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This week is the American Marketing Association’s (AMA) Marketing Week, where members can collaborate within their professional community, gaining inspiration to address their marketing challenges. As the academic marketing community kicks off the week, Baylor’s Dr. Stephanie Mangus is featured in the AMA Marketing Week social media video for her leadership role in the Sales Special Interest Group (SIG) and as the Co-Chair for the 2022 Summer AMA Conference.
Baylor Business Review: Salazar enrolled in the MBA program at Baylor in the spring of 2020. He was fascinated with the idea of how cybersecurity and business intersect and decided to earn a cybersecurity certificate as well.
KWBU (NPR): When business leaders are faced with two difficult outcomes, Baylor Management professor Chris Meyer shares how it all comes down to one basic character trait: consistency.
WACO, Texas (Oct. 7, 2021) – Baylor University has been recognized by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption as one of the top five U.S. education institutions that offer the best overall adoption benefits, including paid parental leave and financial assistance for adoption-related expenses.
WACO, Texas (Oct. 8, 2021) – A new study, led by Baylor University researcher Julie Hoggarth, Ph.D., associate professor of anthropology, evaluates the major impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on professional archaeologists, particularly women and those early in their career.
Top leaders need strong decision-making skills. Learn how an MBA targets and builds students’ abilities and confidence in this essential aspect of leadership.
Baylor Business Review: For Melissa Thomas, MBA/MHA '12, it has always been about helping others. This led her to Baylor, where she enrolled in the Army-Baylor Program in San Antonio to obtain a dual MBA/MHA degree.
Fortune: Baylor MBA alumna Thasunda Brown Duckett is ranked number 10 in Fortune Magazine's "Most Powerful Women" of 2021.
WACO, Texas (Oct. 6, 2021) – Baylor University students’ engagement with their studies, interaction with their faculty and satisfaction with their experience landed the University in a tie nationally at No. 4 – and tops in Texas and the Big 12 – for Student Engagement in the 2022 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings released Sept. 22.
Baylor Business Review: Navy Lt. Cmdr. Michael Speciale was only two weeks into his online MBA program at Baylor University when he was deployed to East Africa. He was just starting to get into the rhythm of lectures and assignments when he found himself nearly 9,000 miles from Waco.
Military veteran and Baylor alumna Crystal Brown is shining her Baylor light via social work in a way she never expected—in the field of nephrology.
Growing up, Brown recalls seeing her cousin dressed professionally each day as an attorney. She always knew as a kid that she too wanted to be a professional one day so she would be able to establish her own voice.
Professor of Finance J. Franklin Potts provides insurance tips in this article about uninsured drivers.
After networking in-person with executives during the Fall Top Gun Training program, Baylor’s Center for Professional Selling challenged ProSales students through the Baylor Business Business Development (BBBD) competition, an experiential learning exercise focused on the pre-call planning and business development steps of the sales process.
Baylor Business Review: For many veterans making the shift from the military to a civilian workplace, it is not the actual hard skills they learned while serving that makes them good employees. Instead, it is all those other things they picked up along the way that help make the transition a smooth one.
Metro Atlanta CEO: Dawn Carlson, H.R. Gibson Chair of Organizational Development, and Emily Hunter, Management department chair in the Hankamer School of Business, served as co-authors on a study on the impact of workaholism on personal health and family relationships.
WACO, Texas (Oct. 4, 2021) – The Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty (BCHP) announced today that Craig Gundersen, Ph.D. – one of the nation’s leading experts and sought-after voices on strategies to address food insecurity, with a special emphasis on publicly funded nutrition programs – has been selected as the inaugural Jim and Tammy Snee Family Chair in Food Security.
WACO, Texas (Oct. 3, 2021) – Baylor University researchers and faculty experts were featured in national and local media stories as they shared their thoughts and expertise on social security management, upcoming votes on constitutional amendments and the challenges facing collegiate athletics.
An avid outdoorsman, Josh Palermo grew up hiking mountains, fishing, and hunting. When he hiked his first fourteener (a mountain peak exceeding 14,000 feet), he did so with his grandparents, who were in their seventies at the time.
Baylor Connections: Sandeep Mazumder was named The William E. Crenshaw Endowed Dean of the Hankamer School of Business after an extensive national search this spring. Mazumder shares his journey from London to Waco, which included stops at some of the world’s most prestigious institutions along the way. He examines his philosophy on faith and scholarship and highlights the experiences that guided him into a new season of leadership at Baylor.
Financial Advisor: William Reichenstein, emeritus professor of investments, is referenced in this article on how social security payments and withdrawals from tax-deferred accounts can be coordinated throughout retirement to lower an individual’s taxes.
WACO, Texas (Oct. 1, 2021) – Glenn Loury, Ph.D., Brown University economist and expert on the social aspects of race, will be the featured speaker at the Free Enterprise Forum at Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business, hosted by the Baugh Center for Entrepreneurship and Free Enterprise on Tuesday, Oct. 5.
KWBU (NPR): Andrea Dixon executive director for the Center for Professional Selling and associate professor of Marketing, gives insight into the changing management process.
WACO, Texas (Sept. 30, 2021) – Baylor University today announced the successful completion of the Baylor Academic Challenge (BAC), a dollar-for-dollar matching program that generated significant support from alumni and donors to establish 14 new endowed faculty chairs and significantly advance the aspirations of Illuminate, the University’s strategic plan.
WACO, Texas (Sept. 30, 2021) – Each of the three finalists for Baylor University’s 2022 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching will present a public lecture on Baylor’s campus beginning Tuesday, Oct. 5. Each lecture also will be livestreamed on the Cherry Award website.
Sandeep Mazumder, the William E. Crenshaw Endowed Dean of the Hankamer School of Business, hosted students from the Business School for a series of questions on Sept. 6.
The Baylor Department of Accounting and Business Law is partnering with The Pack Shack to pack 50,000 meals for our community. Students, faculty and staff from all departments can help at the packing party Oct. 20, 2021, 4-6 p.m., at the Meyer Conference Center, Foster 250.
The Financial: A study by Management professors Emily Hunter and Dawn Carlson is featured in this article on workaholics and what being a workaholic can mean for the future.
WACO, Texas (Sept. 29, 2021) – Baylor University President Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D., will give invited testimony at 9:30 a.m. CT Thursday, Sept. 30, during a legislative hearing on “A Level Playing Field: College Athletes’ Rights to Their Name, Image, and Likeness” before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Siblings Sarah and John Garland share an intangible inheritance from their late mother that transcends kinship. Sarah, a journalist, and John, a pastor, say their mother, Diana Garland, a Baptist social work educator with wide-ranging influence, pursued a commitment to justice and mercy that inspires them in their life and work. Sarah Garland “There’s not a lot required of us, the Bible says, but one (requirement) is to do justice,” said Sarah Garland, a New York-based writer and editor, during a Sept. 25 address to her home church in Louisville, Ky. Her mother “always appeared to be doing and doing” justice, she observed. “I feel both inspired and daunted.”
Baylor’s flexible online MBA program offers a path to a career-advancing degree for Carl Faraon, who works 12-hour days with the Houston Texans.
AARP: A study done by Feeding America and Craig Gunderson, professor of Economics and the Snee Family Endowed Chair at the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, is quoted in this article regarding SNAP benefits and food insecurity during the pandemic.
KXXV: Pedro Reyes, professor of Supply Chain Management, is quoted in this article on the shortage of truck drivers and how it could impact holiday shopping.
WACO, Texas (Sept. 28, 2021) – After a 2020 hiatus due to COVID, Baylor University’s Mathematics for Early Learners Academy (MELA), sponsored by the Baylor School of Education (SOE), returned for the summer of 2021. The program, which has helped young students ages 4-6 to achieve or exceed grade level in early math skills and number fluency, also began pilot testing its new curriculum and assessments.
To celebrate and kickoff National Fire Prevention Week in Waco, Baylor University’s Mayborn Museum is partnering with the university’s Department of Public Safety, the Waco Fire Department, American Red Cross, American Medical Response and other local first responders from 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 3.
WACO, Texas (Sept. 26, 2021) – Baylor University researchers and faculty experts were featured in national and local media stories as they shared their thoughts and expertise on subjects such as phone usage and its impact on relationships, religion and its political implications and how faith can positively impact prisoners.
Double majoring in ProSales and Finance, Ashton Kresta approaches life with tenacity and a strong work ethic cultivated by summers spent working on a farm. In high school, he was the president of three separate organization and led his Farm Business Management team to the Future Farmers of America national competition.
WACO, Texas (Sept. 24, 2021) – As Baylor University continues substantial progress toward Research 1 recognition among the nation’s top research institutions, the University today is honoring all staff who work behind the scenes to support research across the campus on National Research Administrator Day.
Peter Campbell, Ph.D., associate professor of political science and international security scholar, penned a column for City Journal, in which he discusses who deserves scrutiny following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
WACO, Texas (Sept. 24, 2021) – More than 35 non-profit organizations will be visiting Baylor’s campus for Missions Week from Monday, Sept. 27 to Friday, Oct. 1.
Using tools and skills in data analytics, online MBA students in Baylor’s Marketing Analysis course simulate real-world strategies to make smart, customer-focused decisions that deliver high ROI.
WACO, Texas (Sept. 22, 2021) – Baylor University is taking one of its most notable and cherished traditions on the road this fall as Dr Pepper Hour debuts at select high schools in Dallas, Austin, Houston, San Antonio and Waco over the next four weeks.
An MBA is a powerful asset for advancing your career. Learn how it prepares you for your next role with the skills you need for success.
WACO, Texas (Sept. 21, 2021) – Baylor University’s John F. Baugh Center for Entrepreneurship and Free Enterprise has opened applications for the 11th annual Baylor New Venture Competition (BNVC), a two-day business plan and elevator pitch competition for collegiate entrepreneurs across the world.
Growing up in a family with Puerto Rican and Cuban heritage, Amanda Fernandez is completely fluent in Spanish. Proud of her upbringing, she brings this unique cultural understanding to everything she does.
WACO, Texas (Sept. 19, 2021) – Baylor University researchers and faculty experts were featured in national and local media stories as they shared their thoughts and expertise on using handwritten text recognition to enhance preserved documents, why the pandemic has caused mental health changes and the skills students need to be successful in their future endeavors.
Tradeoffs: This article about hospital closures cites recent research by Economics professor Michael Richards which investigated the economic impact of rural hospital closures.
Thrive Global: This article cites research from Management professors Emily Hunter and Cindy Wu which finds that taking a coffee break in the mid-morning offers the greatest benefit.
WACO, Texas (Sept. 16, 2021) – Baylor University today announced a $1.5 million gift from Jim and Tammy Snee of Austin, Minnesota, establishing an endowed faculty chair position to lead research efforts addressing food security through the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty.
WACO, Texas (Sept. 15, 2021) – Ten Baylor University faculty members have been selected by Provost Nancy Brickhouse, Ph.D., to serve as 2021-2022 Baylor Fellows for their excellence in teaching and desire to transform student thinking through innovation.
WACO, Texas (Sept. 14, 2021) – When the National Association of Professional Development Schools (NAPDS) decided to update its foundational “essentials” document, the national organization included representation from the Baylor University School of Education (SOE) to help lead those efforts.
WACO, Texas (Sept. 14, 2021) – Baylor University’s Women’s and Gender Studies Program will host the Boundary Breaking Women’s Panel from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday on the fifth floor of the Cashion Academic Center. Baylor students, faculty and staff are invited.
Baylor Entrepreneurship Department is ranked a top-ten program once again at number 9.
WACO, Texas (Sept. 13, 2021) – Baylor University announced its official fall enrollment today, including an overall enrollment that topped 20,000 for the first time amid rising diversity and graduation rates.
WACO, Texas (Sept. 13, 2021) – For the 10th time, Baylor University has attained elite Honor Roll status as a 2021 Great College to Work For, according to a new survey by The Great Colleges to Work For program.
WACO, Texas (Sept. 13, 2021) – Baylor University moved up to No. 75 among National Universities – with several academic programs and opportunities for undergraduates highly rated – in the latest rankings for 2022 released today by U.S. News & World Report.
WACO, Texas (Sept. 12, 2021) – Baylor University researchers and faculty experts were featured in national and local media stories as they shared their thoughts and expertise on Ivermectin use to treat COVID-19, the importance of government assistance to combat food insecurity and how the 9/11 attacks have impacted those who experienced it firsthand.
WACO, Texas (Sept. 10, 2021) –The Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon continue – 20 years later – to have profound effects on everything from America’s political, religious and cultural polarization to American entertainment choices, said Baylor University faith and culture expert Greg Garrett, Ph.D., professor of English.
Learn about one of our alums, Thiago Bittar, and how the Baylor Executive MBA impacted his life and career.
KWBU (NPR): Professor of Management Van Gray shares how companies should continually evaluate their company in order to grow.
WACO, Texas (Sept. 9, 2021) - Baylor University today announced the creation of The Vance Masteller Endowed Research Chair in Communication Sciences and Disorders within the Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences’ Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, providing significant research and teaching support surrounding Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).
WACO, Texas (Sept. 9, 2021) – Baylor University on Wednesday welcomed the inaugural cohort of 25 Trailblazer Scholars during a reception in the Barfield Drawing Room.
WACO, Texas (Sept. 9, 2021) – The Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty (BCHP) will welcome David Beasley, executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), to its Forum on Global Hunger Sept. 10 at Baylor University’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary. The WFP received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020 for their work combatting hunger and preventing the use of famine as a weapon of war in the most dangerous regions of the world.
Do you really need a business background and work experience to pursue an MBA? Not necessarily. Read about the firsthand experiences of students and grads who showcase the versatility of the MBA.
Wallet Hub: Professor of Marketing James Roberts is featured as a smartphone consumer behavior expert in this article about smartphone spending during the pandemic.
WACO, Texas (Sept. 8, 2021) - In anticipation of Baylor Football opening the 2021 season at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at McLane Stadium, Baylor University will return its regular approach to football game weekend, including changes to campus parking garages and lots and road closures beginning Friday afternoon and overnight Saturday.
WACO, Texas (Sept. 5, 2021) – Baylor University researchers and faculty experts were featured in national and local media stories as they shared their thoughts and expertise on time management, contact tracing, Critical Race Theory and the magic of Beethoven.
WACO, Texas (Sept. 3, 2021) – Baylor University will debut its new institutional television commercial Saturday during the football game between Baylor and Texas State University streamed on ESPN+.
WACO, Texas (Sept. 2, 2021) – Baylor University will join City of Waco and McLennan County partners, in cooperation with the Waco/McLennan County Office of Emergency Management, to conduct a regular joint test of outdoor tornado sirens, beginning at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 3. In addition, Baylor will conduct a required test of the multi-tiered Baylor Alert emergency communications systems, which is used to alert the campus community of a significant emergency or threat on or near campus.
Clear and effective communication is critical for business leaders. An Executive MBA program can help professionals enhance and grow this ever-green, in-demand soft skill, so that they can become confident and inspiring storytellers who truly connect with their audience.
Baylor Lariat: Management Professor Sara Perry offers advice to students on time management and tips to structure the day.
WACO, Texas (Sept. 1, 2021) – Baylor University is mourning beloved Baylor Family member Jane Meyer, of Waco, who passed away Aug. 21. Honored as a Baylor Founder for her support of the University, Meyer’s strong Christian faith informed her philanthropy, and as president of the Paul and Jane Meyer Family Foundation, she built upon a legacy of generosity toward Baylor’s students through giving to scholarships, faculty funding and facilities.
When a group of Baptist scholars came together virtually Aug. 9-11 for a roundtable on “Baptists and the Kingdom of God,” they did not know that several in the group had personal experience to speak to one of the presentation topics: apartheid in South Africa. The Baptist Scholars International Roundtable is housed at Baylor University and supported by member institutions invested in the formation of global-minded Baptist leaders. The group’s focus is intergenerational, transnational development in which BSIR fellows respond to the work of seven scholars selected to participate.
WACO, Texas (Aug. 31, 2021) – Baylor University alumni and fans around the world are invited to showcase their passion and spirit for Baylor collectively by wearing green and gold to celebrate national College Colors Day on Friday, Sept. 3.
WACO, Texas (Aug. 31, 2021) – Baylor University’s Institute for Studies of Religion and Keston Center for Religion, Politics and Society will host "Facing Forward: Afghanistan After America," an expert panel of former Afghan leaders and diplomacy experts during a Zoom webinar at 11 a.m. CT Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021.
Baylor University will host the 2022 Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (BCERC), welcoming guests from around the world. BCERC is considered by many to be the premier entrepreneurship research conference in the world.
WACO, Texas (Aug. 29, 2021) – Baylor University researchers and faculty experts were featured in national and local media stories as they shared their thoughts and expertise on diversity in black-majority congregations, the renovation of Tidwell Bible Building, talent acquisition during COVID-19 and the passion for learning and educating students about World War II.
WACO, Texas (Aug. 27, 2021) – With her latest research, Allison Alford, Ph.D., clinical assistant professor in Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business, continues to draw attention to what she describes as the underappreciated role of the daughter in American society.
Earning an MBA is a great career move—but it’s not easy. How do you balance graduate studies with work and life demands? Learn how one professional made it happen.
WACO, Texas (Aug. 25, 2021) – During a ceremonial ribbon cutting, Baylor University today celebrated the opening of the newly-renovated Tidwell Bible Building, one of many historic buildings that make up the core of the University’s campus.
Wallet Hub: Professor of Finance Franklin Potts is featured as an expert in this article about totaled car costs.
WACO, Texas (Aug. 22, 2021) – Baylor University researchers and faculty experts were featured in national and local media stories as they shared their thoughts and expertise on local grief and trauma responses to COVID-19, how to provide effective feedback to students, and the local and international benefits of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Professionals who invest in an MBA program that teaches critical executive communication skills become confident and collaborative leaders with more career opportunities.
WACO, Texas (Aug. 18, 2021) – Baylor University’s internationally recognized researcher in water quality, Bryan W. Brooks, Ph.D., is one of the collaborative partners of the Global Estuaries Monitoring (GEM) Programme, which was recently endorsed by the United Nations (UN).
WACO, Texas (Aug. 15, 2021) – Baylor University researchers and faculty experts were featured in national and local media stories as they shared their thoughts and expertise on Coachella fashion, the COVID response of churches in Latin America and studies on how to implement risk reduction strategies for young, at-risk women.
Baylor Connections: JaeHwan Kwon, professor of Marketing, discusses his research utilizing eye-tracking technology to determine attention and physiological responses to uncover clues about what draws and keeps our attention.
Ashley Buchanan (BBA '96, MBA '98) was tabbed as Michaels president and CEO last year after a long tenure at Walmart.
WACO, Texas (Aug. 8, 2021) – Baylor University researchers and faculty experts were featured in national and local media stories as they shared their thoughts and expertise on map usage as a means of tracing history, the benefits of creating safe outdoor spaces for children and how a Baylor mentorship can benefit personal career journeys.
Can an MBA help you become a better entrepreneur? Read about how a serial business builder sharpened his skills and broadened his thinking thanks to the classes and practical experiences of an MBA program.
Earlier today, Vice President and Director of Athletics Mack B. Rhoades IV and I traveled to Austin to testify in front of a Select Senate Committee looking into the Future of College Sports in Texas, following the pledged departure of the University of Texas from the Big 12 Conference in 2025. We were joined by Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby, our colleagues from Texas Tech and TCU, and UT President Jay Hartzell.
IMA (Institute of Management Accountants), the association of accountants and financial professionals in business, has named Accounting professor Laurie Burney as IMA’s Professor-in-Residence.
WACO, Texas (Aug. 1, 2021) – Baylor University researchers and faculty experts were featured in national and local media stories as they shared their thoughts and expertise on scriptural gender roles, an archeological mystery around ancient canines in Israel, reality TV families and the biblical theology of the body and sport.
KWBU (NPR): Marketing professor Meredith David shares how and when fear-based marketing can be effective.
WACO, Texas (July 29, 2021) – Janeth Mendoza Santillan was awarded first place today in the first-ever innovation challenge from the Christian Collective for Social Innovation (CCSI), a joint initiative of Baylor University and Compassion International, for a grand prize of $25,000. The CCSI invited innovators from around the world to create solutions for the educational challenges in Central and South America in the wake of COVID-19.
Obtaining your MBA can lead to a high return on investment, but how should you pay for it? Here are some financing options to consider.
WACO, Texas (July 28, 2021) – Baylor University alumna Katerina Levinson, B.A. ’17, has been awarded the Barry Scholarship, funded by the Canterbury Institute, becoming the first Baylor graduate to receive the organization's most generous scholarship available for study at the University of Oxford.
Dr. Andrea Dixon, Executive Director of the Center for Professional Selling, discusses how today’s sales professional must be an orchestrator of the change management process.
WACO, Texas (July 27, 2021) - Baylor President Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D., sent the following update was sent to the Baylor University Family.
WACO, Texas (July 25, 2021) – Baylor University researchers and faculty experts were featured in national and local media stories as they shared their thoughts and expertise on the impacts of gratitude on personalities, workplace discrimination surrounding pregnancy and school curriculum as it impacts teachers and students alike.
WACO, Texas (July 23, 2021) – The following message was sent to the Baylor University Family today from Baylor President Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D., and Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Mack B. Rhoades IV.
WACO, Texas (July 22, 2021) – Baylor University today announced the hiring of Alan X. Wang, Ph.D. as the inaugural holder of The Mearse Chair in Biological and Biomedical Engineering, becoming the first faculty hire to an endowed chair position funded through the Baylor Academic Challenge.