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Learn all about your opportunities to cheer on our Baylor Bears at the Student GameDay website. 

September 18-19, 2026: A tradition at Baylor since 1960, Family Weekend strives to help families of Baylor students become better acquainted with the University and its beloved traditions.

Baylor University's Armstrong Browning Library & Museum will mark its 75th anniversary during Family Weekend with a two-day schedule of events honoring three-quarters of a century as the premier global center for research on Victorian poets Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Featuring an Academic Symposium with scholars from around the world on September 17-18 and an evening Community Celebration on Friday, September 18, 2026, the festivities recall the library's historic 1951 dedication while looking forward to its next era of scholarly and public engagement.

Baylor has called Waco home for over 100 years. We love it here, and we hope by exploring the best our city has to offer, you will too! Shop, dine and explore Waco through our 60+ Go Gold partners, spanning the community from downtown and beyond.

Since 1953, Dr Pepper Hour has been a long-standing tradition of the Student Union. Each week students, faculty and staff to come together and socialize while enjoying a refreshing Dr Pepper float. Dr Pepper Hour is held every Tuesday during the academic year between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. in the Barfield Drawing Room of the BDSC.

Author, editor and Baylor alumna Kara E. Nelson will join Rev. Dr. Malcom Foley, Special Advisor to the President for Campus Engagement, in a conversation about Nelson’s new Baylor University Press publication, “Black at Baylor: Vital Voices of the First Generation,” on Friday, September 25, 2026, at Noon (CDT) in the Hankamer Treasure Room of the Armstrong Browning Library & Museum on the campus of Baylor University and via Zoom Webinar. A reception, including a book sale and signing, will follow the discussion in the Cox Reception Hall. This event is free and open to the public. 

The Office of the Provost announced this year's Readers Meet the Author honorees at the Fall Faculty Meeting. Professors Allison Alford, Candi Cann, Barry Harvey, Ronald Angelo Johnson, and Bruce Longenecker each published single-author works in their field in the past year that will be featured during conversation sessions throughout the academic year. Click "Learn More" below for session dates and times, so you can plan to engage either in person or via Zoom webinar. The Readers Meet the Author series, presented by the Office of the President and the Office of the Provost and hosted by the University Libraries, brings faculty, staff, students, members of the Baylor community and others together to engage important ideas through conversation with the authors.

From Friday movie nights to Blacklight Bowling; from live concerts to "coffee and canvas" events, Sundown Sessions at the SUB are university-sponsored events tailored to give BU students fun activities to participate in on campus every Friday and Saturday night during the school year.  Sundown Sessions are free to all students.

Don't have weekend plans? Come hang out with us in the SUB!

The Baylor Libraries are a space for learning, connection, support, making, exhibitions, collections, collaboration, community, discovery, equity, and so much more! The Libraries are a space for YOU!

BaylorITS is pleased to add HelpDesk+ Chat to its technical support options. Visit HelpDesk+ online, click the HelpDesk+ Chat icon, log in using your Bear ID and password, and then click the blue "Chat with Support" button to visit with one of our helpful HelpDesk+ representatives during our regular HelpDesk+ hours.

Baylor University is committed to maintaining a safe and respectful campus community. In compliance with federal requirements and Baylor’s Hazing Policy, hazing prevention training is being made available to all students, faculty, and staff. 

Student Health & Wellness pulls together various units that provide programs and services designed to encourage and support healthy lifestyles for students.

If something sounds "too good to be true," it may be! Cautiously verify odd messages and images before making decisions or taking action. Stay BearAware throughout National Cybersecurity Awareness Month....and beyond!