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…in a Baylor t-shirt! (To find the location nearest you — or other stores in your area that carry Baylor gear — visit www.baylor.edu/licensing/retailers.) Sic ’em, (Build-a-)Bears!…
…in a Baylor t-shirt! (To find the location nearest you — or other stores in your area that carry Baylor gear — visit www.baylor.edu/licensing/retailers.) Sic ’em, (Build-a-)Bears!…
When the first Baylor Homecoming parade was held in 1909 — long before most other universities were even holding Homecoming celebrations — no one had even dreamed of television, much less the Internet. For that matter, even commercial radio stations would not be launched for about another decade. But today, the University tries to take advantage of every medium possible to share its traditions with those who are unable to make it back to Waco for…
…ward for Fulbrights to Austria, France, Germany, Spain, Ireland, Nepal, Armenia, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Paraguay, Brazil and Taiwan. About 80 faculty members supported these students’ bids by providing letters of recommendation, completing language assessments, reviewing student proposals and interviewing applicants. The application process is intense, and not something to be taken lightly. The program has been administered through th…
…hool’s 100th anniversary, make the LHSON such a special place. The subjects ranged from faculty to students, alumni in local hospitals to alumni on the mission field, to even a special family of test dummies who help make the students who train on them smarter. And when nursing school students aren’t studying, they’re giving back of their time, on international trips to places such as Ethiopia, Uganda and Mexico. But they do occasionally take a br…
…Dr. Rodney Stark, Dr. Byron Johnson, Dr. Christopher Bader and Dr. Carson Mencken was profiled in national media outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Time, and ABC News. Local news stations in cities like Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. and Pittsburgh televised reports on the survey, and even publications as far flung as Italy, Australia, India and Mexico ran with the story. (Click here for a complete list of media coverage.) Th…
…pital Kampala there. An important part of Baylor 2012 and the school’s mission is “to educate men and women for worldwide leadership and service.” What an excellent way for this to be put into practice! Sic ’em, Baylor students with servant hearts!…
…he knew of were Harvard and Texas; then she visited Baylor. “I have a great vibe from the school,” she says. Read about her and other Valley graduates in this article from The Monitor. Such students certainly seem to fit the Vision 2012 goal of attracting a top-tier student body. Sic ’em, incoming freshmen!…
…ven K-LOVE Christian radio ran an interview with the group on its nationwide radio network. A side effect has been that the team has also drawn attention to Baylor as its members exemplify the kind of student Baylor attracts. The group is also doing an excellent job keeping their blog updated daily with news and pictures from their trip. A number of Baylor alumni are helping host the students at many of their stops; if you live on the West Coast a…
…ble resource. The researchers hope that by developing technologies and a business model, the value of farmers’ coconuts in places like the Philippines, Ghana and Mexico will increase from 5 cents to 50 cents each, multiplying their annual income 10 times. The team showed off its work last month at the National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance meeting in Dallas. Graduate student Stanton Greer, the team’s leader, exemplifies Baylor’s missi…
…whom we can all be proud. Alumna Jane Hampton Cook has worn a lot of different hats since graduating from Baylor in 1992 with a music degree. After earning her masters degree at Texas A&M in education administration, she went to work for then Governor George W. Bush. She spent three years in the governor’s office before following Bush to Washington, D.C., where she worked for five years. During that time, she redesigned whitehouse.gov and created…