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Nursing school dedicates new Success Center in Dallas

…of success,” said Dean Judy Lott; Baylor’s School of Nursing is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Nursing school administrators worked closely with staff from the Foster Success Center to re-create those things that would translate to the Dallas campus — things like quiet study areas, individual testing sites and free tutoring services. Such offerings have made the Foster Success Center a, well, success here since it opened two years a…

Bears grateful for Baylor family’s support on anniversary of Hurricane Ike

…milies suffered in the storm and working to help others from the coast who needed assistance. Down in Galveston, a family of Bears fought their way back home to find their surfside store, Ocean Oso’s, surrounded by a sea of destruction. Brian (BBA ’95) and Kristen (BA ’99) Ethridge had opened the shop four years ago on Galveston’s Stewart Beach. As Ike approached, Kristen and the couple’s six-month-old daughter, Carrie, evacuated to Kristen’s pare…

Kudos to all who make Line Camp possible

…e proud of those who put on Line Camp: “I think that the Line Camp leaders need some major kudos. They work extremely hard to make sure we freshmen are introduced appropriately to Baylor, and they make it sooooo much fun. I know it was because of their guidance this summer that I came to love Baylor, and I’ve made some amazing friends that will last a lifetime. They do this because they want to make a difference in the Baylor community for now and…

Student-athletes return ‘blessed’ from Kenya mission trip

…ually confronted with it… There’s just so much that your mind can’t wrap itself around – the need and the suffering that goes on there. But right along with it is the joy that’s found in Christ.” And that’s just one of the many teams of students that Baylor sent out on mission trips this summer. We haven’t yet had a chance to hear from most of the groups, but to get a sense of what they experience and learn on these trips, check out students’ resp…

Incoming freshman turns injury to inspiration

…art High School in Santa Clarita, Calif. But rather than let that ruin her last year of high school, Alexandra turned it into a positive, putting her skills to use by starting a cheerleading squad at the local Boys and Girls Club. There, she coached a group of girls on not only the basics of cheerleading, but also the importance of things like exercise, teamwork and leadership. In just a semester, she saw dramatic improvement in every area, culmin…

‘Snapshots’ share students’ answers to questions about Baylor

If you were considering, say, taking your car in for service to a particular shop, you’d want to hear from others who have had their vehicles worked on by that mechanic. So if you were deciding what college to attend, wouldn’t you want to hear from those who had been there? Baylor students are many times the school’s best recruiters, and that’s the idea behind Snapshots, a series of short videos in which students answer simple questions, like “Wh…

Four Bears receive preseason All-Big 12 football honors

39 days and counting until Baylor football kicks off the 2009 season at Wake Forest in a nationally televised game… (Get your season tickets now!) The Bears will debut their new uniforms that day, and wearing the green and gold will be four preseason All-Big 12 selections: junior defensive tackle Phil Taylor, junior punter Derek Epperson, senior safety Jordan Lake and senior linebacker Joe Pawelek. Taylor, a 6-4, 355-pound lineman, is a transfer…

Prominent alums, supporters meet with Regents to talk Baylor

…nc., and Jenny Allison, past-president of the Baylor Women’s Council of Dallas; Ken Carlile, co-chairman of Carlile Companies, his brother Steve Carlile, chairman/CEO of Home and Garden Party, and Penny Carlile, president of Home and Garden Party; Paul Foster, president/owner of Western Refining Co.; Bob Perry, chairman of the board for Perry Homes Ltd.; Walter Umphrey, senior managing partner of the Provost & Umphrey Law Firm; and John Eddie Will…

Video tours offer a guided tour of Baylor to those far from Waco

…visit campus as often as you’d like. If that’s the case, you owe it to yourself to check out Baylor’s new Guided Virtual Tours. The folks behind BaylorVision worked with Campus Visits to create a series of short videos that give those watching a sense of what Baylor’s campus is all about, from the historic architecture to the lively happenings and beloved traditions Baylor students experience. The guided tours include some views of campus you’ve p…

A ‘Mad Dog’ immortalized at Baylor Law School

Edd Hayes was a little worried when he was commissioned to create a statue of a lawyer nicknamed “Mad Dog.” Can you blame him? But his rendering of R. Matt Dawson at the Sheila and Walter Umphrey Law Center certainly captures the “Mad Dog” spirit. As Baylor Law Dean Brad Toben said at the unveiling of the life-size statue on Tuesday, “if you faced Matt in Practice Court, you admire the sculpture … and are a little bit scared at the same time!” Af…