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Get to know the newest members of the Big 12 (and their traditions)

…his post on Instagram   A post shared by The University of Arizona (@uarizona) Arizona State: ASU’s traditions include the Curtain of Distraction, from which Sun Devil basketball fans unveil a never-ending series of distractions for visiting players shooting free throws at their basketball arena, and the Pat Tillman statue outside Sun Devil Stadium, honoring the former ASU great who left an NFL career for the U.S. Army after 9/11 and died in servi…

For the World: Baylor researchers take a worldwide focus to serving

Pro Ecclesia, Pro Texana, Pro Mundo. The addition of those last two words to Baylor’s longstanding motto mirrors the university’s mission statement (“for worldwide leadership and service”), and highlights Baylor’s global impact as a Christian research university. Baylor faculty have long conducted groundbreaking research with a worldwide bent, and that continues today. For a few examples, let’s take a trip across campus and around the globe: Glob…

Baylor’s history of Olympic excellence to continue in Paris

…t Baylor student-athletes Nathaniel Ezekiel (400m hurdles) and Chinecherem Prosper Nnamdi (javelin) in track & field for Nigeria; John Peers (men’s tennis – doubles) and Kristy Wallace (BSED ’18, basketball) for Australia; and Nuni Omot (BSED ’18, basketball) for South Sudan. Baylor track and field head coach Michael Ford (BBA ’97) will also be in Paris as men’s sprints/hurdles coach for Team USA. They’re the latest in a long line of Baylor athlet…

A sneak peek at Baylor’s Class of 2028

…the football team. But that’s not all; she also was vice president of the National Honor Society, served on student council, and graduated as valedictorian. At Baylor, she plans to major in marketing, with a focus in non-profit development and a minor in poverty studies and social justice. Columbia and Johns Hopkins were among the schools that recruited Estefania Rico Arambula, but she chose to stay closer to home and enroll at Baylor this fall a…

How Baylor’s Truett Seminary connects congregations and pastors to serve the Church

…about their needs — both in terms of specific roles (lead pastor, worship pastor, youth pastor, etc.) and timing (does the spot need filling immediately, or is the church taking time to fill the role?). “We have those conversations to learn the DNA of each church, what’s critical to that church and congregation, and then identifying the person or people who fit that criteria,” says Rev. Kenneth McNeil (MDiv ’18), Truett’s director of ministry con…

Baylor alumna retiring after 40 years in San Antonio journalism

…atinas). Earlier this year, she received a lifetime achievement award from San Antonio’s Cesar E. Chavez Legacy and Educational Foundation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZnMPCZgokQ Upon retirement, what will she miss most? “The people, the people of San Antonio, who I have met at their best and at their worst times,” says the veteran journalist. “I’m going to miss them because I’ve met so many of you. I love you, San Antonio, I truly do.” Sic ’…

Students serving around the globe this summer with Baylor Missions

…nda, with students from nursing, pre-health, medical associations and more Home-building projects in the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica, with First Abroad Fellows and Baylor student-athletes Music ministry trips in Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Brazil, with students from the School of Music, the Baylor Religious Hour Choir and Jazz Ensemble Ministry partnership work serving refugees in Greece, and sex-trafficking victims and impoveri…

Wendzel’s call-up ties Baylor record with 5 Bears in the big leagues

…e, but prior to his injury, the former World Series champion was among the National League leaders in home runs. — Shea Langeliers broke out last year as the Oakland Athletics’ starting catcher, hitting 22 homers and leading the AL by throwing out 31% of would-be base stealers. This year, the Baylor All-American is on pace for another fine season, highlighted by a three-home-run game against the Rangers in April. — Davis Wendzel, the Big 12 Player…

Happy 20th birthday, Mayborn Museum!

…hree bronze mammoth sculptures outside the museum’s main entrance, right along University Parks Drive. The life-size sculptures are based on three specimens found nearby at what is now the Waco Mammoth National Monument, which for years was managed by Waco and Mayborn representatives and today is a part of the National Park Service. Sic ’em (and happy birthday), Mayborn Museum!…

Rare honor brings Baylor alum & Air Force veteran back to Waco

…his native Texas — and more specifically, to Baylor’s Truett Seminary. It was there that he held the April ceremony recognizing him with the new rank. More than a significant place at his alma mater, Truett Seminary was where his mother, Jan Cason, served many years as financial manager and continues to serve as adjunct faculty. As he assumes his new rank, Cason is also enjoying an additional role — as Air Force father. His son, Randall Cason III,…