During a speech to the Student Senate on February 1, Baylor's vice president for finance and administration Reagan Ramsower revealed a long-term Campus Master Plan that included the closing of three campus exits off I-35, the development of La Salle as a major campus road, and the building of a new Bill Daniel Student Center. Read the entire Lariat story here: "Ramsower Speaks to Student Senate"

At their January board meeting, the Baylor Alumni Association's Board of Directors voted to implement "operational independence" from the university, specifically employee benefits and technology capability. The board also voted on a previous request from the administration that asked the alumni association to commit to achieving the goals of Baylor 2012. Read a full report here: Board Action.

It will be a Valentine's Day to remember for Ted Talley '72 and Melody Fulbright Turet '74 (pictured), Baylor sweethearts who reunited thirty-five years after graduation and are now engaged. Find out more about their lost-and-found love story and how you can share a similar story of your own: Lost and Found

As director of communications for Susan G. Komen, the largest nonprofit organization supporting breast cancer research, Emily Winneger Callahan '00 thinks pink--the organization's signature color--on a daily basis. And her efforts to get people to do likewise were rewarded last year with her recognition as PR Professional of the Year, given by PR News.

Callahan has spearheaded numerous media campaigns, including Passionately Pink for the Cure, which raised $3 million in 2006, and she has orchestrated TV segments on the Today Show and the Ellen Degeneres Show. Callahan lives in Dallas and is a Sunday school teacher and youth group assistant at her church.

The 2008 Baylor Heritage Club, for alumni who graduated or attended fifty years ago or more, will take place on April 6-8. The Class of 1958 will be inducted this year and will be joined by members of previous classes for a reunion of several hundred alumni.

Hotel rooms adjacent to the Waco Convention Center will be held until March 5. For a list of hotels and more information on registering for Heritage, click here: Heritage Club 2008

Through good seasons and bad, Jack Harrell and his wife, Jerry, have had Baylor season football tickets for thirty years. Yet they won't be official members of the Baylor family until February 16, when they will receive their Alumni by Choice diplomas from the Baylor Alumni Association and finally become "Bears at Last."

Fling Weekend, which takes place April 18-19, is an event for women alumni of Baylor. This year's Fling will feature a talk with women's basketball coach Kim Mulkey, a musical performance, and lots more. For information, e-mail Bob Anne Senter.