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Meet Baylor’s new Bears: Judge Indy & Judge Belle!

…g to campus! Judge Indy and Judge Belle will make the transition to the AZA-accredited Bill & Eva Williams Bear Habitat on campus this summer. The rescue cubs are cousins, born just five days apart earlier this year, and come to Waco from a wildlife park in Idaho. Indy (pictured above right) is named for Baylor’s birthplace — Independence, Texas. She is the largest cub in her litter, and likely will remain the larger of the two bears throughout th…

Fulbrights & Trumans & more, oh my! Baylor students build on record year for scholarships

…se in Brazil over the summer Melissa Heald, a doctoral candidate in the DNP-Pediatric Nurse Practitioner program from Houston — Fulbright Study/Research Award to the UK (Wales) Lauren Jarvis, a senior University Scholar (concentrations in political science, economics & international studies) from Boerne, Texas — Fulbright ETA to Kosovo, and Marshall Scholarship; plans to begin graduate studies in the United Kingdom Lindsay Lassiter (MA ’21), a tem…

12 podcasts for Baylor Bears on the go

…conducted by Hankamer School of Business faculty and students and its real-world applicability. Co-hosts Bo Mello and Justin Walker sit down with Baylor business researchers to expand on studies covered in the Baylor Business Review magazine. Currents in Religion — Produced by the Baylor Department of Religion and Baylor University Press, this podcast hosts conversations with academics, writers and artists to explore some of the most interesting…

Happy 75th birthday, Baylor Religious Hour Choir!

…inue to serve others around the world, with plans to travel to South Africa for a mission trip later this year. Here they are performing “Christ the Lord is Risen Today” last Easter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxsVzGx6qhs We can’t wait to see the impact BRH has — at Baylor, in Waco, and around the world — in the next 75 years. Sic ’em, BRH!…

Baylor dedicates statues honoring first Black graduates outside Tidwell

…graduate in 1967, and I feel like we both graduated from Baylor.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-32rjWsU34 The Gilbert/Walker statues are a direct outgrowth of Baylor’s Commission on Historic Campus Representations, which in 2020-21 studied the history of the university and its early leaders relative to slavery and the Confederacy and offered recommendations that led to a plan to more fully tell the history of Baylor and its early leaders on c…

Diadeloso 2023: All the smiles, all the sunshine

…tic animal petting zoo, an indoor skating rink and a silent disco. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uBkx_Mec_8 Live music took center stage (literally) on both Fountain Mall and the SUB Bowl, as local bands performed throughout the day. Stilt walkers and human statues also added a touch of levity as students waited their turns to enjoy various activities. Thanks to Baylor Chamber and all those who helped make #BaylorDia 2023 a success! Sic ’em, Di…

FM72 gathers students for 72 hours of prayer & worship in the heart of Baylor’s campus

…fessions of faith right 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.) “FM72 is a reminder of what we yearn for, of spiritual promises yet to be fulfilled,” says Ramsey. “Students become mindful of wh…

‘A Walking Miracle’: Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua’s return to the court

…Rowe’s reporting for ESPN last month, after Everyday Jon’s return: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNpYFGMgSR8 Tchamwa Tchatchoua’s knee injury was significant — multiple torn ligaments, including a severed peroneal nerve, that left him unable to lift his foot and with the potential of lifelong damage. But even as those early days left him in a “really dark space,” Everyday Jon’s signature work ethic kicked in. As he worked with medical profession…

New era begins for Baylor baseball under Mitch Thompson

…owds attending “Thompy’s Texas Tour” in Houston, San Antonio and Dallas — can manifest itself through attendance at a home-heavy schedule at Baylor Ballpark this year. Of the Bears’ first 21 games this year, 18 are at home — starting with a three-game series against Central Michigan (winners of two Mid-American conference regular season titles and two tournament titles in the last four years) this weekend. First pitch Friday is at 3 p.m.; season a…

What is NIL? And what does it mean for Baylor Athletics?

…or marks, and Opendorse, which allows companies and individuals to sign one-on-one deals with individual student-athletes. How can alumni and fans help? Those looking to support Baylor Athletics have long been encouraged to join the Bear Foundation, where fundraising efforts go toward student-athlete scholarships — and that’s still important; scholarships are the foundational starting point for supporting student-athletes. Giving to capital projec…