It seems like recently news of the upcoming presidential election is everywhere you turn. A couple of weeks, during the Democratic National Convention, I flipped through the channels and found vice-presidential candidate Joe Biden’s acceptance speech being carried live on 12 of the 80 or so channels I get on cable — 15%! But, knowing […]
Earlier this summer, we profiled quite a few members of this year’s freshman class (see here and here, for example). But here’s one we missed: the reigning Miss Black Teen Texas USA, Jordan Franklin! Franklin was given the crown last July after winning the talent and evening gown competitions; she was also named Miss Hospitality […]
As a student at Baylor, I was overwhelmed by the number and variety of extracurricular activities offered, on campus and off. In addition to the posted fliers and the sidewalk chalking that still goes on, today’s students receive a weekly e-mail newsletter called “On the Baylor Horizon” that lets them know of events going on […]
Preliminary numbers suggest that this fall’s freshman class is the second largest in Baylor history, but the Class of 2012 has really outdone itself in getting ready for football. Over 2,100 freshmen have picked up their jerseys and joined the Baylor Line, making this year’s Line the biggest in history! And they didn’t just get […]
The green-and-white striped shirts worn by Student Foundation members are immediately recognizable on Baylor’s campus. Now it looks like Baylor’s “StuFu” is getting some recognition on a broader level; the group was named the 2008 Outstanding Student Foundation by the Association of Student Advancement Programs. Student Foundation members help with student recruitment, raise scholarship funds […]
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 […]
