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Student-led Operation Rehydration serving children in Africa

…o distribute the medicine. Here at Baylor, Lee and another Bear, Katie Whitmire, have helped spearhead fundraising appeals that included an appearance in Chapel (see video here) and a benefit concert at Common Grounds featuring Uproar Records artists. This spring, Lee and Whitmire’s sorority, Kappa Kappa Gamma, will donate the proceeds from their annual Swingathon to Operation Rehydration, as well. “Every year, over 2 million children die from thi…

Stories from Bears in Haiti, and Baylor’s relief efforts

…taff and students on Thursday, urging people first and foremost to pray. A website has been launched (www.baylor.edu/haiti) to further detail Baylor’s efforts as they develop. It includes links to organizations which are collecting donations for relief efforts, as well as contacts for faculty, staff and students in need of pastoral care and student organizations wishing to support relief efforts. The University will do its best to coordinate chari…

Ashley Cleveland earns Grammy nomination for album inspired by Baylor gospel music project

…ind out more about the work going on at Baylor. In October, the Prichard Family Foundation established the Lev H. Prichard III Traditional Black Music Restoration Endowed Fund at Baylor to expand the Black Gospel Music Restoration Project. To honor the Prichard family for their gift, Baylor welcomed Cleveland to campus for a concert. Below are video highlights from the concert, including Cleveland’s explanation of her interest in the work going on…

Texas Hunger Initiative highlighted on White House web site

…y Baylor last month that aimed to find ways to eradicate hunger across the state. The event was organized by the Texas Hunger Initiative (THI), a partnership between Baylor’s School of Social Work and the Baptist General Convention of Texas led by Baylor graduate Jeremy Everett (MDiv ’01). The event and THI were recently featured in a blog entry on WhiteHouse.gov written by the the director of the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood…

Why do we celebrate Christmas?

…d at Tangle.com (formerly GodTube), which advertises itself as the largest online community for Christians, with over 3 million monthly unique visitors. People from all over the world share videos, photos, blogs, prayers and Scripture readings through the site. The folks at Tangle also work closely with Christian music labels to promote their artists, including Baylor alum David Crowder. Why are we telling you all this? Tangle’s CEO, Trey Bowles,…

Waco Mammoth Site opens incredible experience to the public

…o Mammoth Site, the University will continue to handle things from an academic standpoint while the City of Waco manages the site as a park. That partnership will continue until the site becomes part of the National Park System (it has been approved by the U.S. House of Representatives and now awaits a vote in the Senate); at that time, the NPS, Baylor and Waco will work out a new management model. For more information, the new issue of Baylor Mag…

Volleyball upsets UCLA to earn program’s first Sweet 16 appearance

…ball upset traditional powerhouse UCLA in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time in program history. (Video highlights below courtesy of Baylor Athletics’ Facebook page.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjF62-CY3Nw How big a deal is this? Well, aside from marking the Bears’ best postseason performance ever, the win also came on UCLA’s court, where the Bruins had lost just twice this season. In fact, U…

Baylor pays tribute to Fort Hood soldiers

While the tragic shootings at nearby Fort Hood have dropped from the national headlines, the victims and those around them have not been forgotten in Central Texas. Baylor honored Fort Hood soldiers and their families by providing 1,000 tickets for last Saturday’s Baylor-Texas football game; a Fort Hood representative also ran onto the field with the Bears and participated in the pregame coin toss. Additionally, the Baylor football team will wear…

Football and volleyball wins, plus Lady Bear’s dunk, highlight successful weekend

…ears are now 20-6 on the season (their most wins since ’99) and poised to return to the NCAA Tournament later this month. That same evening, in the No. 4-ranked Lady Bears’ exhibition against Incarnate Word, 6-8 freshman Brittney Griner put down an emphatic dunk (video highlights here) during a 25 point, 11 rebound, 5 block performance that earned a simple ESPN headline: “Griner dunks for Baylor.” She’ll need to repeat the performance in a regular…

Baylor Network all about connecting alums to Baylor and one another

…coming months, the BBN Austin luncheon will feature speakers such as 2008 national Entrepreneurship Teacher of the Year Dr. Bill Petty, business school dean Terry Maness, Jim Arnold (BBA ’76) of Arnold Oil, and Texas State Rep. Valinda Bolton (BA ’81). And that’s just the Austin group; similar groups meet regularly in Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio, with a new group in the works in New York City. And all that is just the business asp…