Baylor Highlights Research Collaboration on National Research Administrator Day

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Baylor University is celebrating National Research Administrator Day today, Sept. 25, to highlight top-tier research throughout the University. Baylor is one of just 52 private universities recognized as Research 1 by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education and stands distinct as a preeminent Christian research university. Faculty across campus engage in high-level research addressing significant global challenges, and the University has adopted National Research Administrator Day as an annual celebration of that impact. 

“One of the great joys of this exciting time at Baylor is to see the incredible ways our faculty and students demonstrate God-given gifts and passions through research. Their work and its impact exemplify the Baylor mission in action,” Baylor President Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D., said. “National Research Administrator Day is an opportunity to celebrate all who play a role in Baylor research – administrators who provide invaluable support behind the scenes, and our research faculty, staff and students themselves.”

To celebrate, Baylor has taken over digital billboards in Dallas, Houston and Waco along with ads in the Texas Tribune, and has shared content through Baylor social media channels, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. 

The faculty highlighted in this year’s campaign represent elite water quality researchers whose interdisciplinary work provides innovative solutions to clean water challenges and needs: 

• Bryan W. Brooks, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Environmental Science and Public Health
• Mandy S. Hering, Ph.D., Professor of Statistical Science
• Cole W. Matson, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Environmental Science
• Katelyn McKindles, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biology
• Ryan McManamay, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Environmental Science
• Thad Scott, Ph.D., Professor of Biology and Director of Baylor’s Center for Reservoir and Aquatic Systems Research

This year’s campaign highlights the institutional focus and interdisciplinary work that has made the University an internationally recognized name in water quality research.

“What sets Baylor apart in the landscape of research in this area is our focus on water quality and excellent researchers who really want to serve – it’s palpable here,” Brooks said. “To be a part of that is the most humbling and fulfilling experience we can have.”

Led by the National Council of University Research Administrators, National Research Administrator Day is observed annually on Sept. 25 to recognize the contributions made by research administrators and managers throughout the year. These individuals assist faculty and researchers, protect the institution or organization, assure sound stewardship of sponsored research dollars and more. Baylor has expanded resources available to support faculty in recent years, including growth in research staff. These roles are an important piece of the University’s systemic research growth.

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Baylor University is a private Christian University and a nationally ranked Research 1 institution. The University provides a vibrant campus community for more than 20,000 students by blending interdisciplinary research with an international reputation for educational excellence and a faculty commitment to teaching and scholarship. Chartered in 1845 by the Republic of Texas through the efforts of Baptist pioneers, Baylor is the oldest continually operating University in Texas. Located in Waco, Baylor welcomes students from all 50 states and more than 100 countries to study a broad range of degrees among its 12 nationally recognized academic divisions. Learn more about Baylor University at www.baylor.edu.