…your stories, and we’ll pick our favorites to run in the future here on the blog. We look forward to what you have to share! (You also may note that our URL has changed slightly. You might want to make sure your bookmarks point to www.baylor.edu/baylorproud or www2.baylor.edu/baylorproud; either will get you here. RSS readers will need to be updated with the new feed link, too.) Thanks for your readership and your participation in the Baylor fami…
…from across the country to map the United States’ seismic activity as part of the largest geoscience project ever funded by the federal government. As part of EarthScope, Baylor teams have found sites for 21 seismographs across Central Texas and installed a 70-station network along the Rio Grande Rift. In addition to helping generate more data for the number crunchers studying North American seismic activity, Baylor’s involvement will also provide…
…tional need of funding for the trip; anyone interested in supporting the Baylor sports ministry team or any of Baylor’s University Missions teams can make donations online at http://www.baylor.edu/spirituallife/index.php?id=53462. Sic ’em, student-athlete missionaries!…
…he emphasis Baylor places on research and teaching. Excellence in one area does not preclude excellence in the other. … Baylor is a special place in terms of the students I come in contact with, as well as the faculty who are genuinely interested and engaged in being successful teachers. … My goal each day, and each semester, is to bring something new and better to the classroom than I did the last time I taught the material.” Really, that’s the h…
…nwide “on the rise in 2009.” Besides last year’s standout freshmen Robert Griffin (“arguably the fastest quarterback in DI-A history,” according to this Sports Illustrated feature) and Kendall Wright, the Bears will feature another interesting story in Canadian-firefighter-turned-lineman Danny Watkins. Watkins is slated to fill the shoes of graduated senior Jason Smith, who by all accounts seems likely to be either the first or second overall pick…
…glitz and glamour didn’t faze the Bears, who once again rolled, beating top-seed San Diego State 76-62 to advance to the NIT Championship Game (Thursday, 6 p.m. CT, ESPN). The Bears did get a chance to sightsee just a little bit despite encountering some hiccups during their travel on Sunday (read more about their trip at BaylorBears.com’s excellent Full Court Press blog). Even other tourists recognized something was special about the group as the…
…ferent. A total of 17 students and four faculty/staff members are on a week-long “Civil Rights Tour,” trekking across the South in what amounts to a classroom on wheels. Already the group has attended a historically African American church in Memphis, toured the National Civil Rights Museum, and visited with one of Ole Miss’ first African American students. Before returning to Waco, the tour will have visited eight cities in five states (not inclu…
…y, staff, students, parents and other friends of the University. Share your thoughts about what Baylor should be looking for in its next president, then bookmark http://www.baylor.edu/president/search and check back in the future for updates on the process. Sic ’em, Baylor family!…
…ylor researchers continue to make progress in their efforts to develop low-cost products that can be manufactured from coconuts in poor coastal regions. Most recently, the group (headed by Dr. Walter Bradley, Distinguished Professor of Engineering at Baylor) has found a way to use coconut husks in automotive interiors. The idea behind it all is to develop technologies and a business model that will not only make a profit, but make a difference in…
…st issue of Baylor Magazine. If you’ve been waiting to see the book before buying a copy, you’re in luck. Baylor Photography was gracious enough to share many of the photos that are in the book, and we’ve compiled them into this slideshow, complete with music from Baylor’s Wind Ensemble. I will say that the slideshow really is only a sneak peek; seeing the photos on page at 10 x 12 inches, with the accompanying text not included in this slideshow,…
