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Give Light | The Campaign for Baylor University

Give Light is a $1.1 billion comprehensive campaign for the future of Baylor University. The campaign undergirds Illuminate, the University's Strategic Plan, and will impact every aspect of campus life, from academics and athletics to student life and global engagement.

CAMPAIGN PROGRESS

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CAMPAIGN GOALS OVERVIEW

Endowed Funds

Faculty Chairs and Professorships
Endowed Scholarships
Endowed Funds for Growth Priorities

Expendable Funds

Immediate Needs
Baylor Fund
Bear Foundation
Global Learning Experiences

Capital Projects

Capital projects add needed capacity for academic growth.

Endowed Scholarships

Endowed Faculty Positions

Campaign Donors

Campaign Priorities

Endowed Funds Endowment is critical to securing our future. Investment in endowment will lay a foundation upon which future generations will grow in their knowledge and pursuit of their life's calling. Learn More Capital Projects Critical resources are needed to support facilities and infrastructure for growth in research and programs that contribute solutions to problems facing an ever-changing world and prepare graduates as leaders in their fields. Learn More President's Excellence Fund Gifts to the President's Excellence Fund create the ability for the University to meet tangible needs beyond tuition support for students or programs that may need a boost of support. Learn More Initiatives Baylor stands apart as a Christian research university - a position that empowers our aspiration to become the world's preeminent Christian research university. Learn More

Give Light Campaign Reaches $1 Billion Milestone

A leadership gift to the Baylor Basketball Pavilion from Regent Paula Hurd pushes total gifts to Baylor through the Give Light Campaign over the $1 billion mark, the most the University has ever raised during one campaign effort.

Baylor University Announces Statues Honoring Medal of Honor Recipients

Baylor University celebrated the installation of two bronze statues honoring the institution's two Medal of Honor recipients, U.S. Army Corps Col. John Riley Kane (BA '28) and U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Andrew Jackson "Jack" Lummus Jr. Efforts to honor these Baylor heroes were spurred forward and funded through a gift by A. Haag and Millette Sherman of Houston.

Trailblazer Scholars Program Surpasses $2 Million in Fundraising

As part of Baylor's commitment to listen, learn and take actionable steps regarding racial healing and justice in America, the Trailblazer Scholars Program also reflects the University's mission to educate men and women for worldwide leadership and service by integrating academic excellence and Christian commitment within a caring community.

Baylor University Announces $30 Million Scholarship Challenge

Dan and Jenni Hord of Midland, Texas, both Baylor alumni, are passionate about student success, and through the Hord Scholarship Challenge, they are encouraging the collective Baylor Family to match their giving to Baylor by supporting merit-based scholarships to help deserving students bridge the gap between merit- and need-based financial aid and unmet financial need.

Baylor University Announces Gift, Naming of Space at McLane Stadium

Baylor University today announced the naming of the recruiting lounge at McLane Stadium in recognition of Todd and Susan Behringer of Woodway, Texas, and their support of capital improvements through the Give Light Campaign.

Supporting Students in Need

As we navigate daily uncertainty and change, the Baylor Family is coming together to support the Baylor students who need our help most. We have students who need emergency support from Baylor to ensure they are housed, fed, and able to participate in the online course format.

Transformational Gift

The historic $100 million gift advances Baylor's strategic academic initiatives and other University priorities.

News

Baylor Recruits Esteemed Researcher, Inventor as Inaugural Mearse Chair in Biological and Biomedical Engineering

WACO, Texas (July 22, 2021) – Baylor University today announced the hiring of Alan X. Wang, Ph.D. as the inaugural holder of The Mearse Chair in Biological and Biomedical Engineering, becoming the first faculty hire to an endowed chair position funded through the Baylor Academic Challenge.

Baylor University Reports Strong Progress in Give Light Campaign

WACO, Texas (July 13, 2021) - Baylor University today announced that alumni, parents, faculty, staff, students and friends combined to provide more than $161 million in given and pledged philanthropic support during the University’s recently completed fiscal year (June 1, 2020, to May 31, 2021). The Baylor Family’s philanthropy supports the Give Light Campaign, Baylor’s comprehensive fundraising campaign aimed at resourcing efforts to become the preeminent Christian research university.

Baylor Seeks Artists to Create Life-Sized Statues of University’s First Black Graduates

WACO, Texas (July 1, 2021) – Baylor University is seeking artists and foundries to create life-sized bronze statues of the University’s first Black graduates – the Rev. Robert Gilbert, B.A. ’67, and Mrs. Barbara Walker, B.A. ’67. The statues will ultimately reside in front of Baylor’s historic Tidwell Bible Building.

Baylor University’s Give Light Campaign Reaches $1 Billion Milestone with Gift from Paula Hurd

WACO, Texas (May 13, 2021) – Baylor University today announced a leadership gift to the Baylor Basketball Pavilion from Paula Hurd, marking progress on the Pavilion and surpassing the $1 billion milestone for the Give Light Campaign, the most the University has ever raised during one campaign effort.