…ly filled the Ferrell Center for each ceremony, and countless more watched online and joined in the celebration via social media to honor BU’s newest graduates. [SEE MORE: Senior portraits || Senior Celebration photos || Ceremony replays] As a proud Baylor graduate who walked across that same stage many years ago, the best piece of advice I can give you is this: Stay in touch. Update your alumni contact information so that wherever your future tak…
…rice decided to go for it. Living in a rural area before the prevalence of online opportunities, Price had long been unable to dedicate the time needed to pursue such a degree far from home. That changed with the advent of programs like those offered through Baylor Graduate and Professional Education. Price, who actually attended a leadership management seminar offered by Baylor’s Hankamer School of Business in 1979, learned of BU’s online doctor…
…ip, the Graduate School has grown to include 5,000+ students across 100+ in-person, online and professional programs. That growth also played a large part in Baylor reaching R1 status in 2021. It’s always a bittersweet mix — sadness in seeing such beloved individuals go, and happiness for a well-deserved next step. Below are a few others of the longest-serving and most recognizable Bears who are retiring this year — men and women whose faces will…
…ent in the arena) sums it up: “Foster Pavilion is going to provide a one-of-a-kind concert experience in a very intimate setting. Fans will be right on top of the stage. There’s no hassle of leaving early to fight I-35 traffic, lots of dinner options available within walking distance, and you avoid a late-night post-concert drive home or hotel stay. For people in Waco, you just don’t get this total concert experience in Dallas, Fort Worth or Austi…
…n Fountain Mall, right in the heart of campus. A prayer tent featured round-the-clock worship and prayer, and students gathered four straight nights (Sunday through Wednesday) for special worship services led by a variety of pastors and speakers. [Get a taste of the worship in this short video.] And more than 30 Baylor students were baptized on Wednesday night. “There’s something about learning how to pray that’s different,” says Dr. Charles Ramse…
…one of my professors suggested researching Mount Holyoke — the first higher-ed single-sex setting for women. It’s also very interesting because it’s founded by a woman, for women. It’s higher education and it’s religion. For me, it was like, ‘I can study myself. I am all of these things.’ But I then I began reading the writings of the founder, Mary Lyon. And I just found it fascinating how she was thinking about being a woman and challenging the w…
…ads worship at Max Lucado’s Oak Hills Church, as she finds her way as an up-and-coming Christian singer-songwriter. “I feel called to write honest, relatable, and just real music,” says Leslie. “I get paid to do that for a living, and I have to pinch myself every single day — ‘Oh my goodness; this is too good to be true!’ I do believe that the Lord has a calling on each and every one of our lives, and this is what I get to do.” https://www.youtube…
…es all the same tasks that we all do — from home renovation projects to day-to-day tasks, one of which she turned into a new enterprise with her husband. “Baking With Josh and Ange,” a YouTube show that features the couple making meals and often entertaining friends and former castmates (like Rainn Wilson and, of course, Fischer). It seems there is no down time for the actress. And with rumors about an Office reunion constantly being stoked, propo…
…e than 300 students across its undergraduate, master’s (both in-person and online) and doctoral programs. The graduate program was ranked No. 51 nationally in U.S. News‘ most recent rankings. But more important than the accolades and achievements is the school’s identity — a vision developed largely from Garland’s leadership, focused on infusing social work with Christian faith: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ccl3ffN908 “Social work grew out of…
…ctually pay has been dropping for years. Since 2019, Baylor’s median out-of-pocket cost has decreased or remained constant for students and families with household incomes of $300,000 or less. Nine out of 10 Baylor students receive some form of financial aid, and for families with demonstrated need and an adjusted household income below $50,000, tuition is covered by the university, thanks to the Baylor Benefit Scholarship. Now, a new effort is in…
