After celebrating several milestone achievements in Baylor University's sustainability efforts, Waco Mayor Jim Bush declared May 22, 2012, as Baylor Sustainability Day during the final spring meeting of the University Sustainability Committee.

WACO, Texas (May 17, 2012) - Baylor University announced today that the university has received a major gift from Sheila and Walter Umphrey, BBA '59, JD '65, of Beaumont, for Baylor Stadium, the university's new on-campus football stadium. This generous gift - which ranks among the top 10 capital gifts in university history and top five gifts in Baylor Athletics' history - will support construction of the Sheila and Walter Umphrey Bridge at Baylor Stadium that will be built over the Brazos River, connecting the new stadium with Baylor Law School and the Baylor campus.

WACO, Texas (May 11, 2012) - Five Baylor University students and recent graduates have been selected to receive the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship - the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government - bringing the number of Baylor students and/or graduates who have received the honor since 2001 to 31.

Baylor's institutional subscription to the Chronicle for Higher Education is now accessible to faculty, staff and students with a Baylor-based email address. To find out more, visit www.baylor.edu/lib/chronicle.

Due to continuing construction on the east side of the Baylor campus, crews will close two parking lots and portions of Speight Avenue and Third Street on Monday, May 14. The parking lots and streets are scheduled to reopen Aug. 13 before the fall semester begins.

Diadeloso 2012 is here! Registration ends tomorrow.

Ring Out rehearsals start today!

Ring Out is May 1. Good luck on your finals!

ITS staff continue to work diligently on restoring email access for students whose BearID start with the letters I, J, or K. The outage occurred about 3:00 this afternoon when a server unexpectedly failed. Updates will be recorded on the ITS DOWN line at 254-710-3696/DOWN and in this alert.

Heisman winner and presumptive 2nd overall pick Robert Griffin III sits down with E:60's Rachel Nichols three days before the NFL Draft. RG3 comes to New York City on the cusp of the next great step in an already storied list of accomplishments.

Fourteen pitches in the first inning personified Baylor's record-setting winning streak - one that reached 24 games and had fans waving a few brooms and chanting "Big 12" on a breezy, beautiful Sunday afternoon at Baylor Ballpark.

In accordance with the schedule established when we launched our strategic visioning exercise nearly two years ago, we have now concluded the feedback portion of our process.

Baylor Student Activities and Baylor Athletics will be holding a student tailgating challenge prior to the baseball game versus Texas A&M on Saturday, April 21st. The tailgating challenge is open to the first 20 student organizations to sign-up and the first 10 groups to reserve their spot will receive a $50 HEB gift card to help purchase supplies for your tailgate. Please reply to this email to reserve your spot today.

To ensure that all faculty/staff computers are protected against the recent Java malware vulnerability, ITS has been running LanDesk patch updates 24/7 since Tuesday evening after testing was completed on all Baylor-supported software.

Summer@Baylor2012 is here! StompFest tickets on sale now.

BearClimb Climbing Competition starts this Saturday. Sign up for the Annual Adventure Race!

ESPN's Chris McKendry gets to know 10-year-old Haley Klepper, the Baylor Bears' biggest "little" fan.

Kim Mulkey is The Associated Press' women's college basketball Coach of the Year.

Brittney Griner is The Associated Press' women's college basketball Player of the Year, the first Baylor player to win the award.

The Baylor indoor football complex was packed earlier this month, as Robert Griffin III, who has become equal parts Bears superstar and school ambassador, showed off his passing skills in front of dozens of NFL scouts, coaches and executives.