Freshmen should take a required class on professional communications.
Author: Trisha Porzycki
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, December graduates face unique hurdles and an uncertain future.
By Trisha Porzycki | ReporterWith COVID-19, Baylor’s graduate programs have brought peace of mind for students as they exempt entrance tests, including Graduate Record Examinations.When shutdowns and city guidelines canceled GRE tests and allowed at-home testing, universities were forced to reevaluate their graduate programs’ qualifications.”They do now offer at-home tests, and we have watched some webinars on it, and they seem safe and trustworthy. We are accepting at-home tests,” Tosha Hedrickson, the graduate school’s Admissions and Recruitment Director, said. Each graduate program is at its discretion in deciding whether they need a GRE score from the applicant.”However, we have over…
By Trisha Porzycki | ReporterWhen professional sports came to a halt in March, Baylor’s Sports Strategy & Sales program encouraged its students to spend time networking. Baylor’s Sports Strategy & Sales major, known as S3, is the only complete major for sports sales in the United States. The curriculum is designed to teach marketing and professional selling within the sports industry. Graduates typically land ticket or sponsorship sales positions within professional teams in Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, the National Football League and more. Due to COVID-19, many May graduates were left with furlough job offers or no…
By Trisha Porzycki | ReporterIn 2018, Baylor announced the “Give Light” fundraising campaign to raise money for student scholarships, new faculty positions and capital projects. Some of the largest building projects include the Mark & Paula Hurd Welcome Center and Baylor Basketball Pavilion. With COVID-19, the timeline of these two projects is uncertain. Baylor officials initiated their timeline of the welcome center at the groundbreaking ceremony last February before COVID-19 became rampant in the U.S.“We ironically broke ground on the welcome center on February 21 last year. We had a big event at the site on University Parks and I-35…
By Trisha Porzycki | ReporterMost Baylor students spend their first year in one of the university’s dorms, followed by three years in apartments or houses. Most can find living options from word of mouth, making the process simple for some. But once they graduate, finding a place to live is a whole new game. For many Baylor graduates, Dallas is a hot spot to live. The numerous alumni connections, large companies and lively atmosphere draw in young adults. After graduating from Baylor in May 2020 with a degree in journalism and public relations, Taylor Beightol signed a lease for an…
By Trisha Porzycki | ReporterFour years and one thesis paper later, students from Baylor’s Honors College receive a graduation cord and small print on their diploma that reads, “Honors Program graduate.” The program’s difficulty led to an almost 45% dropout rate from Honors College programs.Baylor’s Honors College is comprised of 1,400 undergraduate students within four programs, including the Honors Program, Baylor Interdisciplinary Core, the Great Texts Program and the University Scholars Program.Honors College Dean Douglas Henry said that one out of every 10 students at Baylor is connected to the Honors College.“Students in the Honors College pursue every major offered…
By Trisha Porzycki | ReporterBaylor’s School of Education is pushing forward as their student teachers head back to local Independent School Districts.Students must spend time in the classroom during each year at Baylor, with experiences concentrated in their junior and senior years of the education program, preparing for real-life teaching situations. Due to circumstances caused by COVID-19, many wondered if this would remain a requirement.The School of Education and local ISDs have worked together to plan student teaching experiences in the time of COVID-19.“Because we have great partnerships with our districts, we have been flexible, and they are equally as…
By Trisha Porzycki | ReporterWith Waco Hall being used as a broad academic space this semester, Chapel cannot meet there, requiring it to move to an online format.Due to COVID-19 and the sheer number of students that enroll each semester, Chapel is being offered asynchronously online. Each week, students are required to watch videos created by Baylor’s Office of Spiritual Life, followed by a short quiz to earn credit for that week. Students can watch and complete their quiz at any point of the day. University Chaplain and Dean of Spiritual Life and Missions Burt Burleson said this year’s services…