Faces of Baylor: Baylor Line 2007
…Click the picture to check out a photo gallery of students showing their spirit, complete with the sounds of the Golden Wave Marching Band!…
…Click the picture to check out a photo gallery of students showing their spirit, complete with the sounds of the Golden Wave Marching Band!…
…wns, sophomore quarterback Blake Szymanski nearly broke his own marks Saturday, passing for 411 yards and five touchdowns in Baylor’s win over Texas State. Thanks to Szymanski and the Bears’ spread offense, Baylor currently ranks eighth in the nation in passing yards per game. Just three weeks into his first season as a starter, Szymanski now holds the top two spots in the Baylor recordbooks for passing yards in a game (412 vs. Rice, 411 vs. Texas…
…ays confuses me on that.) That wasn’t the only game show Baylor made it into this week, either. Alumnus Wyatt McMahon (BS ’99) made his way onto the season-opening episode of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Monday night. Alas, McMahon was stumped by a question on The Sopranos and fell far short of the million-dollar goal. Still – he got a lot further than most of us ever could! Sic ’em, quizmasters!…
…ve to do with the improved financial aid available. Baylor was able to provide financial aid packages combining scholarships, federal loans and work study jobs to cover more than 70 percent of the total financial need of students who qualified for such assistance. Overall enrollment is 14,174 students, the second-largest total in school history, with undergraduate retention climbing to 88 percent. Retention for first-year students jumped from 84.2…
…Symphony introduced proud Baylor alum Giancarlo Guerrero as its new music director Wednesday, ending a two-year search. The 1991 grad had previously served as music director for the Eugene (Oregon) Symphony, where he earned recognition from the American Symphony Orchestra League as one of the top young conductors in the nation. Last fall, Guerrero received an Outstanding Young Alumni Award from the Baylor Alumni Association. In a 2005 interview,…
…who have gone to Baylor.” In case you didn’t get your copy of this issue, you can also read the article (and the rest of the magazine) online at www.baylormag.com. Sic ’em, Angela!…
…Join fellow Baylor alums across the country in wearing your green and gold on August 31 for “College Colors Day“. This is probably also a good time to mention that this year’s Gold Rush shirts are now on sale for just $5. Get yours at the Baylor Bookstore and other Waco retail stores, or online at baylorbears.com. Sic ’em in your Green and Gold!…