Five Bright Starrs in Baylor's Future
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Vol. 114 No. 1 © 2012, Baylor University In Print Five bright Starrs in Baylor’s future >>HATS OFF TO ALUM Baylor law graduate, Kevin By Amando Dominick Reynolds, directs Emmy aspirational statement says that it is very Staff Writer important,” Davis said. “The value of a Bay- nominated miniseries. lor education can be supported through di- Page B8 A new university vision promises to be versity of revenue stream.” the next stepping stone in Baylor’s path to Included in the first aspirational state- the future. ment is the goal “to approach the profile >>NBA-BOUND BEARS Pro Futuris, meaning ‘for the future,’ is See where Miller, Acy, and of Carnegie’s research universites with the name of Baylor’s newest strategic vi- very high research activity,” by produc- Jones III are headed from here! sion, created to guide the university’s path ing more Ph.D.s according to the Baylor Page B4 in the coming years, website. Baylor is currently classified Adopted unanimously by the Baylor as a research university with high re- >>DISCOVERY STRIDES Board of Regents on May 11, this vision search activity. Learn how members of BU’s expands Baylor’s previous long-term A Carnegie-classified research HEP group progressed ‘God plan, Baylor 2012, the university’s stra- university with very high research tegic vision for a decade-long series of activity is defined by the Carnegie Particle’ research. improvements. It began on June 1, and website as an “[institution] that Page A5 Pro Futuris will be in effect for the next awarded at least 20 research doc- decade. toral degrees during the update On the Web In a May 11 press release, Elizabeth y e ar.” Davis, executive Vice President and Students will also see an in- Provost, said Pro Futuris will help to creased emphasis on health-related clarify the goals of the University. professional programs, “Baylor 2012 said ‘what increased research we were going to do,’ programs and activi- whereas Pro Futuris ties to reflect this goal. says ‘why we are do- The new strategic ing what we need to vision is already changing do,’” David said. how the administration Davis added plans on handling that Pro Futuris future projects: will function “as with more input. Let’s get literary. a compass for Davis said, “Pro our future.” Futuris was created Watch a profoundly Pro Futuris is constructed around dents to meet the university’s rising from the bottom up using input from fac- narrated visual story, five goals: Transformational Educa- costs. Despite Baylor’s goal to assist students ulty and staff, and future projects will be featuring Baylor professor tion, Compelling Scholarship, In- Judicious Stewardship, the fifth as- to finance their education, the Board of made the same way.” formed Engagement, Committed Con- Tom Hanks, as he delves pirational element, includes plans to as- Regents recently approved a $1,866, or 6.5 Student Body President Kelly Rapp said stituents and Judicious Stewardship. sist students financially by methods such percent increase, in undergraduate tuition. the new plan is an excellent way for Baylor deep into his passion for These five areas of improvements seek to as discovering new sources of revenue Increases were seen in the general student “to establish who we are and our identity literature. create opportunites for students, such as an and “increas[ing] the degree to which fee, the costs of room and board, and tu- for the next ten or so years.” increase in openings for students to engage the cost of a Baylor education is met by ition. www. baylorlariat.com in research with faculty, more available ser- scholarships.” “The very fact that we included a fifth SEE FUTURIS, page A11 Viewpoints vice work and better scholarships for stu- “Most of the time Regents ‘rise up’ student fees Fees over the years from Page A1 all Wacoans see of FUTURIS By Maegan Rocio will increase 6.5 percent per university this year. Pro Futuris is an extension of Baylor kids is the Staff Writer Kelly Rapp, student body pres- semester hour and Baylor Law Baylor’s motto “Pro Ecclesia, Pro School tuition will also increase ident and a non-voting member groups of identically $35K Texana,” which translates to “For Tighten your belt buckles. by 6.5 percent. The general stu- of the Board of Regents, said the the Church, For Texas.” The Baylor University Board dent fee for both graduate and increase would help to fund the dressed girls in crush Despite the new emphasis on of Regents voted to increase undergraduate students is 8.58 operation of the university. research, however, Baylor will not t-shirts packing graduate and undergraduate tu- percent. “Tuition is going to increasing $30K forget its roots as a Christian Uni- out booths and ition and students fees for the According to a July 20 costs that are expected to come 2013 -2014 school year. The new Baylor press release, the new with the University. Some of them versity. chattering loudly cost of undergraduate tuition will budget will help to provide an would be faculty. Of course, Bay- $25K Mitchell Neubert, an associ- see a 6.5 percent increase for 12 education to students demon- lor maintains its small faculty-to- ate professor of management who about nothing, Or amount tuition or more hours. Tuition rates for strating financial need. The student ratio, so it goes towards chaired several meetings during graduate students will rise in a increase in tuition and fees will that, but it’s also going towards Pro Futuris’ input phase, identi- groups of soon-to-be $20K similar fashion, said Media Com- increase Baylor’s overall schol- other things, improvements and fied this tension as a concern. As a frat brothers breaking munications Director Lori Fogle- arship fund for the 2013 - 2014 whatnot on campus. It’s just kind church-related institution, Baylor cups and twisting up man, with a 6.59 percent increase school year, which includes of natural things that it goes to- $15k seeks faculty and staff who “will ‘06-’07 ‘08-’09 ‘10-’11 ‘12-’13 support the goals of the institu- per semester hour. Tuition rates need-based scholarships ‘05-’06 ‘07-’08 ‘09-’10 ‘11-’12 forks.” for students at Truett seminary for students entering the SEE FEES, page A11 years tion,” according to the Baylor web- Page A2 site. Though some worry this will lead to the exclusion of top-notch Bear Briefs faculty who fall outside the cat- egory of the Judeo-Christian faith tradition, Neubert said during the The place to go to know two-year-long input-gathering the places to go process, many expressed a desire for Baylor to maintain its Christi- anity above all else. Guess what time it is? It’s Neubert said, “It is too impor- Dr Pepper Hour, and tant to sacrifice our faith distinc- tives over rankings,” Neubert said. Tuesday never tasted He added Baylor won’t“lower their so good! Head over standards to tailor a candidate who to Barfield Drawing fits the faith mission of the school, MATT HELLMAN | LARIAT STAFF but cannot perform their job.” Room in the SUB (Left to right) Adjustments to pillars take place outside of the Baylor Sciences Building while workers mark the level of the base and clean up debris while working on East Village. Neubert said he believes the from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m university is important because for free Dr Pepper Baylor won’t compromise either Campus construction brings Baylor brief disruption academics or faith. floats. “Baylor has a special By Amando Dominick initiative. Jeff Doyle, Dean for Stu- Following the opening of the East Marrs McLean Science build- forward: Phase 2 in its construc- voice, and our contributions Staff Writer dent Learning and Engagement, Village Dining Hall, Doyle said ing is undergoing construction as tion began in the spring. Once the Volleyball takes on Texas will be special too,” he said, said the residential building will that the university plans to cease well. Workers have stripped the General Tire factory, the former We’re at a spot we’ve never been Although Baylor only played A&M Corpus Christi have a total of 701 beds available operation of the Collins Dining outside of the building and are in manufacturing plant located on before,” Rapp said. Remembering host to a fraction of the total stu- at 7 p.m. this Friday in and that it is scheduled to open in Hall permanently. the process of rebricking the exte- South Loop Drive will undergo the past, Baylor will sail boldly into dent body during the summer, August 2013. East Village, located The Science and Health Liv- rior walls. extensive renovations in order to the future, with Pro Futuris as the the Ferrell Center. the campus bustled with activity- on Bagby Avenue, will utilize the ing Learning Community and Following additional interior become a research facility. navigator. Watch the girls tear up construction workers renovating, already-constructed East Campus the Engineering and Computer renovations, Marrs McLean will Truell Hyde, Vice Provost for the court in their building and remodeling.