Following the news last week that the Big 12 Conference is indeed moving forward, Baylor President Ken Starr released the video message below to say thank you to all the members of the Baylor Nation who got involved, leading in large part to the “tsunami of political pressure” which the commissioner of the Pac-10 Conference […]
One last bit on conference realignment… If you had any doubts that the Baylor Nation’s voice played a large part in the Big 12 Conference staying together, check out what Pac-10 Commissioner Larry Scott had to say about why his league’s attempt at grabbing schools from the Big 12 didn’t work: “Number One, I think […]
After a couple of weeks of uncertainty, it’s now official: the Baylor family’s work has paid off, and the Big 12 Conference remains a powerhouse in collegiate athletics. By Tuesday afternoon, the Big 12 Conference had received public commitments from all 10 member institutions (Colorado and Nebraska accepted offers into other leagues late last week). […]
About a year and a half ago, Baylor Magazine featured then-Baylor junior Rachel Wilkerson in a series of profiles of current students titled “Faces of Baylor.” Wilkerson stood out as a top student from a looooong family tree of Bears that included at least 27 other Baylor alumni, from parents and grandparents to uncles, aunts […]
Since the last Baylor Proud e-mail went out over the weekend explaining the state of the Big 12 Conference and the importance of keeping the Texas schools of the Big 12 together in any future conference expansion or realignment, many members of the Baylor family have written to ask two questions: “What’s the latest information?” […]
Tuesday — Judge Ken Starr’s first official day as president of Baylor University — was a whirlwind of introductions and meetings for the university’s 14th president. After an early morning jog around the Bear Trail, President Starr spent the morning and early afternoon meeting with campus leaders, from Vice President for Student Life Kevin Jackson […]
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so rather than ramble on, I’ll give a brief introduction and then let the photos speak for themselves about the experiences Baylor students are enjoying this summer and the ways they are giving of themselves across the world. Baylor Director of Photography Robert Rogers is spending […]
What is the universe made from? Baylor physics professor Dr. Jay Dittmann says answering that question is “one of the biggest scientific endeavors ever” — and it’s one Baylor physics professors and students will be a part of, as BU was accepted last week into an international experiment working with the world’s most powerful subatomic […]
The Baylor family celebrated its 2,000 or so newest alumni over the weekend as the Ferrell Center (and, in the case of Truett Seminary, First Baptist Waco) hosted spring commencement exercises. (Click here for a graduation photo gallery.) Each and every one of the graduates worked hard to earn their degrees, but perhaps none had […]
About 20% of Baylor students spend a summer or a semester studying abroad before graduating — well above the national average. Bears can either go abroad with Baylor professors and classmates to countries like Argentina, China and France, or choose a destination almost anywhere on the globe through exchange programs with universities around the world. […]
