The Class of 2012 arrived at Baylor late last week, with classes beginning yesterday. Hundreds of volunteers — faculty, staff and students — swarmed across campus to help students move in to their new homes for the coming school year. An estimated 4,750 students (over 40% of undergrads) will be living on campus this year, […]
After we posted this letter last month from a parent pleased with her child’s Orientation experience, we received a similar letter from yet another parent. A few excerpts from her e-mail: “I read with great interest the letter regarding Orientation from a fellow incoming freshman parent and simply want to echo nearly every word she […]
I wish Line Camp had existed when I was an incoming freshman. This summer, hundreds of members of the class of 2012 spent a week meeting their future classmates, learning Baylor traditions, and even touring the site of the original campus in Independence, Texas. Among the many activities, students at Line Camp experience their first […]
Baylor’s branch of the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) celebrates its 60th birthday today as one of the oldest and best programs in the nation. Detachment 810 was formed at Baylor in 1948, just 10 months after the creation of the Air Force as a separate military branch. And it’s only gotten better […]
After 73 days and 4,500 miles, the Alive Campaign riders crossed the finish line Sunday, biking into Anchorage, Alaska — right on schedule! (For background on the Alive Campaign for suicide prevention and awareness, click here.) The remaining four riders — Justin Brown of El Paso, Texas; Alyson Erikson of San Antonio; Nathan Lloyd of […]
As a student, I spent one semester writing for The Baylor Lariat. I certainly didn’t write anything worthy of an award — but this year’s Lariat students did, and they’ve been rewarded for it. The Lariat was named the best student newspaper in Texas by the Houston Press Club and was ranked second in the […]
It’s unusual enough at most schools for undergraduate students to get the opportunity to be involved in university-level research (though not so unusual for Baylor undergrads). But high school students? Forget about it. That is, unless you’re a part of one of Baylor’s summer programs. Students entering their senior year of high school are eligible […]
No one wants to focus on what could happen in a disaster; memories of incidents ranging from health scares to the shootings at Virginia Tech to the flooding that hit the University of Iowa this summer are just not happy thoughts. Thankfully, a number of people at Baylor are doing that thinking for us, planning […]
I have some fond memories of my freshman orientation at Baylor, so it was good to read this letter from an alum (who happens to be the parent of an incoming freshman) who writes about what an incredible experience she and her son enjoyed at Orientation last month. Dear Baylor Family, We have just arrived […]
I was never all that great at spelling bees. I still remember the last one I participated in, and the word I misspelled — “diagonal.” I added an extra letter in there somewhere, and quickly took my seat with the rest of the students who had struggled with similar challenges. Orry Swift probably never had […]
