After COVID-19 made last year’s Homecoming unlike anything we’d seen before, all your favorite traditions are back for 2021: Mass Meeting. Pigskin. Bonfire. Parade. Football. Yes, Homecoming Week is finally here! It all begins Monday with Homecoming Chapel and Vertical Worship on Fountain Mall, followed by Dinner with the Livingstones and a free concert from […]
While we hope all Baylor students find certain things in common while here — strong teaching and academics amidst a caring, Christian community, for starters — we know there’s no one “Baylor experience.” With students coming from all 50 states, more than 90 countries, and countless backgrounds, every student’s time at Baylor is going to […]
A new school year and a new football season present a new opportunity to share what Baylor is all about. Baylor’s 2021 university commercial debuted on television during the Bears’ football game on Saturday; see it for yourself here: The 30-second spot, titled “Let There Be Light,” continues Baylor’s “Where Lights Shine Bright” brand campaign […]
Baylor football opened up McLane Stadium for 2021 in style on Saturday, defeating Texas Southern 66-7. The dominating win featured plenty of highlights on the field, and plenty to celebrate surrounding the game as well; Saturday marked the first time since the start of the pandemic that McLane Stadium was open at 100% capacity, and […]
New school year = new campus offerings! The fall semester is in full swing; here’s a look at some of what’s new on campus: Revolve: You may have noticed the lobby on the first floor of the SUB has received a bit of facelift to welcome a new space: Revolve. This rotating eatery will feature […]
With the start of the new school year came the reopening of one of the most beloved buildings on campus: Tidwell Bible Building, which had been closed since May 2020 for an extensive renovation. The work on the 67-year-old building — one of the priority capital projects of Baylor’s “Give Light” campaign — was completed […]
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, thousands of new Baylor students (both freshmen and transfers) were helped into their new homes by an equal number of […]
While it’s common for incoming freshmen to be welcomed to college by campus leaders, it’s not so common for that encouragement to come in the form of a hymn — but that’s what we do at Baylor. Since 2008, each incoming class has been welcomed with its own unique hymn, each capturing an aspect of […]
One of the things we look forward to every summer is seeing all the amazing places Baylor Bears fling their green and gold. With COVID-19 restrictions loosened (even if only temporarily), it was wonderful to see students and alumni share their adventures — and their Baylor pride — on social media. Here are 10 of […]
Summer means internships for most Baylor students. For sophomore Corinna Kent, that internship meant delivering a baby. Over the summer, Kent has been working toward her EMT certification at MassBay Community College back home in Needham, Mass. As part of the pre-med track at Baylor, Kent felt the added course and experience would help her […]
