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After a year without a central office, the Robbins Institute for Health Policy and Leadership finally has a place to call home.

The institute, which runs the Robbins Master of Business Administration Health Care Program, received funding from Bill and Mary Jo Robbins, two Baylor alumni from Houston, in order to renovate a classroom on the third floor of Hankamer into an office suite. The Robbins Institute suite, which was completed over the summer, includes offices for faculty and administrators of the institute as well as a student study area.

Texas Hunger Initiative, a program of Baylor’s School of Social Work, is partnering with the United States Department of Agriculture to host the Together at the Table: Southwest Regional Hunger Summit, which will stretch from today to Thursday.

One nation under Gods.

Dr. Paul Froese, associate professor of sociology, and Dr. Christopher Bader, a former Baylor professor, co-authored “America’s Four Gods: What We Say about God & What That Says about Us.”

The book, published in 2010, discusses how Americans view God in different ways.

The innovations of future companies will be in good hands at the Baylor Research and Innovation Collaborative with the help of the new marketing initiative, the Innovative Business Accelerator.

The IBA is an initiative created by the Hankamer School of Business and the office of the vice provost for research.

A bear stands resolute in the front yard of retired Baylor professor and alum Dr. Richard “Dick” Couey.

Baylor received an “A” for its superior core curriculum for the third consecutive year in a study done by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni.

Baylor is the only Big 12 university out of the 21 institutions in the nation to earn an “A.”

People don’t have to hunt for autographs Saturday.

A book signing featuring local authors, Baylor alumni and current Baylor students will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Baylor Bookstore. Fourteen authors will be present.

There are textbooks, assignments and tests — it’s like any other college class.

Except Elevate, Antioch Community Church’s discipleship training school, is no ordinary classroom experience.

Baylor currently recognizes more than 270 student organizations, and the number could be growing.

Young Americans for Liberty, an organization that is intended to promote individual liberties on college campuses, is in the process of forming a chapter at Baylor.

For two decades local families have been surrogate parents for international students because they are far from their biological families while studying at Baylor.

People Around the World Sharing, or PAWS, Family Partnerships is a program under the Center for International Education that partners international students with families in Texas.

Enchanted Rock is a place of reflection, serenity and relaxation or — in this case — extreme adventure.

Baylor’s Outdoor Adventure will embark on a weekend excursion to Enchanted Rock, Reimer’s Ranch and San Marcos River from Oct. 18 to Oct. 21 to give students an opportunity to experience the adventurous side of Texas through various outdoor activities.

Football at Baylor means tailgating, an activity that means food, fun, friends — and foodborne illness.

Baylor fans who park at Floyd Casey Stadium to enjoy burgers and chips with their friends should watch and make sure food is handled properly to avoid the danger of food poisoning.

Baylor’s Heavenly Voices Gospel Choir will sing at the 11th annual Austin City Limits Music Festival.

Austin City Limits is a three-day music festival held in Austin’s Zilker Park Friday through Sunday.

This year’s headliners include The Black Keys, Jack White, Neil Young and Crazy Horse and The Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Forty-seven years is a long time.

For 64-year-old Jackie Birdwell, this number represents the amount of time that he has faithfully worked at Baylor in the food service department.

Birdwell said that because he has been at Baylor for many years, students know of him, but know nothing about him.

If you’re wondering where the after-hours Baylor shuttle is, there’s an app for that.

The late-night shuttle, new to the university this year, runs from 6:30 p.m. until 1:30 a.m. Monday through Thursday.

The bus is free to ride, and the after-hours shuttle makes nine stops during its 20-minute route. The shuttle has also been equipped with a GPS beacon.

he Student Senate had a very productive meeting Thursday evening.

Houston senior Blessing Amune presented the Miss Phi Iota Alpha Pageant bill. Phi Iota Alpha has requested almost $5,000 to help cover event cost for its 12th Annual Miss Phi I.A. pageant. Senators passed the legislation in a vote of 34-2.

Every year, students from universities all over the world visit the Baylor Web domain to register for an international contest in technology.

Baylor has been the headquarters for the International Collegiate Programming Contest since 1976. The event gives students from six continents a chance to compete by solving real-world computer science problems.

“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”

Or so Ghandi said, anyway. One Baylor faculty member is exploring the topic of forgiveness in a research lab she conducts with the aid of undergraduate and graduate students.

Dr. Jo-Ann C. Tsang, an associate professor in the department of psychology and neuroscience, leads a social psychology research lab, which allows students to get hands-on experience in completing research involving forgiveness.

Baylor’s Institute for Studies of Religion has been given a $1.3 million grant by Premier Foto, a subsidiary of Premier Designs, to study the effects of seminary programs in prisons.

The study, which is the first of its kind, will follow anecdotal reports stemming from the Louisiana State Penitentiary commonly known as Angola. Over the past 17 years, Angola, regarded as one of the toughest maximum-security prisons in the nation, has reportedly seen dramatic decreases in the violence that once defined the prison. The reformation of the Angola prison is said to be the result of the Angola Bible College, a seminary program established by former warden Burl Cain in 1995.

Wednesday marked the 10th anniversary of the Honors College’s presence on campus.

The Honors College was established as part of the Baylor 2012 initiative in the fall of 2002, uniting the Honors Program, University Scholars, Baylor Interdisciplinary Core and Great Texts under the direction of a single dean.

“There was a bit of anxiety about how this was all going to work together,” said Dr. Thomas Hibbs, Dean of the Honors College.

This week the Lariat asked you about how you feel about public breast-feeding, and the experience of nursing mothers on campus.

We had record numbers respond to this survey, and a variety of responses from our readers.

In honor of National Bullying Awareness month, which takes place in October, the Baylor Autism Resource Center has focused on bullying in this month’s parent workshops.

The Autism Resource Center is located in 206 Draper Academic Building.

When Baylor alumni talk about their experiences in the Honors College, one word continues to come up: Impact.

The Honors College, a collection of two majors, great texts and University Scholars, and two programs, Baylor Interdisciplinary Core and the Honors Program, is celebrating its 10th anniversary.

Almost 350 students live in the Honors Residential College.

By Laurean Love Staff Writer One Baylor alumna is closing orphanages in Ukraine by helping children find families among Christian…

Sometimes the stress of school and life can be more than students can bear.

The third annual More Than We Can Bear forum will be held at 6:30 p.m. today in D110 Baylor Sciences Building. It is free and open to the public.

Baylor offers more than 120 majors within its eight undergraduate colleges, ranging from aviation sciences to interior design.
With all of these options, it’s easy for students to get overwhelmed.

Friday marks Vietnamese Student Association’s 20th annual Mid-Autumn Moon Festival. The festival is held to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Moon or Tet Trung Thu, as it is referred to by most Vietnamese people.

The VSA will work with the department of Multicultural Affairs to host the event, which will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. today in the Barfield Drawing Room of the Bill Daniel Student Center.

Racers, start your mattresses.
At Thursday’s Student Senate meeting, the Alpha Tau Omega Bed Races bill was formally passed 41-1. Student Senate will provide $5,000 in funding for the event.
The lone dissenting senator of the evening was Houston senior Daniel Lin.

Ranching and physics — an unlikely combination.

One Baylor researcher unites his two passions into a lifetime of work that has recently earned him a national award.

Dr. Marlan O. Scully, distinguished researcher at Baylor and member of the National Academy of Sciences, will receive the 2012 Frederic Ives Medal/Jarus Quinn Prize, the highest award given by the Optical Society of America, for his work in quantum optics.

Baylor’s library system has garnered international attention for its hard work in preserving Texas history and culture.

“The Top 20 Most Impressive University Special Collections,” an article produced by The Online Education Database, ranked Baylor’s Texas Collection as no. 11 internationally. The Online Education Database is a website that helps students find education programs to fulfill their academic and career objectives.