“It is all for the kingdom of heaven. We’re hoping that people can come this afternoon and maybe hear about the gospel for the first time ever,” Trawick said.

A Season of Thanksgiving is Baylor’s university-wide campaign that encourages the Baylor community to take time to express gratitude for the people and blessings in their lives. One of the activities on campus that is encouraging a reflection of gratefulness is writing notes of appreciation.

Baylor Health Services offers flu shots on the second floor of the McLane Student Life Center to ensure that students stay safe and healthy during the holiday session.

“We don’t want to do research without our students,” Carbonara said. “If our students can’t benefit at the undergraduate level as well as the graduate level, we don’t want to be a part of it.”