Baylor University

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Baylor University

• History

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Baylor University

• Baylor is the oldest institution of higher
  learning in continuous operation in the state and
  the largest Baptist university in the world.
• Baylor has grown to almost 14,000 students, and
  its nationally recognized academic divisions
  provide 150 baccalaureate degree programs at the
  undergraduate level.

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Baylor University

• Traditions
• Mascot Bear - The first bear to arrive on campus
  was a gift from soldiers at Camp MacArthur in
  Waco in 1917.
• Band Golden Wave - 1928, the Baylor Band
  introduced its new golden uniforms at a
  Baylor-SMU football game. Comments were made by
  observers about the band sweeping across West
  Texas like a giant golden wave and the name was
  adopted for the band.
• Welcome Week - The program featured intellectual,
  physical, religious, social, and cultural
  information and activities. More than 90 percent
  of entering freshmen normally participate in this
  special week.

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Baylor University

• Waco, Texas
• The Baylor University campus is located just
  southeast of downtown Waco, roughly bounded by
  IH-35, La Salle Avenue, Eighth Street and the
  Brazos River.