Tuesday was “RG3 Day” in Austin, as the former Baylor All-American and current Washington Redskin was honored on the floor of both the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas Senate. Senate Resolution 314 and House Concurrent Resolution 10 commended Robert Griffin III, BA ’10, for his outstanding representation of the state of Texas. [LINKS: Video from Baylor […]
February was a busy month of milestones for many of Baylor’s social media offerings, as the Facebook page topped 111,000 likes, our Pinterest page picked up its 2,000th follower, and Instagram crossed the 5,000 follower plateau. In a new ranking that looks at college and university Facebook and Twitter accounts, Baylor ranked in the 93rd […]
Viewers of ABC’s “Shark Tank” last Friday night surely caught the Baylor reference tossed out by the ladies behind Hip Chixs, a line of premium denim jeans for women. [Click here to watch the episode; the Hip Chixs segment begins around the 21:00 mark.] Baylor grads Megan Jackson Carreker (BS ’01) and Aimee Segura Miller […]
In the last month, Baylor entrepreneurship students and alumni have received two big boosts, as the cities of Waco and Addison have each partnered with Baylor to provide the budding entrepreneurs a leg up in starting their own businesses. In March, the Greater Waco Chamber and Baylor will launch “Thinc Space,” a business incubator for […]
At Pigskin Revue last fall, Baylor senior Courtney Carameros was named a Homecoming Princess — but that’s not why she’ll remember that night forever. Later in the evening, her boyfriend, fellow senior Mitchell Frank, proposed to her on stage between acts; take a look: The couple had started dating three years earlier, as Baylor freshmen, […]
NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Robert Griffin III wasn’t the only Baylor Bear in the NFL this season; in fact, he was one of 12 to see NFL action in 2012. Most notably, of RG3’s former teammates ranked among the NFL’s leading rookie receivers. Former first-round draft pick Kendall Wright (Tennessee Titans, pictured) led […]
Rachel Cliburn, BS ’12, discovered the joy of research while just a sophomore at Baylor, then got to experience life overseas through a study abroad program as a junior. Those experiences paved the way for her current work as a Fulbright Scholar in The Netherlands researching how the brain affects and is affected by addiction. […]
Since the Associated Press began honoring an NFL Rookie of the Year following the 1967 season, only two quarterbacks have won the Heisman one year, then ROY the next: Cam Newton and Robert Griffin III, BA ’10. The former Baylor All-American was named the 2012 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Saturday night, capping another […]
Since her earliest days, Baylor students have answered our nation’s call in military service. Soldiers of the Wooden Cross: Military Memorials of Baylor University recently chronicled the stories of Baylor veterans killed in service during the Civil War, World War I and II, Korea, Vietnam, and Iraqi Freedom. While military education began on campus in […]
If you’ve spent any time at all around Baylor in the last 25 years, you know the impact Drayton McLane, BBA ’58, has made on the university. From his service as a Baylor Regent to the bells in Pat Neff Hall, the McLane Student Life Center and the new Baylor Stadium, McLane has generously given […]
