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Nation’s largest award for top teaching brings UT geosciences prof to Baylor

…during the 2025 spring semester. The honor includes a $250,000 award for Banner, plus an additional $25,000 for his home department — all thanks to a generous endowed gift many years ago from Robert Foster Cherry (AB ’29). “Dr. Jay Banner is an academic innovator whose teaching and educational programs have impacted thousands of students,” says Dr. Kevin Dougherty, a longtime Baylor sociology professor and Cherry Award committee chair. “He is the…

Presenting the 2024 Baylor Alumni Award winners

…Giving and the TrustBridge Global Foundation and president emeritus of the National Christian Foundation (NCF). NCF is the world’s largest Christian grant-making foundation, working to help people give more strategically and with greater purpose to the causes they love. Wills also gives of his time to Baylor, serving on the Student Foundation Leadership Council. Young Alumna of the Year: Jessica Beachum (BA ’11), co-founder of the Beachum Charitab…

Foster Pavilion debuts to rave reviews

…e visitors’ bench), to the architectural design (which puts fans right on top of the action and maximizes the home crowd’s sound). If you’re a Baylor basketball fan, you really need to experience it for yourself… But until then, here’s a look at the Bears’ new home: The calm before the storm:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Baylor Athletics (@baylorathletics) The first tip-off at Foster: Photos from the first game:   View this pos…

As the Ferrell Center says goodbye to basketball, fans share favorite memories

…r.com/dFWpYRNsXT — Jon in PDX (@11waterfields) December 6, 2023 Seeing the national champion banner go up!! pic.twitter.com/Lq6jsaPNeG — Stephen Vaughan (@StephenfromVA) December 5, 2023 But the No. 1 thing people remembered? The friendships, and the time spent with family. Being a part of the BearPit and sitting court side while witnessing some of the best years of Baylor Basketball! pic.twitter.com/EdtDIY2hda — Kellie Harder (@KellieHarder) Dece…

The only school with both MBB and WBB in the AP Top 10? Baylor.

…rew’s squad ranked No. 6 in the country, and Nicki Collen’s crew at No. 10 nationally. On the men’s side, the Bears are part of a stacked Big 12 that has three schools in the top six: No. 2 Kansas, No. 3 Houston and No. 6 Baylor (plus future Big 12 partner Arizona at No. 1.). Similarly, the women’s side features three Big 12 teams in the top 15: No. 5 Texas, No. 10 Baylor and No. 13 Kansas State (not counting future Big 12 schools Colorado at No….

Baylor prof’s project turns academic research to serve church worship leaders

…olars share their research and writings on contemporary worship music. The website provides a home for research articles, findings and news on the contemporary worship music industry and local worship practitioners and leaders, more than 400 of whom were surveyed for a study on worship trends. Among their findings: An incredible percentage of the most popular worship songs are connected with a small handful of megachurch bands. During the 2010s, o…

Happy 100th birthday, Hankamer School of Business!

…ent). Three Baylor Business graduate programs rank among U.S. News‘ top-20 nationally: HSB’s graduate program in entrepreneurship (No. 10), the U.S. Army-Baylor master’s degree program in health care management (No. 12), and Hankamer’s MBA in health care administration (No. 19). Overall, the Baylor MBA program ranks among the top 15% nationally (No. 60 out of almost 500 schools). “A lot has happened over the past century,” says Dr. Sandeep Mazumde…

Celebrating 35 years of basketball in the Ferrell Center

…e postseason 14 times in 15 chances (11 NCAAs, 3 NITs), topped by the 2021 national championship. Likewise, the women — led in 1988-89 by All-Southwest Conference performer Maggie Davis-Stinnett (BSEd ’91) — were 10 years away from their first postseason appearance. But since 2001, the Lady Bears have made 21 NCAA appearances in 22 chances, winning three national titles and reaching the Elite Eight 10 times. Today, we’re counting down as the Ferre…

Seals, CO2 and Solar Panels: Baylor celebrates STEM Day at local schools

…professor, makes a big statement about the fourth graders she spoke to on National STEM Day last week: “They’re asking the same questions I’m asking in my research.” As the students interacted with Kienle and her students, they validated just that. Kienle was part of a cohort of Baylor professors who visited local schools for National STEM Day, discussing topics like leopard seals, air quality, solar power and more. Students at J.H. Hines Element…

No. 17/20 Baylor men’s hoops ready for Ferrell farewell, Foster debut in 2023-24

…s basketball will open the 2023-24 season ranked among the nation’s top 25 nationally. Head coach Scott Drew’s team will begin their final half-season in the Ferrell Center ranked 17th in the coaches poll and 20th in the AP poll — the fifth straight year the Bears have begun play among the top 25. This year’s squad features a lot of new faces. But even after losing four starters from last year to graduation, the NBA and the transfer portal, the Be…