This August, East Village will open to provide 701 beds for students.
Dr. Jeff Doyle, dean for student learning and engagement, said the construction of East Village is on target.
After East Village opens, Baylor will begin refurbishing older residence halls, starting with South Russell Residence Hall.
With the addition of East Village to Baylor’s facilities, Baylor could see an increase in the number of students living on campus.
Collins Cafe is here to stay.
The dining hall will remain open contrary to rumors on campus after discussions of closing the facility took place in the spring of 2012.
The discussions came in the wake of the announcement of the opening of a dining hall in the East Village Complex.
Dr. Kevin Jackson, vice president for student life, said the decision occurred during fall 2012, before prospective students ranked their residence hall choices for the fall of 2013.
The 258th State District Judge Elizabeth E. Coker, who is also president of the Baylor Alumni Association, is under review by the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct for a text message allegedly sent during court that was thought to aid the prosecution in a felony charge of injury to a child.
Baylor accounting students are xTREME.
A Baylor accounting team was one of five teams nationally to qualify to compete in PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) national xTREME games in xTAX or xTREME Taxation.
Phi Iota Alpha, the Latin American fraternity at Baylor, is hosting a Latino forum “An Educated Latino’s Journey,” tonight at 7:30 p.m. in 103 Cashion Academic Center.
This forum will discuss many issues that have been circulating the Baylor campus such as possible faculty discrimination on campus, Latino stereotypes and awareness of minorities on campus.
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It’s official: Baylor has a new beauty queen.
The Armstrong Browning Library’s elegant design has earned it a place in BBC’s list of America’s most beautiful college libraries published on Jan.14.
The library is the only entry on the list from Texas.
For many in the public relations field, protecting the public’s interest has caused them to raise ethical questions.
A study recently published by Dr. Marlene Neill, lecturer in the journalism, public relations and new media department, discusses the trials faced by public relations professionals when they acted as the “organizational conscience” inside of a company.
“The study focuses on the how and why public relations professionals raise ethical concerns,” Neill said. “It explores their motivations and what techniques they use to raise their concerns to senior managers.”
The Old Main Lodge on Fourth Street will be demolished in February, creating a clear view from Interstate 35 of campus across a crisp green lawn.
The razing of the Old Main Lodge, a 38-year-old Best Western Hotel near the International House of Pancakes, is just one of many construction projects meant to help expand Baylor and make it aesthetically green.
Recycling is becoming cutting-edge.
Baylor has set a university-wide recycling record for the second year in a row.
In 2012, the university recycled 440.71 tons, breaking its previous record of 414.34 in 2011 by more than 25 tons. All of the university’s recycling is weighed by SunBright Disposal Services, which reports the weight of the recycling to the university.
The Student Senate got into a heated debate during their weekly meeting Thursday evening over a bill that would change Baylor’s grading scale.
Senior Academic Affairs Chair Cody Orr sparked a debate when he discussed the bill he had authored, which proposed the adoption of a plus and minus grading scale. Orr admitted that he wrote the bill reluctantly.
Dan Hord III and Dr. Christopher Howard began their three-year Wednesday after being announced as the newest members to serve on the Board of regents by Chairman of the Board Richard Willis.
Dr. Shelley Conroy, dean of the Louise Herrington School of Nursing, has begun a three year term on the Board of Trustees of the Baylor University Medical Center. She was appointed to the position on Jan. 15.
More than 500 Baylor alumni will come together to celebrate the Baylor Alumni Association Hall of Fame award recipients at their annual banquet at 6 p.m. on Friday.
Flu shots are still available through Baylor Health Services but the price for waiting may be more.
The Baylor supply of flu vaccine has dwindled down to only intradermal vaccines, according to Baylor Student Life Center staff. Intradermal vaccines are vaccine injected directly under the skin.
The position of student regent is up for grabs.
The open application for a new student regent for the 2013-2014 school year is under way. The Baylor Board of Regents introduced the position of student regent last year.
The student regent is a non-voting regent who is allowed to be present during non-executive board meetings. Because this position represents the students of Baylor, this regent will have the opportunity to raise thoughts or questions about issues concerning students and the campus, according to the student regent application. The Baylor student body president works with the student government to bring up ideas that will benefit the campus and its students. While the two positions are almost the same, each has a different agenda.
Baylor research is expanding as Baylor departments and faculty begin to move into the new Baylor Research and Innovation Collaborative building. Baylor Research and Innovation Collaborative is a partnership between Baylor, Texas State Technical College and local businesses.
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Moultrie, Ga., doctoral student Shawn Sutherland competed and won $25,000 on “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” Dec. 17 as the self-proclaimed “biggest fan” of the program.
Student Government set goals to pass more bills this year at their first Senate meeting last Thursday.
Colorado Springs, Colo. sophomore Chaplain Meagan Rowell encouraged Senate members to start the year off with patience. Rowell reminded Senators to listen and be slow to anger using James 1:19 as a guidepost.
New research from Baylor’s Center for Autism finds chelation, a commonly-used therapy for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders which is known to remove metals from the body is not as effective nor as reliable as was previously thought according to a Baylor professor.
World renowned chemist Dr. John L. Wood will join the Baylor faculty this fall as the new Robert A. Welch Distinguished Professor of Chemistry.
Wood has performed groundbreaking research that has been used to help better understand and treat cancer and other diseases. He specializes in the synthesis of small molecules used in pharmaceutical agents.
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Smartphone users and compulsive shoppers might be more similar than once thought.
Dr. James Roberts, professor of marketing and the W.A. Mays professor of entrepreneurship, recently published a study that compared cell phone addiction to compulsive buying.
The Baylor fitness department will host the Health and Fitness Expo from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 2 in the Barfield Drawing Room of the Bill Daniel Student Center.
Educational sessions spanning a variety of topics from fitness to nutrition will be available to attendees and are taught by Baylor faculty.
Participants can choose to attend four sessions out of 12 offered.
Dr Pepper Hour is officially 60 years old.
Students celebrated the 60th anniversary of Dr Pepper Hour Jan. 15. Students, faculty and staff had the opportunity to gather together under a glowing Dr Pepper Hour banner and share memories of the beloved soft drink.
When visiting the McLane Student Life Center within the next few months, students may notice a slight change in scenery.
Renovation on the rock wall began over the winter break and is currently in the demolition stage, with construction crews from QuadTex working to strip away the layers of plywood, concrete and mesh that hold the wall together.
In order to commemorate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., the School of Social Work hosted the annual celebration that included singing, praying and remembering.
All-University Sing, one of Baylor’s long held traditions, is back again for another season of hair-whipping, hand-clapping, and hip swinging performance.
New first year, transfer and international students will be welcomed to campus starting this Friday during Baylor’s annual spring Welcome Weekend.
You would think a strong interest in religion and family would be a good thing, but a Baylor scholar has identified at least one negative effect: interest in religion and family do not facilitate secular and civic engagement.
Dr. Young-Il Kim, a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Baylor Institute for Religious Studies, published a study in August an online edition of Social Science Research journal titled Bonding alone: Familism, religion, and secular civic participation.
