If you’ve visited Downtown Waco recently, chances are you’ve seen a new business or building and thought, “That wasn’t here last time,” or “A lot has changed downtown since I was a student!” That even happens with those of us who live here. Downtown Waco is hot right now, and countless Baylor alums are at […]
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We’ve reached the end of another academic year at Baylor, when final grades are submitted, seniors are graduated — and Baylor’s professors of the year are named. The Collins Outstanding Professor Award is voted on each year by the outgoing senior class and includes a cash prize of $10,000. Past Collins Professors include Dr. Tom Hanks (1998), […]
[Reflecting on your five years here at Baylor, what’s going through your head?] “It was too short! I had a lot of fun. I was a vice president in student government, I was a president of my fraternity… I had a blast. It’s sad that it has to come to an end.” [What would you […]
There are so many Baylor alumni on screen lately, it’s getting hard to keep up – and that’s a good problem to have! So if you’re looking for something new to watch, here are two more TV shows to add to our ever-growing list of Bears in Hollywood. Downward Dog debuts May 17 (8:30 p.m. CT, ABC). Allison […]
“It’s surreal… There’ve been moments leading up to right now that have been incredibly nostalgic, like walking around campus for the last time as an undergrad student, little things like that. Packing up my apartment that I’ve been in all four years. I think surreal is the best way to describe it.” [What would you […]
Congratulations, Class of 2017 — you did it! More than 2,500 Bears walked the Ferrell Center stage over the weekend at Commencement to receive their diplomas and officially become Baylor alumni. As usual, the highlight was seeing so many students celebrate the culmination of their years of hard work; you can see it in their faces […]
Amjad Dabi is one of the 2,500+ members of Baylor’s Class of 2017 who will take the symbolic walk from undergraduate to graduate this weekend during Baylor’s Spring Commencement ceremonies. For Dabi, who will receive his Bachelor’s of Music degree in piano pedagogy, that walk has been nearly eight years in the making, thousands of miles and a […]
“From a very young age, I knew I wanted to be a doctor. I grew up surrounded with parents, aunts and uncles with careers in healthcare, and I have always looked up to them. After graduating high school, I knew I needed to attend a college that would cultivate my pathway to medicine. … “What […]
The small Middle Eastern nation of Jordan is bordered by Israel, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia, which makes foreign relations incredibly important for the country. Earlier this year, when King Abdullah named a new Minister of Foreign Affairs, he turned to a trusted advisor — who just so happens to be a Baylor graduate. Ayman Safadi, […]
“This summer, I’m going to be working in Houston on an ambulance. I’m an EMT. I work in North Houston. It’s pretty cool, actually. I get to work with the first aid service team here at Baylor, so I get to do my EMT work through Baylor a little bit. It’s volunteer. It’s not paid. And […]
