…ity, a Christian housing ministry that builds homes in partnership with low-income families who then purchases the houses at cost and with no interest added to the loan. Baylor photographer Robert Rogers joined a number of students in braving the cold earlier this month to continue work on a house near downtown Waco; see his photos here. Just another of the many ways Baylor students work with the Waco community to help those in need! Sic ’em, Bayl…
…y hospital prepare for accreditation from AABB. She has had assignments in Canada, been a speaker at a conference in Saudi Arabia, and directed a training workshop for hospital and blood center staff in Qatar. Most recently, she has made two trips to Rwanda to help the country improve the safety of its blood supply. “Over the years we’ve been married, I have heard Jane praise many, many times the classes and training she received at Baylor,” says…
…Alliance. They can identify the KOT turn and clap every time Sing Alliance does the running lines.” Working with folks in Baylor’s Student Performances office, Milam was able to bring a group of students to one of the dress rehearsals for this year’s Sing; she also bought tickets to one of this week’s performances that she is using as rewards for students who have had no referrals, no tardies, and less than three absences. “I think it is my respon…
…only on ABC’s “Good Morning America” but also Fox News’ “Greta Van Susteren.” Baylor Law Professor Mark Osler shares some good thoughts on the new president, as does Pulitzer-nominated author (and Baylor alumnus) D. Michael Lindsay. Sic ’em, President Starr!…
…w Baylor President Ken Starr’s public introduction this afternoon, we thought nothing would be more appropriate than a big “sic ’em.” So here goes: Also, just a reminder that today’s 3 p.m. CT introductory event will be streamed live online (you should be able to see the video archived at that same link later). Until then, check out Starr’s interview earlier today on ABC’s “Good Morning America;” his words about Baylor come around the 4:00 mark: S…
…tudies of Religion (ISR) is tackling exactly that question, thanks to a two-year, nearly $1 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation. ISR co-directors Dr. Byron Johnson and Dr. Rodney Stark will lead the study, working with the Gallup Poll organization to see if scouts really have better-quality family lives, are better citizens, are more patriotic, etc., as anecdotal evidence would suggest. “For decades, the Boy Scouts of America has used…
…potential anticancer compounds that have recently emerged from Baylor’s on-going cancer research program. Using a new search method he adapted for use on the seafloor, geology professor Dr. John Dunbar and his research team found a potentially massive new source of hydrocarbon energy called methane hydrate, a frozen form of natural gas, in a portion of the Gulf of Mexico. The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded Dunbar more than $115,000 to cont…
…ictory for head coach Scott Drew’s Bears? For starters, it snapped an eight-game Big 12 road losing streak and an 11-game losing streak in Austin, and it actually gives Baylor a two-game win streak against the Longhorns. Plus, No. 6 Texas is the highest-ranked road opponent the Bears have ever beaten (previous high: No. 11 Arkansas in 1979). So what does this mean going forward? Most immediately, it pushed the Baylor men up to No. 20 in Monday’s A…
…heard one question: “How can I help?” Interim President Dr. David Garland e-mailed Baylor faculty, staff 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…
…ned to support the program at Baylor (much like the Baylor Bear Foundation does for the university’s varsity athletes). The group also holds an annual alumni event, welcoming back former Baylor rugby players each Labor Day weekend for a game that pits alumni against current students. This past fall, the event raised $3,600 for the rugby program, helping offset costs for things such as equipment and tournament fees and keeping a select group of Bay…
