Contact Info
Becky Kennedy
Associate Chaplain,
Director for Missions,
Spiritual Life
254-710-3517
Rebecca_A_Kennedy@Baylo

Holly Widick
Coordinator for Missions,
Spiritual Life
254-710-3517
Holly_Widick@Baylor.edu

Administrative Associate,
CIE
254-710-2618


Lynae Jordan
Budget Associate, CIE
254-710-1573
Lynae_Jordan@Baylor.edu

Randy Penson
Associate Director, CIE
254-710-3587
254-265-2711 (Cell)
Randy_Penson@Baylor.edu

Naymond Keathley
Interim Director, CIE
254-710-2657
Naymond_Keathley@Baylor.

Center for International Education
Baylor University
254-710-2657
One Bear Place #97012
Baylor University
Waco, TX 76798-7102 Baylor.edu/CIE
Baylor.edu/Study_Abroad

Mission Trips


Pre-Approval Process

Please follow the steps below to submit your trip for approval by Baylor University. The following items are due by SEPTEMBER 29TH:
  1. Mission Trip Proposal- Submit to Director for Missions. If there is an academic component, have the proposal signed by your Department Chair, Academic Dean, and Provost before submission. Make sure to complete and sign the Risk Assessment portion.

    for the International Mission Trip Proposal form.

    for the Domestic Mission Trip Proposal form.


  2. Budget- Submit with the Mission Trip Proposal.

    for the Budget form.


  3. Course Information Form- If applicable, submit with the Mission Trip Proposal.

    for the Course Information Form.


  4. Volunteer Description of Duties- If applicable, complete a form for each guest and submit with the Mission Trip Proposal.

    for the Volunteer Description of Duties form.

Pre-Departure Process


Once your program has been approved, you will be notified by CIE and may start this process. The following items will be due 30 DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE:
  1. AHP Insurance- Two options:
    • Group Enrollment - Email a completed Insurance/Participant Roster to CIE Administrative Associate.
    • Individual Enrollment: Have each person enroll individually at http://www.AHPcare.com/BaylorTravelAbroad. Submit proof of insurance for each participant with an Insurance/Participant Roster to Kristina Ballard.

    for the Insurance/Participant Roster.

  2. Final Itinerary Questionnaire- Complete online:
    • Click on the link below, confirm that you are a Baylor user, and log-in using your Baylor user name and password.
    • Input your academic term of travel, destinations, and dates of travel. Click "Apply".
    • Select the "Final Itinerary" (in blue) from the Application Questionnaires box to complete it, and make sure to click "Submit" when you're finished.

    to access the online Final Itinerary Questionnaire.

  3. Release Forms- These will be emailed to you by the Office of General Council. Submit completed forms for all participants to CIE. Please have them in alphabetical order with no staples.

  4. Cell Phone List- Email a list of all participants' overseas cell phone numbers to CIE Administrative Associate prior to departure (not 30 days before). If cell phones will be obtained overseas, the cell phone list must be submitted within 48 hours of arrival.

  5. Technology Export Control- If the trip will travel outside of Central Europe or Canada, please do the following:
    • Have each person traveling complete a Temporary Export License Exemption form.
    • Scan the forms to CIE.
    • Take the original forms with you while traveling.

    for the Temporary Export License Exemption Form.

Post-Return Process

  1. Travel Expense Report Summary- Submit to Missions Administrative Associate no later than 15 days after return.

  2. for the Travel Expense Summary Form.





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