For what is now the sixth time in nine years, Baylor trumpeters have won first place at the National Trumpet Competition! Every year, the NTC brings in the top young trumpet players from around the country. This year, it was the Baylor Gold team that claimed first in the small ensemble division at the competition […]
Congratulations, Class of 2019 — you did it! This weekend, more than 2,500 Bears walked the Ferrell Center stage to receive their hard-earned diplomas. Thousands of their friends and family filled the Ferrell Center for each of three ceremonies, and tens of thousands more watched the live-streamed video. This year, the Ferrell Center videoboard even […]
Earlier this semester, C-SPAN paid a little visit to campus. They were seeking out Dr. Julie Anne Sweet — a Baylor history professor, expert on colonial America, and one of students’ most beloved professors — to film a special feature for “American History TV.” “American History TV” covers the history of the United States from […]
Last fall, Baylor announced the launch of “Give Light” — a $1.1 billion fundraising campaign to support the university’s academic strategic plan, Illuminate. Among the campaign’s priority capital projects is the construction of a football operations center that would both serve as a new home for Baylor football and free up additional space to support […]
More than 120 years ago, Baylor students were inspired by a field of dandelions to make green and gold the school colors. More than 100 years ago, the bear was voted in as Baylor’s mascot (outpacing the ferret, bookworm and buffalo). Nearly 100 years ago, the first versions of what would today be considered the […]
In the spring of 1945, a group of Baylor students prayed for spiritual renewal for 90 straight days. Their prayers led to a movement that helped inspire ministries on campus and around the world, from the Journeyman mission program to the Passion Conferences. Earlier this month, hundreds of Baylor students gathered again in Jesus’ name […]
Waco brought out the warmest day of the year thus far to give us a perfectly bright and sunny Diadeloso! The day kicked off with the annual Fun Run from McLane Stadium to Fountain Mall, complete with colored paint and foam. Then, a change — instead of goats, this year’s Dia gave students the opportunity […]
Time to celebrate, y’all: The Baylor Lady Bears are 2019 NCAA women’s basketball national champions! After building a big lead early, the Lady Bears overcame injury to perhaps the team’s most irreplaceable player to pull out an 82-81 win over Notre Dame. Call it the game of a million storylines: Senior Kalani Brown, after seeing her […]
Last fall, Baylor announced the launch of “Give Light” — a $1.1 billion fundraising campaign to support the university’s strategic plan, Illuminate. Among the campaign’s planned capital projects is a $50 million renovation/expansion of Memorial and Alexander halls, home to Baylor’s Honors Residential College. What will that entail? First off, the project includes a complete […]
In a film career that’s spanned three decades, Baylor alum John Lee Hancock, BA ’79, JD’ 82, has written, produced and/or directed such hit movies as The Blind Side, The Rookie and The Founder. It might be hard to single out a single month that has been more special than others — but March 2019 has to […]
