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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. 6, 2019) – Kelly R. Ylitalo, Ph.D., assistant professor in the department of public health in Baylor University’s Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, has been awarded a prestigious career development grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the link between physical activity and healthy aging. The grant, valuing more than $626,000, will span a five-year project period.
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) – On the 174th anniversary of its founding, Baylor University today presented the Baylor Founders Medal to the City of Waco for its decades-long support of and partnership with the University. As one of the University’s most distinguished awards, the Founders Medal was established in 1969 to recognize those whose service and contributions have been unusually significant to the life and future of the University.
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 (Feb. 1, 2019) – Years after becoming interested in the field during a food preparation class, Janelle Walter, Ph.D., professor of family and consumer sciences and nutrition sciences program coordinator in Baylor University’s Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, was awarded with the Distinguished Service Award from the
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. 31, 2019) – The method of collecting information and how that information is then used and shared are key factors to consider when creating privacy policies, said Doug Welch, Baylor University’s chief privacy officer. But what drives those considerations and decisions?
WACO, Texas (Jan. 30, 2019) – Television advertisers who have chosen to appeal to women fans and viewers during this weekend’s Super Bowl have committed their millions of dollars to a wise strategy, according to a Baylor University marketing and advertising expert.
WACO, Texas (Jan. 29, 2019) – Over the past three years, Baylor University has taken major steps forward to protect the security of its most vital, widely-accessed University and personal information resources by implementing Duo two-factor authentication across all of its online resources.
WACO, Texas (Jan. 29, 2019) — Children in Somaliland suffer a significant burden of health conditions — particularly congenital deformities and wound-related conditions — that could be bettered by surgery, but most of these needs are going unmet, according to a study co-led by Baylor University and Duke University and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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) – A few simple steps taken today to protect personal and private information can save people from a nightmare of future challenges, said Doug Welch, Baylor University’s chief privacy officer.
WACO, Texas (Jan. 28, 2019) — Facebook political memes of Donald Trump in the 2016 election were more likely to focus on his hairstyle and facial expressions, while those of Hillary Clinton were more likely to center on the email scandal and her relationships — a contrast to historical gender stereotypes in politics, a Baylor University study has found.
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) – Nearly 50 Baylor University students combined their academic disciplines and their heart for service by volunteering with Baylor Missions over the winter break in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas and the countries of Guatemala and Italy.
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.
WACO, Texas (Jan. 24, 2019) – This week, Baylor University will host a variety of events, including music competitions, Movie Mondays, Science Thursdays and an Interfaith Regional Gathering.
WACO, Texas (Jan. 23, 2019) – Baylor University’s department of film and digital media will host a question-and-answer session with Baylor alumni John Lee Hancock, B.A. ’79, J.D. ’82, writer-producer-director of several movies, including the Oscar-nominated “The Blind Side,” and Derek Haas, B.A. ’91, M.A. ’95, co-creator and developer of television shows “Chicago Fire,” “Chicago PD” and “Chicago Med” and co-writer of several films.
WACO, Texas (Jan. 23, 2019) – Baylor’s Mayborn Museum complex hosted its first blockbuster exhibit, “Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition,” which helped the museum set record attendance numbers and introduce thousands of new visitors to the natural science and cultural history museum.
WACO, Texas (Jan. 23, 2019) – The John Templeton Foundation has awarded a $2.6 million grant to Sarah Schnitker, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology in Baylor University’s College of Arts & Sciences, and co-principal investigator Benjamin Houltberg, Ph.D., director of research at the University of Southern California Performance Science Institute. The grant aims to galvanize widespread scientific development of virtue interventions for adolescents across a diversity of contexts – such as athletic teams, religious organizations, youth community centers and online – that attend to spirituality and transcendent purpose.
WACO, Texas (Jan. 22, 2019) – Baylor University’s Martin Museum of Art will present The Neoclassical Gaze: Myth and Reality of Ancient Sculpture from Jan. 22 through March 8 in the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center, 60 Baylor Ave. The exhibition will feature Wilhelm Gottlieb Becker’s Augusteum, a three-volume publication of engravings that illustrate ancient Greek and Roman sculpture.
WACO, Texas (Jan. 22, 2019) – The contentious 2018 midterm elections are barely in the mud-encrusted rear-view mirror, and the next general election is still two years away, but telltale campaigning has already begun as presidential hopefuls emerge to take on each other and Donald Trump, who consistently talks and tweets about Election Day 2020. Does this ubiquitous campaigning make you weary?
WACO, Texas (Jan. 22, 2019) - Beginning Wednesday, Jan. 23, from 7 PM to 7 AM, I-35 northbound and southbound mainlanes will close as the contractor continues work on the Forrest Street U-turn bridge. BOTH the MLK and University Parks intersections under I-35 will be closed to traffic crossing I-35 during the work. Drivers should plan alternate routes to get from one side of I-35 to the other in this area.
WACO, Texas (Jan. 17, 2019) – Baylor University’s Center for Christian Music Studies in the Baylor School of Music has been awarded a four-year $1.2 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. as part of its Strengthening Congregational Ministries with Youth Initiative.
WACO, Texas (Jan. 17, 2019) – This week, Baylor University will host lectures in a wide variety of academic disciplines, from physics and chemistry to film and digital media, as well as an opera theater performance and the debut of an art exhibit. In observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, classes will not be held on Monday, Jan. 21., and the Baylor and Waco communities will hold various celebrations to commemorate the life and legacy of the late Civil Rights leader.
Statement from Kevin P. Jackson, Ph.D., vice president for student life:
WACO, Texas (Jan. 16, 2019) — A type of mosquito that transmits malaria has been detected in Ethiopia for the first time, and the discovery has implications for putting more people at risk for malaria in new regions, according to a study led by a Baylor University researcher.
WACO, Texas (Jan. 15, 2019) – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: ‘What are you doing for others?’” To answer his question, people around the nation – including at Baylor University and throughout the City of Waco – will participate in Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service on Monday, Jan. 21, and serve in their communities and neighborhoods.
WACO, Texas (Jan. 14, 2019) – This week, Baylor University will host a variety of speakers in religion and chemistry, along with a concert performance by School of Music faculty and students.
WACO, Texas (Jan. 7, 2019) – Baylor University is mourning the passing of beloved Professor Emeritus of Physics and Master Teacher Robert G. Packard – “Waco’s Mr. Wizard,” as one newspaper called him – who blazed a unique trail for nearly 60 years in how thousands of students related to physics. Dr. Packard died Jan. 5 in Waco at the age of 94.
WACO, Texas (Jan. 4, 2019) — Americans are happier in states where governments spend more on public goods, such as libraries, parks, highways, natural resources and police protection, a Baylor University study has found.
WACO, Texas (Jan. 3, 2019) - The American Association of Teachers of Japanese has honored Yuko Prefume, Ed.D., senior lecturer in Japanese in Baylor University’s College of Arts & Sciences, with the association’s annual Teacher Award presented at the AATJ Fall National Conference Nov. 16-18 in New Orleans.
WACO, Texas (Dec. 20, 2018) - Baylor University today celebrates generous philanthropic support for the recently launched Baylor Built program, a key component of the “Preparing Champions for Life” vision of Baylor Athletics. The gift coincides with the public launch of Give Light, a $1.1 billion comprehensive philanthropic campaign inaugurated under the leadership of Baylor President Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D.
WACO, Texas (Dec. 20, 2018) – Baylor University is mourning the passing of longtime University benefactor Louise Herrington Ornelas, whose significant friendship and generosity has provided an enduring impact on nursing education – and on future generations of Baylor nurses – at the school that bears her name: Baylor University’s Louise Herrington School of Nursing in Dallas.
WACO, Texas (Dec. 19, 2018) – As the fall semester comes to a close, some Baylor University facilities and dining services will close or have limited hours during the holidays. Baylor University will be closed in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays from Dec. 24 to Jan. 2, 2019.
WACO, Texas (Dec. 18, 2018) – Baylor University President Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D., has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the American Council on Education (ACE), the major coordinating body for the nation’s colleges and universities.
WACO, Texas (Dec. 18, 2018) – “A Baylor Christmas,” an hour-long program produced by KWTX Television from the performances of the Baylor University Symphony Orchestra and combined choirs of the Baylor School of Music, will air on Gray Television stations throughout Texas and 18 other states during the Christmas holidays.
WACO, Texas (Dec. 17, 2018) – As 2019 approaches, many Americans are considering ways to improve themselves via New Year’s resolutions.
Whether it’s personal, like losing weight or clearing clutter, or it’s professional, such as being a better manager or breaking away from smartphones, the options are wide-ranging. Here is a listing of Baylor University research that might help advise those seeking positive change in the coming year.
WACO, Texas (Dec. 12, 2018) – Baylor University and George W. Truett Theological Seminary will celebrate graduation of its students with commencement ceremonies Friday, Dec. 14, and Saturday, Dec. 15.
WACO, Texas (Dec. 12, 2018) – Baylor University Missions provides students with experiences that foster informed global engagement and promote the integration of faith with discipline-specific learning and hands-on service to contribute solutions to real-world challenges at home and abroad. This mission will continue over winter break, as Baylor Missions sends three teams of 48 students, faculty, staff and friends of the University to serve at locations in Texas and the countries of Guatemala and Italy.
WACO, Texas (Dec. 11, 2018) – Baylor University’s Department of Public Safety and the Office of the Vice Provost for Research has partnered with McLennan Community College and the U.S. Department of Justice to offer a cybersecurity program to law enforcement officers to help combat cyber-related threats.
WACO, Texas (Dec. 10, 2018) – John Haldane, Ph.D., The J. Newton Rayzor Sr. Distinguished Professor of Philosophy in Baylor University’s College of Arts & Sciences, was named to “Fifty Minds that Matter: artists, scientists, philosophers, theologians, musicians and architects who are shaping the modern world,” a list published by The Tablet. This follows his being named one of “The Fifty Most Influential Living Philosophers” by TheBestSchools in 2016.
WACO, Texas (Dec. 10, 2018) – Sara Dolan, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology and neuroscience in Baylor University’s College of Arts & Sciences and director of the doctor of clinical psychology (Psy.D.) graduate program, has been recognized as one of 30 “Citizen Psychologists” by the president of the American Psychological Association.
WACO, Texas (Dec. 6, 2018) – Darryn Willoughby, Ph.D., professor of health, human performance and recreation in Baylor University’s Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences and director of the Exercise and Biochemical Nutrition Laboratory, has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Weight-Training Injury Specialists for his professional contributions to the profession.
WACO, Texas (Dec. 6, 2018) – Navigating life with a learning disability may bring various challenges. That is why on Thursday, Nov. 29, Baylor University invited 70 students ages 8 to 17 from Goldthwaite Independent School District to campus for a presentation by four Baylor School of Education graduate students about dyslexia and how to thrive despite challenges.
WACO, Texas (Dec. 5, 2018) – Since fall 2014, a full-credit class of Baylor University students has taken on a very tangible task: stewarding and giving away thousands of dollars – a total now more than $600,000 – in partnership with nonprofit organizations. Through this transformational undergraduate experience, Baylor students in the “Philanthropy and Public Good” class provide real funds for real needs in local, state and global communities while cultivating a philanthropic spirit and developing as innovative leaders poised for a lifetime of generosity.
WACO, Texas (Dec. 3, 2018) — Students given extra points if they met “The 8-hour Challenge” — averaging eight hours of sleep for five nights during final exams week — did better than those who snubbed (or flubbed) the incentive, according to Baylor University research.
WACO, Texas (Dec. 1, 2018) - Baylor University released a statement today regarding the death of President George H.W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States.
WACO, Texas (Nov. 29, 2018) – This week, Baylor will host a variety of concerts, recitals and performances to celebrate the upcoming Christmas season.
WACO, Texas (Nov. 29, 2018) – The School Science and Mathematics Association has awarded the Baylor University School of Education and Waco ISD collaborators the Award for Excellence in Integrating Science and Mathematics for highlighting Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) use in two Waco ISD elementary schools. They received the award at the SSMA convention in October.
WACO, Texas (Nov. 28, 2018) – Baylor University’s Model United Nations team, which represented the nations of South Africa and Lesotho at the 29th annual American Model United Nations Conference (AMUN) Nov. 17-20 in Chicago, earned top honors and also broke a team record for the most in-committee awards received at the annual conference.
WACO, Texas (Nov. 27, 2018) – The Texas Tribune will host a free public event — “A Conversation with Reps. Doc Anderson and Kyle Kacal” — from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, at the Baylor Club in Baylor University’s McLane Stadium.
WACO, Texas (Nov. 27, 2018) – Undergraduate students in a sociology research methods class will present findings from their quantitative and qualitative research projects during a poster session and reception from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28, in the Cox Reception Hall in Armstrong Browning Library, 710 Speight Ave.
WACO, Texas (Nov. 27, 2018) – Baylor University is mourning the recent passing of three Emeriti faculty members: Robert G. Collmer, Ph.D., 91, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English, who died Nov. 21; Alta N. Lane, Ph.D., 91, Professor Emerita of Family and Consumer Sciences, who died Nov. 22; and Rita S. Purdy, Ph.D., 77, former chair and Professor Emerita of Family and Consumer Sciences, who died Nov. 24.
WACO, Texas (Nov. 20, 2018) – As the campus returns from the Thanksgiving holidays, Baylor University will host lectures this week in several academic disciplines, a theater performance and a variety of Christmas celebrations, including “A Baylor Christmas” concert featuring the combined choirs of Baylor and the Baylor Symphony Orchestra and the popular Christmas on Fifth Street.
WACO, Texas (Nov. 19, 2018) – From Wednesday, Nov. 21, through Friday, Nov. 23, Baylor University will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving. The following are changes to campus facility hours.
WACO, Texas (Nov. 16, 2018) — “Woven Together in Unity,” a Women’s World Day of Prayer Brunch, will be held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, in the Piper Great Hall of George W. Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University. Featured speaker and guest of honor will be Carolyn Porterfield, former Missionary Journeyman in Japan and retiring Missional Lifestyle Leader for Texas Woman’s Missionary Union.
WACO, Texas (Nov. 16, 2018) – On Friday, Nov. 16, Baylor Law School, in partnership with McLennan County Department of Families and Child Protective Services, celebrated its 11th annual National Adoption Day with more than two dozen central Texas families as their adoptions were finalized.
WACO, Texas (Nov. 16, 2018) – Baylor University today announced the installation of Dennis R. Myers, Ph.D., as the inaugural holder of The Danny and Lenn Prince Chair in Social Work within the Diana R. Garland School of Social Work. The installation was part of the Career Resiliency in Senior Living Leadership Symposium, a conference to provide support and education for licensed nursing home administrators to withstand job stress and pressures.
WACO, Texas (Nov. 15, 2018) - Baylor University offers one of the nation’s top entrepreneurship programs for students who aspire to launch their own businesses, according to the latest rankings released by The Princeton Review and featured in Entrepreneur magazine. Baylor’s entrepreneurship program in the Hankamer School of Business moved up to No. 6 in this year’s rankings of the top 25 Best Undergraduate Programs for Entrepreneurs.
WACO, Texas (Nov. 15, 2018) – Bryan W. Brooks, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor and director of Baylor University’s Environmental Health Science Program was elected as a Fellow of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) for his outstanding leadership and science. Brooks received the award at the SETAC meeting in Sacramento, California on Sunday, Nov. 4.
A new “buddy system” of nursing education — in which two students work together as one nurse to share ideas, set priorities and make clinical decisions for patient care in the “real world” of nursing — is effective, according to a study by Baylor University’s Louise Herrington School of Nursing in Dallas.
WACO, Texas (Nov. 15, 2018) – This week, Baylor University will present performances from Heavenly Voices and the Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble, along with a chemistry and biochemistry colloquium.
WACO, Texas (Nov. 14, 2018) - William Cook, Ph.D., professor of applied mathematics and statistics at Johns Hopkins University and a foremost mathematician and authority on the “Traveling Salesman Problem,” will give a public lecture on one of the world’s most intensely studied puzzles at the 11th annual Baylor University Undergraduate Lecture Series in Mathematics.
WACO, Texas (Nov. 13, 2018) – In 1994, Peter Hotez’s daughter, Rachel, was diagnosed with autism. Hotez was troubled by growing narrative surrounding childhood vaccines and autism.
WACO, Texas (Nov. 13, 2018) - Baylor University is mourning the passing of composer, arranger and modern church music pioneer Kurt Kaiser, recipient of Baylor’s 2017 Pro Ecclesia Medal of Service. Kaiser, also holder of an honorary doctor of humane letters from the University and former director of the Baylor Religious Hour Choir, died Nov. 12 in Waco home after a long illness. He was 83.
WACO, Texas (Nov. 12, 2018) — In a follow-up to their groundbreaking study, Baylor researchers were able to reconstruct baleen whales’ lifetime stress response to whaling and other manmade and environmental factors spanning nearly 150 years.
WACO, Texas (Nov. 9, 2018) – Baylor University’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary will host Jörg Frey, Ph.D., professor of New Testament at the University of Zurich and one of the world’s leading scholars on Johannine literature, for the Minette and Huber Lelland Drumwright Jr. Endowed Colloquium on Monday, Nov. 12, and Tuesday, Nov. 13. The lectures will be held in the Paul W. Powell Chapel in the Truett Seminary, 1100 S. Third St.
WACO, Texas (Nov. 9, 2018) – John Greening, acclaimed poet, critic, editor and teacher, will present “Edmund Blunden, War Poet” for Baylor University’s 2018 Charles G. Smith lecture.
WACO, Texas (Nov. 9, 2018) – The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) South Texas Section has established The Dr. Walter Bradley Polymer and Materials Endowed Scholarship Fund in honor of Walter Bradley, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering in Baylor University’s School of Engineering and Computer Science. The scholarship serves as a tribute to Bradley’s contributions in establishing and ensuring the success of the materials science program at Baylor.
WACO, Texas (Nov. 9, 2018) – A week after launching Give Light: The Campaign for Baylor, the institution’s $1.1 billion comprehensive philanthropic campaign, Baylor University today dedicated the Billy W. Williams Golf Practice Facility and Clubhouse, the newest addition to the University’s athletic facilities that provides the latest advances in training and support for Baylor golf student-athletes while preparing them as Champions for Life.
WACO, Texas (Nov. 8, 2018) – The Baylor University community will join together for Steppin’ Out, a community service day held each semester to help nonprofit organizations in the Waco community through a variety of service activities from general clean up around the city to major beautification projects. More than 2,100 volunteers from approximately 98 organizations will serve at nearly 70 locations – the largest number of service sites in Steppin’ Out history – on Saturday, Nov. 10.
WACO, Texas (Nov. 8, 2018) – This week, Baylor University will host lectures in a wide variety of academic disciplines along with performances by the Baylor Opera Theater, the A Cappella group VirtuOSO and Concert Jazz Ensemble and two movie screenings.
WACO, Texas (Nov. 8, 2018) – Baylor University’s McLane Carillon in the tower of Pat Neff Hall will participate in “Bells of Peace: A World War I Remembrance,” a nationwide tolling of bells at 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 11. , to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I.
WACO, Texas (Nov. 5, 2018) – Kenneth M. Pollack, Ph.D., Resident Scholar of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), will present the 25th annual Laura Blanche Jackson Endowed Lectureship in World Issues on Tuesday, Nov. 6, at Baylor University.
WACO, Texas (Nov. 5, 2018) – Baylor University senior anthropology major Bianca Hill is a Baylor Bear through and through and has made it her personal mission to help transfer students feel welcome and at home at Baylor. Because of her efforts, Hill has been selected as one of four National Transfer Student Ambassadors for 2019 by the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students.
WACO, Texas (Nov. 2, 2018) – On the eve of the University’s 109th anniversary Homecoming, Baylor University officially launched Give Light, a $1.1 billion comprehensive philanthropic campaign for the future of Baylor, during a celebration Nov. 1 on campus.
WACO, Texas (Nov. 2, 2018) - Baylor University today announced a lead gift from Mark and Paula Hurd, which spurs the institution’s $1.1 billion comprehensive philanthropic campaign to create the Mark and Paula Hurd Welcome Center. Efforts for the new center are the cornerstone of “Give Light: The Campaign for Baylor,” the University’s fundraising initiative announced on Nov. 1, 2018.
WACO, Texas (Nov. 2, 2018) – The Baylor University McBride Center for International Studies will host the Texas Conference on International Business and Economics and a policy forum on “Trade Integration in the Americas” Monday, Nov. 5, and Tuesday, Nov. 6. The conference will be at the Paul L. Foster Campus for Business Innovation, 1621 S. Third St.
WACO, Texas (Nov. 2, 2018) – During its annual Homecoming meeting, the Baylor University Board of Regents celebrated the public launch of Give Light: The Campaign for Baylor, as the University moves forward under its first-ever comprehensive philanthropic campaign. Give Light undergirds Illuminate, the University’s Academic Strategic Plan, and impacts every aspect of campus life – academics, athletics, student life and service learning – while also bolstering financial support for students, faculty and the entire campus community.
WACO, Texas (Nov. 2, 2018) – To recognize Rev. Billy Graham’s vital significance, Baylor University’s Institute for Studies of Religion (ISR) will host the Billy Graham Centennial Symposium, a gathering of leading scholars of Graham and his work to honor the centennial of his birth, from Tuesday, Nov. 6, to Wednesday, Nov. 7, in the Paul Powell Chapel of the George W. Truett Theological Seminary, 1100 S. Third St.
WACO, Texas (Nov. 1, 2018) – Baylor University Opera Theater is an integral part of the life of the School of Music and has a long history of excellence in opera production and training young singers to enter the field, said Gary Mortenson, D.M.A., dean of the School of Music.
WACO, Texas (Nov. 1, 2018) – This week, Baylor University will host a variety of musical concerts, including jazz ensemble, percussion and opera performances, along with lectures from the Academy of Leadership Development, the Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion and the Allbritton Art Institute.
WACO, Texas (Nov. 1, 2018) - It is with deep sadness that we share with you the passing of Jim H. Patton, Ph.D., professor of psychology, neuroscience and biomedical studies and the department’s graduate program director. Dr. Patton died last night at home. Services are pending at this time.
WACO, Texas (Oct. 31, 2018) – The Baylor University Family will come together for the University’s 109th anniversary Homecoming celebration from Thursday, Nov. 1, through Saturday, Nov. 3.
WACO, Texas (Oct. 31, 2018) – Baylor University and KCEN-TV Ch. 6 will team up to broadcast the 109th anniversary Baylor Homecoming Parade, one of the oldest and largest collegiate homecoming parades in the nation, with live coverage on KCEN-TV from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, from Fifth Street on the Baylor campus.
WACO, Texas (Oct. 31, 2018) – The department of art and art history in Baylor University’s College of Arts & Sciences and the Allbritton Art Institute will host Nicole R. Myers, Lillian and James H. Clark Curator of Painting and Sculpture at the Dallas Museum of Art and co-curator of “Berthe Morisot: Woman Impressionist,” for a lecture Nov. 7 on “Berthe Morisot and the Making of Modernity.”