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10 years later: Remembering when RG3 brought the Heisman to Baylor

…le speech cast a vision for even greater things to come at Baylor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2G3kI3TIKz4 “This is a forever kind of moment,” Griffin told a nationwide audience. “May we be blessed enough to have many more like it in the future.” Since then, Baylor has won three conference championships, built McLane Stadium, and (after going three decades between 10-win seasons prior to RG3) has won double-digit games five more times. Griffin…

Remembering a Baylor legend: Bill Glass

…s on the Board of Regents, and sending three children and three grandchildren to BU. He was awarded the university’s Pro Ecclesia Medal of Service in 2013. Sic ’em, Bill Glass! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubfahXp_hB8…

Celebrating a very merry Christmas on 5th 2021

…were there? Junior Zak Allen takes us inside the evening via vlog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qslcpl18SDM To cap off the night, the Baylor Family gathered in Burleson Quad for the KOT Christmas lighting. Students sang and danced, as “snow”-fetti fell all around.   It certainly was a jolly evening spent among our favorite people in our favorite place. This time of year is so special for so many reasons, and we are so thankful we were able to k…

Baylor Libraries unveils Black Gospel Archive & Listening Center for renowned music collection

…shing legacy of vinyl from gospel music’s “Golden Age.” Since its launch in 2006, the BGMRP has grown in size and reputation. The collection now boasts more than 10,000 LPs and is featured in a permanent exhibit at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American Heritage and Culture. But even through all this, the collection has been confined to a small space in Moody Memorial Library — until now. Earlier this month, Baylor unveiled the bran…

Celebrating 90 years of “That Good Old Baylor Line” as Baylor’s school song

…go by his granddaughter — we arrived at the version we know today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1GuwSuD7Us From the first time we step onto campus as Baylor students, “That Good Old Baylor Line” is with us. Of course, the Line doesn’t end there; we are forever a part of the Good Old Baylor Line. Sic ’em, Bears! [BONUS PERFORMANCES: A 1956 male chorus recording || The final singing at Floyd Casey Stadium and first at McLane Stadium || A recent…

‘Lady, The Miracle Bear’ documents BU’s beloved black bear’s health journey

…alled a “miracle bear.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdl4XLAq7BU In June 2019, doctors found a benign mass next to Lady’s heart. The risks of an operation were too great, so she underwent an innovative radiation treatment called tomotherapy in both August and December of that year. She is believed to be the first bear to undergo that treatment, which paid dividends — the mass shrank, and she was able to return to her Baylor home. Last summer, L…

Meet the new dean of Baylor’s Hankamer School of Business

…dership at Baylor. He began there as an assistant professor of economics in 2009, and was promoted to associate professor in 2015. From there, he was named associate chair and then chair of economics in 2017, serving as Wake Forest’s “chair of chairs” for a term, where he provided leadership for all department chairs on campus. As he begins a new chapter as Hankamer’s dean, Mazumder looks forward to leading at a Christian research university combi…

What’s it like to join the Baylor Family?

…rom Fort Worth (and the first in his family to attend university): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ExnBadLWw4 “I feel the extra support and extra structure that Baylor has for first-generation students,” he says. “When I got here, the First in Line program engulfed me, and it gave me the support structure that really makes me feel like home, and it gives me the opportunities to succeed and grow as a student.” Next up: SarahBeth Bassett, a freshma…

Baylor’s 2021 commercial: ‘Let There Be Light’

…nson & Sekin, Baylor’s Dallas-based advertising agency of record since fall 2017, the commercial was shot on Baylor’s campus using 23 current students and faculty. “Baylor’s ‘Lights Shine Bright’ campaign has been especially meaningful during the past 18 months, as we all have dealt with the challenges of COVID-19,” says Baylor Vice President of Marketing & Communications and Chief Marketing Officer Jason Cook. “‘Let There Be Light,’ the theme of…

20 years later, the Baylor Family reflects on 9/11

…eneration of students. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g39A8v0niO8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qXyIu9DQuk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7bi_dy5EXI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW10u5zEXsg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMr_EJxHIpQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHYvHFHc-RQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwjF9kbr0Zo As we reflect on these stories and 9/11 itself, we remember all those who so tragically perished that day, thank those f…