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Behind-the-scenes efforts make Homecoming an annual success

…at take place each fall — most notably the Pep Rally/Bonfire and the Homecoming Parade (still the nation’s oldest and longest — watch online if you can’t make it out). But someone has to be working to prepare for the thousands of alumni who will descend on campus this weekend, and for these centerpiece activities and more, that someone is the students who make up Baylor’s Chamber of Commerce. As a student, all I knew about Chamber was that they to…

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

…ditions and heritage; this summer, the class of 2013 learned about part of that history — Brooks’ message — through this video, created by Line Camp’s student leaders. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6h8IxzRAfQ During Homecoming, past alumni get to see how the torch they passed on in previous years continues to be carried by today’s students. Hope you can make it to Waco this weekend for Baylor’s 100th anniversary Homecoming! Sic ’em, Bears!…

Football star turned doctor now hosting TV show on FSN

…Hermann Sports Medicine Institute in Houston; in fact, he performed the surgery to repair current Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin’s torn ACL earlier this week. As if all that wasn’t enough, Adickes is now hosting a new show on Fox Sports Houston: Athlete 360, a 30-minute program examining various aspects of sports medicine and featuring the stories of athletes such as Mark Schlereth, Dikembe Mutombo and Kevin Everett. Episodes air every other T…

Daughter’s fight for health leaves former Lady Bear facing staggering bill

…rwent two surgeries to stop the seizures; recovery will take months. Medical expenses from the surgeries and rehab have totaled over a million dollars. In October, a benefit concert will be held in Plano for Ashlyn to raise funds to help offset those costs to Michelle and her husband, with the $15 door charge going directly to the medical bills. Those who wish to donate separately to help out a fellow Baylor Bear can do so online, as well. Sic ’em…

Baylor iTunes U site launches with free audio and video downloads

…s episodes of Inside Baylor Sports. Others might enjoy podcasts like the KWBU’s Wordwise or the Baylor Business Review podcast, or reviewing lectures and speeches from recent events like the Alleluia! Music Conference and “Three Perspectives on Economics and Faith.” Chapel services, the new “Baylor All Stars commercial,” this spring’s listening sessions regarding the university’s presidential search, student Snapshots — all this and more is availa…

Proposal would unite Baylor, Alumni Association to serve BU family

…Alumni Association (BAA) board this weekend to propose bringing the BAA formally into the University (something the Waco Tribune-Herald endorsed in an editorial yesterday), so that as one unit Baylor can better focus on serving and connecting to the University’s nearly 120,000 living alumni. (The entire proposal can be read online here.) I’m excited to see how this develops and enthusiastic about the potential such a move would have helping the Un…

Results of Baylor study on clergy sexual misconduct could help congregations

…blem 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 Foun…

Kudos to all who make Line Camp possible

…s a student. But more than anything, I’m excited that today’s students do get this kind of a welcome to Baylor. Jason Lambert, a freshman from Louisiana, wrote in encouraging us to be proud of those who put on Line Camp: “I think that the Line Camp leaders need some major kudos. They work extremely hard to make sure we freshmen are introduced appropriately to Baylor, and they make it sooooo much fun. I know it was because of their guidance this su…

Are you a Baylor fan on Facebook?

…Baylor photos (I like this one of Joy and Lady). Facebook fans will also get updates from Baylor athletics, Baylor Proud and other campus sources right in the news feed. Keep up to date on events like Parents Weekend and Fall Premiere; check back often, as new material is posted daily! And of course, there are links to some other Baylor Facebook pages — Athletics, the College of Arts and Sciences, Hankamer School of Business, Honors College, Bayl…

Baylor grads join students in using summer for service

…al students or medical practitioners. Only three doctors are appointed IMB missionaries; everyone else is a volunteer. Also ministering at BMC is Dr. Joel Dickens (BS ’85). “Bob worked with the hospital chaplains, preached at the Second Baptist Church in Nalerigu, and preached for the morning evangelistic service. Chances are good that they will return next year, too, while their school districts take the summer off.” Sic ’em, Baylor Bears in serv…