By Jeff Brown

Last fall, competitive cheer began as Baylor's 19th varsity sport. But it's not only new at Baylor -- it's a brand new sport, period, and it's probably not quite what you picture. That's why we've put together 5 things you should know about Competitive Cheer.

Among the 68,000 fans in attendance at Reliant Stadium were approximately 300 special guests of the university: a gathering of patients (and their families) from Texas Children's Hospital in Houston.

By Jeff Brown

Small groups are crucial -- but not a cure-all for megachurches, Baylor researchers say

Director of Latin American Projects for World Solutions Against Infectious Diseases (WSAID)
Jacksonville, Fla.

Global health care consultant, Baptist Global Response;
Emeritus Southern Baptist missionary
Fort Worth, Texas

Baylor senior sets school, Big 12 records for career scoring

New Baylor study shows higher job performance linked to people who are more honest and humble

Partner/Chair, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
Austin, Texas

The Baylor women's basketball team was preparing for another run at history in early March as this issue went to press.

Major Michelle Brown,BS '95, MA '96
Chief of Flight Medicine,
Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colo.

CEO/President, TechWise
Colorado Springs, Colo.

Baylor fares well in All-Big 12 basketball honors

Baylor's College of Arts and Sciences is venturing into new territory with an ambitious new undergraduate class called Visual Arts and Healing.

By the year's end, Baylor's Stephen Margheim will have presented eight conference papers on a variety of topics at places such as Cornell and Pepperdine. Such a feat would be impressive for most tenured faculty.

The results are in, and they are not surprising: Baylor alumni say they are immensely proud to be graduates of Baylor University.

Baylor University's School of Social Work moved from campus to its new home in downtown Waco over Christmas break.

Board also approves increasing scholarships for children of Baptist ministers and hiring architectural firm for new residential complex

The Baylor Research and Innovation Collaborative offers Baylor's research efforts a place to grow. But what exactly goes on in a research park?

Texas attorney general picks Baylor to launch financial literacy initiative for Texas college students

By Amber Werley Orand, BFA '02, MA '08
Baylor's club sports program offers intercollegiate competition through every sport you might expect -- and a few you might not.

Q & A with Dr. Pat Danley
Biology professor Dr. Pat Danley shares the joys and challenges of performing research half a world away from the Baylor campus at one of Africa's Great Lakes