Stephanie Kendall, a senior public relations major from Singapore, is taking part in the Baylor in China program this summer. In the second in a series of blog posts, Stephanie describes her first day in Beijing at Tsinghua University, which she says is “known as the No. 1 school in China.” ——————- For our first [...]
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Baylor study abroad: Stephanie Kendall in China (part two)
June 13th, 2013 · No Comments · Students, Study abroad
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Baylor study abroad: Stephanie Kendall in China (part one)
June 12th, 2013 · No Comments · Students, Study abroad
Stephanie Kendall, a senior public relations major from Singapore, is taking part in the Baylor in China program this summer. In the first in a series of blog posts, Stephanie describes her arrival in Hong Kong and introduction to some of the foods and attractions of the city. ———————- After a tiresome 14-hour flight from [...]
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Outstanding Students 2012-2013
April 30th, 2013 · No Comments · Academics, Students
The following students from the College of Arts & Sciences were recognized as “Outstanding Students” in their major fields of study at Baylor’s 2013 Academic Convocation on April 19. Aerospace Studies Jared Neal Strickland Serena Sakura Walker Anthropology Alyssa Brooke Bonorden Brittany Ann Kirsch Gechi Winifred Obiano Art Katie Alexandra Hooker Samuel D. Panter Biology [...]
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Baylor medical mission trip: Jesse Hilton
April 29th, 2013 · No Comments · Mission trips, Students
Over spring break 2013, students and faculty from Baylor University’s medical humanities program traveled to the medical school of the Universidad Evangélica de El Salvador, a Christian university located in San Salvador, the capital city of El Salvador. It was the first medical mission trip ever organized by Baylor Medical Humanities. Jesse Hilton, a junior [...]
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Winners of the 2013 Baylor Student Literary Awards
April 4th, 2013 · No Comments · Academics, Special events, Students
Eight Baylor students received honors April 3 in the 2013 Student Literary Awards, held in conjunction with the annual Beall Poetry Festival at Baylor University. Five students won awards for their original poetry. Nathan Roberts (at right), a doctoral student in English at Baylor, received two awards –– the Academy of American Poetry Prize and [...]
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Model United Nations team excels in national competition in New York City
April 3rd, 2013 · 2 Comments · Academics, Students
By Rebecca J. Flavin, lecturer in political science and Model UN advisor Last week, 17 Baylor students traveled to New York to participate in the National Model United Nations Conference, which brings together more than 5,000 college students from around the world to participate in two week-long simulations of the United Nations. Our students represented [...]
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Baylor Fulbright Scholar Huong Nguyen in Scotland Part Two: I Chose to Swim
March 18th, 2013 · No Comments · Students, Study abroad
Huong Nguyen, a 2012 Baylor medical humanities graduate, was one of six Baylor students selected to receive a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship during the 2011-2012 academic year. This is the second of her blog posts discussing her experiences so far this year studying at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland and traveling across the United Kingdom. [...]
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Baylor Fulbright Scholar Huong Nguyen in Scotland Part One: Just the Beginning
March 15th, 2013 · No Comments · Students, Study abroad
Huong Nguyen, a 2012 Baylor medical humanities graduate, was one of six Baylor students selected to receive a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship during the 2011-2012 academic year. Thanks to the Fulbright, Huong is now in Scotland pursuing a Master’s of Science degree in health services research and public health at the University of Aberdeen. We’ve asked [...]
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Baylor students win Model United Nations honors
March 5th, 2013 · No Comments · Academics, Students
By Rebecca J. Flavin, lecturer in political science This past weekend, seven Baylor students traveled to Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas, to participate in the inaugural Howard Payne Model United Nations Security Council simulation. At the conference, Baylor students represented the nations of Russia, Rwanda and Togo, and their participation in the simulation involved [...]
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Teaching English in Austria: Celia Heidbrier
February 13th, 2013 · No Comments · Students, Study abroad
Celia Heidbrier graduated from Baylor University in May 2012 with a BA in German. She was selected for a prestigious English Teaching Assistantship in Austria, and is now spending a full academic year teaching English in Deutschlandsberg, a small Austrian town of around 9,000 people. We asked Celia to check in from time to time [...]
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