Parking lots and garages are full. Penland is packed during the lunch hour. The workout machines, Ping-Pong tables, racquetball and basketball courts at the SLC are just as busy as ever. You’d think it was the middle of the fall or spring – but this is Summer at Baylor. Many of those on campus are here […]
Every summer we take a look at some of the freshmen who will be joining the Baylor family come fall. Here’s your first look at some of the members of Baylor’s Class of 2019: * Mandeville, La., native Ryan Keller is one of just 141 students nationwide to be named a 2015 U.S. Presidential Scholar. The award […]
This fall, Fountain Mall will get its fountain back, as a a 46-by-61-foot water garden will anchor the newly renovated Fifth Street through the heart of campus. The new Rosenbalm Fountain, currently under construction, is actually the third fountain to grace the part of campus known as Fountain Mall. [UPDATE (10/26): The fountain is live! See a photo here, […]
A recent study named the top 50 American colleges and universities on Facebook and Twitter. Only four schools cracked the top 10 on both platforms: Florida, Wisconsin, Texas A&M… and Baylor. The evaluation, based on how engaged a school’s followers are and how responsive the university is to those followers, placed Baylor at No. 4 in […]
Bridges are important to Waco. When the city’s Suspension Bridge was completed in 1870, it was the longest single-span suspension bridge west of the Mississippi River. For the next 15 years, it was an important part of the Chisholm Trail’s path through Texas as one of the only bridges to cross the mighty Brazos River. And […]
Brittany Tucker and Daphne McGee are both 2012 Baylor graduates. Both love to sing and dance, both were extremely dedicated to their studies, and both are in the education field. There’s one other thing they share: a set of kidneys. Brittany (pictured at left above) came to Baylor in the fall of 2007. She quickly excelled […]
Chances are good that, after your home and office, you spend more time in your vehicle than anywhere else. So shouldn’t it reflect your Baylor pride? Here are 7 simple ways to make your car, truck, SUV or van more BaylorProud: 1. Window stickers. Take your pick from the traditional interlocking BU, a sticker proclaiming your status (Baylor Alumni, Baylor […]
Just how good is Baylor track-and-field star Trayvon Bromell? Earlier this month, the Baylor sophomore earned All-America honors in a pair of individual events at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. To put that in context, the last male athlete from Baylor to accomplish that feat did so only weeks after the end of Pat Neff’s presidency. In his […]
Five years ago this summer, Ken Starr took office as Baylor University’s 14th president. Since that day, President Starr has focused his energies on advancing Baylor’s mission of providing an outstanding education that combines academic excellence with unwavering Christian commitment. Over the last five years, he’s led the university and its students, faculty, staff and alumni […]
Dr. Michael Attas, BA ’69, is a man who can’t help but make a difference in the lives of those around him — be they students, patients or friends. His passions and talents are as wide-ranging as the individuals he’s served. As a cardiologist, he’s provided life-saving treatment and care to thousands of Central Texans, including […]
