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Send-off Parties welcome students and their parents to the Baylor family

…nts, too, to meet others whose children are headed to Waco in the fall. University representatives attend each party to answer any last-minute questions. Of course, Send-off Parties aren’t the only time parents are encouraged to engage with Baylor. Local Parents League chapters continue to meet nationwide throughout the year as a resource and support for parents of Baylor students. Parents are an important part of the Baylor family, and the Parent…

Baylor recognized among nation’s leaders for team athletic success and individual classroom efforts

…sroom while participating in those sports. Three Bears were among the 88 Division I honorees this year, a total only two other schools in the nation (Stanford and North Carolina) can match. Health science studies/pre-med major Jessica Ubanyionwu received the Elite 88 award at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in March, followed a month later by psychology major Lindsay Palmer at the women’s basketball Final Four. Most recently, journal…

Want to get involved, Baylor family? More on BU and the Big 12 Conference

…uestion quite simply; for the latest information on Baylor and the Big 12, visit (and then bookmark) www.baylor.edu/nation. There you’ll find the latest news and statements from Baylor officials as well as points of pride you can share with others about Baylor’s many successes, on and off the field. The second question speaks so much to what we cherish about the Baylor family — the deep commitment we all have to get behind the green and gold and t…

Students celebrate semester end with flash mob Michael Jackson dance

…Tomorrow is the last day of classes for Baylor’s spring semester, with finals starting next Wednesday. So how do Baylor students blow off steam? With a flash mob Michael Jackson tribute, of course! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm5tVYyPJs4 (Video embedded above, or click here to watch it.) Sic ’em, students!…

New Virtual Career Network helps Baylor grads build connections

…ylor recently launched the Virtual Career Network, which enables alumni to navigate thousands of job opportunities or post open positions and promote their companies to other Baylor grads — and that’s only the beginning. This online resource also has tools for professionals in every stage of their career, including webinars and other job-hunting aids. One fun part of the site is the series of testimonials from Bears across the generations, who sha…

Sharing Baylor memories across the generations

…s Notes” section of Baylor Magazine. It’s fun to read the variety of life happenings that other Bears have to share, from births (including baby pictures in the “Baylor bear cub corner”) to promotions, professional honors to retirements and other highlights. Want to share your update with more than 120,000 fellow members of the Baylor family? Click here. Sic ’em, Baylor Bears of all generations!…

Connect to Baylor and your fellow students and alumni online

…to Baylor. Over 25,000 Bears have already become fans of Baylor on the University’s official Facebook page, where you’ll find news, videos, photo albums and more. Still want more? There’s also: Twitter, where @BaylorProud is just one of many Baylor departments and organizations Tweeting links to Bears in the news, photos and other updates. iTunes U, with hundreds of free audio and video downloads, ranging from athletic highlights to lectures and…

Basketball succeeding in the classroom and on the court

…he Bears face Sam Houston State in the first round of the NCAA tournament today at approximately 2 p.m. The game will be televised regionally on CBS as well as online at mmod.ncaa.com; for live stats and an in-game blog, visit BaylorBears.com. And if you’re not following the Full Court Press blog for all the behind-the-scenes and beyond-the-numbers reports, well, you’re missing out. Sic ’em, Bears, on the court and in the classroom!…

Men’s hoops earns highest NCAA tournament seeding ever

…inal Four appearances without ever playing in the Sweet 16; the Bears were national runners-up in 1948 and reached the Final Four again in 1950, at at time when the NCAA tournament included just eight teams.) Among the national experts, Baylor has become a trendy pick to advance all the way to the Final Four again this year; see, for example, ESPN’s Joe Lunardi and Pat Forde, or CBS’ Gary Parrish and Steve Lavin (video). Can the Bears go all the w…

Starr speaks of Baylor’s priorities and strengths at public introduction

…ken with the University’s new leader (see this photo gallery from his Waco visit). Starr again received a nice ovation when introduced during the Baylor men’s basketball game vs. Texas Tech last night (Bears won, 88-70), wearing a Baylor Bear Pit jersey under his green warm-up jacket. During his introduction to the Baylor family, Baylor’s 14th president spoke of many things — of the importance of academic freedom and faculty governance, of the sig…