If you’ve walked the Baylor campus, you’ve likely walked through Founders Mall, admiring the beautiful flower beds, the idyllic green and gold swings, and the majesty of Pat Neff Hall. But have you ever stopped inside the Ring of Honor there and learned about the three Baylor alumni veterans it honors? One is Colonel John […]
There are more than 350 student organizations at Baylor. That’s hundreds of opportunities for students to find their niche, meet people excited about the same thing, and form their own community. Many have a service component to them, but few are founded solely on the idea of helping others. Baylor Helping Hands is one of […]
If you’re gonna be the best at something, “giving” is a good choice. Thanks to the generosity of so many Bears, Baylor University has been named Carter BloodCare’s 2017-18 College of the Year! Last year, Baylor students, faculty and staff donated more than 1,000 units of blood — enough to save 3,000 lives. A major […]
How many people feel led to give back, out of their own paychecks, to the very organization that employs them? I’ve certainly never considered giving back anywhere else I’ve worked. But at Baylor, it’s common practice; last year alone, BU faculty and staff combined to give more than $1.7 million back to the university in […]
Every year, Dr. Randy Wood, a professor in Baylor’s School of Education, takes a group of Baylor students to Costa Rica over spring break to work with Santa Elena School in San Jose. They help raise money for books and equipment for the school, and help plan classroom lessons and activities. The hope is to […]
Among the topics that shape our nation, few have been more pressing or more ubiquitous recently than immigration. The subject can also be complex: What is “DACA”? Who are “dreamers”? What are the proper channels to legal immigration? At Baylor, we have one of the nation’s top experts on the subject. After more than a decade […]
Did you know that more than 2,400 current Baylor students — nearly 1/5th of the student body — represent the first generation of their family to attend college? Most Bears don’t know that, including some of the very students who make up that number. We share that, because there’s a sense of confidence that comes […]
Baylor’s Office of Career & Professional Development (CPD) is one of the most valuable resources on campus for students, offering services such as mock interviews and resume assistance to prepare students for success in their professional pursuits. Over the summer, Baylor CPD rolled out a new service for students: The Career Closet, which provides new or gently used business attire […]
Baylor’s not the only school in the country where volunteers line up to help new students move into their residence halls — but it’s hard to believe any school does it better. Wednesday and Thursday, more than 3,300 new Baylor students (both freshmen and transfers) were helped into their new homes by more than 2,800 faculty, […]
In 2014, we wrote about Jolene Damoiseaux, a Baylor senior who was researching maternal mortality and had traveled through Kenya with her student organization. While there, she met with expectant mothers who shared a common problem: getting to the hospital to give birth. The women faced an average hike of three miles through rough terrain […]
