By Kaylee Greenlee | ReporterThe Waco Police Department, the Hewitt Police Department and the Woodway Department of Public Safety hosted the second “Coffee with a Cop” community meeting of 2018 at the Whataburger off of Hewitt Drive on Thursday. The event series began on national “Coffee with a Cop” day last year and has become a community favorite. Since the start of the year, the departments have worked to host these and similar events around town monthly. The purpose of the event is to give citizens the opportunity to get to know the officers who are working in their cities…
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by Kaylee Greenlee | ReporterOver the weekend, Baylor hosted the Texas Collegiate Model United Nations conference put on by the Osgood Center. Over the last 11 years, the Osgood Center has trained students from around the world in Model United Nations and Model Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation. The Osgood Center sponsors Model United Nations programs of various kinds in Washington, D.C., Texas and China while striving to provide students experiential learning opportunities. “Just think, most of your academic preparation as an undergraduate student is in the classroom; it’s just you and the material. In your work life, it’s all about…
By Kaylee Greenlee | ReporterBaylor launched a series of new classes last fall to encourage collaboration among faculty and students in different departments. Labeled “social innovation labs,” the classes are part of the Baylor Social Innovation Collaborative (BAY-SIC) initiative to develop deeper levels of problem solving through working with others and thinking differently. The course will be offered again in fall of 2018. The course offered last semester, “Water, River, and Community: Healthy River, Healthy Community,” was a problem-based, community-embedded and transdisciplinary learning experience that involved students in an exploration of the “wicked” problem of water. The course focused on…
By Kaylee Greenlee | ReporterBefore choosing the best graduate school to attend, many students find it beneficial to test the waters. Preview events give prospective students the opportunity to visit campus and see how they could fit into the program. Diana R. Garland School of Social Work held a preview day Friday at the School of Social Work downtown. Prospective students had the opportunity to meet current students, visit with current faculty, and tour campus. Prospective students were also invited to a catered lunch and attended breakout sessions where they discussed classroom experience, programs of interest and student experiences. The…
By Kaylee Greenlee | Reporter Dr. Rachelle Rogers’ influence reaches beyond her students at Baylor University; she helps raise future educators, publishes extensive research and has been recognized as a Baylor University Fellow.Rogers is a clinical assistant professor in the Baylor University School of Education and is the university liaison to Midway Middle School Professional Development School. She was recently elected to serve on the national board of directors of the Association of Teacher Educators (ATE). Rogers was voted by membership nationwide, and will take office in February where she will serve for three years. “Professionally, it is one of…