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

…be performing selections from their recent rendition of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Get all the details on the Homecoming website. Elsewhere on campus, the Texas Collection Centennial Celebration will welcome guests into Carroll Library Friday evening, while the Hankamer School of Business will celebrate its centennial with a reception at the Foster Campus for Business & Innovation. The newly renovated Collins Hall will also hos…

100+ things to see and do during #BaylorHomecoming

…lor’s memorial lampposts still light the ways of time across campus, recognizing Baylor Family members who have given their lives in service to our country. * If you look down at the sidewalk as you tour campus, you’ll find that students still communicate with one another through “chalking.” Primarily used by student organizations, messages written in chalk all over campus let students know what’s going on. * Pat Neff Hall and its stunning gold do…

Two years after reaching R1, Baylor’s research momentum continues to grow

…supported by a nearly $900,000 grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. — Baylor is now the home of a cybersecurity training and research center. The Central Texas Cyber Range was dedicated in September, a $3.5 million facility providing comprehensive resources to address cybersecurity needs through workforce development and research in the cybersecurity field. — Schoolchildren in Waco and beyond will have greater access to menta…

The best moments from Baylor’s 120-year rivalry with Texas

…(1915-96) and then in the Big 12 (1997-2023). Except for during World War II, the Bears and Longhorns have played every year since 1923 — a 101-year streak that comes to an end this weekend, as Baylor welcomes Texas to Bear Country for their final Big 12 meeting. Some of the greatest moments in Baylor football history have come against these rivals from 100 miles south: the Miracle on the Brazos, a Heisman Moment, Case Closed… and that’s just for…

Baylor among nation’s top 20 colleges for social media engagement for 4th straight year

For the fourth straight year, Baylor ranks among the top 20 universities in the country when it comes to social media engagement! This year’s report from RivalIQ saw Baylor come in at No. 16 nationally — just behind schools like Tennessee and Ohio State, and just ahead of UConn and Virginia Tech. Baylor is one of just six schools to have ranked in the top 20 each of the last four years, having come in at No. 13 in 2020, No. 11 in 2021, and No. 8…

Hurd Welcome Center dedication capped with ‘Howdy at the Hurd’ celebration

…Ferris Wheel, games, line dancing, a concert by country music star Bailey Zimmerman, and an incredible drone show over campus.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Baylor University (@bayloruniversity) With that, the Hurd is now officially open! Stop by the next time you’re in Waco — but until then, here’s a glimpse at the newest building on campus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vF4O4ub9e0 Sic ’em, Hurd Welcome Center! You might al…

A lifetime of service and dedication — to a university she didn’t even attend

…lationship between Marie Chiles (ABC ’85) and her husband’s university culminated earlier this year when she was named Baylor’s 2023 Merrie Beckham Alumna By Choice of the Year. After learning about Baylor and hearing her husband’s stories, Chiles — a native of New York City who graduated from Pittsburgh’s Chatham University — says it was hard not to fall in love with Baylor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhgkYk_1oIQ For years, the Chileses have…

Baylor welcomes future Big 12 partner Utah to Waco a year early

…football non-conference opponent is about to become a conference opponent. In 2021, it was BYU; this time, it’s Utah. As far as athletics goes, the two schools are practically complete strangers. This Saturday marks the two schools’ first meeting in football, and they’ve only met a combined five times ever across men’s basketball, women’s basketball and baseball. (Furthermore: Only one of those meetings was in the last 45 years!) Academically, how…

A by-the-numbers look at what’s in store for Baylor Football this fall

…25 non-conference opponent in Utah, a new Big 12 rival in Houston, and a final conference visit from Texas. Six: In the Big 12 Preseason Poll, the Bears were picked to finish sixth among the 14 schools that comprise the conference. Reading between the lines, it means voters see the Bears as a top-half team with potential to grow — which can be important in a conference where so many games are decided late (more on that in a minute). Four: Last ye…

Meet this year’s Baylor Faculty-in-Residence

…cturer in both the English department and School of Education, teaching such subjects as American literature and advanced grammar. Teal Residential College: Brian Thomas. A FIR since 2016, Thomas is a senior lecturer in engineering and faculty sponsor of the Engineers with a Mission student organization. (Family: wife Martha, BSED ’81, MSED ’88, and two adult sons) University Parks: Dr. Bob Kane. A FIR since 2015, Kane is a chemistry professor and…