News
March 31, 2003
The Baylor University Women's Chorus will present a concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, in Jones Concert Hall.
March 28, 2003
Baylor University's Habitat for Humanity, the first-ever college chapter of the international Christian housing ministry, will celebrate its 15th anniversary with a house raising beginning at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, March 29.
March 27, 2003
Registration is under way for the March 29 Super Saturday sessions for preschoolers through high school juniors, sponsored by Baylor University's Center for Community Learning and Enrichment.
March 26, 2003
Dr. Armand Nicholi Jr., one of the world's leading psychiatrists on the question of God in psychotherapy, will be the featured speaker at the inaugural Conference on Psychology and Faith March 31 at Baylor University.
March 26, 2003
More than 200 Baylor students, faculty and members of the Waco community gathered to hear distinguished playwright Horton Foote speak about the importance of developing a vivid setting in his March 19 lecture "Writing with a Sense of Place" at Baylor University.
Foote's lecture also can be viewed online at www.baylortv.com.
March 26, 2003
Dr. Thomas Troeger, The Ralph E. and Norma E. Peck Professor of Preaching and Communication at Iliff School of Theology in Denver, will deliver the annual Northcutt Lecture at Baylor University at 3:45 p.m. Thursday, April 3, in Meadows Recital Hall in the McCrary Music Building.
March 26, 2003
Baylor Theatre will present the Douglas Post thriller "Earth and Sky," beginning Thursday, April 3, in the Mabee Theater at the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Building on the Baylor University campus. Performances will run at 7:30 p.m. April 3-5 and April 8-12, with matinee performances scheduled for 2:30 p.m. April 6 and 13.
March 26, 2003
The Baylor Law School mock trial team won third place at the prestigious Student Trial Advocacy Competition, sponsored by the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
March 25, 2003
Dr. Jeffrey A. Steevens, a toxicologist at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg, Miss., will talk about evaluating the accumulation of contaminants in waterway sediments at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, in room 120 of the Goebel Building on the Baylor University campus.
March 25, 2003
Baylor University School of Music's musical theater performance troupe, ShowTime!, will present its annual series of spring concerts Friday through Sunday, March 28-30, in the Jesse H. Jones Theater of Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center.
March 25, 2003
Celebrated Baylor University organist Joyce Jones will play an organ recital at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 31, in Jones Concert Hall to celebrate the 50th anniversary of her first professional performance.
March 25, 2003
Baylor University's annual Fiesta on the River will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday, March 27, in Minglewood Bowl and along the Waco Creek.
March 25, 2003
More than 2,200 volunteers from Baylor University student organizations and the Waco community are expected to participate in Steppin' Out, Baylor's bi-annual day of service, on Saturday, March 29.
March 25, 2003
The Tuition Equalization Grant (TEG) program, which has provided tuition assistance to Texas students at 40 private colleges and universities in the state since 1971, is facing major cuts in the legislature. Baylor University is encouraging Texas alumni, particularly those who have benefited from this program, to ask their state legislators to protect funding for this vital program.
March 24, 2003
Dr. Alan G. MacDiarmid, who shared the 2000 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Dr. Hideki Shirakawa of the Tokyo Institute of Technology and Dr. Alan Heeger of the University of Pennsylvania, will deliver the annual Gooch-Stephens Lectures April 3-4 on the Baylor University campus.
March 24, 2003
Leading Albuquerque and New Mexico attorney Turner W. Branch will be honored by Baylor University Law School as its Baylor Lawyer of the Year for 2003. Baylor's Lawyer of the Year award is given annually to an outstanding alumnus who has brought honor and distinction to Baylor Law School and the legal profession.
March 24, 2003
More than 2,200 volunteers from Baylor University student organizations and the Waco community are expected to participate in Steppin' Out, Baylor's bi-annual day of service, on Saturday, March 29.
March 24, 2003
Four distinguished scholars will discuss "In the Image of God: Trinity, Community and Self" during the spring ethics symposium from 2 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, in the Paul W. Powell Chapel at George W. Truett Theological Seminary. The symposium is sponsored by Baylor University's Center for Christian Ethics.
March 24, 2003
Baylor University has been named as one of the best universities for entrepreneurs in the April 2003 issue of Entrepreneur magazine.
March 20, 2003
Baylor University's Gov. Bill and Vara Daniel Historic Village will hold the 25th annual Pioneer Heritage Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 5. The event provides a way for visitors to learn about life in a 19th-century Texas town.
March 19, 2003
Dr. Caroline Boyle Turner, director of the Pont-Aven School of Art in western France, will be the featured speaker at Baylor University's annual Allbritton Art Institute Lecture at 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 26, in room 149 at the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Building. Turner will present a slide show/lecture on "Gauguin and the Search for the Exotic," which will address Gauguin's search for exotic subjects and their connection to western themes in art. The lecture is free and open to the public.
March 19, 2003
Dr. Karl Galinsky will present a lecture sponsored by the classics department at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, March 20, in the Treasure Room of Armstrong Browning Library.
March 19, 2003
Louie Giglio, director of Choice Ministries Inc., will speak to Baylor University students during Chapel at 10 and 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 19, in Waco Hall.
March 19, 2003
Renowned historical researcher Dr. Mary Jo Nye will speak on "Linus Pauling and 20th Century Scientific Revolutions" for the Herbert H. Reynolds Lecture in the History and Philosophy of Science at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, at Kayser Auditorium in the Hankamer School of Business at Baylor University.
March 18, 2003
Dr. Donald D. Schmeltekopf, Baylor University's retiring provost and vice president for academic affairs, will be honored during a colloquy program April 10-11 that will examine Baylor's future role as a Christian university.
March 18, 2003
The Baylor University Concert Choir will present its annual spring concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 20, in Jones Concert Hall.
March 18, 2003
Baylor University's Concert Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Alex Parker will present a concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, in Jones Concert Hall.
March 18, 2003
Dr. Molly E. Davis, the director of field education and associate professor at George Mason University, will present a lecture on ethnic and intergenerational issues from 3 to
4:30 p.m. in the White-Beckham Room in the Bill Daniel Student Center.
March 17, 2003
Baylor University faculty experts are available to the media on various topics surrounding the war in Iraq. Issues include the psychology of Saddam Hussein, biological and chemical warfare, rhetoric and U.S. foreign policy, trauma effects, DNA analysis, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, patriotism and worship, ethics of war, Turkey, and the war's effect on soldiers, their families, classrooms and the economy.
March 17, 2003
A panel of experts will discuss the impending war on Iraq during a community forum at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 20, in Meadows Recital Hall at the McCrary Music Building on the Baylor University campus. The event is free and open to the public.
March 16, 2003
As Baylor University students, faculty and staff return from spring break, University Ministries, local churches and other campus organizations will hold a three-night campus worship experience called "Breathe" at 8 p.m. March 17-19 on Fountain Mall.
March 12, 2003
Baylor University President Robert B. Sloan Jr. today announced the appointment of Dr. Thomas S. Hibbs, professor and chair of philosophy at Boston College, as dean of the university's Honors College and Distinguished Professor of Ethics and Culture, effective July 1.
March 11, 2003
Snow days are rare occurrences in Central Texas.
On Feb. 25, the Baylor University campus was closed after ice and sleet caused hazardous driving conditions in Waco and throughout much of Texas.
March 11, 2003
Academy Award and Pulitzer Prize-winner Horton Foote will deliver a public lecture, "Writing with a Sense of Place," at 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, in Jones Theater at the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Building on the Baylor University campus. Foote, who was named Visiting Distinguished Dramatist at Baylor in October, also will teach in residence during the week.
March 9, 2003
Watching the latest lectures at Baylor University, touring an under-construction building on campus or catching up on past episodes of "Inside Baylor Sports" is easier than ever with the newly redesigned BaylorTV.com web site.
March 6, 2003
On the day of the space shuttle Columbia disaster, Baylor University geologists discovered the incredible sensitivity of a new seismometer they were installing at an off-campus site.
March 6, 2003
Baylor University classes will not be held during spring break March 8-16. However, several facilities and university offices will remain open.
March 6, 2003
Saxophonist and jazz composer Bob Mintzer will be a guest performer in a concert by the Baylor University Jazz Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 6, in the Jesse H. Jones Theater in the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center.
March 6, 2003
Three members of the Baylor University woodwind faculty will perform at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 6, in Roxy Grove Hall.
March 6, 2003
Baylor Law School's mock trial and moot court teams posted two more regional mock trial/moot court competition championships last weekend, for a total of one national championship and two regional championships inside of one week.
March 5, 2003
A New York Times bestselling author, a popular mystery novelist, a renowned poet and a progressive Baptist pastor will join scholars, musicians, writers and film-makers at Baylor University's Art & Soul festival, which will explore the topic of mystery and meaning. Now in its fourth year, the popular event will run March 20-22 at various campus venues.
March 5, 2003
Keep up with the progress of Baylor 2012, the university's 10-year vision, on the "Building the Vision" web site. Click below for links to up-to-date photos on the Baylor Sciences Building, the Harry and Anna Jeanes Discovery Center and the Dutton Avenue Office and Parking Facility.
February 28, 2003
On your marks, get set, COOK! Executive chefs from Baylor and Trinity University in San Antonio faced off in a battle of ingredients, seasoning and sautéing at the Campus Chef Competition Feb. 21, in Memorial Dining Hall.
February 28, 2003
Cloudy and misty weather didn't dampen the spirits of hundreds of Baylor University students, donors and others who attended the official dedication ceremony Feb. 28 of the long-awaited Stacy Riddle Forum.
February 27, 2003
A 1987 Baylor law graduate played a leading role in the December release of a prominent political prisoner from China.
February 27, 2003
Baylor University continues to bring several distinguished speakers to campus this spring, including Harvard psychiatrist and author Armand Nicholi, Nobel Prize-winning chemist Alan G. MacDiarmid and four well-known poets reading at the annual Beall Poetry Festival, and many others. Check back often for updates on upcoming lectures, symposia and conferences at Baylor.
February 27, 2003
Dr. Gary B. Nash, professor of history and director of the National Center for History in the Schools at UCLA, will give the 25th annual Charles Edmondson Historical Lectures on March 4-5 in Bennett Auditorium on the Baylor University campus. The lectures are free and open to the public.
February 26, 2003
Baylor University's Stacy Riddle Forum will be officially dedicated during ceremonies at 2 p.m., Friday, Feb. 28, on the steps of the new building for Baylor's Panhellenic sororities.
February 26, 2003
As weather conditions improve around Central Texas, Baylor University will resume regular operating hours at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 26.
February 26, 2003
For the past 50 years, Baylor University student groups have showcased their extraordinary musical, theatrical and dancing abilities in All University Sing, one of the university's most cherished traditions. Click below to find out who will perform at Pigskin Revue.
February 24, 2003
The Association of Black Students at Baylor University will host a banquet in celebration of black history month at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, on the fifth floor of the Cashion Academic Center in the Hankamer School of Business.
February 24, 2003
In spite of stiff competition and a blizzard on the east coast, Baylor Law School's moot court team defended its title at the National First Amendment Moot Court Competition in Washington, D.C.
February 24, 2003
Tickets for the Thursday night performance of Baylor's All University Sing are still available. The show begins at 7 p.m. at Waco Hall on the Baylor campus.
February 21, 2003
Baylor Law School will welcome law students from Texas, Colorado and Wyoming on Saturday, Feb. 22, for the annual regional tournament of the American Bar Association's Client Counseling Competition.
February 20, 2003
Renowned African theologian John Mbiti will serve as the featured speaker of Baylor University's annual John N. Jonsson Peace and Justice Lecture Series, scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 25-26. Mbiti, professor of missiology at the University of Bern, Switzerland, will lecture on "Emerging Images of Jesus Christ in African Christianity" at 4 p.m. Tuesday in Miller Chapel and on "Healing and Caring in African Independent Churches" at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Seventh and James Baptist Church sanctuary. The lectures are free and open to the public.
February 20, 2003
Dr. Thomas L. Charlton, vice provost for administration and professor of history at Baylor University, has been appointed acting director of The Texas Collection, a major special collection among Baylor's library facilities, effective Aug. 1. Charlton succeeds director Kent Keeth, who is retiring at the end of the summer.
February 20, 2003
Five students - all involved in the Baylor Interdisciplinary Core (BIC) - will represent Baylor University at the Association of College Unions Region XII College Bowl Tournament this weekend at Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos.
February 20, 2003
John Rockwell, the senior cultural correspondent for The New York Times, will speak on the "Future of Classical Music" at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24, in Roxy Grove Hall on the Baylor University campus.
February 20, 2003
Eight students from the Baylor University School of Music will perform at the 2003 Dean's Honor Concert at 7:30 p.m Saturday, Feb. 22, in Jones Concert Hall.
February 20, 2003
Peter Slowik will present a guest recital at Baylor University at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21, in Meadows Recital Hall in the Glennis McCrary Music Building.
February 18, 2003
Baylor Law School will host the eighth annual Texas Undergraduate Moot Court Competition Friday and Saturday, Feb. 21-22. Undergraduate students from throughout the state will compete in the two-day competition.
February 18, 2003
The Tau Alpha Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Inc. at Baylor University will host a "Tribute to the Black Woman" at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, in the Barfield Drawing Room of the Bill Daniel Student Center.
February 18, 2003
Bearathon, a half-marathon sponsored by Baylor University's Student Foundation, will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 1.
February 18, 2003
Bassist Dennis Whittaker, a 1988 graduate of Baylor University, will return to campus for an alumni recital at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, in Roxy Grove Hall.
February 18, 2003
Ballet Magnificat! will perform excerpts from its full-length ballet productions for Baylor University students during Chapel at 10 and 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 19, in Waco Hall.
February 14, 2003
A lightning strike near Waco Hall caused a campus-wide power outage just after 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 14. Power has since been restored.
February 14, 2003
Baylor University's department of religion will hold its annual lecture from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, in Bennett Auditorium. Dr. Sharyn Dowd, associate professor of religion, will lecture on "Word and Deed in Mark's Gospel." The lecture is free and open to the public.
February 12, 2003
Baylor University will bring several distinguished speakers to campus this spring, ranging from best-selling authors, theologians and a renowned historian to philosophers, poets and a Nobel Laureate chemist. Check back often for updates on upcoming lectures, symposia and conferences at Baylor.
February 11, 2003
Retired Brig. Gen. James Cross recently entertained Baylor ROTC cadets with tales of his experiences as President Lyndon B. Johnson's personal pilot and military aide. Cross, who had a distinguished Air Force career, served as Johnson's pilot from 1961, when LBJ was vice president, until 1968.
February 11, 2003
The next time Mobil releases a travel guide of the best restaurants in the country, don't be surprised to find Baylor's dining venues singled out for praise.
February 11, 2003
Baylor University's department of student union and office of international programs will host Study Abroad Night at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17, in Barfield Drawing Room in the Bill Daniel Student Center. The free event is open to all Baylor students. Refreshments will be served.
February 11, 2003
Monday Morning, an alternative Christian rock band, will perform in the Rising Christian Artists series at 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14, at the Bobo Baptist Student Center at Baylor University.
February 11, 2003
Baylor University alumni and football fans in San Antonio and Austin are invited to meet Guy Morriss, when the Bears' new head football coach visits those cities later this month.
February 11, 2003
Before the first pitch at upcoming Baylor baseball games in Houston and San Antonio, Baylor alums will hold rallies at the ballparks.
February 10, 2003
About 80 of the "brightest and best" law students from Texas and Louisiana will battle it out at Baylor University during the regional tournament of the National Mock Trial Competition Feb. 14-16 at the Sheila and Walter Umphrey Law Center.
February 10, 2003
Baylor University doctoral student Jacquelyn Duke made such a splash at one national water conference that it earned her an invitation to the nation's capital.
February 8, 2003
Baylor Law School students call it "Big Trial," a week-long program of hotly contested courtroom battles where future lawyers are thrown "in at the deep end."
February 8, 2003
Baylor Law School students worked overtime, preparing their cases for "Big Trial" - a week-long program of "real world" courtroom battles where the future lawyers go in front of a judge and a jury to conduct themselves in a full trial process, defending or prosecuting, analyzing, and making convincing speeches to juries. At the end of the day, they either celebrate victory - or show grace in defeat. Our photo feature shows a glimpse of this month's Big Trial action at Baylor Law School.
February 7, 2003
Baylor University faculty and graduate students will present their latest academic research at Scholars' Day on Wednesday, Feb. 12, in various rooms at the Bill Daniel Student Center. Presentations will run every hour from 8 to 11:30 a.m. and 2 to 4:45 p.m. The annual event is sponsored by the Graduate School.
February 7, 2003
An exhibit honoring black Americans is now on display in the foyer of Baylor University's Moody Memorial Library.
February 7, 2003
Registration is under way for the Feb. 15 Super Saturday sessions for preschoolers through high school juniors, sponsored by Baylor University's Center for Community Learning and Enrichment.
February 7, 2003
Baylor University's School of Education and the Center for Community Learning and Enrichment will host the 14th annual "Interdisciplinary Creative Problem Solving Conference" for gifted students and their teachers Feb. 28 through March 1 on the Baylor campus.
February 7, 2003
Dr. Richard B. Hays, The George Washington Ivey Professor of New Testament at The Divinity School at Duke University, will deliver the seventh annual Willson-Addis Lecture Feb. 19 at Baylor University's George W. Truett Theological Seminary.
February 7, 2003
Dr. William J. Abraham, The Albert C. Outler Professor of Wesley Studies in the Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University, will present the third annual W.C. Dobbs Lecture in Applied Christianity at Baylor University's George W. Truett Theological Seminary.
February 6, 2003
Barry Lopez, winner of the National Book Award for his nonfiction work "Arctic Dreams," will deliver Phi Beta Kappa's Albaugh Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, in Jones Theater at Baylor University's Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center. Lopez' lecture, "Water: Managing the Gift," is free and open to the public.
February 6, 2003
Baylor University will host the 50th annual All University Sing, a student musical production, Feb. 20-22, 27-28 and March 1 in Waco Hall. Tickets are available for the Feb. 27 performance.
February 6, 2003
Four special guests -- two conductors, a composer, and a soloist -- will be featured in a concert of the Baylor University Wind Ensemble, at 7:30 p.m Tuesday, Feb. 11, in Jones Concert Hall.
February 6, 2003
Inspirational singer and recording artist Wintley Phipps will speak to Baylor University students during Chapel at 10 and 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, in Waco Hall.
February 5, 2003
Baylor University's Women's Chorus, Men's Glee Club and Singing Seniors will combine for a joint concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, in Jones Concert Hall.