Baylor football has consistently won on homecoming in the last 15 seasons, emerging victorious 13 times. While it helps rally the fans, it can also be a catalyst for the final stretch.
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Although many current students participate in Baylor’s Homecoming, it was originally designed as an alumni reunion. For many, it is a time to remember good times, reconnect and show family what Baylor is all about.
Baylor football has consistently won on homecoming in the last 15 seasons with the game, emerging victorious 13 times. While it helps rally the fans, it can also be a catalyst for the final stretch.
From its spotty fledgling years, ties to tragedy and the two world wars, the classic tradition that Baylor has shared with the nation began as a chance for students and alumni to combat the hardships of their day.
A pivotal component of Baylor’s volleyball success is its foundation of alumni; homecoming brings them back together
For the first time in homecoming history, Singspiration will be held in Glennis McCrary Music Building. Though the location has shifted from the well-loved and established Seventh and James Baptist Church, the integrity and purpose of the worship service remains the same.
Baylor’s history is captured in its alumni and their stories, and Sarah Erwin is no exception. The 100-year-old alumna created a network of friends and family through the Baylor community, starting when she attended Baylor for her undergrad during World War II.
Bella Howell, Class of 2025 graduate from Southlake, was honored as Clinical Teacher of the Year for the state of Texas for her student-teaching position during her senior year.
In anticipation of the coming Christmas holiday, Baylor’s advancement office is encouraging alumni with daily Advent devotionals, featuring reflections from 24 Baylor staff, faculty and students, plus an introductory message from President Linda Linvingstone.
For 125 years, the student newspaper has been more than just a publication. It’s been a place where students learn to juggle multiple roles, push themselves and grow in ways that stick long after graduation.
Depending on when they graduated, Baylor alumni will give you a different profile of their time in Waco. From year to year, those differences might be as small as a better football record or a few new faculty, but when you compare Baylor of the 1970s to the campus we call home today, the two schools are vastly different.
For many Baylor alumni, homecoming is more than just a fun weekend — it’s a return to the community, traditions and people who formed their college years. And for some, it’s also a cure for something familiar to most post-grads — the fear of missing out.
Homecoming is a celebration — a time to gather, get to know one another, share ideas and memories and have fun. Ultimately, I always knew that homecoming was an opportunity, but I never knew it as a blessing until COVID-19.
The Real Estate Network, founded last year by San Clemente, Calif., senior Alec Grace and his older brother, is quickly gaining popularity among students pursuing commercial real estate.
The brand began as a small merchandise line of hats and crewnecks but has since evolved into a rebrand centered on customizable leather jackets — timeless travel pieces Fernandez hopes customers will wear for decades.
Baylor alumnus and country music star Brett James died in a plane crash on Thursday, Sept. 18, at 57 years old.
A free concert is in order ahead of the football game on Saturday against Arizona State, featuring alumni and Texas locals, the Graham St. Clair Band.
This year, even the construction on I-35 isn’t enough to stop alumni parents from traveling to see both their students and their alma mater for Family Weekend starting this Saturday.
“As someone whose path has led from Baylor to a career at the intersection of arts, entrepreneurship, politics and community-building, I’m excited to help students see that not knowing exactly what’s next isn’t a flaw,” she said. “It’s a canvas of your potential.”
Baylor has unveiled the Extend the Line scholarship initiative, a campaign aiming to raise $250 million by 2030 to enhance student scholarships and ensure that a Baylor education remains accessible and affordable.
Business students piled into a conference room at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation to begin taking their first steps toward studying abroad. Representatives from the McBride Center of International Business joined with faculty members to present the business programs available to Baylor students in various countries during the 2025-2026 school year, including summer 2025 programs of various lengths.
“I’ve done a variety of careers, bounced from one thing to another, but I made a living. I don’t have regrets, but life has a way of forcing you to change when economic conditions shift,” Keith said. “The key is to reach your potential. No matter what happens in life, you have to keep going.”
Given the success of endowment returns over the past five years, Morehead said his office has a goal to continue to grow the endowment, so that for every billion dollars the endowment accrues, there is an additional $50 million that goes to student scholarships and programs.
“It is great having family tradition in the same school,” Linda said. “It doesn’t matter where you’re from. You still see people you know, everyone coming together. Ever since we graduated, we’ve come back to homecoming just about every year.”
A sea of green and gold flooded the Mark and Paula Hurd Welcome Center Friday afternoon, marking the Class of 1974 “Golden Grads” Homecoming reunion.
Every homecoming matters. Whether it is your first Baylor Homecoming, your second, third or even 20th, we can gain more precious moments here in the place we spent years calling home. Even when new traditions are formed, we can always appreciate looking back at past homecomings with fondness, and these memories grow more dear the older we become.
“If history wants to remember the first official homecoming game in college football, all the evidence suggests this was it,” the article stated.
The U.S. News annual best colleges report was released last Tuesday, ranking Baylor among the best in the nation for undergraduate education and first-year experience.
“We will be looking for more ways to enhance affordability, and growing our endowment is one of the best ways to do that, so [Student] Foundation scholarships are certainly critical,” Livingstone said. “The Student Foundation has done a tremendous amount of work to raise funds for student scholarships… They are wonderful ambassadors for our campus.”
“People that have been climbing for years can come and be able to learn from one another,” Robb said. “Also, we have a different set of programming than what’s available currently on campus.”
