The recently completed Regents meeting reported significant progress on Initiatives 4, 5 and 6 of Baylor 2012. The Baylor website report on the meeting includes the following (the complete news release may be found here: Report on February 2007 Regents Meeting)
"Discussion on Imperative 4 (attract and support a top-tier student body) focused on the continued strong interest in Baylor shown by students with outstanding academic records and character consistent with the university's mission. As of Jan. 17, Baylor had received 23,157 applications for this fall's freshman class, and had accepted 6,763. The average SAT of all accepted students currently is a record 1253, while the average ACT score of admitted students exceeds 26.
"The presentation on Imperative 5 (initiate outstanding new academic programs) highlighted new programs such as the Honors College and Great Texts, numerous proposed doctoral programs and the 100 percent increase in Baylor faculty publications in major research journals.
"On Imperative 6 (guide all Baylor students, through academic and student life programming, to understand life as stewardship and work as a vocation), the board's discussion centered on Baylor's undergraduate programs that emphasize the central importance of vocation and service in students' lives and help them explore their value and role in society. Highlighted programs included resident chaplains, who live in Baylor residence halls and play an instrumental role in providing pastoral care to students, and discipline-specific missions that provide opportunities for Baylor students to engage in missions work, while making use of their discipline-based education, training and professional giftedness."
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