A recent survey found that 70% of Americans believe colleges should require their students to take basic courses in core subjects. Yet one report found that fewer than 2% of colleges and universities in the U.S. require even six of the top seven core subjects (composition, literature, foreign language, U.S. government/history, economics, math, and science). […]
Baylor football will play seven home games in 2011, the most in program history. This year also marks the first time the Bears will face every Big 12 school; that means Floyd Casey Stadium will host more national powerhouses than ever. Baylor fans with season tickets this fall will see four teams in the preseason […]
Baylor football 2011 isn’t the only debut taking place this Friday; the date also marks the release of Seven Days in Utopia, a feature film based on Baylor alum David Cook’s book Golf’s Sacred Journey. (See the trailer below.) The film stars Academy Award winner Robert Duvall and tells the story of a young golfer […]
Baylor football 2011 kicks off this week! The Bears take on No. 14 TCU at Floyd Casey Stadium this Friday night at 7 p.m. Airing nationwide on ESPN, the game is an opportunity to showcase what it means to be “Baylor Bold.” Buy your tickets (quickly — I’m hearing talk of a near sellout), wear […]
Ten years ago this week, the first classes were held in the new home of Baylor Law School, the Sheila and Walter Umphrey Law Center. Located on the banks of the Brazos River, the facility measures 128,000 square feet — more than double the size of the law school’s previous home, Morrison Constitution Hall, which […]
The following story came in from a Dallas-area alum about the Baylor pride at her children’s school: “My daughters’ school, Prince of Peace Christian (Carrollton, TX), hosted an auction in April as a fundraiser for the school. One of the bid items was a “College Pride” prize, where parents could donate money to vote for […]
Did you know that the state of Texas annually appoints a poet laureate, state musician, state two-dimensional artist and state three-dimensional artist? Interestingly, two of the Texas Legislature’s four honorees for 2012 have Baylor ties. The 2012 poet laureate, Jan Seale, attended Baylor in the late 1950s, as did her husband, Carl, BM ’58. A […]
You know it’s been a good summer when your work draws positive attention from the White House and the First Lady. The Texas Hunger Initiative (THI), a collaborative effort anchored from within Baylor’s School of Social Work, was applauded this summer first on the website for Let’s Move!, an initiative launched by First Lady Michelle […]
Baylor’s Move-In Day volunteers and the activities of Welcome Week exemplify much of the best of what the university has to offer — be it the hours faculty, staff and students spent hauling boxes in temperatures over 100 degrees, the lighthearted fun of a 1980s-themed dance party, or the sacred moments of the Candlelight Ceremony. […]
Baylor students: Whether you’re a freshman ready for your first collegiate classes (Monday!) or a senior who just can’t wait for graduation to get here, take note. If you’re looking for a quality keepsake of your college experience, the Baylor Round Up (yearbook) seems to be a good bet. In 2009, the Round Up was […]
