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

…eady: Tickets for #BaylorHomecoming and #BaylorFamily Weekend go on sale — online only — this coming week: Wednesday, Aug. 3. Returning to Waco for Homecoming (Oct. 20-22)? Visit baylor.edu/homecoming to get your tickets for Pigskin Revue (the best acts from Sing 2022) and the Homecoming football game. The Class of 1972 can also make reservations for their 50-year reunion celebration. Other Homecoming highlights include Singspiration (the annual H…

What is Baylor Line Camp?

…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, Baylor’s original home. Here, Baylor’s newest Bears learn about the university’s beginnings, have a meal together, and in a solemn ceremony around the last remaining columns of Baylor’s original buildings, are inducted into that good old Baylor Line. In sh…

Two-time Baylor alum named Walmart’s new CFO

…tion earlier this month. Rainey joined Walmart after seven years as CFO of PayPal, where he oversaw all of the company’s financial operations as well as its global customer service operation. “I’m excited and humbled to join such an iconic company at a time when the retail industry continues its transformation,” he said as the news of his new position broke. Prior to PayPal, Rainey had spent 13 years as vice president at Continental Airlines and f…

Juneteenth memories from Baylor’s oral history archives

…ich have been digitized and made available in audio and/or transcript form online. Among the collection are interviews with Texans from various eras who share their memories of Juneteenth — from June 19, 1865, when enslaved Black Americans in Texas first received news of their emancipation, to celebrations of that anniversary over the years. Below are two examples from those interviews (edited here for clarity) — just a taste of the history to be…

Baylor students again circle the globe in service through Baylor Missions

…re Sai Sagireddy took us inside a spring break trip to Kentucky, where students were helping with tornado damage clean-up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLaFm7n0fC0…

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…

Diadeloso 2022: What a difference a Dia makes

After COVID-19 forced adjustments to Diadeloso in 2020 (online) and 2021 (spread throughout the week), Baylor’s own special holiday returned in all its in-person, day-long glory for 2022 — just in time for the event’s 90th anniversary. With temperatures hitting the mid 90s on a bright, sunny day, yesterday’s celebration felt like a touch of summer. Traditional Dia activities like tug-of-war, a gondola wheel, giant slide, and various sporting com…

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

…towards what is most important: our shared faith in Jesus Christ.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEfSjSFucSY Perhaps the capstone of the multi-day event came Tuesday night, when dozens of Baylor 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…

What is Baylor’s Diadeloso?

…you may recognize from Baylor’s current commercial) as the finale. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XdKDMczHz4 Much like in the 1930s, the past two years have been difficult for our faculty and students. Current Bears have navigated a pandemic, international uncertainty, and countless other stresses. But spring at Baylor always promises a day of celebration and relaxation: Diadeloso. And we can’t wait to share the day together! Sic ’em, Dia! [Enjo…

Polish pianist becomes first Baylor student to win prestigious piano competition

…xperiences this journey has given me.” [See Karwowski play below:] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8o81XQO9mo Since coming to Baylor, Karwowski has entered a few competitions, earning honorable mention in the prestigious Los Angeles International Liszt Competition and placing first in Baylor’s Concerto Competition just last month. “Cezary is not only an extremely talented pianist, but perhaps more importantly, a first-class human being,” says Bol…