Faces of Baylor: Baylor Line 2007
…Click the picture to check out a photo gallery of students showing their spirit, complete with the sounds of the Golden Wave Marching Band!…
…Click the picture to check out a photo gallery of students showing their spirit, complete with the sounds of the Golden Wave Marching Band!…
A lot of people have compared the new Brooks College’s design to the Hogwarts School described in the Harry Potter novels, and aesthetically, that’s not far off. In fact, much of the college’s look was modeled after features at Oxford — which just happened to have served as a filming location for the Harry Potter movies. With the opening of Brooks Village (which includes both Brooks College and Brooks Flats), nearly 40 percent of Baylor students…
…financial aid available. Baylor was able to provide financial aid packages combining scholarships, federal loans and work study jobs to cover more than 70 percent of the total financial need of students who qualified for such assistance. Overall enrollment is 14,174 students, the second-largest total in school history, with undergraduate retention climbing to 88 percent. Retention for first-year students jumped from 84.2 percent in fall 2006 to 85…
…pursue conducting. “Baylor’s School of Music prepared me for a great music career; its world-class faculty was always available to share their expertise and provide meaningful advice,” Guerrero has said. “As a percussionist, the school’s ensembles provided me great opportunities to explore all styles of repertoire: orchestral, band, choral, chamber music and of course plenty of solo opportunities; and when I decided to pursue my interest in conduc…
…earned Big 12 Runner of the Week honors on the heels of winning her third career individual title last weekend at the Baylor Twilight Invitational. Jones, last year’s consensus Big 12 Track and Field Freshman of the Year, was featured in the most recent issue of Baylor Magazine. On the national stage, former Baylor standout Sophia Young was named to the All-WNBA Second Team in just her second year in the league. Young averaged 16.8 points and 5.9…
…who have gone to Baylor.” In case you didn’t get your copy of this issue, you can also read the article (and the rest of the magazine) online at www.baylormag.com. Sic ’em, Angela!…
Members of Baylor’s Class of 2011 began their college careers today. The class brings in a school-record average SAT score (1218), and 40% of the freshmen graduated in their high school’s top 10%. Those sorts of accolades helped Baylor rise six spots in the annual U.S. News & World Report rankings to 75th, its highest overall ranking ever. BU finished third in the Big 12 and fifth in the state of Texas in this year’s rankings. Sic ’em, freshman c…
…Join fellow Baylor alums across the country in wearing your green and gold on August 31 for “College Colors Day“. This is probably also a good time to mention that this year’s Gold Rush shirts are now on sale for just $5. Get yours at the Baylor Bookstore and other Waco retail stores, or online at baylorbears.com. Sic ’em in your Green and Gold!…