BAYLOR INVADES IRAQ Twenty-one Baylor Faculty are in route to Northern Iraq to conduct education workshops at Dohuk University. The workshops are designed to help the Iraqi's rebuild their higher education system.   OREL HERSHISER TO "PITCH" FOR BAYLOR Future baseball hall of famer Orel Hershiser has joined Baylor's Steering Committee that is pursuing the Bush Presidential Library.  Given Chairman Drayton McLane's success in signing pitcher Andy Pettitte and perhaps Roger Clemens to the Astros it should come as no surprise that he could add Orel to his "Baylor rotation."     STUDENT RECRUITMENT PROGRESSING WELL Deposits for the '04 class continue to outpace '03 numbers.  President Robert Sloan and surrogates are maintaining a feverish pace in stumping for students both within and outside the state.  The Baylor message is resonating at the many venues where presented.  A strategic plan is in place to institutionalize the delivery of that message nationally.  There are families all over the country interested in great academics delivered within a Christian environment.  We merely need to introduce them to Baylor and the results will take care of themselves.     ROUNDBALLERS HAVING SUCCESS Coach Kim has the ladies on the brink of a national ranking with early season successes.  The Lady Bears currently stand at 7-1 with only one loss to Penn State.  Coach Drew has kept the men much more competitive than predicted and with the clearance of Harvey Thomas to play today should continue to surprise the critics.   REMINDERS Baylor needs your references for potential students for the fall '04 class. E-mail to:Admission_Serv_Office@baylor.edu.   Also, please continue to consider the "Kyle Woods" fundraising effort at Kyle Woods Trust, c/o Allen Sykes, Extraco Banks, N.A., PO Box 8724, Waco, TX 76714.     MERRY CHRISTMAS and Sic 'em, Bears   Friends of Baylor support@friendsofbaylor.com