Archived News – February 2020
Feb
5
2020
![Baylor Announces Recipients of Baylor Alumni Awards](https://www.baylor.edu/content/imglib/3/5/0/2/350245_100.png)
The recipients of the 2019-20 Baylor Alumni Awards were announced January 23. The awards recognize those who achieve remarkable success in a manner that embodies the distinctive mission of the University.
Feb
5
2020
![Baylor Compliance and Risk Services Launches Policy Library Website](https://www.baylor.edu/content/imglib/3/5/0/3/350349_100.png)
baylor.edu/risk/policy
Baylor University’s policy process, once decentralized, is now coordinated through University Compliance and Risk Services, providing a central point for the development, review and approval for University policies.
Baylor University’s policy process, once decentralized, is now coordinated through University Compliance and Risk Services, providing a central point for the development, review and approval for University policies.
Feb
5
2020
![Baylor Faculty Job Satisfaction Survey](https://www.baylor.edu/content/imglib/3/5/0/2/350246_100.png)
Begins February 10
Full-time Baylor faculty have the opportunity to complete the COACHE Faculty Job Satisfaction Survey which will be used to obtain actionable data about the conditions, environment, policies and practices that support the best faculty work.
Full-time Baylor faculty have the opportunity to complete the COACHE Faculty Job Satisfaction Survey which will be used to obtain actionable data about the conditions, environment, policies and practices that support the best faculty work.
Feb
5
2020
![Baylor University Names Mark and Paula Hurd as 2019-2020 Founders Medal Recipients](https://www.baylor.edu/content/imglib/3/5/0/2/350247_100.png)
Baylor has named Mark and Paula Hurd recipients of the 2019-2020 Baylor University Founders Medal.
Feb
5
2020
![Continuing Ed Receives Grant from Governor’s Child Sex Trafficking Team to Create Training Curriculum](https://www.baylor.edu/content/imglib/3/5/0/2/350248_100.png)
Baylor Continuing Education is working on an extensive project to create and implement a customized Motivational Interviewing training curriculum designed for those who provide services to children and youth who have been sexually exploited.
Feb
5
2020
The Equity Office will now be working closely with the Title IX Office, combining efforts to ensure the Baylor campus is a safe and non-discriminatory learning, living and working environment for all members of the University community.
Feb
5
2020
![Give Light Campaign: Creating a Bright Future](https://www.baylor.edu/content/imglib/3/5/0/2/350249_100.png)
As Baylor University celebrates its 175th anniversary in 2020, the Baylor Family has provided tremendous momentum for the University’s $1.1 billion Give Light comprehensive philanthropic campaign.
Feb
5
2020
![Honoring the Past, Envisioning the Future](https://www.baylor.edu/content/imglib/3/5/0/2/350250_100.png)
Mayborn exhibit celebrates Baylor’s 175th anniversary and invites visitors to gaze into the future.
Feb
5
2020
![Ignite Project Team Offers Training as Launch Date Nears](https://www.baylor.edu/content/imglib/3/5/0/1/350102_100.png)
The Ignite project, which is bringing transformation to Baylor business processes and resource management strategies, continues on track for a June 2020 release. As we start the year, the Ignite Team is eager to share updates and progress with the campus community.
Feb
5
2020
![Newsmakers Luncheon Recognizes the Efforts of Media-Trained Faculty Experts](https://www.baylor.edu/content/imglib/3/5/0/2/350251_100.png)
In October, Baylor Media and Public Relations honored more than 90 faculty members during the second annual Newsmakers Luncheon.
Feb
5
2020
Recent changes in Texas law affect how employees interact with Title IX. Texas Senate Bill 212 was put into effect at the start of 2020.
Feb
5
2020
![Solid Gold Neighbor Initiative Launches Go Gold Program in Partnership with Waco Businesses Providing Local Discounts to Faculty and Staff](https://www.baylor.edu/content/imglib/3/5/0/2/350252_100.png)
Go Gold! offers local businesses a variety of ways to engage the campus community, most notably through the Go Gold! Discount program.
Feb
5
2020
![Spirituality and Character Study Helps Baylor Support Student Development](https://www.baylor.edu/content/imglib/3/5/0/2/350253_100.png)
Baylor researchers recently released early findings from the Spirituality and Character Study administered among Baylor students and alumni.
Feb
5
2020
![Texas Business Journals and Baylor Release Study of Business Outlook and Research Partnerships](https://www.baylor.edu/content/imglib/3/5/0/2/350254_100.png)
Nearly 600 Texas business leaders responded to a recent survey conducted by Texas Business Journals and Baylor University on topics related to the state’s business landscape, growth projections, concerns facing businesses and the role of higher education in preparing the workforce and partnering to find solutions to industry challenges.
Feb
5
2020
![The Baylor Family Rallies Around Mascot Lady During Treatment of Tumor](https://www.baylor.edu/content/imglib/3/5/0/2/350255_100.png)
In early December, President Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D., announced in a letter to the Baylor Family that one of the University’s beloved live American black bears mascots, Lady, was receiving treatments for a benign cranial mediastinal mass, or thymoma, in her chest.