Dr. Marty Harvill of Baylor's Department of Biology, conducts a field trip for a group of local elementary students at the Lake Waco Wetlands.
A student’s realization: ‘Baylor isn’t just a school; it’s a family’
Orientation is underway for the next class of Baylor freshmen. Class of 2017 (and beyond): We received this note from sophomore Anna Hughes as the spring semester was wrapping up, and it hits on what exactly it means to be a Baylor Bear. Freshmen, here’s what you have to look forward to as the newest …
Environmental Health News: Fish on Prozac: Anxious, anti-social, aggressive
June 12, 2013
Bryan brooks, Ph. D., professor of environmental science and biomedical studies and director of the environmental science graduate and environmental health science programs, is quoted in an article detailing a recent study on the effects of drug-tainted waters on fish.
Baylor engineering students’ creativity leads to devices for veterans and disabled
I love these stories of Baylor students putting what they learn in the classroom to work serving others… Over the past year, 19 Baylor engineering students worked with nursing and engineering students at the University of Detroit-Mercy to design, build and deliver devices that met specific needs of three disabled veterans; a fourth team worked …
A Viewing of the Life of Paul Fontaine and Other Artists Will Be Featured at Martin Museum of Art
WACO, Texas (June 10, 2013) - If a picture's worth a thousand words, then Paul Fontaine's works can tell his life story. Baylor's Martin Museum of Art will be displaying its borrowed collection of the works of Fontaine in celebration of what would be his 100th birthday.
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Staff Helping Staff - Sick Leave Donations Needed
Several staff members are in need of sick leave donations.
TODAY: Water Main Repairs Cause Temporary Water Outage at Hankamer/Cashion Buildings
WACO, Texas (June 13, 2013) - 12:00 p.m. UPDATE: Water is back on!
11:10 a.m.: City of Waco crews are currently replacing a water main valve on Dutton Avenue and have turned off the water supply to the Hankamer and Cashion buildings on the Baylor campus for the duration of the repair.
Track. Track & Field Sends Nine To USA Championships
Nine members of Baylor's track and field team will compete this week at the USA Outdoor Championships, Thursday through Sunday, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.
Acrobatics & Tumbling. Nine A&T Teammates Named Academic All-Big 12
Thirty-one student-athletes, including nine Baylor Acrobatics & Tumbling teammates, have been named to the 2013 Academic All-Big 12 At-Large Team, the Conference announced.
Football. Football Leads Big 12 In Academic Progress Rate
Baylor football was tied for first among Big 12 institutions with an Academic Progress Rate (APR) score of 962 through the 2011-12 academic season, the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) announced.
Track. Men's 4x4 Relay Takes Sixth At NCAA Championships
To close out the NCAA Outdoor Championships, the Baylor men's 4x400-meter relay quartet finished sixth in a time of 3:04.84 to claim All-American honors in the event for the 24th time in the last 25 years on Saturday at Hayward Field.
Baylor named among nation’s top 25 fashion design schools
When a fashion website recently put together its list of the top 75 fashion design schools in the U.S., it was no surprise to find New York City’sParsons the New School for Design at No. 1 on the list. But you might not have expected to find Baylor right there in the top 25, sitting …
Baylor alum, former administrator honored with Texas Baptists’ Legacy Award
Since graduating from Baylor in 1950, Robert Feather has spent his entire adult life in Baptist circles — first as a pastor and then with Billy Graham’s World Evangelism and Christian Education Fund before returning to Baylor in 1980 as vice president for external affairs. After two decades at Baylor, he joined the leadership of …
A student’s realization: ‘Baylor isn’t just a school; it’s a family’
Orientation is underway for the next class of Baylor freshmen. Class of 2017 (and beyond): We received this note from sophomore Anna Hughes as the spring semester was wrapping up, and it hits on what exactly it means to be a Baylor Bear. Freshmen, here’s what you have to look forward to as the newest …
Baylor football pairs on-field success with Big 12-leading academic score
It’s been a good 12 months for head coach Art Briles’ Baylor football program: a third-straight bowl appearance (and a blowout victory there), a new stadium going up along the Brazos, one alum named NFL rookie of the year, another named to the College Football Hall of Fame. But why stop there? Most recently, it …
Congratulations
Jaime Duerkson
Congratulations to Jaime Duerksen, University Libraries, and wife, Kimberly, on the birth of their son, Joshua Lee Duerksen, Feb. 20.
Jennifer Murphy
Congratulations to Jennifer Murphy, Piper Child Development Center, and husband, Mark, on the birth of their daughter, Adaline Elise Murphy, Feb. 10.
Austin Kertesz
Congratulations to Austin Kertesz, student learning and engagement, and wife, Arielle, on the birth of their son, Graham R. Kertesz, Feb. 7.
Oleksandra Beznosova
Congratulations to Oleksandra Beznosova, mathematics, and husband, Boris, on the birth of their daughter, Mary Beznosova, Feb. 6.
With Sympathy
Dr. Red Covington
Sympathies to the family of Dr. Red Covington, health services, on his death May 14.
Kevin Tankersley
Sympathies to Kevin Tankersley, journalism, public relations and new media, on the loss of his father, John Tankersley, May 14.
Jill Lunday
Sympathies to Jill Lunday, budget and fiscal planning, on the death of her mother, Vera Worthen, May 10.
Roberta Shipp
Sympathies to Roberta Shipp, Paul L. Foster Success Center, on the loss of her father Roger Wane Morehouse, May 8.
Baptist Press: Seminary luncheons draw alumni, guests
June 18, 2013
(Section 3 of story): Chuck Kelley, Baylor alumnus and president of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, presented former seminary graduates with the Alumni Award. One of those honored was singer-songwriter Chris Machen, Baylor alumnus and worship pastor at Preston Ridge Baptist Church in Frisco, Texas.
KCEN-TV: Cowboys Hold Camp for West
June 17, 2013
VIDEO LINK: Baylor University alum and Dallas Cowboy Terrance Williams, the Dallas Cowboys, CenTex Pee Wee Football League and Baylor University teamed up for a one-day football camp at Baylor's Allison Indoor Football Practice Facility for youth affected by the explosion in West. The story also was carried by affiliates in Portland, Abilene, Corpus Christi, Odessa and Lubbock.
Los Angeles Sentinel: Fast-food proximity harmful to minority kids, says study
June 17, 2013
Brennan Davis, Ph.D., assistant professor of marketing in the Hankamer School of Business at Baylor, is quoted about his co-authored study that found that minority children at lower-income urban schools are especially at risk for obesity when fast-food restaurants are located near their schools.
Northfield news: Northfield churches send youth, adults into the world during mission trip season
June 17, 2013
An article outlining the reasoning for and process of youth mission trips cites a 2011 Baylor study on the increase in participation in mission trips. The research was done by Dennis Horton, Ph.D., an associate professor of religion.
Black-white Education Achievement Gap Is Worsened by Unresponsive State Policymakers, Baylor Study Shows
WACO, Texas (June 20, 2013) -- State policymakers' attention to teacher quality--an issue education research shows is essential to improving schooling outcomes for racial minority students--is highly responsive to low graduation rates among white students, but not to low graduation rates among black students, according to a Baylor University study.
Singing until Serene: Taizé Prayer Service Will be Held Thursday
WACO, Texas (June 19, 2013) - How do you pray? Openly through song and dance, or through private, silent prayer? The brothers in the Taizé monastery in southern France sing Scripture until "singing becomes serene," as they put it. The Office of Spiritual Life will host a Taizé Prayer Service in the Spiritual Life Center Chapel at 500 Speight Ave. from 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Thursday, June 20.
TODAY: Water Main Repairs Cause Temporary Water Outage at Hankamer/Cashion Buildings
WACO, Texas (June 13, 2013) - 12:00 p.m. UPDATE: Water is back on!
11:10 a.m.: City of Waco crews are currently replacing a water main valve on Dutton Avenue and have turned off the water supply to the Hankamer and Cashion buildings on the Baylor campus for the duration of the repair.
"Spiritual" Young People Are More Likely to Commit Crimes than "Religious" Ones, Baylor Study Finds
WACO, Texas (June 12, 2013) -- Young adults who deem themselves "spiritual but not religious" are more likely to commit property crimes -- and to a lesser extent, violent ones -- than those who identify themselves as either "religious and spiritual" or "religious but not spiritual," according to Baylor University researchers.
| Jun. 10-28 | 2013 Baylor's University for Young People |
| Jun. 11-28 | Paul Fontaine "Painting Retrospective" |
| Jul. 4 | Fouth of July - University Holiday |
| Jul. 9 | End of First Term, Examinations |
| Jul. 11 | Second Term Classes Begin |
| Jul. 5-12 | Outdoor Adventure Line Camp Session |
| Jul. 23-26 | Alleluia Conference |
| Jun. 22 2:00pm | Graduate Recital: Danielle Creider (piano) |
| Jun. 11-28 | Selections from the Permanent Collection & Recent Acquisitions |
| Jun. 11-28 | Paul Fontaine "Painting Retrospective" |
| Jun. 11-28 | Paul Fontaine "Painting Retrospective" |
| Jul. 9 4:00pm | Church Music Recital: Elisa Su (piano) |
| Sep. 10 - Nov. 14 | Ansel Adams Exhibition |
| Dec. 7 | School of Music Audition Date (Voice & Keyboard only) |
| Aug. 31 6:30-9:30pm | Football vs. Wofford |
| Sep. 7 2:30-5:30pm | Football vs. Buffalo |
| Sep. 21 | Football vs. Louisiana-Monroe (PW) |
| Oct. 5 | Football vs. West Virginia |
| Oct. 19 | Football vs. Iowa State (HC) |
| Nov. 7 6:30-9:30pm | Football vs. Oklahoma |
| Jul. 18 12:00-1:00pm | Field Brown Bag Series - "Introduction to Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD" |
| Jul. 23-26 | Alleluia Conference |
| Aug. 8-9 | Willow Creek Leadership Summit |
| Sep. 30 - Oct. 2 | The Parchman Endowed Lecture Series |
| Oct. 7 7:00-8:30pm | Robert T. Miller Annual Lecture in Political Science |
| Oct. 24-25 | Together at the Table Hunger Summit (2013) |
| Oct. 31 - Nov. 2 | Kierkegaard: A Christian Thinker for Our Time? |
| Jun. 20 11:00am - 3:00pm | VALIC One-on-One Retirement Sessions |
| Jul. 4 | Independence Day Holiday |
| Jul. 16 8:30am - 12:30pm | Faculty First Forum |
| Jul. 18 11:00am - 3:00pm | VALIC One-on-One Retirement Meetings |
| Aug. 1 11:00am - 3:00pm | VALIC One-on-One Retirement Meetings |
| Aug. 14 1:00-5:00pm | Faculty First Forum |
| Aug. 15 11:00am - 3:00pm | VALIC One-on-One Retirement Meetings |
| Jun. 20 2:00-3:00pm | 9130. 7 Things You Should Know About... Social Content Curation |
| Jun. 21 4:00-5:00pm | 9125. A Survival Mindset |
| Jun. 26 11:00am - 12:00pm | 9116. The Interview Experience |
| Jun. 26 1:00-1:50pm | 9166. iPad Workshop Series - iPad Basics |
| Jun. 26 2:00-3:00pm | 9143. iPad Workshop Series - Cloud Storage |
| Jun. 27 8:30am - 1:00pm | 9081. By Invitation Only - Academic Leadership Seminar |
| Jun. 27 2:00-3:00pm | 9131. 7 Things You Should Know About.... MOOCS |
