Faculty & Staff News
Baseball. Baseball Earns Eight All-Big 12 Selections
Eight Baylor baseball players earned 2013 All-Big 12 status, the league announced Tuesday.
W. Tennis. Burgic Named ITA National Player To Watch
Baylor women's tennis sophomore Ema Burgic was named the 2013 Intercollegiate Tennis Association's National Player to Watch on Wednesday in a ceremony on the campus of the University of Illinois, in conjunction with the NCAA Division I Team Championships.
Baseball. Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship Format Changed
In the wake of this week's devastating storm in the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, the Big 12 Conference is postponing the start of the 2013 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship.
M. Tennis. Lenz Preps For NCAA Singles Championship
Baylor men's tennis freshman Julian Lenz is set to open play in the NCAA Singles Championship on Wednesday at the Khan Outdoor Tennis Center in Urbana, Ill.
Baylor couple’s pilot to air on HGTV this Thursday
From NBC’s The Voice (where sophomore Holly Tucker has reached the top 10) to Chicago Fire and its spinoff, Chicago PD (both helmed by Baylor alums Michael Brandt and Derek Haas), it’s been a good month for Bears on TV. Now, another Baylor couple is getting their shot. Chip (BBA ’98) and Joanna (BA ’01) …
Health Canal: Masked donors: new study reveals why people make large donations anonymously
May 21, 2013
Baylor University is mentioned as a recent recipient of a large anonymous donation in an article discussing the psychology behind anonymous donations.
My Fox Houston: Graves unearthed
May 20, 2013
In Brooks County, Texas, a team of Baylor forensic students assisted in unearthing and identifying the remains of undocumented immigrants who died while trying to cross the border from Mexico.
News Journal: Teaching in Thailand: working in Bangkok provides insight for area woman
May 19, 2013
Baylor 2012 graduate Kendall Rice talks about the eight months she spent living and teaching English in Thailand after graduation.
Patheos Progressive Christian: Casting down our own idols: a review of Elizabeth Scalia's "Strange Gods
May 19, 2013
Greg Garrett, Ph.D., professor of English at Baylor, discusses Elizabeth Scalia's book Strange Gods and the types of idols modern people place before God.
Tornado Preparedness
As you may be aware, there is severe weather predicted for the area today. To make sure we all understand the precautions that should be taken during a tornado warning, we have put together this information sheet.
Waco Team to Attend Leadership Academy to Address Local Hunger and Poverty
WACO, Texas (May 21, 2013) - The National League of Cities (NLC) has selected Waco as one of 21 cities nationwide to participate in a leadership academy that will help the city reduce childhood hunger by leveraging federal funding.
Waco Tribune-Herald: Baylor to build $13.6 million track stadium on campus
Baylor Athletics Director Ian McCaw, track and field Head Coach Todd Harbour, and track Program Director Clyde Hart are quoted in this article on Baylor building a new on-campus track and field stadium. The Baylor Board of Regents recently approved the $13.6 million project, which will replace the current Hart-Patterson Track Complex near Floyd Casey Stadium. The new facility will be called the Baylor Track and Field Stadium.
With four new Regents, Baylor’s Board now made up of 90% BU alumni
Following the Baylor Board of Regents’ spring meeting last week, four new Regents — all Baylor alumni — were announced as the next to join the Board in June: Shelley Giglio, BBA ’86, chief strategist and manager to the bands for sixstepsrecords and co-founder of Passion Conferences/Choice Ministries. She and her husband, Louie, began the …
Baseball. Baseball Set for Big 12 Championship
No. 5 seed Baylor begins postseason play on Wednesday at 9 a.m. CT against No. 4 seed Oklahoma to start off the Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship at Oklahoma City's Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.
W. Tennis. Burgic Withdraws From NCAA Individual Championships
An ankle injury to Baylor women's tennis player Ema Burgic has forced the sophomore to withdraw from the NCAA Individual Championships, head coach Joey Scrivano announced on Monday.
Commencement 2013 continues a Baylor tradition older than most in Texas
At Baylor, commencement honors every individual, as each graduate walks the stage and hears her or her name called, one by one. (How many universities of Baylor’s size still provide such recognition?) But the event itself means something more to the collective. “By assembling together, you affirm your membership in the Baylor family through cap …
M. Basketball. MBB Adds Denver Transfer Royce O'Neale
Baylor men's basketball has signed University of Denver transfer Royce O'Neale to a Financial Aid Contract, head coach Scott Drew announced Monday.
W. Basketball. Odyssey Sims Makes Second World University Games Squad
Baylor senior point guard Odyssey Sims will represent the USA for a second time at a World University Games competition after also helping the USA to gold in the 2011 World University Games.
Deseret News: Life of Prayer: Attitudes and beliefs about prayer evolve in old age
May 19, 2013
In an article discussing the increasing spirituality among the elderly population, Wade Rowatt, Ph.D., Baylor professor of psychology and neuroscience, is quoted on the impact it can have on younger generations.
El Paso Times: Paul L. Foster School of Medicine graduates urged to make mark beyond medicine
May 18, 2013
Baylor alumnus Paul L. Foster, president and CEO of Western Refining, Inc., spoke at Texas Tech's school of medicine in El Paso, which was established in his name. He encouraged its first graduates to go above and beyond in their new medical careers.