Earlier this month, the Baylor Facebook page asked its nearly 250,000 followers a simple question: “What’s the most random place you’ve met another Bear?” More than 500 answers later, a couple of things became clear: Baylor Bears are everywhere. If you want to meet other Bears, it sure helps to be wearing something Baylor. Here […]
Baylor is known for its incredible student experience — and a look at what students can expect during their first 100 days on campus illustrates that beautifully: It all begins with Move2BU: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Baylor University (@bayloruniversity) Then you’ve got Welcome Week, helping students get adjusted […]
January is now busier than ever on the Baylor campus, as we quickly jump from students’ return for the spring semester to celebrating not one, not two, but THREE birthdays — those of our beloved live bears! Indy celebrated her first birthday on Jan. 24, and just five days later, Belle followed suit in turning […]
Another year has flown on by… As the calendar turns, let’s take one last look back at 2023, through the lens of our favorite photos from Baylor’s official Instagram account. Here are our top 10 Baylor Instagram photos of 2023: No. 10: That time Baylor alumna Jess Wedel became the first ovarian cancer survivor to […]
As the Ferrell Center prepares to host its final regular season Baylor basketball game — Dec. 22, when the men host Mississippi Valley State — a couple of posts on social media got the Baylor Family rolling sharing their favorite memories from 35 years of basketball at the Ferrell. Not surprisingly, a few themes came […]
There’s no shortage of great stories that emanate from the Baylor campus. All across the university, the people who make Baylor what it is are doing big things in virtually every arena — from classrooms and labs to student life, athletics and more. And for nearly six years now, many of them have provided first-person […]
It’s amazing how, even when we feel down, stopping and counting our blessings can remind us of how much we have to be thankful for. And we do, indeed, have much to thank God for over the past 12 months at Baylor. Lord, we thank you for another class of students launched into the world […]
The nation’s oldest collegiate Homecoming annually calls the Baylor Family home from all parts of the globe, reminding Bears of their connections to Baylor, and inviting them to make new memories. And boy, do Bears come home. Baylor Homecoming is an annual must-attend event, regardless of scheduling, timing, or the outcome of the football game. What […]
In 1909, Baylor hosted the first collegiate homecoming celebration in the nation. This week, we again renew that tradition, as the Baylor Family returns to campus to “catch that Baylor spirit again,” as President Samuel Palmer Brooks famously wrote more than a century ago. At Homecoming, Baylor rolls out the red carpet to welcome you […]
Thousands of Baylor alumni descend upon Waco each fall for Homecoming. Some have returned every year since graduation; others are setting foot on the Baylor campus for the first time in five, 10, even 20 years or longer. Regardless of how long it’s been since you’ve visited Baylor, there’s likely something new you haven’t seen […]
