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  • Send-off Parties welcome students and their parents to the Baylor family

    // Posted In Alumni, Photo Galleries, Student life

    …t each event.) The parties provide a chance for students to meet other soon-to-be Bears and for parents, too, to meet others whose children are headed to Waco in the fall. University representatives attend each party to answer any last-minute questions. Of course, Send-off Parties aren’t the only time parents are encouraged to engage with Baylor. Local Parents League chapters continue to meet nationwide throughout the year as a resource and suppor…

  • Baylor named a ‘Best Buy’ for fifth straight year

    // Posted In Honors

    …olleges — one of only 45 public and private colleges in the United States, Canada and Great Britain to make this year’s list. The rating is based on the quality of each school’s academic programs and campus experience as well as the cost of attendance. Baylor is one of only two Texas colleges to make the 2011 edition‘s list (along with Trinity University) and one of only two Big 12 institutions (Iowa State being the other). Given President Starr’s…

  • Want to get involved, Baylor family? More on BU and the Big 12 Conference

    // Posted In Alumni, Athletics, Student life

    …the latest information on Baylor and the Big 12, visit (and then bookmark) www.baylor.edu/nation. There you’ll find the latest news and statements from Baylor officials as well as points of pride you can share with others about Baylor’s many successes, on and off the field. The second question speaks so much to what we cherish about the Baylor family — the deep commitment we all have to get behind the green and gold and to support Baylor enthusias…

  • Baylor lineman the No. 4 overall pick in 2010 CFL draft

    // Posted In Athletics, Honors, Videos

    …aftee, and now includes Danny Watkins, the fourth overall pick in Sunday’s Canadian Football League Canadian Draft. (See video of his selection here.) Watkins, a native of British Columbia who transferred to Baylor last year after earned junior college all-America honors at Butte College in California, was the consensus top player in this year’s CFL draft, but dropped to the fourth overall pick for two reasons. One, he still has a year of NCAA eli…

  • New Virtual Career Network helps Baylor grads build connections

    // Posted In Alumni

    …heir companies to other Baylor grads — and that’s only the beginning. This online resource also has tools for professionals in every stage of their career, including webinars and other job-hunting aids. One fun part of the site is the series of testimonials from Bears across the generations, who share their stories of how networking within the Baylor community helped them get started or advance in their careers. (Do you have a story to share? Clic…

  • Sharing Baylor memories across the generations

    // Posted In Alumni, Just for Fun

    …s got the most play? Share your memories with Baylor Magazine through this online form, and select responses will be printed in the next issue of the magazine. If you missed seeing this “Flashback” photo, it’s in the middle of new “Class Notes” section of Baylor Magazine. It’s fun to read the variety of life happenings that other Bears have to share, from births (including baby pictures in the “Baylor bear cub corner”) to promotions, professional…

  • Connect to Baylor and your fellow students and alumni online

    // Posted In Alumni, Just for Fun, Student life

    Whether you live in Waco or Warsaw, Texas or Timbuktu, there are plenty of ways to stay connected to Baylor. Over 25,000 Bears have already become fans of Baylor on the University’s official Facebook page, where you’ll find news, videos, photo albums and more. Still want more? There’s also: Twitter, where @BaylorProud is just one of many Baylor departments and organizations Tweeting links to Bears in the news, photos and other updates. iTunes U,…

  • Basketball succeeding in the classroom and on the court

    // Posted In Academics, Athletics

    …n CBS as well as online at mmod.ncaa.com; for live stats and an in-game blog, visit BaylorBears.com. And if you’re not following the Full Court Press blog for all the behind-the-scenes and beyond-the-numbers reports, well, you’re missing out. Sic ’em, Bears, on the court and in the classroom!…

  • Men’s hoops earns highest NCAA tournament seeding ever

    // Posted In Athletics, Honors

    …now; if you can’t make it to New Orleans, tune in on CBS or watch for free online). If the Bears win Thursday, they’ll face either Notre Dame or Old Dominion on Saturday. A win there would propel the Bears to the Sweet 16 for the first time ever. (Interestingly, Baylor has made two Final Four appearances without ever playing in the Sweet 16; the Bears were national runners-up in 1948 and reached the Final Four again in 1950, at at time when the NC…