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The beauty of Baylor Family: Recapping Homecoming 2024

…Baylor University (@bayloruniversity) Three recent Baylor grads (Classes of 2021-24) captured their experience returning to campus for Homecoming in this vlog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnnB27lnpyU To those who were here — we were so glad to welcome you home! And to those who couldn’t make it — we hope to see you in Waco next year! Sic ’em, Bears! [BONUS COVERAGE: Indy & Belle’s first sic ’em || Chamber, Spirit & Students’ “Night to Remember…

#BaylorHomecoming week is here — welcome home, Baylor Family!

…stories with the next generation, and celebrating together as one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JV7pV-gnLBg As you return to campus this weekend, start your visit at the Hurd Welcome Center — your Homecoming headquarters. Baylor staff will be on hand Friday and Saturday to answer questions and help you connect with school/college/campus events, and the Hurd will also host a wide variety of activities, photo ops, student performances, and more f…

Introducing ‘Baylor in Deeds,’ the university’s new strategic plan

…aith). Those plans culminated in Baylor reaching R1 research status in late 2021. But R1 wasn’t a finish line for Baylor; it was the starting point for the university’s next phase. The next step is to mobilize what Baylor has become to serve the church, the state and the world — Pro Ecclesia, Pro Texana, Pro Mundo. The core Commitments of Baylor in Deeds should sound familiar: 1) Equipping Students to Flourish, 2) Broadening Interdisciplinary Rese…

Baylor’s 2024-25 commercial: ‘Never Get Used to This,’ featuring Forrest Frank

…pener Saturday, but BU social media shared the spot earlier today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEvhVWqRiUQ The 30-second spot features breakout Christian music singer/songwriter (and 2017 Baylor graduate) Forrest Frank, whose music you’ve likely heard on Christian radio and/or TikTok. The commercial pairs one of Frank’s original songs, “Never Get Used To This,” with shots featuring the vibrancy and joy of the Baylor student experience. “Music…

From Move2BU to Welcome Week to school’s start, looking back on the first week at Baylor

…nts what they are most excited about for their freshmen this year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LecZogV_yAU Then it was on to Welcome Week — small groups, the Spirit Rally, Church Fair, candlelight worship service, and more.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Baylor University (@bayloruniversity) And Monday, classes began for the new school year! Roughly 20,000 students flooded campus, bringing an energy and excitement that has be…

#BU28’s unique class hymn welcomes our newest Bears into their college experience

…ally Line Camp, when students get to know Baylor and one another): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNu5XXFw4JY You can watch and listen to each Baylor class hymn since 2017 on the university’s YouTube channel, and hear class hymns dating even further back on iTunes. Sic ’em, Baylor Spiritual Life and #BU28! “In This Day” — The Class Hymn for Baylor University’s Class of 2028 In every heart there is a mind, a deeper word, a truth divine. In every h…

Baylor alum hits top of iTunes worldwide charts with Christian radio debut album

…faith and the transformative impact of using one’s talents to glorify God. Sic ’em, Forrest! [BONUS: You might also recognize Frank’s work as the soundtrack to Baylor’s 2024-25 commercial, which debuted at the start of football season!] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEvhVWqRiUQ…

Baylor alumna retiring after 40 years in San Antonio journalism

…n 1984. Since then, she has been a fixture at the ABC station, inspiring a generation of future journalists (especially young Latinas). Earlier this year, she received a lifetime achievement award from San Antonio’s Cesar E. Chavez Legacy and Educational Foundation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZnMPCZgokQ Upon retirement, what will she miss most? “The people, the people of San Antonio, who I have met at their best and at their worst times,” sa…

Baylor’s First in Line program wins national honor for serving first-gen students

…tly honored by NASPA, an international student affairs organization, with a 2024 Excellence Award for first-generation student success. “To have First in Line recognized nationally is a proud accomplishment, not just for this office, but this institution,” says Michelle Gonzalez (BA ’12), First in Line program manager. “This award recognizes the hard work and commitment Baylor has put forth to support, empower and celebrate our first-generation st…

FM72 brings students together in prayer & worship just ahead of Holy Week

…d speakers. [Get a taste of the worship in this short video.] And more than 25 Baylor students were baptized on Tuesday night. The theme for this year was “Lord, make us ready,” based on Isaiah 62. “Are we awake and watching, expectant for God to be moving and active in our midst?” asked Dr. Charles Ramsey (BA ’97, MA ’00), associate chaplain and director for Chapel and Campus Ministries at Baylor. “Let us be a people who are being prepared and re…