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Alumni offer advice for incoming Baylor freshmen prepping for fall

…are 10 of our favorite words of wisdom and encouragement, in no particular order: 1. SAY YES. “Do the Welcome Week activities even if you’re an introvert. If fact, especially if you’re an introvert. It’s essential to build relationships. Home sickness will come, and those relationships will ease it so much.” 2. CONNECT WITH PROFESSORS. “Go!! to!! office!! hours!! SO helpful to get to know your professors (& content) better!” Also, “Arrive for clas…

Tickets on sale next Wednesday for Homecoming, Family Weekend 2022 events

…s — including the Homecoming game vs. Kansas and the Family Weekend game vs. Texas State — go on sale Wednesday at 9 a.m. at BaylorBears.com. (Want to beat the rush? Season tickets — both full-season and mini-plans — are available now.) Tickets for Pigskin and Family Weekend events go on sale Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the links above. Sic ’em, Bears!…

What is Baylor Line Camp?

…r their transition to Baylor. Over the course of just a few days, new first-year and transfer students get to know fellow Bears, become familiar with getting around campus, run the Baylor Line for the first time, learn the cheers and chants they’ll do at sporting events, and even have their own mini All University Sing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w8aBSbZkrc Most will agree that the highlight of Line Camp is the trip to Independence, Texas, B…

Two-time Baylor alum named Walmart’s new CFO

Before the pandemic, online shopping was a convenience. During the pandemic, it became a necessity, challenging even the largest of retailers to rethink their web presence. It’s no surprise that during such a transformational time a Baylor grad would be called upon to lead. In April, Walmart named John D. Rainey (BBA ’93, MBA ’95) as the company’s new executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO); he moved into the position earlier…

Juneteenth memories from Baylor’s oral history archives

…dmother would say, ‘This is my son’s daughter,’ and ‘This is your cousin so-and-so through so-and-so.’ As a child, you really don’t know, but you hear the names. So I was aware of some of the names. What it did for me was to give me a sense of time and place. I knew that I came from some people who could accomplish some things through some horrible circumstances. It was like a reunion. A giant reunion of everybody who had descended from the Stroud…

Baylor students again circle the globe in service through Baylor Missions

…t-athlete hurricane relief work with a local church in LaPlace, La. Student-athlete home-building and sport ministry trip to Costa Rica Baylor jazz band ensemble travels to Scotland to perform in churches for Ukrainian refugee relief Pre-vet trip to work at an animal sanctuary in Utah Education trip to partner with a school in Costa Rica Baylor Religious Hour Choir on tornado clean-up trip to Kentucky Baylor Kappa Kappa Gamma working with single m…

Two Baylor students explain the importance of Christian higher ed

…ays. “A Christian university lets me get the best of both worlds.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMHaSeS-RSo Gabriela Vela specifically wanted a college where she could grow in her faith. At Baylor, she discovered that even disagreements led to growth, as she challenged, refined and strengthened her beliefs. She also found a community that pushed and supported her in finding God’s calling for her life. “Being able to accomplish your goals — big…

New ‘NextGen Bears’ program offers spirit boxes for Future Bears of all ages

…ide leadership and service. The special items included in each box — from the onesie on through the duffle bag — can’t be found in stores; they’re only available through the NextGen Bears program. And they won’t be available for long; orders must be placed by the end of May 2022 to receive this year’s collection of gifts. With that, I’m wrapping up this post so I can go place the order for my kids. And maybe my sister’s kids… And perhaps our neigh…

Diadeloso 2022: What a difference a Dia makes

…elebration felt like a touch of summer. Traditional Dia activities like tug-of-war, a gondola wheel, giant slide, and various sporting competitions were mixed with newer favorites like goat yoga, a petting zoo, mini golf and Zumba. [PHOTOS/VIDEOS: Watch a live midday walkthrough of Dia 2022 || See photos from the entire day] A fun run, wiffle ball, corn hole, axe throwing, NPHC performances, and a special Dia Dr Pepper Hour kept things rolling thr…

FM72 gathers Baylor students for 72 hours of prayer & worship on campus

…students were baptized on Fountain Mall. (Worth noting: These weren’t spur-of-the-moment decisions, either; each Bear had first met with his/her pastor to talk through what baptism means, and trained response team members from a variety of local churches and ministries are following up with them to discuss next steps.) “At the end of the day, what matters most to the Baylor Family is not academic accolades, but our success in preparing students t…