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Several functions are planned during Homecoming for Baylor University alumni, including the special Reunion Dinner. Dinners are held for classes celebrating graduation anniversaries in multiples of five years and for the most recent graduating class. Special dinners are planned for classes celebrating their 25th anniversary, 50th anniversary and for classes that graduated more than 50 years ago.

Baylor University's Executive MBA-Dallas program has been rated among the world's 50 best executive MBA programs by the influential European publication, the Financial Times. Baylor's program is ranked 31st and receives the highest rating among the three Texas universities included in the survey.

The Baylor University Jazz Ensemble will present its first concert of the school year at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, in Jones Concert Hall. This 19-member group performs under the leadership of Alex Parker, lecturer in jazz studies.

Baylor University's musical show Cabaret, a traditional Homecoming event, will feature ShowTime!, Baylor's renowned show choir, at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, in the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center.

Three members of the Baylor University School of Music brass faculty will perform a concert at 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, in Meadows Recital Hall in the Glennis McCrary Music Building. This trio -- assistant professor of horn Jeffrey Powers, assistant professor of trombone Kevin Chiarizzio and lecturer in tuba and euphonium Jeffrey Schultz -- will be joined by assistant professor of piano and director of accompanying Elvia Puccinelli.

Baylor University's Center for Community Learning and Enrichment will host "Diversity and Developing Gifts and Talents: A National Action Plan for Leaders in Gifted Education" from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, in the Barfield Drawing Room in the Bill Daniel Student Center.

More than 25,000 alumni and their families are expected to travel to Waco as Baylor University celebrates its 92nd anniversary Homecoming Oct. 26-28, with a variety of special events sponsored by the Baylor Chamber of Commerce and the Alumni Association.

Baylor University's department of health education and wellness will sponsor Alcohol Awareness week Oct. 22-26.

Baylor University's popular homecoming event, Pigskin Revue, returns to Waco Hall for four performances--7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, 7 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, and 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27.

The Baylor University Freshman Mass Meeting will be held at 10 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, at Waco Hall.
The meeting is the first Homecoming event where freshmen learn about the "Immortal Ten." It also symbolizes the passing down of Baylor traditions to new students.

Thousands of Baylor University alumni, students and football fans will show their school spirit as Baylor holds its annual Pep Rally/Bonfire at approximately 9:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, on Fountain Mall.

Baylor University will host a Sacred Harp Sing from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Gov. Bill and Vara Daniel Historic Village. A singing school for novice singers will be held at 9 a.m.

Top Texas family businesses will be recognized today (Oct. 18) during Baylor University's 12th annual Outstanding Family Business Contest awards banquet.

Baylor University's career services will host an Education Fair at 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, in room 510 on the fifth floor of the Cashion Academic Center in the Hankamer School of Business. The fair is open to anyone interested in a position in the field of education.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Baylor University’s innovative teacher education and research partnership with Waco’s Hillcrest Professional Development School could soon become the national norm, as new standards designed to revolutionize the clinical preparation of teachers were announced today (Oct. 16) at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

Dr. James C. Denison, senior pastor of Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas, will speak about relationships in Chapel at 10 and 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, in Waco Hall on the Baylor University campus.

Baylor University facilities will have different hours during Fall Break this Friday through Sunday, Oct. 19-21. No classes will be held on Friday, but all administrative offices will be open.

Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist John Updike will present Baylor University's annual Roy B. Albaugh Phi Beta Kappa lecture at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, in Waco Hall on campus. The presentation is free and open to the public, and tickets are not required.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Baylor University School of Education Dean Robert Yinger and Waco ISD's Hillcrest Professional Development School will be in the national spotlight Tuesday, Oct. 16, when new standards for the clinical preparation of teachers are released in Washington, D.C.

Economic growth will return - that was the clear message of speakers at the 2002 Economic Forecast Conference presented by Baylor's Hankamer School of Business and the Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, Oct. 11.

The Baylor University Symphonic Band will present a concert at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, in Jones Concert Hall in the Glennis McCrary Music Building.

Richardson residents Neal and Sheila Jeffrey were recently named Baylor University's 2001 Parents of the Year. They were recognized during Baylor's annual Parents Weekend Sept. 22.

Dr. Zahi Hawass, director of the Giza Pyramids and Saqqara in Egypt, spoke to Baylor students and faculty Oct. 10 about his latest archaeological discoveries, including one not yet talked about in the national news.

Baylor University's faculty senate will sponsor a fundraiser for the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on Oct. 11. The funds received will be donated to the Texas Baptist Men.

"Jesus Christ: Savior and Lord" will be the focus of Baylor University's 20th annual Bible Conference. Sponsored by the department of religion and the Waco Baptist Association, the conference will run Friday and Saturday, Oct. 12-13, on the Baylor campus.

Mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade will perform a concert at Baylor University at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, in Jones Concert Hall.

An acclaimed New Testament scholar will be the featured speaker Oct. 15-17 at the fall 2001 Parchman Endowed Lectures at Baylor University's George W. Truett Theological Seminary.

The Governor Bill and Vara Daniel Historic Village will host a basket weaving class on Oct. 13 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Janet Davis, a master weaver, will introduce the basic techniques of basket weaving and assist each participant in creating a market basket.

A legendary Baylor professor's dream of half a century ago will be linked this week with 21st century technology to revolutionize studies of Victorian poets Robert Browning and his wife, Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

Gloria Hammond, a pediatrician serving the poor, will speak at 10 and 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, during Baylor University's Chapel at Waco Hall on campus.

Baylor University's Hispanic Student Association will host its 14th annual Heritage Banquet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct.11, on the fifth floor of the Cashion Academic Center in the Hankamer School of Business. The guest speaker for the banquet is Emmy award-winning journalist Sandra Guzman.

More than 3,000 Central Texas school children will celebrate literacy and creativity with nationally known children's book authors, artists, educators and local celebrities, as Baylor University hosts one of the country's fastest growing reading events, "Building a Nation of Readers, Artists and Dreamers 2001," on Oct. 11-12.

Fifty-one Baylor University faculty and staff members will be featured in the sixth annual "Baylor Authors and Artists at Work" exhibit, which opens Tuesday, Oct. 9, in the foyer of Moody Memorial Library. The exhibit will run through Nov. 25.

A remote Mayan village in Belize is probably the last place on earth you would expect to find an Internet cafe.
However, through the efforts of three Baylor University students, an engineering professor and a grant from Baylor Horizons, Christo-Rey is now connected to the rest of the world.

Prospective students from Baylor University and throughout Texas and the U.S. who are interested in learning more about George W. Truett Theological Seminary will be on the Baylor campus Thursday and Friday, Oct. 11-12, for Truett's Fall Preview.

Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas recently honored Baylor President Emeritus Herbert H. Reynolds and Texas State Sen. David Sibley for their contributions to private higher education institutions in the state.

Companies from Dallas, Houston, Hemphill and Texarkana are among the winners in the 12th annual Texas Family Business of the Year competition, sponsored by Baylor University's Institute for Family Business.

Twenty-nine missionaries from all denominations will visit Baylor University during Missions Emphasis Week Oct. 8-10.

Baylor University's theater department's latest production, "A Woman Without A Name" written by Romulus Linney, will open Thursday, Oct. 11, at the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Building.

A noted scholar in early American political thought will be the featured speaker at Baylor University's annual Robert T. Miller Professorship Distinguished Lecture Series.

A new data resource about Baptists was unveiled Monday, Oct. 1, at Baylor University. BaptistHeritage.com, managed by the university's program in Baptist Studies, is intended to be the largest accumulation of data about Baptist life and thought ever assembled.

Chinese composer and pianist Lei Liang will make a rare public appearance at 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 8, in Meadows Recital Hall.

Baylor University's Center for Community Learning and Enrichment has released its schedule of the popular Super Saturday classes for students from preschool through 10th grade. The sessions will run one Saturday each month, October through April.

Baylor University's student newspaper, The Lariat, was named the best overall campus newspaper and won an additional 15 awards in the inaugural Baptist Press Excellence in Journalism competition held Sept. 27-29 in Nashville.
The Round Up, the university's yearbook, also brought home 10 awards.

The King William Winds, the Woodwind Quintet-in-Residence at The University of Texas at San Antonio, will present a guest concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, in Roxy Grove Hall.

The Baylor University Hispanic Student Association will hosts its annual Hispanic heritage observance during the month of October.

Scholars from throughout the United States will examine the defining work of early church father Augustine of Hippo during Baylor University's Pruit Memorial Symposium Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 4-6.

Jan Karon, the author of the best-selling Mitford series of books, has canceled her Oct. 18 visit to Baylor University, as well as all appearances in Texas, due to the tragic events Sept. 11 in New York and Washington, D.C.

Baylor University's Air Force ROTC Detachment 810 will honor American military personnel who were held as prisoners of war and those still listed as missing in action with a flag vigil from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 27.

What does the future hold for the Texas and national economy in the aftermath of the most devastating terrorist attack in America's history? Speakers will address that question at the 2002 Economic Forecast Conference sponsored by Baylor University's Hankamer School of Business and Waco Chamber of Commerce in the South Brazos Room of Waco Convention Center on Thursday, Oct. 11.

A noted expert in entrepreneurship and a scholar of Greek and Roman history will be honored Monday, Sept. 24, at Baylor University with the 2001 Robert Foster Cherry Awards for Great Teachers.

The Right Reverend Vashti Murphy McKenzie will speak to students during Chapel at 10 and 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, in Waco Hall on the Baylor University campus.

A new program at Baylor University, "A Place 2BU," will sponsor "Concert at the Marina" from 8 p.m. to midnight Friday, Sept. 28, at the Baylor Marina.

For the first time ever, Baylor University's traditional Chapel will be webcast live on the Internet, at 10 and 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 24, in Waco Hall.

Baylor University President Robert B. Sloan Jr. and Provost Donald D. Schmeltekopf announce the appointment of Dr. Reagan M. Ramsower as dean of libraries at the university, effective Oct. 1.

Baylor University's Gov. Bill and Vara Daniel Historic Village will celebrate the American spirit and the coming together of the community during "An Old Fashioned Sunday," from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 23.

Baylor University's Board of Regents at its September meeting today unanimously approved an ambitious 10-year vision and adopted a new tuition structure designed to help fund the initiative and align the institution's pricing system with its peer universities.

The Board of Regents of Baylor University Sept. 21 expressed their sympathy to families affected by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on America, and their support for efforts to respond to the attacks.

Progress in the field of cancer research is the topic for the fall symposium of Baylor University's Center for Drug Discovery (CDD).

The “Light the Night” Walk, a nationwide Leukemia and Lymphoma Society fund-raiser, will take place at Baylor University for the first time on Sept. 23.

The Lynn Seaton Trio will open the Baylor University Distinguished Artist Series at 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24, in Roxy Grove Hall.

Baylor University's career services will offer two seminars to help job-seekers with specific aspects of the their search Monday, Sept. 24, at the Ferrell Center.

Baylor University will hold a career fair from noon to 5 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 24, at the Ferrell Center. The career fair is sponsored by Baylor career services.

“Voices from a Nation in Mourning,” two half-hour specials on the attack on America from the perspective of young people, will air Friday, Sept. 21, on Waco’s National Public Radio affiliate KWBU 103.3 FM. The specials will be broadcast at 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

WACO, Texas -- Baylor University President Robert B. Sloan Jr. and Provost Donald D. Schmeltekopf today announced the appointment of three individuals to new leadership positions in the Office of the Provost.

The second concert in the School of Music's Showcase Series will feature the Baylor University Wind Ensemble at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21, in Jones Concert Hall in the Glennis McCrary Music Building.

The Baylor University master's degree program in sport management now ranks as one of only two in Texas and 25 nationwide to be approved by the Sport Management Program Review Council.

In the wake of the tragedies in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C., Baylor University's 260-member Golden Wave Marching Band will perform some of America's best-loved patriotic tunes during halftime of the Baylor-New Mexico game Saturday, Sept. 22, at Floyd Casey Stadium.

Dr. David Rudd, professor of psychology and neuroscience at Baylor University and director of the doctoral program in clinical psychology, was awarded the prestigious Aleteia Award this summer from the Aleteia International School of Cognitive Therapy in Enna, Italy.

WACO, Texas -- Leading Albuquerque and New Mexico attorneys Turner W. Branch and his wife, Margaret Moses Branch, have announced a major gift totaling $1 million to Baylor University School of Law. Turner W. Branch is a 1965 Baylor law graduate.

Baylor University will host its annual Parents Weekend Sept. 21-22. Parents will have opportunities to learn about Baylor by touring the campus, meeting faculty and attending events planned by the Baylor Chamber of Commerce.

Baylor University freshmen craving a night of messy fun can participate in Freshman Follies at 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, in Minglewood Bowl.

Stand-up comedian Robert G. Lee, known for his "clean" approach to comedy, will speak to students during Chapel at 10 and 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19, in Waco Hall on the Baylor University campus.

The Baylor University Alumni Association has created an information exchange for Baylor alumni, who were affected by the terrorist attacks Sept. 11 on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

Students, faculty and others wishing to discuss the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon will gather for a forum hosted on the Baylor University campus at 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 17, on the third floor of Carroll Library.

Baylor University theology professor Chip Conyers, the author of "The End: What Jesus Really Said About the Last Things," wrote the following in response to "end-of-the-world" scenarios and also to several circulating e-mails that claim that the 16th-century prophet Nostradamus predicted the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks in his writings. The text from these e-mails has since been demonstrated not to have been written by Nostradamus at all or to be revisions of existing quatrains.

The headlines scream "Horror" and "War." Televisions broadcast continuous images of fire and destruction. The words are of death and fear and violence. Our children hear the words, see the images and watch our stricken faces for reassurance. We struggle with knowing how to help our children when terror strikes. These tips are not exhaustive but can help your children in these difficult times.

The Baylor University chapter of the Golden Key International Honor Society has placed two donation boxes on campus to raise funds for the American Red Cross.

Baylor University has enrolled more than 14,000 students this fall, the largest number of students ever in the university's 156-year history.

In response to this week's tragic events on the East Coast, the Big 12 Conference announced today that all athletic competition will be suspended through the weekend, including Saturday's Baylor-Minnesota football game.

A river of tears flows through the Baylor campus. Tears of grief, sorrow, mourning, heartache, shock, horror, indignation and outrage. Tuesday's terrorist attack on America has left many members in the Baylor community struggling to make sense of the tragedy and seeking their role in the aftermath.

Baylor University's College of Arts and Sciences will sponsor an "Afternoon of Dialogue" on this week's tragic events in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania. The discussion will take place today (Sept. 13) in Bennett Auditorium on the Baylor campus from 3:30 to 5 p.m.

Baylor University has planned two events on campus Sept. 12-13 in response to yesterday's terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C.

Several Baylor University faculty and staff are available to discuss various aspects of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in America.

Baylor University student leaders will distribute navy blue ribbons across campus this week to honor and remember those who lost their lives in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C.

Baylor University students, faculty and staff gathered in prayer Sept. 11 for those whose lives have been forever affected by today's tragic events in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania.

Baylor University President Robert B. Sloan Jr. today released the following statement:
"In light of today's tragic events and the uncertainty surrounding so many, I want to call on the Baylor University community - students, faculty, and staff - to join together in prayer. Let us remember especially those who have lost loved ones, those who await word of the safety of friends and family, and those who are called to lead our nation in this time of profound anxiety.
"Also, as a result of this unfolding tragedy, the University and former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno have mutually agreed to cancel Thursday's President's Forum event."

Author Brennan Manning will speak to students during Chapel at 10 and 11 a.m. Wednesday in Waco Hall on the Baylor University campus.

"A Place 2BU" weekend events at Baylor University continue Saturday, Sept. 8, with the "Fifth Quarter on Fifth Street" from 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. on Fountain Mall on the Baylor campus.

Christina Edelen, lecturer in harpsichord, will present a faculty recital entitled "Baroque in the Browning" at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, in the Armstrong Browning Library's Foyer of Meditation.

Baylor University alumni Byron and Carla Weathersbee, founders of Legacy Family Ministries, will speak to students in Chapel at 10 and 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 10, in Waco Hall. The Weathersbees will speak about using God's Word to develop healthy Christian relationships.

Baylor University's entrepreneurship and engineering programs get high marks in the latest listing of America's Best Colleges, compiled by U.S. News & World Report.

Baylor University's Alumni Association will honor 52 individuals at the annual Alumni By Choice luncheon at noon, Saturday, Sept. 8, in the Cashion Academic Center of Baylor's Hankamer School of Business.

The Baylor University School of Music announces its showcase series, three gala concerts for the fall semester in Jones Concert Hall in the Glennis McCrary Music Building.