Baylor has added a fourth Fulbright scholar this year with David Bond West, a May 2011 graduate from San Antonio. He is enrolled at the University of Iceland, where he is working toward a master of arts in Medieval studies.
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The memory of those who lost their lives on the morning of Sept. 11, many while selflessly serving to save others, was lifted high during a special commemoration service Sunday in Waco Hall.
People of different backgrounds and ages gathered in front of the Pat Neff Hall bell tower as Baylor’s carillonneur Lynnette Geary played a memorial recital on Sunday for the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in 2001. A carillon is a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard.
By Daniel C. Houston Staff Writer Three Baylor professors of religion discussed weighty theological issues pertaining to the Sept. 11,…
The memory of those who lost their lives on the morning of September 11, many while selflessly serving to save others, was lifted high during a special commemoration service Sunday in Waco Hall.
People of all different backgrounds and ages gathered in front of the Pat Neff Hall Tower as Baylor’s Carillonneur Lynette Geary played a memorial recital on Sept. 11 at 2 p.m. for the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in 2001.
By Robyn Sanders Reporter The “Tribute to Fallen Heroes,” which took place at 3 p.m. Friday, served as a time…
A quilt commemorating soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan following the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, will be on display today in the Allbritton Foyer of Moody Library.
A new exhibit at the Poage Legislative Library presents a visual memorial of the Sept. 11 attacks, focusing on the sequence of events, the initial responses and the lasting aftermath.
Baylor will be the first of nine schools to kick off IBM’s Smarter Planet Comes to You University Tour on Tuesday at the Cashion Academic Center.
Students in the market for an internship or post-graduation job can potentially find employment at Baylor Career Services’ STEM Job Fair, Thursday from 1 to 4 p.m. on the fifth floor of the Cashion Academic Center. This is the first successful year to hold the fair in the last two years due to the previous state of the economy.
A new student organization, Veterans of Baylor, is coming to campus this fall with the help of retired Lt. Col. Matt Pirko.
The Baylor department of Physics is now able to image individual atoms using a Scanning Tunneling Microscope, under the direction of Dr. Zhenrong Zhang, assistant professor of physics.
Students are not the only ones working hard to make A’s these days. Universities across the country are striving to have their core curriculum recognized with a grade of ‘A’ in the American Council of Trustees and Alumni’s report “What Will They Learn?”
The Paul L. Foster Success Center is starting a Most Likely to Succeed Career Challenge, in which students must complete nine out of 13 events, such as attending a mock interview or going to a career fair. Once these events are completed, students become eligible for a drawing for an iPad2. Events start Tuesday and the competition ends Nov. 11.
Student government at Baylor has been around since 1913, but the group still plans to raise awareness for the work it does on campus. Zach Rogers, student body president, traveled to send-off parties for future Baylor students and also represented student government at every Line Camp and orientation this summer.
Baylor’s two ROTC programs have moved out of their longtime home on the southwest corner of campus in the old university health center into a newly renovated facility in the Speight Plaza Parking Garage.
Spiritual Life has promised a weekend of relaxation and spiritual growth to new students Friday and Saturday at Freshman Retreat.
The Chronicle of Higher Education recently named Baylor to its honor roll of great colleges to work for, for the first time. Thirty national universities categorized as large four-year colleges were named to the honor roll, among them Sam Houston State University and Texas Christian University.
The President’s Scholarship Initiative is roughly on pace to meet its goal to raise $100 million in endowed scholarships by May 2013, which marks the end of the three-year campaign.
Baylor’s Center for Professional Selling began a new course, Sales for Social Impact, this semester that will work to help solve clean water issues in Nicaragua.
Hundreds of freshmen united in voice with the spirit squad and the Golden Wave Marching Band ushered in the beginning of the Baylor Bear’s football season.
CityStreak, a local “Amazing Race”-style adventure created by recent Baylor grads Carter Hopkins and Daniel Goldstein, is coming to Waco on Sept. 10.
As the academic school year takes off, one point on the to-do list for many incoming Baylor students includes finding a local church, a task often known to stir up anxious thoughts.
The executive board of the Baptist General Convention of Texas (BGCT) is considering a budget proposal that would cut Baylor’s non-seminary share of cooperative program funding by more than half.
When Noah Mortel graduated from Baylor in 2008, he headed to Los Angeles with high hopes of working in the entertainment business. After two years of frustration and unstable jobs, he moved back to his hometown of Houston and worked as a payment processor. Although he was thankful for the job and the money, this was not his passion.
An op-ed essay by Baylor history professor Dr. Thomas Kidd was recently published in USA Today. It focuses on various examples of religion being assaulted around the world.
Students already in New York City with the Baylor in New York program are safe following tropical storm Irene, but some students still in Texas faced problems trying to rearrange their flights.
If you find yourself treating a family member or loved one rudely after a stressful day at work due to disrespectful co-workers, beware, because your actions could have unforseen consequences.
The UBS Bookstore, an off-campus company that sells new and used textbooks to Baylor students, has been blocked from accessing the Baylor bookstore’s website, and the store manager is crying foul.
