Track & Field News has rated the Baylor recruiting class for the current freshmen as the second best in the country. The ratings are in the December issue of the magazine, which also features a full-page story on the four main recruits. A summary is found here: LINK HERE The full story is only available in the magazine itself.
Next year's class may be even better: LINK HERE
Congratulations to Head Coach Todd Harbour on continuing the culture of excellence. Coach Harbour was quick to give praise to the associate and assistant coaches who were instrumental in the signings: Michael Ford, Jon Capron, Danny Brabham and Stacey Smith.
The prior coach, and current Director of Track & Field at Baylor, is the legendary Clyde Hart. Coach Hart was named the 2006 Nike Track & Field Coach of the Year, and Jeremy Wariner, a former Baylor athlete was named by USATF (USA Track & Field, the national governing body) the co-recipient of the Jesse Owens Award as the top Track & Field athlete in the United States for 2006. Coach Hart still coaches Jeremy here in Waco, and he also coaches Sanya Richards, who was the other co-recipient. The story may be found here: LINK HERE
Sic 'em Bears!
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
The Intellectual Life of a Christian University
George M. Marsden in his seminal work, The Soul of the American University: from Protestant Establishment to Established Unbelief (New York: Oxford University Press, 1994), traced how many colleges and universities went from Christian beginnings to secular ends. It also posed the question, later debated in higher education circles, of the place, if any, of distinctly Christian scholarship in the modern academy.
Recently, Baylor's Douglas V. Henry and Michael D. Beaty edited Christianity and the Soul of the University (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2006), which "explores the role that reflective Christian faith can play in unifying the life of the university." Ibid., p.9. It is highly recommended.
The chapters in the first part of the book "survey the fundamental issues that bear on the notion of the Christian intellectual community." Ibid., p.12. One essay was penned by David Lyle Jeffrey, Distinguished Professor of Literature and the Humanities.
The second part of the books suggests practices that would lead to such a unified Christian community. It includes a chapter by Baylor's Daniel H. Williams, professor of religion in patristics and historical theology.
Douglas V. Henry is an assistant professor of philosophy, and he is also the Director of the Institute for Faith and Learning. Michael D. Beaty is Department Chair and professor of philosophy.
Recently, Baylor's Douglas V. Henry and Michael D. Beaty edited Christianity and the Soul of the University (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2006), which "explores the role that reflective Christian faith can play in unifying the life of the university." Ibid., p.9. It is highly recommended.
The chapters in the first part of the book "survey the fundamental issues that bear on the notion of the Christian intellectual community." Ibid., p.12. One essay was penned by David Lyle Jeffrey, Distinguished Professor of Literature and the Humanities.
The second part of the books suggests practices that would lead to such a unified Christian community. It includes a chapter by Baylor's Daniel H. Williams, professor of religion in patristics and historical theology.
Douglas V. Henry is an assistant professor of philosophy, and he is also the Director of the Institute for Faith and Learning. Michael D. Beaty is Department Chair and professor of philosophy.
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Report on Significant Progress
This is a report on significant progress reported to the Regents this summer, including:
Dramatic lowering of acceptance rate from 80 percent in 2003 to 43 percent in 2006; increase in endowment from $599 million in 2001 to $870 million in 2006; 1,300 students in the Honors College; significant physical plant improvements.
LINK HERE
Dramatic lowering of acceptance rate from 80 percent in 2003 to 43 percent in 2006; increase in endowment from $599 million in 2001 to $870 million in 2006; 1,300 students in the Honors College; significant physical plant improvements.
LINK HERE
Dean Hibbs on Purpose and Calling
One of the most exciting developments at Baylor in the past few years has been the development and growth of the Honors College. Here is an article posted on the Baylor Alumni Association website in which the Dean of the Honors College, Thomas Hibbs, talks about the issues of purpose and calling:
LINK HERE
LINK HERE
Carnegie Research University Status
Baylor University has progressed to "research university" status with "high research activity." Baylor's news item here:
LINK HERE
LINK HERE
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