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The power of shared experiences is important in both large and small ways, particularly in the world of sports fandom. It could be as simple as friends gathering for a pregame ritual, sharing a moment together after traveling from near and far before heading into the stadium. For the Baylor faithful, the real value of the Baylor Spirit means showing up, no matter the time, weather or circumstance.
Each year, the Baylor Alumni Awards recognize graduates who embody and reflect the power of the Baylor experience. The awards stand as a testament to how the University develops men and women for worldwide leadership and service by integrating academic excellence and Christian commitment within a caring community. The 2026 Alumni Award recipients have shown dedication to their respective callings in remarkable ways.
Whether pursuing nursing through the Louise Herrington School of Nursing, preparing for medical school through a pre-med program or exploring specialized health sciences in the Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, students are being equipped with the knowledge and purpose to thrive in rapidly evolving fields. From developing clinical skills to stepping into practice with confidence, Baylor programming and faculty support students even beyond graduation.
Choosing Baylor is choosing to be a part of making a better world; Baylor’s mission to educate men and women for worldwide leadership and service continues to be at the heart of its academics, its student organizations and the wider community. Learn more about some of the ways the Baylor Family gives back to the Waco community.
Before Erik Carter and his family moved to Waco, he spent more than 20 years at major research institutions in metropolitan cities, Vanderbilt University in Nashville and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Entering his fourth year at Baylor, Carter shares more about how Baylor and Waco exceeded every expectation as a vibrant community in which to live, work and put down lasting roots.
From getting a head start on housing and academic advising to receiving a $3,000 scholarship, here’s how prospective students can be rewarded for making Baylor their top choice when applying to college.
Navigating college can be overwhelming, but thankfully Baylor offers resources that are often just a click or short walk across campus away. Whether you need help writing a paper, need a flu shot or have questions regarding your financial aid – we’re here to point you in the right direction.
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The power of shared experiences is important in both large and small ways, particularly in the world of sports fandom. It could be as simple as friends gathering for a pregame ritual, sharing a moment together after traveling from near and far before heading into the stadium. For the Baylor faithful, the real value of the Baylor Spirit means showing up, no matter the time, weather or circumstance.
Each year, the Baylor Alumni Awards recognize graduates who embody and reflect the power of the Baylor experience. The awards stand as a testament to how the University develops men and women for worldwide leadership and service by integrating academic excellence and Christian commitment within a caring community. The 2026 Alumni Award recipients have shown dedication to their respective callings in remarkable ways.
Whether pursuing nursing through the Louise Herrington School of Nursing, preparing for medical school through a pre-med program or exploring specialized health sciences in the Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, students are being equipped with the knowledge and purpose to thrive in rapidly evolving fields. From developing clinical skills to stepping into practice with confidence, Baylor programming and faculty support students even beyond graduation.
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Soon, hundreds of students will embark on Baylor summer missions trips, spanning the globe to serve others and share the love of Christ. Becky Kennedy, Assistant Dean for Spiritual Life and Missions and Associate Chaplain in Baylor Spiritual Life, shares the impact of discipline-specific mission trips that form students as they serve.
For Baylor students, career success begins when they set foot on campus, with the help of the Baylor University Career Center. Baylor’s placement rate of 91 percent is one of the best in the nation, and its approach is student-centered, walking alongside students and helping them define success. Michael Estepp, newly appointed Assistant Vice Provost in the Career Center, showcases the approach that helps students successfully pursue their calling.
Archaeologist and anthropologist Julie Hoggarth heads to Belize this week to continue her nationally recognized research on ancient Maya cultures, uncovering what their experiences can teach us today. Hoggarth was recently recognized as a prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow, and she takes listeners inside the findings that yield new insights from her digs.
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While cheering on the sidelines at Baylor’s first home football game this fall, Baylor Spirit Squad member Brooke Walker couldn’t help but feel a cascading swirl of emotions. A little over three years ago, the Baylor junior and competitive cheerleader didn’t know if she would ever be able to cheer or tumble again.
During her junior year at Rockwall-Heath High School near Dallas, Walker experienced a persistent pain in her left leg, which turned out to be an arterial blood clot above her ankle. Surgeons tried to save her foot, but complications arose, and doctors had to amputate her left leg below the knee.
For 75 years, Baylor’s Armstrong Browning Library (ABL) has been a leading destination for Browning scholars from all over the world as a research library devoted to the study of the lives and works of Victorian poets Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
The library is noted for both its breathtaking beauty and for holding the world’s largest collection of books, letters, manuscripts, and memorabilia pertaining to the Brownings, as well as a substantial collection of primary and secondary materials related to 19th-century literature and culture.
Earlier this year, a group of Baylor football student-athletes visited some of the pediatric patients at McLane Children’s Medical Center in nearby Temple, Texas. During the visit, the players and kids colored their own versions of the Baylor bear head logo — and this Saturday, one of those designs will adorn the Bears’ helmets when they take the field.
The artwork was created by 6-year-old ILaria Ramirez of Cameron, Texas (about an hour south of Waco). Ramirez, who was diagnosed with leukemia last year, titled her design “Helmet of Hope.” Her art also features the words “faith,” “victory,” and “strength.”
Twenty-five years after watching the Twin Towers fall, Dr. Marilyn Rhames, a Hankamer School of Business professor, traces how God’s calling led her out of a New York City reporting career and into teaching in Chicago public schools, a faith-based teaching movement, two White House visits — and now to a Baylor podium teaching storytelling.
College is about education, of course — but it’s just as much about the experience.
Thankfully, Baylor excels in both areas — and that’s the message behind the University’s new 30-second television spot, which debuted last weekend on social media and national television:
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Baylor University is one of only 42 institutions earning elite Honor Roll status as one of the nation's best colleges to work for.
The John Templeton Foundation has awarded $1.2 million to Baylor's Hankamer School of Business and the Spurlock Judicial Fund to support an international initiative that promotes judicial virtue, ethical leadership and professional responsibility in Mongolia's legal system.
As scientists prepare for the next generation of Moon exploration, lunar rovers will play a critical role in discerning which samples are worth collecting and returning to Earth for study.
ABET accreditation affirms excellence of Baylor undergraduate programs in Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering, and Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Baylor's celebrated church music professor Randall Bradley, D.M.A., Interim Dean of the School of Music, is among this year's honorees of the Big 12 Faculty of the Year Awards.
During a ceremonial sign unveiling, Baylor University celebrated the naming of the Moody School of Education, made possible by a transformational $30 million gift from the Moody Foundation.
Baylor University is part of a $30 million NSF Science and Technology Center focused on understanding turbulence, a complex phenomenon with applications in fusion energy, astrophysics and hypersonic flight.
Running the Baylor Line has been named Best Walk-Out Tradition in college football by the USA Today Sports' 2026 Readers' Choice Awards.
As mainland Europe witnessed a total solar eclipse Aug. 12, Baylor researchers reported that viewing the 2024 U.S. eclipse increased awe and positive emotion, especially when experienced with others.
Located in the heart of the Texas Triangle, America’s fastest-growing megaregion, Baylor is leveraging its position to expand research, develop future leaders and serve the needs of a rapidly growing and economically dynamic region.
As schools increasingly become "phone-free," thoughtful policies around phones can improve student engagement, behavior and well-being, notes a Baylor education researcher.
Presale opens at 11 a.m. CT Aug. 13, with general public tickets on sale Aug. 14 for Third Day's 30th Anniversary Tour stopping in April 2027 at Baylor’s Foster Pavilion.