt Daniels, Ph.D., adjunct professor of the Center for Human Rights and International Security at the Institute of World Politics in Washington, D.C., for “Universal Human Rights in the Digital Age” at 3:30 Wednesday, Nov. 11, in Draper Academic Building Room 152.

WACO, Texas (Nov. 6, 2015) – The Texas Tribune, in partnership with Baylor University, will host a free, open-to-the-public, daylong Symposium on Higher Education from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Baylor Club in Waco. In addition to the panel discussions, the event will feature a conversation with Evan Smith, The Texas Tribune’s CEO and editor-in-chief, and Baylor President and Chancellor Ken Starr.

WACO, Texas (Nov. 5, 2015) – Steppin’ Out, Baylor University’s time-honored service tradition, will take place Saturday, Nov. 7, with nearly 1,500 students volunteering at more than 50 sites all over the city of Waco.

WACO, Texas (Nov. 4, 2015) – Baylor University’s department of English, the Honors Program and the University Scholars Program will welcome Jeffrey Ringer, Ph.D., for a lecture on the intersection of rhetoric and religion at 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, in Memorial Drawing Room.

WACO, Texas (Nov. 4, 2015) – The Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion will host a symposium entitled “Light from an Entombed Town: Pompeii and Early Christianity” from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, in Cox Lecture Hall.

WACO, Texas (Nov. 3, 2015) – Baylor University’s Allbritton Art Institute will host internationally recognized artist Frank Stella and acclaimed critic Jason Kaufman at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, in Jones Theatre in the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center.

WACO, Texas (Nov. 3, 2015) — An international expert who helps children with feeding disorders will share ways to be aware of and prevent these disorders on Friday, Nov. 6, at Baylor University’s Mayborn Museum Complex.

WACO, Texas (Nov. 2, 2015) – Baylor University’s department of mathematics in the College of Arts & Sciences will welcome alumnus Alan Schiemenz, Ph.D., to speak as part of the “Life Experiences in Mathematics” lecture series at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, in Sid Richardson Building, Room 344.

WACO, Texas (Nov. 2, 2015) – Baylor University’s Institute for Studies of Religion well welcome Paul Marshall, Ph.D., for a lecture on Islamic-Christian relations at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, in the Cox Lecture Hall of Armstrong Browning Library.

WACO, Texas (Nov. 3, 2015) — Religion scholars from Baylor University’s Institute for Studies of Religion (ISR) will refute surveys that report the decline of American faith during a Nov. 10 conference in Washington, D.C.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 30, 2015) – The Dale P. Jones Ethics Forum was created in 2005 to engage students, faculty, alumni and business leaders in discussions of major ethical issues facing the business world.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 30, 2015) – Baylor University’s department of spiritual life, the Honors Residential College and the Baylor Graduate School will welcome religious historian and theologian Philip Sheldrake, D.D., for a lecture at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, in McClinton Auditorium.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 30, 2015) – Keri Stephens, Ph.D., associate professor in communication studies and the associate director for partnerships with the Center for Health Communication at the University of Texas, will offer a new perspective about communication to Baylor students by drawing from her diverse background in both the hard and social sciences.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 30, 2015) – Baylor University’s School of Music will host two organ concerts, 4 p.m. in Markham Organ Studio and 7:30 p.m. in Jones Concert Hall, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, for the Baylor community.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 30, 2015) – Baylor University’s School of Music will welcome the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio as part of its Distinguished Artist Series at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, in Roxy Grove Hall.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 30, 2015) – Baylor University’s Academy for Leader Development will present “Pain, Hope, Questions, and Community: An Evening with To Write Love on Her Arms” on Tuesday, Nov. 3, in Waco Hall. The event will include a screening of the film “To Write Love on Her Arms” at 3 p.m. and a presentation by the nonprofit’s founder, Jamie Tworkowski, at 6 p.m.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 28, 2015) – "The Spirit of Sports," a symposium hosted by Baylor University's Institute for Faith and Learning, will feature more than 120 presentations by athletes, sports chaplains, college administrators and faculty, coaches and journalists as they explore the moral and cultural significant of sports from a religious perspective.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 28, 2015) - Baylor University is mourning the loss of Elden R. Barrett, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Curriculum and Instruction, who passed away Saturday, Oct. 24, in Waco.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 26, 2015) - Baylor University President and Chancellor, Judge Ken Starr, will join Fifth Circuit Judge Thomas M. Reavley and District of Columbia Circuit Judge Sri Srinivasan at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., for a panel discussion on the difference between the rule of law and the rule of judges.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 23, 2015) – As part of Homecoming 2015, Baylor University and the Baylor Chamber of Commerce unveiled a six-foot by nine-foot artistic structure to immortalize the university’s Eternal Flame tradition. A revered part of Homecoming, the Eternal Flame tradition honors the lives of Baylor basketball players, known as the Immortal Ten, who were killed in a bus-train accident in 1927.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 23, 2015) – Baylor University’s department of English in the College of Arts & Sciences, the Armstrong Browning Library and the Beall Poetry Festival will bring award-winning British authors Ann and Anthony Thwaite to campus to speak about “Writing Lives” on Oct. 28-29.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 23, 2015) – At its annual Homecoming meeting, Baylor University’s Board of Regents today celebrated the announcement of a lead gift and approved the first phase of a planned golf practice facility near campus for Baylor’s nationally recognized men’s and women’s golf teams. Homecoming Weekend also included the Baylor Meritorious Achievement Awards dinner, dedication of the Rosenbalm Fountain and unveiling of the new Eternal Flame structure.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 23, 2015) – Baylor University’s department of political science in the College of Arts & Sciences will welcome Michael Perry, J.D., law professor at Emory University, for a lecture at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, in Bennett Auditorium as part of the Robert T. Miller Lecture Series.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 23, 2015) –Baylor’s department of journalism, public relations and new media and the National Association of Black Journalists will host Chris Jenkins, executive producer of “BrotherSpeak” and assistant local editor at The Washington Post, at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, in Marrs McLean Science Room 101 on Baylor’s campus.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 23, 2015) – Cherry Award Finalist Lisa Russ Spaar, Ph.D., professor of English at the University of Virginia, will present “The Golden Laboratory: Poetry in the Classroom and Why We Need It” at 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, in Bennett Auditorium on Baylor’s campus.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 23, 2015) – Heavy rain on the Baylor University campus did not dampen the spirits of those who gathered Friday to celebrate the dedication of the Rosenbalm Fountain, the centerpiece of a beautification and improvement project that has revived a part of campus central to many of Baylor’s great traditions.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 22, 2015) - Thousands of Baylor University alumni and friends will return to their alma mater this weekend for the university's 106th Baylor Homecoming celebration. It is an important weekend for the Baylor family with numerous fun and traditional activities for the university and the community to enjoy. However, the university wants to ensure a safe weekend for all.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 21, 2015) – Baylor University’s Honors College will host the sixth annual Drumwright Family Lecture at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, in Alexander Reading Room. The lecture will feature David O’Connor, Ph.D., associate professor of philosophy and concurrent associate professor of classics at the University of Notre Dame.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 21, 2015) – Baylor’s Interdisciplinary Core (BIC) will welcome alumni, faculty and current students for its annual BIC Alumni Homecoming Lecture at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, in the Marrs McLean Science Building, Room 101.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 21, 2015) – As part of the university’s Homecoming, the Baylor University Libraries will dedicate classroom space in memory of Dennis Campbell, a colleague and friend who passed away earlier this year.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 20, 2015) – Since 1909, Baylor University has welcomed alumni, families, students, faculty and staff into the ultimate celebration of Baylor Nation: Homecoming. From the bonfire to the many performances of Pigskin Revue to one of the nation’s oldest and largest collegiate homecoming parades, it is no small affair.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 19, 2015) – Baylor University celebrated the official ribbon cutting and dedication of the $8.5 million Beauchamp Athletics Nutrition Center (BANC), one of the university’s newest on-campus athletics facilities located on the Brazos River, during a special event on Friday, Oct. 16.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 19, 2015) – Baylor University’s Office of Career and Professional Development will welcome former U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards for a conversation about public service career opportunities at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, in Marrs McLean Science Building Room 101.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 16, 2015) – As part of Hispanic Heritage Month, Baylor University’s Multicultural Department, Hispanic Student Association and the department of journalism, public relations and new media in the College of Arts & Sciences will present “The Latino Experience: A conversation about U.S. Latinos” at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, in the Martin Museum of Art.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 16, 2015) – Baylor University’s Texas Collection will welcome back to campus Kenna Lang Archer, B.A. ’04, M.E.S. ’07, Ph.D., who will discuss her new book, Unruly Waters, and Baylor’s role in development of the Brazos River. The lecture will be held at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, in Bennett Auditorium in the Draper Academic Building. A reception will follow.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 16, 2015) – Baylor University’s Institute for Studies of Religion will welcome religious author and scholar Larry Eskridge, Ph.D., for a lecture at 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, in the Cox Lecture Hall of Armstrong Browning Library.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 16, 2015) –Baylor’s College of Arts and Sciences will welcome Simon Singh, Ph.D., an award-winning author, producer and director for BBC in the United Kingdom, to address Baylor mathematics students at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 19, in Marrs McLean Science Room 101.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 16, 2015) – Michelle Hebl, a finalist for Baylor University’s Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching, will present a lecture titled “Mindbugs and Gorillas and White Bears, Oh My!” at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, in the Baylor Science Building Room D110.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 15, 2015) – Baylor University’s College of Arts & Sciences announced the inaugural group of 12 students named to the William Hillis Scholars in Biomedical Sciences Program today.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 15, 2015) - Baylor University is mourning the passing of Paul T. Armitstead, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of History, who passed away Oct. 13 in Waco. He was 84. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, in the chapel of Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, 6101 Bosque Blvd. in Waco. Visitation with family will precede the service at 3 p.m.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 14, 2015) – Baylor University’s Center for Astrophysics, Space Physics and Engineering Research (CASPER) will host many guest speakers this fall for its annual seminar series.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 13, 2015) – Baylor University’s Armstrong Browning Library will hold its annual Benefactors Day celebration from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16. The event commemorates those who support Armstrong Browning Library (ABL), the world’s leading 19th century research center and one of the most beautiful libraries in the world.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 13, 2015) - A public memorial service for Diana Garland, founding dean and later namesake of Baylor University’s Diana R. Garland School of Social Work, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 19, at First Baptist Church of Waco, 500 Webster Ave.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 14, 2015) – Baylor University’s department of physics in the College of Arts & Sciences will welcome distinguished physicist Christopher Pope, Ph.D., as a guest speaker at the 2015 Fall Physics Colloquium Series at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, in Baylor Sciences Building Room E. 125.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 12, 2015) – Baylor University’s department of religion in the College of Arts & Sciences will welcome renowned church historian Bill Leonard, Ph.D., for a lecture at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, in Marrs McLean Science Room 301.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 12, 2015) – In response to the refugee crisis happening around the globe, Baylor chapel will host a day of prayer for refugees on Wednesday, Oct. 14.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 9, 2015) –Baylor University’s Honors College will host Rabbi David Dalin, professor of history and politics at Ave Maria University, for “The Church and the Jews” at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12, in Memorial Drawing Room.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 9, 2015) – Baylor University’s School of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) has received a grant from Halliburton to support the development of a pilot program, the Learning Resource Center, that aims to increase retention and graduation rates among undergraduate engineering and computer science students.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 8, 2015) – SMG is pleased to announce Stadium SPOOKtacular, presented by Lowe’s of Waco, a family-friendly Halloween event that will take place from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, inside McLane Stadium.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 8, 2015) – The Baylor Opera Theater will present a montage of famous opera excepts entitled “Yes, We Will Make a Scene!” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11 in Roxy Grove Hall at the Baylor University School of Music.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 8, 2015) – Baylor University’s School of Music will welcome mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton for its Distinguished Artist Series at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, in Roxy Grove Hall.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 7, 2015) – Baylor University’s department of mathematics in the College of Arts & Sciences will welcome renowned mathematician Donald Saari, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Economics in the department of logic and philosophy of science at the University of California – Irvine and director of the Institute of Mathematical Behavioral Sciences, for two lectures on dark matter at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, in the Baylor Sciences Building, Room D109, and at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, in Marrs McLean Science Building, Room 301.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 7, 2015) – The Greater Waco Chamber will host guest speaker Richard Cooper, vice president of research and emerging issues at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, to discuss “Innovation that Matters” at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, at the Baylor Research and Innovation Collaborative (BRIC).

WACO, Texas (Oct. 6, 2015) – Several members of the National Commission on Hunger are coming together at the national Together at the Table: Hunger & Poverty Summit at Baylor University, Oct. 7-9, to discuss their experience on the Commission and what they hope to see come of their work, in the near and long-term future.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 6, 2015) – Selections from the Joe A. Diaz Collection, including work by renowned artist Luis Jiménez, are currently on display at Baylor University’s Martin Museum of Art. The exhibit will continue until Sunday, Nov. 15. A reception with remarks by Joe A. Diaz will take place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 6, 2015) – The United States Marine Band, also known as “The President’s Own,” will perform at Baylor University at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, in Jones Concert Hall.

WACO, Texas (Oct. 5, 2015) – Baylor University Libraries will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the classic novel “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” written by Lewis Carroll, at its 2015 Baylor Libraries Symposium, “Alice at 150.”