French is often referred to as “the language of love,” but for Baylor graduates Philipp Rossbach and Kimberly Loyd, it was a German class at Baylor that sparked their romance. As students, Philipp (BBA ’05, MAc ’05) and Kimberly (BS ’06) met in the German lounge on the second floor of Old Main in September […]
As part of the 100th birthday celebration for Baylor’s Louise Herrington School of Nursing, pre-nursing students in the National Student Nurses’ Association partnered with Alpha Phi Omega in a blood drive earlier this month. Their goal: to raise 100 pints of blood in honor of the nursing school’s 100-year history. Faculty, staff, students and other […]
Hopefully you were among the thousands of Baylor alums who were able to make it back this weekend for the University’s 100th annual Homecoming. Campus (and, indeed, all of Waco) swarmed with activity as Bears past, present and future enjoyed all the usual events, from Pigskin to Bonfire to the Homecoming Parade to the football […]
As we approach Baylor Homecoming’s 100th anniversary, it would be easy to assume that an event as long-running as this just happens each year, without thinking about all the work that goes on behind the scenes to provide alumni, students and others the first-class events and activities that take place each fall — most notably […]
Samuel Palmer Brooks was president of Baylor in 1909, when Baylor held the first collegiate Homecoming. Twenty-two years later, he finished writing his Message to the Class of 1931 but passed away before he could share it at graduation. Now known as the Immortal Message, the same man who asked alumni 100 years ago to […]
Apple introduced the computer mouse to the masses in 1984 with the introduction of the Macintosh computer, but the invention was first demonstrated nearly 20 years earlier at a conference in San Francisco by its inventor, Dr. Douglas Engelbart. His presentation — which also introduced such features as hyperlinks, e-mail and video conferencing — has […]
Not all sustainability efforts have to be big productions like recycling during Move-In or at athletic events. Sometimes it’s as simple as cleaning up after a sorority event, as Baylor’s Chi Omegas found out earlier this month after working with Baylor’s Sustainability office prior to the annual Chi Omega Crush. Just by setting aside recycling […]
Baylor football hosts the Kent State Golden Flashes tomorrow in the Bears’ final non-conference game of the season. Both tomorrow’s game (6 p.m., FSN Southwest) and the following week’s Big 12 opener at Oklahoma (2:30 p.m., ABC regional broadcast) have been picked up for television, so if you can’t make it to Waco or Norman […]
Three weeks from today, Baylor will celebrate the University’s 100th anniversary Homecoming! Make your plans now; you won’t want to miss Pigskin, Bonfire, the parade, and of course Baylor football vs. 14th-ranked Oklahoma State! Over the years, there’s been a lot of discussion about which university had the first homecoming. I think you’ll find this […]
In addition to unveiling a university Facebook page (10,500 fans and counting!) a month or so ago, Baylor has also launched an iTunes U site, offering free downloads of over 300 audio and video files, with more being added weekly. Sports fans will enjoy seeing video highlights posted just a couple of hours after each […]
