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Homecoming a chance to see what has been built upon Baylor’s foundations

…n Baylor held the first collegiate Homecoming. Twenty-two years later, he finished writing his Message to the Class of 1931 but passed away before he could share it at graduation. Now known as the Immortal Message, the same man who asked alumni 100 years ago to “lay aside for a few days the usual cares of life, come back to your alma mater, renew former associations and friendships, and catch that Baylor spirit again” urged the graduating seniors:…

Baylor iTunes U site launches with free audio and video downloads

In addition to unveiling a university Facebook page (10,500 fans and counting!) a month or so ago, Baylor has also launched an iTunes U site, offering free downloads of over 300 audio and video files, with more being added weekly. Sports fans will enjoy seeing video highlights posted just a couple of hours after each game ends, as well as episodes of Inside Baylor Sports. Others might enjoy podcasts like the KWBU’s Wordwise or the Baylor Business…

Results of Baylor study on clergy sexual misconduct could help congregations

…lem is much bigger than previously thought, occurring across most all denominations and religions. Aside from the frequency of such misconduct, the other thing that struck me about the survey was the thought process behind it. The lead researcher was Dr. Diana Garland, dean of Baylor’s School of Social Work, and funding for the study came in part from the Baptist General Convention of Texas (as well as the Ford Foundation and the JES Edwards Found…

Introducing BaylorProud 2.0!

…p a printer-friendly version of each post for cleaner printing. The big addition, however, is linked in the top right corner, where members of the Baylor family are invited to share their own Points of Pride. Over the past year and a half, some of our best stories have been sent to us by readers, but until now, there wasn’t an easy or obvious way to do that. You asked for it, and now you’ve got it. Share your stories, and we’ll pick our favorites…

Sports chaplain leads student-athletes on mission trip to Kenya

…haplain Wes Yeary was hired last year, one of his charges was to help organize mission trips for Baylor’s student-athletes, as the former football letterman described in this Baylor Magazine feature. This month, Yeary is leading a 16-member team to Kenya for two weeks, where the group will work with existing ministries to street children, homeless women and recovering addicts as well as conducting sports clinics. Jerry Hill’s Baylor Bear Insider,…

Baylor family to be well-represented in Presidential search

…Faculty Senate, Staff Council and Student Government each recommended specific people to serve on the advisory committee. Four professors, two alumni, one staff member and one student were selected to serve and will be joined by a BGCT/Texas Baptists representative and a Waco community leader to give voices to those constituencies as well. In addition to those representative voices, Baylor is also asking for direct input from all those who love B…

Build-A-(Baylor)Bear now available!

…Children choose the bear’s design, help add the stuffing, and pick out clothing and accessories for the bear. Of course, every Bear wants to be a Baylor Bear — and now they can be. At 14 Build-A-Bear locations across Texas and Louisiana (and also online), the bears can now be dressed in a Baylor t-shirt! (To find the location nearest you — or other stores in your area that carry Baylor gear — visit www.baylor.edu/licensing/retailers.) Sic ’em, (Bu…

Homecoming Parade to be televised live on KWBU-TV and online

…Baylor Homecoming parade was held in 1909 — long before most other universities were even holding Homecoming celebrations — no one had even dreamed of television, much less the Internet. For that matter, even commercial radio stations would not be launched for about another decade. But today, the University tries to take advantage of every medium possible to share its traditions with those who are unable to make it back to Waco for the weekend. T…

Baylor alum moved from Waco to White House

…usic degree. After earning her masters degree at Texas A&M in education administration, she went to work for then Governor George W. Bush. She spent three years in the governor’s office before following Bush to Washington, D.C., where she worked for five years. During that time, she redesigned whitehouse.gov and created the first separate White House website for children, whitehousekids.gov. Today, Cook is an author and public speaker, making appe…

Contemporary art on display at Martin Museum

…Rolling Stone, TIME, New Yorker, Major League Baseball and even Baylor Magazine (click to see that sample). Some of Burckhardt’s work is held in the private collections of Oprah Winfrey, Ralph Lauren and the late Johnny Cash. Sony Records commissioned the Johnny Cash work shown here, which is on display at Martin Museum. Fans of contemporary photography can view the works of Amy Holmes George in Gallery 2. To view the artistic prowess of our curre…