Hooray for the Survey

Media coverage of the Baylor Religion Survey has spread faster than gossip through the Sunday School class.  To date Baylor has been mentioned over 60,000 times in various news reports as a consequence of this interesting survey.  This includes over 60 television news broadcasts as well as interviews on Fox Radio, CBS Radio, CNN Radio and the BBC. Baylor’s renowned social scientists, Byron Johnson and Rodney Stark, have created international interest in Baylor through their research.  They have also associated the University with the intellectual inquiry of spiritual issues.  Click the web page below to review some of the coverage.

Baylor Religion Survey in the News:
http://www.baylor.edu/pr/bitn/index.php?id=40906

Jeremy Wariner Wins World Cup Championship

Baylor-ex (and Clyde Hart coached) Jeremy Wariner returned from Europe last week with a Golden League World Championship in the 400-meter event.  Coach Hart also coached Sanya Richards in her successful women’s 400-meter World Championship quest.  Coach Hart is a bigger star in Europe than he is in Waco.  Crowds at the track events in Europe approach 50,000 fans and the prize money at stake for Jeremy and Sanya was a significant share of $1 million.  Coach Hart represents Baylor with terrific class and obviously success.  Thanks and congrats Coach Hart and Jeremy.

Dr. Frank Beckwith Awarded Tenure

The highly publicized tenure case of Dr. Frank Beckwith achieved closure last Friday with the announcement by the Baylor Administration that he had been awarded tenure at the University.  Dr. Beckwith is an internationally known Christian scholar, speaker and author.  His notoriety primed a fair amount of media interest and comment when his initial tenure application was denied.  The University’s process for appeal produced a different result for Dr. Beckwith. Congrats to Dr. Beckwith and the many other outstanding Baylor faculty whose great teaching, research and publications qualified them for tenure.

BU Golfer Bill Allcorn Wins Collegiate Players Tour National Championship

Baylor sophomore Bill Allcorn shot a course record while winning this prestigious event at the Texas Star Golf Course in Euless.  Bill is the son of Baylor Regent and Pastor of Pioneer Drive Baptist Church in Abilene, Stan Allcorn. Congrats to the whole Allcorn family.

Bears to Rebound vs. Kansas State

It is too painful to review the losses to Washington State and Army so we instead look hopefully to the Kansas State game this Saturday at 6:00 pm at Floyd Casey Stadium.  Attendance has been great thus far at home and we need to continue that atmosphere this weekend as the Bears begin Big XII play.  Coach Morriss and the team need support as much or more than that extended for the TCU game.  Surely we have burned through all of the bad luck and good fortune will beset us this Saturday.  Lets turn this thing. Sic’em Bears!

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