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As an annual campuswide event, Christmas on Fifth celebrates many well-known American holiday traditions. However, Baylor’s Hispanic Student Association brought Hispanic culture to the event this year with its tamale-making workshop.
From pioneering Spanish-led tours at local colleges to planning a new mentorship program, Navegando has been active in promoting positive futures for high school students who are immigrants in Waco.
“I was going to be in retail. I wanted to be a buyer and go to New York,” Brunson said. “And a few months before I was going to go, I prayed about it, and I woke up the next morning, and it was just very clear. God said, ‘I want you to teach at the college level.'”
At Christmas on Fifth, the live Nativity scene reminded students, faculty and families about the true meaning of the Christmas season.
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As part of a semester project, Baylor student researchers found that there’s an increase in closeness to God connected to an increase in Bible reading, that sororities are more likely than fraternities to have religiosity and that lower- and working-class students feel less sense of belonging at Baylor.
In his book titled “Why We Kiss Under the Mistletoe: Christmas Traditions Explained,” professor of patristics Dr. Michael Foley delves into the background and history of Christmas traditions, uncovering surprises along the way.
Curtis Reynolds has been appointed as the vice president of business and finance and the chief financial officer at Baylor, effective March 1, 2024. In this role, Reynolds will be responsible for ensuring Baylor’s growth in financial strength and efficiency.
In collaboration with teams at NASA, Purdue University, the University of New Hampshire and Astroport, three Baylor professors are working to make space travel more affordable.
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Although 90% of the events planned will still take place on Dec. 4, Dickey said a few have been canceled altogether due to scheduling issues with vendors. The live camels, the carriage ride and the crafting stations will not be present at this year’s Christmas on Fifth.
The Ministry Guidance Program, which director Dr. Dennis Horton described as the largest in the country, assists ministry students with almost any need they will encounter as undergraduates: scholarships, graduate school applications, connections to churches and hands-on opportunities to explore potential careers in ministry.
After a successful first camping trip in October, Kamp Love at Baylor is seeking to expand its ministry by combining love for the gospel with love for the outdoors — all for the greater purpose of cultivating campus unity and lifting up the name of Jesus.
Complete with food, festivities and fun, the African Student Association will host The Wedding at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Mark and Paula Hurd Welcome Center. The event will resemble an African wedding, bringing two cultures together through a mock reception complete with a bride, a groom and a wedding party.
“While most people know that Hanukkah celebrates the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek-Syrians in retaking Jerusalem, many do know that it is not considered a major holiday in the Jewish faith,” Jortner said. “It is not a ‘Jewish Christmas,’ although people often compare them to one another since they are close together on the calendar.”
Dwight and Cykeitha Williams are a normal couple from Burleson, but at Christmas on Fifth, they will become Santa and Mrs. Claus.
Baylor has been recognized by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption as one of the nation’s top educational institutions to provide adoption benefits programs to employees. The university gives assistance to employees who are either fostering or adopting children.
Based on the core themes of care and belonging, the Graduate Student Association will host its second Diversity Gala from 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 29 at George W. Truett Theological Seminary. The gala will include a variety of speakers and panelists, bringing the Baylor and Waco communities together for a conversation about the importance of diversity.
In past years, the Santa’s Workshop team at Baylor has donated toys and other fun items so children from low-income families in Waco could receive a gift from Santa. This year, the team is looking to gift books and reading materials instead.
Students and faculty attended the first-ever Global Cultural Fest Thursday at the Hankamer School of Business. The event was dedicated to educating and celebrating the diversity of businesses around the world.
Robert Lewis, a Native American storyteller, author and artist, encouraged listeners to do what they love, treat others kindly and preserve heritage Wednesday at the Mayborn Museum.
Over weekends and holiday breaks, Pack of Hope provides food to 420 food-insecure Waco ISD students from kindergarten through eighth grade. For those looking to get involved, vice president Sue Hanson said the organization welcomes volunteers from 5:30 to 7 p.m. every Tuesday and from 7 to 8:30 a.m. every Wednesday at Columbus Avenue Baptist Church.
“To have the opportunity to serve the law school that served me is just — I struggle to even articulate what that means to me,” Counseller said. “It’s just a tremendous privilege.”
Reddie, who is a professor of Black theology and the director of the Oxford Centre for Religion and Culture, is in residence at Baylor for three weeks this month. Presenting a new lens through which students and faculty can view the relationship between race and Christianity, his lecture gave a glimpse into what he will present over his few weeks on campus.
Smith Getterman, director of sustainability and special projects, said Baylor’s policy of sustainability is in place to give the university guardrails for best practices while helping it maintain its Christian mission.
As the holiday season approaches, the Peer Nutrition Advisement Program is here to help students, faculty and staff navigate dietary goals and create a healthy food foundation. The program is available for free until Dec. 6, and those interested can sign up online.
The theme of the Nobel Prize Summit 2023 was “Truth, Trust and Hope,” highlighting discoveries contributing to a sustainable, resilient, peaceful and prosperous future. At the panel, faculty presented on nanoparticle research, vaccine research, attosecond physics and the economics of women in the labor market.
To get away from the crazed frenzy of a college campus preparing for Thanksgiving break, students from the Wilderness Spirituality Chapel traveled to Meridian State Park over the weekend for a time of rest, renewal, exploration and fellowship with one another and God.
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