Archived News – October 2019
Oct
3
2019
![New Baylor Cloud System to Help Simplify Everyday Tasks](https://www.baylor.edu/content/imglib/3/4/6/2/346225_100.png)
Ignite, Baylor’s new cloud-based financial, human resources and grants management system, is an extensive project that will affect faculty and staff across campus.
Oct
2
2019
![Arts & Sciences Centennial](https://www.baylor.edu/content/imglib/3/4/4/6/344657_100.png)
The College of Arts & Sciences — the largest academic unit of Baylor University with 475 full-time faculty and more than 6,600 students — is celebrating its centennial this year.
Oct
2
2019
![Baylor B-TRUE Summer Fellows Program Expands Innovative Research](https://www.baylor.edu/content/imglib/3/4/4/6/344658_100.png)
The Baylor Transdisciplinary Undergraduate Research Experience (B-TRUE) Summer Fellows Program sponsors undergraduate fellows to conduct summer research in one of six areas of study to encourage students to solve complex problems through cross-disciplinary research.
Oct
2
2019
![Baylor Brand Continues to Unite](https://www.baylor.edu/content/imglib/3/4/4/6/344659_100.png)
As the 2019-20 academic year gets underway, the class of 2023 have come to campus only knowing one identifying logo for Baylor University — the interlocking BU.
Oct
2
2019
![Baylor Career Center Refocuses for a Student-Centered Approach](https://www.baylor.edu/content/imglib/3/4/6/2/346226_100.png)
In February 2019, Career & Professional Development and Hankamer School of Business Office of Career Management came together to form a central University office that works to ensure each student has the opportunity and support to achieve their career potential.
Oct
2
2019
![Baylor Sets Sights on R1 and T1 Status](https://www.baylor.edu/content/imglib/3/4/4/6/344679_100.png)
At the annual Fall Faculty Meeting, Baylor University officially announced its concerted campaign to pursue Research 1/Tier 1 (R1/T1) recognition.
Oct
2
2019
![Board of Regents Contributions Fund Student Food Security Through The Store](https://www.baylor.edu/content/imglib/3/4/4/6/344661_100.png)
The Store, a food pantry operated by the Paul L. Foster Success Center’s Student Success Initiatives, opened in December 2017 and was recently funded for the 2019-2020 academic year by the Board of Regents.
Oct
2
2019
![Centennial Professors Awarded Project Grants](https://www.baylor.edu/content/imglib/3/4/4/6/344662_100.png)
Two University professors have been named 2019 Baylor Centennial Professors by the Centennial Faculty Development Review Committee.
Oct
2
2019
![Coffee with a Mission](https://www.baylor.edu/content/imglib/3/4/4/6/344663_100.png)
Baylor has partnered with Common Grounds to stock shelves with coffee that benefits a great cause.
Oct
2
2019
![Fall Presidential Conversation Series Highlights Civility and Respect](https://www.baylor.edu/content/imglib/3/4/4/6/344680_100.png)
This fall, President Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D., will be hosting a Baylor Conversation Series focused on civil discourse.
Oct
2
2019
![Programs Highly Ranked by U.S. News](https://www.baylor.edu/content/imglib/3/4/4/6/344666_100.png)
In the latest 2020 rankings released by U.S. News & World Report, Baylor ranked No. 79 among National Universities, with several programs and opportunities for undergraduates highly rated.
Oct
2
2019
![Wide-Ranging Support for Give Light Campaign](https://www.baylor.edu/content/imglib/3/4/4/6/344681_100.png)
As the fall semester gets underway, the Baylor Family is heading into the second year of the University’s $1.1 billion Give Light comprehensive philanthropic campaign with great momentum.