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Presidential Perspective - November 8, 2018

Our campus continues to be aglow from last week’s launch of Give Light, The Campaign for Baylor.

Get to know the 2018-19 Baylor basketball teams

This Tuesday night, the Baylor Bears and Lady Bears will tip off their 2018-19 seasons in an opening night doubleheader at the Ferrell Center, giving Baylor fans their first meaningful look at two teams looking to build on a long string of conference and post-season successes. For the eight-time defending Big 12 champion Lady Bears, […]

Recapping #BaylorHomecoming 2018: Sailor Bear Magic

Thousands upon thousands of Baylor Family members filled campus this past weekend, taking advantage of the beautiful weather to enjoy all the traditions of Homecoming, from bonfire and Pigskin to the parade and the football game — an incredible come-from-behind win over Oklahoma State. Thanks, as always, to everyone who made the weekend such a […]

Baylor Senior Bianca Hill Chosen as a National Transfer Student Ambassador

WACO, Texas (Nov. 5, 2018) – Baylor University senior anthropology major Bianca Hill is a Baylor Bear through and through and has made it her personal mission to help transfer students feel welcome and at home at Baylor. Because of her efforts, Hill has been selected as one of four National Transfer Student Ambassadors for 2019 by the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students.

M. Tennis. Around The World in Eight Days

Hopping on a plane in Dallas, starting an eight-day journey that would take them to 10 countries and 16 different airports, Brian Boland turned to Michael Woodson and asked, "Now, where are we going?"

W. Golf. Women's Golf Names Ludwig Assistant Coach

Baylor women's golf has hired Carly Ludwig as the program's assistant coach, head coach Jay Goble announced Friday.

W. Soccer. SOC Announces 2018 Fall Schedule

WACO, Texas - Baylor soccer released its 2018 fall schedule on Thursday afternoon. The slate features 10 home matches and eight matchups against 2017 NCAA Tournament foes. Three opponents ranked in the 2017 Top 20 final RPI rankings, while 10 matches will be against 2017 Top 100 RPI programs.

W. Volleyball. Bears Picked Second in Big 12 Preseason Poll

Baylor volleyball has been picked to finish second in the 2018 Big 12 Preseason Coaches' Poll, announced Thursday by the conference office.

Abilene Reporter News: Texas Reads: Texas soldiers helped liberate concentration camps

Nov. 8, 2018
A new book, “The Texas Liberators: Veteran Narratives from World War II,” features excepts from narratives told to historians with Baylor’s Institute for Oral History by 21 Texans who observed first-hand the unfathomable cruelty, starvation, filth, stench, disease, depravity and death in the prison camps.

Baylor Business News: Baylor's MBA Healthcare Program Joins CAHME Mentorship Circle

Nov. 7, 2018
Baylor University’s Robbins MBA Healthcare program within Hankamer School of Business has been selected to join the inaugural group of programs in the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education Mentorship Circle. The Robbins MBA Healthcare program is one of 14 programs to achieve membership in the CAHME Mentorship Circle and the only MBA program in the group.

Baylor Lariat: Buttoned Bears brings Waco community together through holiday pop-up shop

Nov. 12, 2018
Buttoned Bears, a Waco lifestyle and fashion blog run by Baylor students, gathered students and Waco natives together at its fifth annual holiday pop-up shop Saturday afternoon at Pinewood Roasters. Senior Amanda Seaboch, Buttoned Bears editor-in-chief, said the pop-up shop was created to branch out into the Waco community to showcase creative Texas-based people, many of them Baylor students or alumni.

C-SPAN: Salem Witch Trials and the Great Awakening

C-SPAN’s American History TV will feature a History 2365 lecture by Distinguished Professor and James Vardaman Endowed Professor of History Thomas Kidd, Ph.D., as part of the channel’s “Lectures in History” series. C-SPAN was on the Baylor campus in September to tape Dr. Kidd’s class on the first Great Awakening in the Americas, a period in mid-18th century of Christian revitalization and evangelism that swept through the colonies. The lecture will air at 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. CST Saturday, Nov. 17, on C-SPAN 3.

Celebrating 30 years of basketball in the Ferrell Center

Three trivia questions for you: 1) What is Baylor’s oldest current athletic facility? 2) What was the first featured event in that facility? 3) Who was Baylor’s first opponent in that facility? Chances are good you answered the first question correctly; that would be the Ferrell Center, which opened 30 years ago this fall. The […]

7 things we love about Baylor in the fall

Temperatures are dropping, pumpkin-flavored treats are all around, and leaves are starting to change! It’s official: Fall has finally arrived. While this season is beloved everywhere, fall at Baylor can be particularly special; here’s why: 1. Homecoming — The most wonderful time of the year for a Baylor Bear, as Pigskin shows off the best […]

Official Baylor Instagram account breaks 100,000 follower mark

Eagle-eyed social media users may have noted that the official Baylor Instagram account topped 100,000 followers during #BaylorHomecoming — a milestone worth celebrating! To put that in context, Baylor is now one of just 23 U.S. colleges to have topped 100,000 followers on Instagram. Furthermore, Baylor is one of only seven schools to have hit […]

Grant Teaff: College Football Hall of Famer, and a Baylor legend

For generations of Baylor fans, it may be hard to believe that more than a quarter of a century has passed since Grant Teaff’s legendary days as head coach of the Baylor football team. His statue stands alongside the path between campus and the Umphrey Bridge leading to McLane Stadium, immortalizing the winningest coach in […]

In Pursuit of the Traveling Salesman: Leading Mathematician to Speak about Famous Math Problem

WACO, Texas (Nov. 14, 2018) - William Cook, Ph.D., professor of applied mathematics and statistics at Johns Hopkins University and a foremost mathematician and authority on the “Traveling Salesman Problem,” will give a public lecture on one of the world’s most intensely studied puzzles at the 11th annual Baylor University Undergraduate Lecture Series in Mathematics.

Baylor College of Medicine Professor to Give Lecture on Childhood Vaccines and Autism

WACO, Texas (Nov. 13, 2018) – In 1994, Peter Hotez’s daughter, Rachel, was diagnosed with autism. Hotez was troubled by growing narrative surrounding childhood vaccines and autism.

Baylor Mourns Passing of Modern Church Music Pioneer Kurt Kaiser

WACO, Texas (Nov. 13, 2018) - Baylor University is mourning the passing of composer, arranger and modern church music pioneer Kurt Kaiser, recipient of Baylor’s 2017 Pro Ecclesia Medal of Service. Kaiser, also holder of an honorary doctor of humane letters from the University and former director of the Baylor Religious Hour Choir, died Nov. 12 in Waco home after a long illness. He was 83.

Nov. 17 11:00am - 2:00pm	Football vs. TCU
Nov. 27 - Dec. 2	Baylor Theatre presents Ice Glen
Dec. 7 7:30-9:30pm	Baylor Theatre presents CaBEARet
Dec. 8 7:30-9:30pm	Baylor Theatre presents CaBEARet
Apr. 6	Spring Premiere
May 15 - Jun. 3	Minimester begins

Oct. 31 - Nov. 17	Spring 2019 Early Registration though BearWeb (tentative dates).
Nov. 21-25	Thanksgiving Holidays (Wednesday through Sunday)
Nov. 30	Last day for completion of correspondence courses to apply toward December graduation.
Nov. 30	Last day for removal of incomplete grades for the Summer 2018 Sessions.
Dec. 3	Last day of classes for the Fall 2018 Semester.
Dec. 4-5	Study Days
Dec. 6-11	Final Examinations (Thursday through Tuesday, including Saturday)

Nov. 15 5:00-7:00pm	Master Class with Erin Hannigan (oboe)
Nov. 15 7:00-8:00pm	Graduate Recital: Benji Stegner, organ
Nov. 16 3:30-4:30pm	Violin Studio Recital: Students of Bruce Berg
Nov. 16 4:30-5:30pm	Chamber Music Studio Recital: Students of Gary Hardie
Nov. 16 6:00-7:00pm	Eka Gogichashvili (violin) and Kae Hosoda-Ayer (piano)
Nov. 16 7:30-8:30pm	VirtuOSO
Nov. 18 1:30-3:00pm	Jazz Combos

Nov. 15 12:30-1:30pm	Lunch & Learn: Asian and Pacific American Heritage
Nov. 15 6:00-8:00pm	MISTER
Nov. 28 5:30-7:00pm	MA Book Club
Feb. 21 6:00-8:00pm	MISTER
Mar. 21 6:00-8:00pm	MISTER

Nov. 15 6:00-8:00pm	Women's Basketball vs. Southern - Care Bear Drive
Nov. 16 11:00am - 1:00pm	Men's Basketball vs. Nicholls State
Nov. 16 3:00-6:00pm	Soccer vs. Virginia vs. Texas Tech
Nov. 16 6:00-8:00pm	Volleyball vs. Texas - #BaylorLights Match
Nov. 16 7:00-10:00pm	Soccer vs. Vanderbilt
Nov. 17	Cross Country at NCAA Championships
Nov. 17 11:00am - 2:00pm	Football vs. TCU

Nov. 18 6:00pm	Youth Ministry Team Thank & Pray Event
Oct. 1 - Nov. 19	Missions Applications OPEN!
Nov. 19 9:05am - 12:05pm	Chapel - Heavenly Voices
Nov. 26 9:05am - 12:05pm	Chapel - Ryan Richardson
Nov. 28 9:05am - 12:05pm	Chapel - Singing the Songs of Advent
Dec. 5 11:00am - 1:00pm	Lift Up Your Hearts Worship Service
May 6 11:00am - 1:00pm	Lift Up Your Hearts