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WACO, Texas (July 23, 2019) – Crews continue progress to remove the 11th/12th Streets bridge, an operation that is anticipated to continue to early August. Timelines for July 23, July 24-25 and July 27 are estimated based on work progress and field conditions, but please note that schedules may change as work progresses. Delays are expected to occur during this work.

WACO, Texas (July 19, 2019) – During its regular July retreat and summer meeting, the Baylor University Board of Regents celebrated the largest annual fundraising year in the University’s 174-year history, as members of the Baylor Family made $243 million in gifts and pledges during the 2018-19 fiscal year.
WACO, Texas (July 18, 2019) - Crews began removing the 11th/12th Streets bridge last night and will continue work to remove the bridge deck. This is a large operation that is anticipated to last for three weeks. Timelines are estimated based on work progress and field conditions. Please understand that schedules may change as work progresses.

WACO, Texas (July 17, 2019) – Baylor University today announced that the philanthropic support of alumni, parents, students and friends during the recently completed fiscal year (June 1, 2018, to May 31, 2019) exceeded $243 million, a period coinciding with the successful public launch of the University’s $1.1 billion Give Light comprehensive philanthropic campaign.
WACO, Texas (July 17, 2019) – Demolition of the 11th/12th Street bridge is expected to begin at 7 p.m. tonight, July 17, 2019, as crews remove the bridge deck, beginning over the southbound frontage road and moving east as the work is completed. Please note that crews will close the southbound frontage road between 5th Street and 17th Street from 7 p.m. tonight to 6 a.m. Thursday.

WACO, Texas (July 15, 2019) – Traffic will be shifted Tuesday, July 16, at 7 p.m., weather permitting, from the I-35 northbound mainlanes to the southbound lanes from 4th Street to 18th Street for approximately two months. Traffic will be reduced to two lanes in each direction during this time. In addition, 8th Street exit (334B) will be closed temporarily as crews build a temporary exit ramp in a nearby location. Until that ramp is open, you will need to use the 18th - 17th Streets exit (Exit 334) to access Baylor/downtown area on 8th Street and 5th - 4th Streets. The exit to University Parks Drive (335B) remains open.

WACO, Texas (July 11, 2019) — Baylor University and the Baylor Institute for Air Science have entered into an agreement with UHI, INC./Universal Flight Concepts to provide flight training for the aviation sciences program starting in Fall 2019.

WACO, Texas (July 10, 2019) – Kevin Chambliss, Ph.D., who has served since January as interim vice provost for research at Baylor University, has been appointed to the permanent role, announced today by Provost Nancy Brickhouse. The appointment is effective immediately.

WACO, Texas (July 9, 2019) — Musicians travel from across to the world to Waco to refine their skills through hands-on learning and to rejuvenate through worship at Baylor University’s Alleluia Conference.

WACO, Texas (July 2, 2019) — In observance of Independence Day, Baylor University administrative offices will be closed and no classes will be held Thursday, July 4.

WACO, Texas (June 28, 2019) –As part of the ongoing I-35 reconstruction project, TxDOT crews plan to close Dutton Avenue between South 5th Street and South 8th Street for approximately six months, beginning Monday, July 1 at 6 a.m., weather permitting. This closure will allow crews to upgrade utility lines in the area.

WACO, Texas (June 26, 2019) – Baylor University today announced the installation of Jon Eckert, Ed.D., as the inaugural holder of The Lynda and Robert Copple Endowed Chair in Christian School Leadership within the School of Education. The installation was part of The Academy for Transformational Leadership, a continuing education and leadership training conference hosted by Baylor’s Center for Christian Education.

WACO, Texas (June 18, 2019) – Throughout the summer, Baylor Missions is sending nine teams of 130 Baylor University students, faculty, staff and friends to locations in Brazil, Guatemala, India, Peru, Uganda, Zambia and McAllen, Texas. Each Baylor Missions experience fosters informed global engagement that promotes the integration of faith with discipline-specific learning and hands-on service to contribute solutions to real-world challenges at home and abroad.

WACO, Texas (June 11, 2019) – Baylor University Theatre will open its 2019 Summer Series with performances of “An Infinite Ache” June 20-22 and “With Love and a Major Organ” June 27-29, both in Theatre 11 in the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center, 60 Baylor Ave.
WACO, Texas (May 30, 2019) - Overnight, Baylor University experienced a lightning strike that damaged equipment that runs the University’s phone system. The majority of the system has been restored with backup equipment. However, around 20% of the phones are still not operational, including those in the offices of Financial Aid, Cashiers Office and Admissions. Until those lines are restored, please reach out to these offices by email.

WACO, Texas (May 24, 2019) — “Be the Astronaut,” a space exhibit designed by NASA engineers, is coming to Baylor University’s Mayborn Museum Complex starting Saturday, May 25 – just in time for the museum’s 15th birthday.
WACO, Texas (May 24, 2019) – Just before 11:30 a.m. today, outside law enforcement agencies initiated a traffic stop near the Baylor University campus in which one suspect was immediately apprehended and a second suspect fled toward campus.

WACO, Texas (May 24, 2019) — In observance of Memorial Day, Baylor University administrative offices will be closed and no classes will be held Monday, May 27.

WACO, Texas (May 23, 2019) – More than $27,000 in personal contributions from the Baylor University Board of Regents will help fund operations during the 2019-2020 academic year for The Store, a free student food pantry operated by the Paul L. Foster Success Center-Student Success Initiatives.

WACO, Texas (May 22, 2019) – This month, Baylor Missions is sending 15 teams of 247 students, faculty, staff and friends of Baylor University who will be integrating their faith with their academic disciplines and hands-on service at locations in Ecuador, England, Guatemala, Kenya, Romania, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, Washington, D.C., and the Rio Grande Valley of Texas.

WACO, Texas (May 17, 2019) – At its regular spring meeting, the Baylor University Board of Regents celebrated the historic $100 million gift for Baylor’s $1.1 billion Give Light comprehensive philanthropic campaign that undergirds Illuminate, the University’s strategic plan, and impacts every aspect of campus while also bolstering financial support for students and the priorities of Baylor’s 12 schools and colleges.

WACO, Texas (May 17, 2019) — Seventeen student winners of Baylor’s fourth annual Semper Pro Musica Solo & Chamber competition will perform at New York City’s prestigious Carnegie Hall on Thursday.

WACO, Texas (May 16, 2019) – Baylor University will celebrate its spring 2019 graduating class with commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 17, and Saturday, May 18, at the Ferrell Center, 1900 S. University Parks Drive. More than 2,900 students are expected to receive their degrees.

WACO, Texas (May 10, 2019) – As the spring semester comes to a close, Baylor University will hold events hosted by the Mayborn Museum and department of chemistry and biochemistry, along with the spring 2019 graduation ceremonies.

WACO, Texas (May 4, 2019) – Baylor University today announced a transformational $100 million gift – the largest current gift in University history and the largest gift to date to the University’s $1.1 billion Give Light comprehensive philanthropic campaign. The gift is from an anonymous donor and will advance Baylor’s progress towards growth as a preeminent Christian research university, building on the University’s historic strengths and strategically investing in new areas of teaching, research and service.

WACO, Texas (May 2, 2019) – This week, as the spring semester winds down, Baylor University will host several events including a concert, prayer service, chemistry lecture and theatre performances.

WACO, Texas (April 30, 2019) – Seniors in Baylor University’s department of computer science will debut a video game they developed in the program’s gaming capstone course during an open house from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, May 3, in Bennett Auditorium (Room 130) in the Draper Academic Building, 1400 S. Seventh St., on the Baylor campus.

HOUSTON (April 30, 2019) – Baylor University announced today that it has received $483,940 from ExxonMobil and its employees through the ExxonMobil Foundation’s 2018 Educational Matching Gift Program.

WACO, Texas (April 29, 2019) – Baylor University’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary will host Boomers & Beyond, a two-day conference on Thursday, May 2, and Friday, May 3, 2019, to demonstrate the vitality and legacy of the Boomer generation and beyond.

WACO, Texas (April 26, 2019) – Baylor Law dedicated the Charles E. Wallace Family Courtyard at the Sheila and Walter Umphrey Law Center today in the memory of distinguished Waco lawyer Charles “Chuck” Wallace. The Wallace Family Courtyard was named in appreciation for a $2 million gift from Sherri W. and Robert “Bobby” L. Patton Jr. of Fort Worth in memory of Sherri’s father and in honor of her mother, Sandra Stoesser Wallace. In addition to enhancements to the courtyard, the gift helps underwrite the legal writing and pro bono programs within the nationally ranked

WACO, Texas (April 25, 2019) – Baylor University today announced a $15 million leadership gift from The Sunderland Foundation of Overland Park, Kansas, that will provide significant support for one of the University’s highest priority endeavors within its $1.1 billion Give Light philanthropic campaign: the renovation and restoration of the iconic Tidwell Bible Building. The project is among the nearly $300 million in capital improvements planned as part of the campaign that will support Illuminate, the University’s academic strategic plan.

WACO, Texas (April 25, 2019) – The Baylor University Police Department (BUPD) will collect old and expired prescription drugs as part of a national take-back day Saturday, April 27. Although the official collection day is on Saturday, BUPD will begin accepting prescription drugs Friday, April 26.

WACO, Texas (April 25, 2019) – This week, Baylor University will host a variety of seminars and colloquiums sponsored by the departments of environmental science, physics, and chemistry and biochemistry, along with the Baylor Center for Astrophysics, Space Physics and Engineering Research (CASPER) and the Institute for Family Business.

WACO, Texas (April 23, 2019) – Jane Damron, Ph.D., senior lecturer in communication and this year’s Collins Outstanding Professor Award recipient, will lecture from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 25, in the Packard Lecture Hall at the Marrs McLean Science Building, 1214 S. Fourth St.

WACO, Texas (April 18, 2019) – This week, Baylor University will host a movie screening, several concerts and lectures in a variety of academic disciplines. Classes will not be held Monday, April 22, in observance of Easter.

WACO, Texas (April 18, 2019) – Classes will not be held and administrative offices will be closed Friday, April 19, through Monday, April 22, in observance of Easter. Several campus facilities will have adjusted hours over Easter weekend.

WACO, Texas (April 15, 2019) – Baylor University today unveiled a new brand identity strategy that unites all of the institution’s colleges, schools, divisions and athletics under a single logo.

WACO, Texas (April 12, 2019) – As part of its annual Green and Gold Weekend and in appreciation of the tremendous support of the Greater Waco community, Baylor University will hold its annual Community Day on Saturday, April 13, with complimentary tickets available, while supplies last, for Saturday‘s Baylor softball and baseball games. In addition, the Baylor spring football game at noon Saturday at McLane Stadium is free and open to the public.

WACO, Texas (April 11, 2019) – Baylor University will host Steppin’ Out from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, where more than 2,300 volunteers and 90 organizations will team up to serve the Waco and Baylor communities.

WACO, Texas (April 11, 2019) – This week, Baylor University will host concerts by the A Cappella Choir, the Jazz Ensemble, Heavenly Voices Gospel Choir and the Baylor Chamber Singers, along with lectures by the chemistry and biochemistry and physics departments.

WACO, Texas (April 10, 2019) – Baylor University’s renowned Armstrong Browning Library will host its annual Browning Day celebration on Friday, April 12, commemorating the birthdays of Victorian poets Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Browning and honoring their life’s work. The event begins at 3:30 p.m. in the Hankamer Treasure Room at Armstrong Browning Library, 710 Speight Ave.

WACO, Texas (April 10, 2019) – Gospel music takes the pulpit at 2nd & Clay (former St. James Methodist Church) with the fourth annual Voices & Vinyl concert at 7 p.m. Monday, April 15. This year’s concert – sponsored by the Baylor University Libraries and its Black Gospel Music Restoration Project (BGMRP) – will celebrate the “Golden Age of Gospel” music (1945-1975) and its history and impact on the modern music landscape. The event is free and open to the public.

WACO, Texas (April 10, 2019) – On April 11, the University Writing Center (UWC) and the Baylor University Libraries will celebrate the grand opening of the UWC’s new location in Moody Memorial Library. The event begins at 9:30 a.m. and will feature light refreshments, door prizes for students and brief remarks from Baylor President Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D.

WACO, Texas (April 7, 2019) – The Baylor University department of statistical science will host Lisa LaVange, Ph.D., professor and associate chair in the department of biostatistics and director of the Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, for the Tom Bratcher Memorial Lectures.

WACO, Texas (April 4, 2019) – This week, Baylor University will host a movie screening, a theater performance and lectures in a variety of academic disciplines. On Tuesday, April 9, classes will not be held in celebration of Diadeloso, or Day of the Bear.

WACO, Texas (April 2, 2019) – Baylor University is mourning the passing of James E. Wood Jr., Ph.D., a world-renowned expert on religious liberty and church-state and inaugural director of Baylor University’s J.M. Dawson Center for Church-State Studies. Dr. Wood died March 24 at the age of 96.

WACO, Texas (April 1, 2019) – Baylor University again has joined universities and communities around the country to increase public awareness and prevention education about sexual assault and interpersonal violence during Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM).

WACO, TEXAS (April 1, 2019) – The Rev. Constance Cherry, Ph.D., D.Min., professor of Christian worship and pastoral ministry at Indiana Wesleyan University, will present “Vetting a Canon of Congregational Song: Keeping It Honest, Making it Whole” at the 33rd annual Northcutt Lecture on Tuesday, April 2.

WACO, Texas (April 1, 2019) – The 25th anniversary of Baylor University’s Beall Poetry Festival will host winners of the National Book Award for Poetry and PEN USA Award for Poetry, along with the first Latino U.S. poet laureate for a three-day event highlighting contemporary poetry.

WACO, Texas (April 1, 2019) – The Baylor University John F. Baugh Center for Entrepreneurship and Free Enterprise is now accepting nominations for the 2019 Baylor Young Entrepreneurship Award.

WACO, Texas (March 29, 2019) – This week, Baylor University will host a variety of events such as the Beall Poetry Festival, the Northcutt Lecture, a meet-and-greet in the department of aviation sciences and the Baylor Theatre production of the play Mnemonic.

WACO, Texas (March 29, 2019) – In the spring of 1945, Baylor University students prayed for spiritual renewal for 90 straight days, a movement that helped inspire ministries on campus and around the world. Beginning at 8 p.m. this Sunday through Wednesday, the Baylor campus community will gather again in Jesus’ name for FM72, a 72-hour prayer and worship event at the heart of campus on Fountain Mall.

WACO, Texas (March 28, 2019) – Three preeminent scholar/teachers from U.S. universities have been selected as finalists for Baylor University's 2020 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching, the only national teaching award – with the single largest monetary reward of $250,000 – presented by a college or university to an individual for exceptional teaching. The winning professor will be announced by Baylor in spring 2020.

WACO, Texas (March 26, 2019) – Ian Hutchinson, Ph.D., professor of nuclear science and engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will present “Can a Scientist Believe in Miracles?” at Phi Beta Kappa’s Roy B. Albaugh Lecture at Baylor University.

WACO, Texas (March 25, 2019) – The New York Times best-selling author, historian and journalist Evan Thomas will join Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod of the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to discuss Thomas’ biography “First: Sandra Day O’Connor” on Tuesday, March 26, at Baylor Law School.

WACO, Texas (March 22, 2019) – Laura Kalman, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of History at University of California, Santa Barbara, will present “The Long Reach of the Sixties” at the annual Robert T. Miller Lecture at 7 p.m. Monday, March 25, at Bennett Auditorium in the Draper Academic Building, 1400 S. Seventh St.

WACO, Texas (March 21, 2019) – This week, Baylor University will host several movie screenings, concerts and lectures in a variety of academic disciplines.

WACO, Texas (March 20, 2019) – The Keston Center for Religion, Politics and Society at Baylor University, in partnership with the McBride Center for International Business in the Hankamer School of Business, will present a Diplomatic Forum at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 21, in rooms 143-144 of the Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation.
WACO, Texas (March 20, 2019) – The Baylor University department of psychology and neuroscience will host the 2019 Sharon Bischofshausen Lecture featuring Amy Murrell, Ph.D., member of the clinical psychology faculty at the University of North Texas and author of “The Joy of Parenting.”

WACO, Texas (March 17, 2019) – Baylor University’s Mayborn Museum will host “Very Hungry Caterpillar Day” – also known as World Storytelling Day – on Wednesday, March 20, in honor of its newest Eric Carle exhibit, called Very Eric Carle: A Very Hungry, Quiet, Lonely, Clumsy, Busy Exhibit.

WACO, Texas (March 14, 2019) – This week, Baylor University will host a variety of events presented by the department of political science, the School of Music and the department of multicultural affairs.

WACO, Texas (March 12, 2019) – Baylor University graduate programs in law, business, nursing and health disciplines, education, engineering, the sciences and social sciences and humanities were among those nationally ranked in the 2020 U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings, released today.

WACO, Texas (March 11, 2019) – The Baylor University Police Department (BUPD) along with the McLennan County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) and McLennan Community College (MCC) will participate in a joint active shooter training exercise March 11-12 and March 13-14 at MCC.

WACO, Texas (March 8, 2019) – Classes will not be held at Baylor University from Monday, March 11, through Friday, March 15, for spring break. Select campus facilities will operate at adjusted times.

WACO, Texas (March 8, 2019) – Chief Judge Maurice Foley of the United States Tax Court in Washington, D.C., will present “His Glory, My Story” at the 2019 Dawson Wamble Spring Symposium on Tuesday, March 19.

WACO, Texas (March 7, 2019) – Over spring break, Baylor University Missions is sending 10 teams of 175 students, faculty, staff and friends of Baylor, who will be integrating their faith with their academic disciplines and hands-on service at locations in Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, England, Japan, Peru and across Texas.

WACO, Texas (March 6, 2019) – Baylor University, in conjunction with the Baylor Line Foundation (BLF), has announced the slate of alumni-elected Regent candidates presented for election this spring.

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WACO, Texas (March 5, 2019) – The Baylor University department of geosciences will host Patrick Belmont, Ph.D., associate professor of hydrology and geomorphology in the department of watershed sciences at Utah State University, for the O.T. Hayward Distinguished Lecture Series from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 7.

WACO, Texas (March 1, 2019) – The Rev. Luke A. Powery, Ph.D., Dean of Duke University Chapel and associate professor of homiletics at Duke Divinity School, will present the 2019 Willson-Addis Lecture at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 5.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 28, 2019) – This week, Baylor University will host several concerts, movie screenings and lectures in a variety of academic disciplines. Due to spring break, classes will not be held March 11-15.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 27, 2019) – Baylor University has named Nancy W. Brickhouse, Ph.D., as provost following a national search to help lead the institution toward its goal of becoming the next preeminent Christian research university. Dr. Brickhouse will assume her new role May 1.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 22, 2019) – At its regular February meeting, the Baylor University Board of Regents focused the majority of its discussion on the first pillar of the University’s academic strategic plan Illuminate, which focuses on Baylor’s unambiguously Christian educational environment.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 21, 2019) – This week, Baylor University will host a variety of lectures hosted by the Institute for Studies of Religion (ISR), departments of environmental science and chemistry and biochemistry and the Honors College, along with performances by the Campus Orchestra and All University Sing.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 20, 2019) – Baylor University today announced a gift of $2 million to create an endowed Chair in Global Leadership within Baylor’s Diana R. Garland School of Social Work. The gift, which was made by Baylor parents from California, will support the School’s nationally renowned Global Mission Leadership (GML) program, whose purpose is to contribute to Christ-centered international development through culturally informed education.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 20, 2019) – More than 100 students from 16 Central Texas schools were awarded medals from the Waco Scottish Rite Charitable Foundation for their winning projects in the 2019 Heart of Texas Regional History Fair, held Feb. 14-15 on the campus of Baylor University.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 18, 2019) – The C-SPAN Bus – a 45-foot, state-of-the-art mobile classroom – will be traveling through Central Texas this week in partnership with its cable and satellite affiliates. The C-SPAN Bus will make a stop on the Baylor University campus from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, on Speight Avenue between Waco Hall and Tidwell Bible Building.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 14, 2019) – The Texas Collection at Baylor University will host a book lecture “On Changing Tides: Doris Miller, Pearl Harbor, and the Civil Rights Movement,” with Baylor historian and author T. Michael Parrish at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, in Foster 250 at the Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation, 1621 S. Third St.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 14, 2019) – This week, Baylor University will host movie screenings, concerts, the final performance of “Peter and the Starcatcher” and several lectures in a wide variety of academic disciplines. All University Sing will begin with performances throughout the weekend.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 12, 2019) – Maria Franquiz, Ph.D., a national expert on bilingual education and professor at the University of Utah College of Education, has chosen a Baylor University-related theme of “Illuminate” for her Feb. 19 campus lecture, “Illuminating the World Through the Gift of Bilingualism.”

WACO, Texas (Feb. 11, 2019) – William Bellinger, Ph.D., The W. Marshall and Lulie Craig Chairholder in Bible and chair of the department of religion in Baylor University’s College of Arts & Sciences, will present “A School of Prayer” at the W.C. Dobbs Endowed Lectureship in Applied Christianity.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 7, 2019) – This week, Baylor University will host a variety of events from several academic units such as the department of chemistry and biochemistry; the School of Music; journalism, public relations and new media; and the Baylor Law School.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 6, 2019) – Baylor University will welcome representatives from nearly 40 Texas school districts, community colleges and four-year institutions as the University hosts the Spring 2019 Consortium Institute of the Texas Education Consortium for Male Students of Color on Friday, Feb. 8.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 5, 2019) – Baylor University’s Mayborn Museum Complex will host its fifth annual Director’s Forum, “True Crime Exposed: Examining the Elements of Forensic Science.” The event will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, at the museum, 1300 S. University Parks Drive.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 4, 2019) – Geraldine L. Richmond, Ph.D., presidential chair in science and professor of chemistry at the University of Oregon, will speak at the annual Gooch-Stephens Lecture hosted by the chemistry and biochemistry departments in Baylor University’s College of Arts & Sciences.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 4, 2019) – Baylor University will host the second annual Largent Lecture featuring museum leaders and authors Joan Baldwin and Anne W. Ackerson at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, at the Mayborn Museum Complex, 1300 S. University Parks Drive.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 4, 2019) – More than 350 students have entered projects in the 2019 Heart of Texas Regional History Fair, which will be held Feb. 14-15 at the Bill Daniel Student Center, 1311 S. Fifth St., on the campus of Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Students from schools in Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Falls, Freestone, Hamilton, Hill, Lampasas, Limestone, McLennan, Milam, Mills, Navarro and Robertson counties have registered 202 projects in various categories.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 4, 2019) – The 2019 Pruit Symposium, “Lord Make Me An Instrument: Black Sacred Music at the Intersection of Gospel and Jazz,” will celebrate the heritage of Black Sacred Music Thursday, Feb. 7, at Baylor University with an inspiring keynote presentation and gospel sing featuring Melvin Butler, Ph.D., associate professor of musicology at the University of Miami.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 1, 2019) – Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business will host its eighth annual New Venture Competition Feb. 22-23 at the Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation, 1621 S. Third St.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 1, 2019) – Baylor University’s Campus Diversity Committee will host the eighth annual Cultural Connection Celebration from 2 to 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 4, in the Meyer Conference Center (Foster 250) in the Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation, 1621 S. Third St.

WACO, Texas (Feb. 1, 2019) – This week, Baylor University will host a movie screening, several concerts and lectures in a wide variety of academic disciplines, including chemistry, English, business, political science and museum studies. There will be various celebrations to honor Black History Month, highlighted this week by the annual Pruit Symposium.

WACO, Texas (Jan. 31, 2019) – Baylor’s Department of Public Safety recently approved a new Traffic, Transportation and Parking Policy for the University. One of the most notable inclusions in the policy is the prohibition of texting while driving or cycling on campus unless hands-free technology is used.

WACO, Texas (Jan. 29, 2019) – Baylor University will host a variety of events throughout the month of February in honor of Black History Month, an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of blacks in U.S. history.

WACO, Texas (Jan. 29, 2019) – Baylor University and McLennan Community College solidified their partnership with the signing of a new Baylor Bound transfer agreement that will help students transfer more easily between the two institutions and continue to expand educational opportunities for young people across the region.

WACO, Texas (Jan. 29, 2019) – Several speakers will visit Baylor University this spring as part of Baylor’s Academy for Leadership Development (ALD) speaker series.

WACO, Texas (Jan. 29, 2019) – Baylor University is mourning the passing of Thomas Charlton, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of History, who served the University for 40 years, including most notably as founding director of the University’s Institute for Oral History and director of The Texas Collection. Dr. Charlton died Jan. 25 in Fort Worth at the age of 82.

WACO, Texas (Jan. 28, 2019) – For the second year, Baylor University will co-sponsor a special conference in Washington, D.C., during Black History Month that brings together educators, filmmakers, theologians and policymakers to explore ways that film and culture can spark important discussions about race and justice.

WACO, Texas (Jan. 25, 2019) – The Baylor University Police Department has updated its security escort program, adjusting the hours of operation to ensure more Baylor police officers are available to patrol the campus community. The program’s new operating hours, which went to effect last week, are from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m., seven days a week.

WACO, Texas (Jan. 25, 2019) – On Monday, Jan. 28, Baylor University will kick off a weeklong awareness campaign in conjunction with Data Privacy Day, an international effort launched by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) to educate people about the importance of respecting privacy, safeguarding data and enabling trust.

WACO, Texas (Jan. 25, 2019) – Baylor University students will compete in February for a chance to perform at New York City’s famed Carnegie Hall in the fourth annual Semper Pro Musica Music Solo and Chamber Competition in the Baylor School of Music.