Imagine this: you have the chance to help spark the story for hundreds of new Baylor Bears. You get to encourage them, build friendships, and introduce them to Baylor's traditions. Apply to be an Orientation and Baylor Line Camp Leader so you don't miss this experience! The position is paid, and you get free housing and program meals! Click HERE.

Over 30 global missions organizations are returning to Baylor's campus for Missions Week 2025! Join us for a week of events, prizes, free food, and more. The purpose of Missions Week is to provide mission education and elevate student awareness of global missions opportunities. Learn more here!

Come out to support Baylor students and enjoy an evening of music! Students receive recital credit. 

We're starting Missions Week at Vertical with 30+ global missions organizations who are ready to meet you. Learn how you can go global and share the love of God to the nations.

This informal, unsanctioned bouldering competition is all about fun, encouragement, and friendly climbing vibes — open to Baylor students, faculty, staff, and dependents 15+. Week 2 kicks off October 21st. Register at myrec.baylor.edu! 

Thinking about missions?  Want to make a global impact and you use your major or passion to serve globally?  Looking for internships with a purpose?  Passionate about a cause? With over 30 organizations, there’s a place for you to serve.  Come learn more and check out the different organizations while earning free food and drinks.

Associate Professor of Communication Dr. Luke Winslow and former Waco Tribune-Herald editor Bill Whitaker will discuss Winslow's new book, “Oligarchy in America: Power, Justice, and the Rule of the Few.” Audience Q&A, a book signing, and reception will follow the conversation. Available in-person or via Zoom Webinar. For more information, click HERE.

Grab your Dr. Pepper float and check out over 30 different mission organizations that serve around the globe in various ways. Our organizations are excited to meet you!

Since 1953, Dr Pepper Hour has been a long-standing tradition of the Student Union. Sponsored by Student Activities. Click here to learn about the Dr Pepper Hour Club! Don't miss the chance to earn your DP Hour Mug. Contact sarah_patterson@baylor.edu for more information.

Experience a flavorful dinner that celebrates the vibrant culture, colors, and authentic dishes of this joyful tradition, all with celebrity chef, Zubair Mohajir!, founder of acclaimed Chicago restaurants including Lilac Tiger and Mirra, and a contestant on Bravo’s Top Chef Season 22! Our menu will feature some of Chef Zubair’s favorite dishes inspired by his own Diwali celebrations. For more information, click HERE.

Cost is $5. Join us for a beginner-friendly sailing clinic, no experience needed, just bring your sense of adventure! 

Spend time learning about different opportunities to serve, intern, and work around the globe while enjoying a free dinner. Sign up here and get a free Missions Week hat!

The Honors College presents the Laura Blanche Jackson Lectureship in World Issues featuring David Beasley, former Governor of South Carolina and former Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP). Beasley will present "Global Order: War, Conflict, Stability and the Nobel Peace Prize." For more information, click HERE.

Get ready for high-energy spin classes, music, and sPoOky vibes all evening long! FitPass and registration required. Secure your spot now at myrec.baylor.edu!

Hey Bears! Take a Break on Speight! Come enjoy coffee, pastries, and raffle prizes on Speight Plaza with your Baylor DPS team! All are welcome to swing by and learn more about safety resources, chat with DPS staff, or just to grab a coffee and donut on us! See you there!

The sisters of Kappa Phi Gamma will be hosting a Halloween-themed bake sale! They are fundraising to earn funds in hopes of supporting their philanthropy, Cancer Awareness. To purchase a baked good, go to @kphig.gamma on Instagram for the order form. All proceeds earned from this event will go to Sunshine Kids.

Take a class break and join us for "What's Poppin", celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month! Join the MA staff this Wednesday in the SUB CUB from 3-4 PM. Learn the house rules for UNO, enjoy some fun games, and snack on potato chips with salsa and popcorn.  For more information, contact Leslie DeLaFuente.

Come join us for a celebration and discussion of Dr. Ekaterina N. Lomperis's book, The Reformations of Medicine: Early Modern Beginnings & Contemporary Possibilities! Dr. Lomperis will be discussing the book with Reformation scholar Dr. David Whitford. For more information, click HERE.

Cost is $5. This clinic will equip climbers with the skills and technical knowledge required to belay at the Baylor Rock. For more information, click HERE.

Step right up—if you dare! Enter Fiji Fright Night, a carnival-themed haunted house packed with spine-chilling thrills, creepy clowns, and eerie midway games. Test your luck, win hauntingly fun prizes, and enjoy classic snacks from Old time funnel cakes and Churro time! Admission is FREE-join us for three nights of frightful fun and carnival chaos! Wednesday, 8-10 p.m.; Thursday, 8-11 p.m.; Friday, 8 p.m.-midnight. 

Don’t let the flu get in the way of a great year!  Health Services is hosting mobile flu shot clinics across campus during the month of October. For even less check-in hassle, pre-book an appointment on your Health Portal at healthcenter.baylor.edu. (If you’d prefer to get your flu shot at the Health Center, you’re in luck, too! Just make an injection appointment on your health portal or call 254-710-1010 to schedule!)

International Human Rights Lawyer, former State Department Special Advisor for Religious Minorities, and author H. Knox Thames will discuss topics from his recent publication, "Ending Persecution: Charting the Path to Global Religious Freedom" with Baylor's Joanne Cummings, Adjunct Professor and former State Deparment Officer. Lunch snacks are provided, and audience Q&A and a book signing will follow the conversation. For more information, click HERE.

For more information about Baylor Athletics events, visit: baylorbears.com.

Rising country music powerhouse and CMA New Artist of the Year Nominee Tucker Wetmore, whose hit songs “3,2,1” and “Wind Up Missin’ You” have topped radio airwaves, will headline his first arena show at the Paul and Alejandra Foster Pavilion on Thursday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m. Opening for Wetmore is singer-songwriter Kaitlin Butts. Floor tickets under $40, reserved seats under $50. Tickets are on sale now on the Foster Events website. 

Join Bella Voce and the Baylor Chamber Singers for a concert Friday night in Roxy Grove. Students will receive recital credit. 

Join us as we race from the field to the top of Mclane Stadium. Enjoy the riverfront and unique views on our route around Baylor and through McLane Stadium. Click HERE for more information.

The Intramural Canoe Race kicks off this Saturday at the Pullin Family Marina! Come cheer on the competition and enjoy the action on the water!

For more information about Baylor Athletics events, visit: baylorbears.com.

Co-Rec Doubles Tennis Tournament Championship 10/23: Don't miss the Intramural Co-Rec Doubles Tennis Tournament Final this Thursday at Marrs McLean Tennis Courts — action starts at 6:30 PM!  

🏈Flag Football Game of the Week: Get ready for a Tuesday night football clash as the Brooks Bandits take on Baylor Bear (Football) Club! Catch the action Oct. 21 at 9:00 PM at the Parker Bros. IM fields — don’t miss it!

Cornhole and Spikeball Registration 10/27: Registration for Cornhole and Spikeball opens Monday, October 27th! Ready to serve, toss, and dominate? Sign up on Fusion Play to secure your spot.

Register to play intramural sports through the FUSION PLAY APP in 3 easy steps!

Students, do you need a ride to and from DFW Airport for the holidays? Check out Baylor Student Government's Airport Shuttle Program HERE.

The A.A. and Marjorie Hyden Endowed Scholarship application is now open for 2025. For more information, click HERE.

Volunteers are needed for Baylor’s Fall Family Extravaganza, a new addition to this year’s Homecoming events! This fun festival atmosphere offers games and activities on Third Street before Bonfire. We’re looking for student volunteers to help run games such as a ring toss, bowling, football and basketball toss, Plinko, duck pull, corn hole, soccer darts and more. Students are encouraged to wear their org shirts or a Baylor spirit shirt. Volunteers needed from 5-9 p.m. Email Jayne_Hattaway@baylor.edu for more information or to sign up! 

All Baylor University students now have unlimited access to RightNow Media—the world’s largest streaming library of video Bible study resources. This is a tool that can help you live out your faith, especially as you continue your spiritual journey through college and beyond. Click here to register and receive free lifetime access to Baylor’s RightNow Media page.

Done in a Day is our Full-Time MBA’s premier admissions and scholarship event. Students who attend this day-long event have a truly unique opportunity to interact with current students and network with faculty to learn about various aspects of the program. You'll also connect with admissions, student services and the Career Center. Join us for a class visit and then sit down for a networking lunch to further discuss the various aspects of the program. Even better, attendees receive an official admission and scholarship decision within 24hrs! Click here to learn more or to register to attend. 

Calling all first year students! Take a mental health break with Chef Kaylynn's cake decorating class! Decorate your own cake, make new friends, and learn all about the mental health resources available on campus. Meal Swipe is required. Spaces are limited. Sign up today! For more information, click HERE.

Nominate a faculty member, staff member, or student for the inaugural GLOBE Awards, honoring global engagement that reflects Baylor’s mission of faith, learning, and service. Winners will be recognized during Baylor’s International Education Week (Nov. 10–14, 2025). Nominations are due Oct. 26 via the GLOBE Awards Nomination Form.

Grab a FitPass for just $50 (students) or $60 (faculty, staff & faculty spouses) and get unlimited access to every group fitness class all semester long. One pass, every class!
Purchase yours now at myrec.baylor.edu!

Be sure to pick up your Punch Pass at your first class — get it stamped each time you attend, and once you complete 40 classes, you’ll be entered to win a free FitPass for next semester!

If you are a department or Baylor student organization and have items you would like to see appear in What's New BU, submit them for consideration by Friday at 8 a.m. by clicking here or emailing them to whatsnew@baylor.edu. View past issues of What’s New BU here. 

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