By Brooks Goodwin
There are definitely some exciting times ahead for Baylor University. It seems like there is news about an expansion to campus every week. If you don’t quite follow Baylor news yet, here are some things you might want to know about when considering Baylor:
McLane Stadium
This is definitely the biggie. In Fall 2014, Baylor’s football team will be moving back to campus right across the Brazos River in the newly built stadium. The first season in the McLane Stadium looks like it could be a special one. The Bears are projected to start off the season high in the rankings as they look to repeat as Big 12 Champs and hopefully end with a better result during the postseason. If you are curious as to how the progress of the stadium is going, there is a constant live stream of the construction available here.
Paul L. Foster Campus For Business and Innovation
In fall of 2015, Baylor’s Hankamer School of Business will be moving to a new location on campus, a brand new facility that will expand the size of the previous building by almost 40 percent. As a business student, this is something I am very excited about. The current Hankamer/Cashion building can definitely use an upgrade and more size, which this new center will offer. If you are considering business at Baylor, just know that this is on the way.
Baylor also just announced that for the first time the Hankamer School of Business will offer a full MBA program online, which could be a sign of even more things to come not only for the business school but for other schools at Baylor as well.
Other info about the new business school can be found here.
Other Various Additions
In addition to what I consider the two big projects, Baylor also has plans to add a new track and field facility next to McLane Stadium. On top of those, Baylor will also be improving various things on campus, such as installing Wi-Fi capabilities in certain residential halls and renovating Penland dining hall. Although it’s not official, there is also talk of adding a new Student Union Building to accommodate the campus expansion and expanding the Student Life Center. With all of these new additions in the future, it is easy to forget that Baylor just recently added two new dorms, Earle Hall and Teal Residential College, this past fall as well.
I’m not exactly sure where the rumor originated, but it has been spread around campus that Baylor’s overall plan is to expand campus to make President Starr’s home the new center of campus, which would take quite some work. As far as the validity of that rumor, I’m not sure. I know one thing for sure, and that is that Baylor has a bright future heading forward and shows no sign of stopping.