Long before he became chief of the Baylor University Police Department (BUPD) in the fall of 2014, Brad Wigtil developed a love for the Baylor mission. His two children, Erin Wigtil-Faya (BA ’04) and Matthew (BBA ’11), both attended Baylor, and their experience left a lasting impression on him. “I learned to love this university,” Chief […]
More than a decade has passed since Kyle Lake, BA ’94, MDiv ’97, last closed a service at Waco’s University Baptist Church with the benediction, “Love God, embrace beauty, and live life to the fullest,” but his life and message still resonates with those who knew him, and with many more who never got the […]
Tucked away in the mountains of countries such as Mexico and Guatemala, people groups speak languages known almost exclusively among their own tribes, because their language is only spoken — not written. For Baylor alum Jamie Loker, BSEd ’82, and her husband, Jim, the Biblical mandate to carry the Gospel into all corners of the world means overcoming the […]
Over Labor Day weekend, the Baylor softball and baseball teams spent Labor Day weekend in Louisiana — but not for competition, practice, or even team-building. No, the coaches and student-athletes were in Louisiana with one purpose in mind: to serve by doing whatever work was needed. After unprecedented flooding hit Louisiana last month, Baylor women’s basketball […]
Imagine you’re 6 years old again. But instead of running through the playground, climbing trees, and learning to ride a bike, you’re stuck in a hospital bed, surrounded by fluorescent lights and the hums and whirs of medical machinery. Unfortunately, that’s the reality for many children in the United States. But some Baylor nursing alumni are […]
Baylor posted President Garland’s Summer 2016 Commencement address online earlier this week, and if you haven’t heard it yet, I encourage you to check it out. (Watch the video or read the complete transcript here.) In his speech, Dr. Garland gives an excellent explanation of what excellence looks like in a Christian context, and particularly at a Christian university. […]
While most Baylor Line Camp participants took part in a camp on the Baylor campus, two special Line Camps took place far from Waco. One of those took incoming freshmen to Guatemala, where they not only got to know Baylor and one another, but served local children through an organization known as Orphan’s Heart. Garrett Burton, a freshman biology […]
How did Baylor Campus Kitchen earn a national award for their service to the Waco community? For starters, the student-led organization recovered five tons of food from Baylor dining halls and served 6,320 meals to local charities last year. But beyond the numbers, they represent Baylor student service in action as they get to know […]
Brianna Childs, BA ’16, has only been a college graduate for two months. Most of her peers are just starting their first “real job” or are in the midst of applying for one, or they’re headed to graduate school. But not Brianna — because since high school, she’s had her eyes set on the World […]
For several years now, a team of Baylor students has annually entered a national Baja SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) competition, in which participants (typically engineering students) design, build and race an off-road vehicle. This year’s event was held in Gorman, Calif., about 70 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles — but this time around, the story wasn’t what happened […]
