Baylor held a celebration for faculty and staff Monday in recognition of the university reaching R1 status — an achievement made in December 2021. The event was held at the Baylor Club at McLane Stadium and featured catered food, live music and an appearance from Bruiser and Marigold.
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During the 2006-2007 school year, the university’s journey toward religious inclusivity began with an outcry from over 100 groups seeking freedom to practice their faith on campus. Three years after this meeting, the university’s guidelines for religious diversity remain untouched.
Starting in the fall 2022 semester, the IMPACT Living-Learning Center and the LEAD Living-Learning Center will merge, forming the IMPACT & LEAD LLC in Allen and Dawson Halls. Meanwhile, South Russell Hall will convert to a first-year community.
Dr. Mojgan Parizi-Robinson was selected as the 29th winner of the Collins Outstanding Professor Award for Baylor’s 2022 academic year.
“Baylor says it’s home, but it hasn’t been home for queer students,” Gonzalez said. “We’ve had to carve out spaces for ourselves, and because of that, when Baylor gives us a group like this, of course some people were apprehensive. But we want to say that we support PRISM; we can coexist and have numbers in both.”
The Student Conduct Administration published the spring 2022 hazing report for Pi Kappa Phi (Pi Kapp) and Kappa Alpha Order (KA) Thursday, outlining sanctions for both fraternities.
The Student Dietetic and Nutrition Association (SDNA) is hosting “Paint a Pot, Plant a Garden” from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Friday at Burleson Quadrangle in celebration of Earth Day.
This year, a large number of Baylor students has been named recipients of competitive international scholarships, including a record-breaking 13 recipients of the Fulbright scholarship.
Muslim students opened up about Ramadan and their experience practicing it at Baylor.
Baylor offers a variety of majors that work to cultivate skills and prepare students for their future. In utilizing the resources and faculty at her disposal, Dr. Rizalia Klausmeyer created a major, Science Research Fellows, that allows undergraduate students to work in a lab starting their freshman year and develop their course load according to their interests.
Baylor’s Theme Park Engineering and Design Club is comprised of students who dream of working for Disney or are interested in theme park designs. The organization annually participate in Imaginations, a design competition sponsored by Walt Disney Imagineering with the purpose of finding the next generation of Imagineers.
Baylor officially chartered Prism, an LGBTQ+ and allies student organization, on Tuesday after beginning its process back in the fall of 2021.
Former Team USA and University of Oklahoma (OU) gymnast Maggie Nichols spoke Wednesday about her experience as a survivor of sexual assault. The event was sponsored by the Equity, Civil Rights and Title IX Office as part of its events for Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
Southlake junior Josh McSwain recently received the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (TIPA) Designer of the Year award at the organization’s 2022 convention.
Baylor’s Prehealth Leadership Committee and Baylor Leaders for CHANGE will be hosting the first-ever Undergraduate Medical Leadership Conference on April 22 and 23.
Baylor’s Air Force ROTC and Army ROTC will join forces to participate in the annual Veteran’s Cup at 5 p.m. on Friday at the Baylor Sciences Building fields. The event will include an hour of sports competition — including tug of war, dodgeball, ultimate frisbee and a relay race — before a cookout.
Before Baylor students enter the workforce with a college degree in hand, they can seek out internship opportunities that will give previews of careers in their respective fields.
The Special Olympics Volunteer Group at Baylor is hosting “Spread the Word to End the Word,” an event that offers the opportunity to build relationships with Special Olympics Texas athletes. The event will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m Wednesday at the sand volleyball courts.
While off-campus students may decide to share their space with a furry friend, the Office of Access and Learning Accommodations (OALA) works with students who live in residence halls to provide appropriate accommodations.
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, with the color teal being a symbol of sexual violence prevention. April 2022 marks the 21st official recognition of the month.
After the pandemic, there has been a decrease in the number of students who have enrolled in in-person summer classes.
In May, Collins Residence Hall is set to undergo renovations scheduled to last until summer 2023. The 600 displaced women who typically live in Collins each year will instead live in other dorms or Cityside, according to Tiffany Lowe, director for Campus Living and Learning (CL&L).
For Midlothian sophomore Jack Carey, involvement with Baylor Air Force ROTC soars in the family. His grandfather and great uncle were in the Air Force, acting as strong influences on his father, who went through Baylor AFROTC before joining the Air Force as a pilot. In addition, Carey also has an older brother serving in the Army Guard and another older brother who went through Auburn AFROTC and is looking to become a pilot.
The Baylor Student Court ruled to overturn the Student Senate restructuring petition after the bill initially failed last month. The bill was intended to restructure the composition of the Senate from division by grade classification to division by academic college so as to encourage more representation and diversity within Senate.
Baylor’s work toward diversity and inclusion within faculty, staff and students has changed throughout the years. According to reports from Institutional Research and Testing (IRT) from 2002 and 2021, full-time faculty has gone from a 92.4% white demographic to an 80.8% white demographic. Additionally, there is currently a 38.4% minority student population on campus.
Baylor’s Anthropology Society supports students pursuing the study of anthropology by connecting them with like-minded peers, faculty and opportunities to aid in their future endeavors.
David Magee, author of “Dear William,” co-creator of The William Magee Center for AOD and Wellness Education and co-creator of The William Magee Institute for Student Wellbeing is visiting Baylor Thursday.
Before Dr. Ronald Angelo Johnson became a history professor at Baylor, he had a long career that he said led him to his passion for teaching others and giving them the perspective to think about history through various lenses.
Student Senate campaigns have commenced for this spring. The campaigning process requires candidates to fill out the student government filing form and attend a mandatory candidate meeting before engaging with the student body.
According to the Institute of Faith and Learning at Baylor, “ring by spring” is the tongue-in-cheek goal of many Christian college and university students. The idea is to be engaged by spring semester of senior year. There is a sizable number of students at Baylor embrace who “ring by spring” culture. But how many?
