Baylor Responds To The Tragedy at Virginia Tech

by Lori Fogleman
April 17, 2007
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As a symbol of Baylor University?s continued thoughts and prayers for the victims and in a demonstration of support for the entire Virginia Tech community, the Pat Neff tower is lit in Virginia Tech?s school colors of maroon and orange Monday night. (BAYLOR PHOTOGRAPHY/Robert Rogers)
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As a symbol of Baylor University?s continued thoughts and prayers for the victims and in a demonstration of support for the entire Virginia Tech community, the Pat Neff tower is lit in Virginia Tech?s school colors of maroon and orange Monday night. (BAYLOR PHOTOGRAPHY/Robert Rogers)
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Baylor students showed their support for Virginia Tech by signing green and gold Baylor banners last week during the university's Diadeloso event. The banners, bearing hundreds of student signatures and condolences, will be among several Baylor items the university will send to Virginia Tech. (Photo by Kelley Kimple, Baylor University)
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Baylor students showed their support for Virginia Tech by signing green and gold Baylor banners last week during the university's Diadeloso event. The banners, bearing hundreds of student signatures and condolences, will be among several Baylor items the university will send to Virginia Tech. (Photo by Kelley Kimple, Baylor University)
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Seth Woodward, a junior from Vero Beach, Fla., signs a Baylor banner to be sent to students at Virginia Tech University. (BAYLOR PHOTOGRAPHY/Robert Rogers)
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BAYLOR PHOTOGRAPHY/Robert Rogers

The Baylor University family offers its heartfelt sympathy and deepest prayers to the Virginia Tech University community, as they continue to cope with an unimaginable tragedy on their campus.

This page serves as a resource page of helpful links to:

  • University services, such as law enforcement, counseling and resources for parents, students, faculty and staff
    President's statements and University news releases
    News stories about memorial tributes to Virginia Tech, as well Baylor's emergency preparedness procedures

Links to Baylor University Services:

Baylor News Releases:

Local and state news coverage:

  • The Baylor Lariat, April 24, 2007: BU acts cautiously with mental illness
  • The Christian Post, April 23, 2007: School Emergency Drills Take on Added Significance
  • The Houston Chronicle, April 22, 2007: Academic quandary: how to help students, avert violence
  • The Baptist Standard, April 19, 2007: Baptist schools prepare 'in case the unthinkable occurs'
  • The Baylor Lariat, April 17, 2007: Random attacks difficult to stop

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