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April 27, 2020 Happy Monday, Bears! For the remainder of this spring semester, What's New BU will continue to provide you with valuable resources and some fun activities to participate in virtually. We recommend that you save these emails as they will contain a number of contacts that you may need if you face challenges while working remotely. Also, be sure to follow all the Baylor Student Life social media accounts you'll find at the bottom of this email in order to stay connected. Virtual Dr Pepper Hour Leadership & Service Virtual Dr Pepper Hour will be on Tuesday, April 28, 3-4 p.m. CDT and is presented by Student Activities, Academy for Leadership Development and Community Engagement & Service. For this event, we're asking students to celebrate their leadership and service experience while enjoying a Dr Pepper! You are invited to share your answers on Instagram using a story template that you will find on Baylor Student Activities and BU Academy for Leadership Instagram stories. If you are reading this email on your phone, you can also click through on the graphic above and view and save a full resolution image of the template to your phone. Post your responses and tag @BaylorStuAct and @Baylor.Lead.Serve to be reposted on our stories. Virtual Better Together Meeting Wednesday, April 29, 2:30-3:30 p.m. CDT Better Together BU is a student group which emphasizes story-sharing between religiously diverse students and discussion of the intersections of spirituality with daily life. If you are looking for additional human interaction or spaces where you can talk about the difficulties of the past few weeks in a caring community, please join this week’s Better Together meeting on Zoom. If you are interested in joining, email [email protected] for the meeting link. Sundown Sessions: Virtual Eats Thursday, April 30, 7 p.m. CDT on Instagram @baylorstuact and Baylor Student Life’s YouTube channel. Hosted/Sponsored by the Union Board, ALD, and CES. Bring a taste of Waco into your home and help support local businesses for the last Sundown Sessions of the semester! Some of your favorite Waco eateries are creating cooking demonstration videos for Baylor students as a reminder that both Baylor and Waco care about you. Links will be posted on @baylorstuact’s Instagram. Plus, fill out the Waco restaurant bingo card which you'll find this week on the Union Board instagram account, and tag us in your story to be entered into a drawing for a prize! Follow @baylorunionboard on Instagram for more info. For additional information, contact [email protected]. Ubreak: Chaotic Pantry Friday, May 1, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. CDT on @baylorstuact Instagram. Hosted/Sponsored by the Union Board. Join Union Board on Instagram Live @baylorstuact from the comfort of your own kitchen for our last virtual Ubreak of the semester! UB members will show off their brunch-making skills and you are invited to create your own “Chaotic Pantry” recipe! Use whatever ingredients you have and tag us on social media to share recipes and let us know if your concoction is tasty! Follow @baylorunionboard on Instagram for additional information or contact [email protected]. Excellence In Student Leadership Awards Friday, May 1, 6 p.m. CDT The purpose of the Excellence in Student Leadership Awards is to recognize the outstanding contributions our students and faculty and staff advisors make across campus and in the community. Departments and staff members throughout the Division of Student Life, in conjunction with Student Government, recognize nominees for their significant leadership and service in a variety of capacities to make a difference within their respective organizations, across campus, and beyond. Click the image above on Friday at 6 p.m. CDT to join us in celebrating Student Leadership at Baylor University. Serve Where You Are Inspired by our volunteers' service, we're continuing the Steppin' In Challenge through the summer. Visit our webpage to see ideas of how you can serve from home and join us as we continue to serve where we are! Want to Say Thank You? Operation Gratitude needs letters of thanks for deployed troops, first responders, and emergency medical personnel on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here for letter specifications and email your letters to [email protected] by May 1, 12 p.m. CDT. We’ll print and mail them in one big package. Health Services: Open on Campus Health Services, including physical therapy, pharmacy and the Health Center, will be open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. CDT, Monday-Friday. The COVID-19 dedicated phone line is 254-710-4939. Students may call to ask questions and can get an appointment for testing if they meet certain criteria. Telemedicine Telemedicine appointments for certain needs are available to students who are in the state of Texas. For more information, call 254- 710-1010 between 8 a.m.-5 p.m. CDT, Monday-Friday. Free Printing for Waco Students Students in Waco can print for no charge at the Baylor UPS store on 8th Street. You will need to present your Baylor ID before printing begins. You will need to have documents downloaded onto a USB drive, and there is a 10-page maximum front and back for each student. FitWell Online Our FitWell program is dedicated to providing movement to the Baylor community - which is why we are offering classes online!! Follow us on instagram @baylorfitwell and like us on Facebook at Baylor FitWell for daily workout videos. FitWell instructors are working hard from their own homes to provide these adapted at-home workouts and keep us all moving. Have fun!! FitWell Tip of the Week Find your healthy go-to snacks! Meal prepping can be super hardBUT, try to have healthy snacks handy when you're studying, bored and tempted to eat! With finals fast approaching, don’t let your health fall behind. Grab your favorite trail mix, apples, etc., and keep your mind and body healthy! Career Center Virtual Events The Career Center is hosting numerous virtual events this week to keep your career goals on target. Check Handshake for up-to- date information on each session. HelpDesk+ HelpDesk+ is available to assist you with questions you may have about the systems we are using to support online learning. Call 254-710-4357, email [email protected], or visit Helpdesk.baylor.edu to submit an online service request. Maintaining Mental and Emotional Health Resources The Baylor Counseling Center has created a new collection of resources for you to help maintain your mental and emotional health. Click here to check them out. Baylor Counseling is Available The Baylor Counseling Center is available for students 24/7 in the event of a crisis and is providing counseling through phone and video conferencing. Click here for more information. Watch Baylor Chapels on Vimeo Watch current chapels by clicking on the image above or search for "Baylor Chapel" on Vimeo. Spiritual Life Student Activities Multicultural Affairs Counseling Center Health Services Baylor Wellness Campus Recreation Bears of Baylor Campus Living and Learning If you have items you would like to see appear in What's New BU, submit them for consideration by Wednesday at 8 a.m. by emailing them to [email protected]. Stay connected with Student Life Do you no longer want to receive emails like this? Unsubscribe Copyright © Baylor® University. All rights reserved. Legal Disclosures. Baylor University Waco, Texas 76798 1-800-229-5678

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April 27, 2020

Happy Monday, Bears! For the remainder of this spring semester,What's New BU will continue to provide you with valuable resourcesand some fun activities to participate in virtually. We recommend thatyou save these emails as they will contain a number of contacts that youmay need if you face challenges while working remotely. Also, be sure tofollow all the Baylor Student Life social media accounts you'll find at thebottom of this email in order to stay connected.

Virtual Dr Pepper HourLeadership & Service Virtual Dr Pepper Hour will be on

Tuesday, April 28, 3-4 p.m. CDT and is presented by StudentActivities, Academy for Leadership Development and CommunityEngagement & Service. For this event, we're asking students tocelebrate their leadership and service experience while enjoying a DrPepper! You are invited to share your answers on Instagram using astory template that you will find on Baylor Student Activities and BUAcademy for Leadership Instagram stories. If you are reading thisemail on your phone, you can also click through on the graphic aboveand view and save a full resolution image of the template to yourphone. Post your responses and tag @BaylorStuAct [email protected] to be reposted on our stories.

Virtual Better Together MeetingWednesday, April 29, 2:30-3:30 p.m. CDT Better Together BU

is a student group which emphasizes story-sharing betweenreligiously diverse students and discussion of the intersections ofspirituality with daily life. If you are looking for additional humaninteraction or spaces where you can talk about the difficulties of thepast few weeks in a caring community, please join this week’s BetterTogether meeting on Zoom. If you are interested in joining, [email protected] for the meeting link.

Sundown Sessions: Virtual EatsThursday, April 30, 7 p.m. CDT on Instagram@baylorstuact and Baylor Student Life’s YouTubechannel. Hosted/Sponsored by the Union Board,ALD, and CES. Bring a taste of Waco into yourhome and help support local businesses for thelast Sundown Sessions of the semester! Some of

your favorite Waco eateries are creating cooking demonstrationvideos for Baylor students as a reminder that both Baylor and Wacocare about you. Links will be posted on @baylorstuact’s Instagram.Plus, fill out the Waco restaurant bingo card which you'll find thisweek on the Union Board instagram account, and tag us in your storyto be entered into a drawing for a prize! Follow @baylorunionboardon Instagram for more info. For additional information, [email protected].

Ubreak: Chaotic PantryFriday, May 1, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. CDT on @baylorstuact

Instagram. Hosted/Sponsored by the Union Board. Join Union Boardon Instagram Live @baylorstuact from the comfort of your ownkitchen for our last virtual Ubreak of the semester! UB members willshow off their brunch-making skills and you are invited to create yourown “Chaotic Pantry” recipe! Use whatever ingredients you have andtag us on social media to share recipes and let us know if yourconcoction is tasty! Follow @baylorunionboard on Instagram foradditional information or contact [email protected].

Excellence In Student LeadershipAwards

Friday, May 1, 6 p.m. CDT The purpose of the Excellence in StudentLeadership Awards is to recognize the outstanding contributions ourstudents and faculty and staff advisors make across campus and in thecommunity. Departments and staff members throughout the Divisionof Student Life, in conjunction with Student Government, recognizenominees for their significant leadership and service in a variety ofcapacities to make a difference within their respective organizations,across campus, and beyond. Click the image above on Friday at 6 p.m.CDT to join us in celebrating Student Leadership at Baylor University.

Serve Where You AreInspired by our volunteers' service, we're continuing the

Steppin' In Challenge through the summer. Visit our webpage to seeideas of how you can serve from home and join us as we continue toserve where we are!

Want to Say Thank You?Operation Gratitude needs letters of thanks for deployed

troops, first responders, and emergency medical personnel on thefrontline of the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here for letter specificationsand email your letters to [email protected] by May 1, 12 p.m. CDT.We’ll print and mail them in one big package.

Health Services: Open on CampusHealth Services, including physical therapy, pharmacy and the

Health Center, will be open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. CDT, Monday-Friday. TheCOVID-19 dedicated phone line is 254-710-4939. Students may call toask questions and can get an appointment for testing if they meetcertain criteria.

TelemedicineTelemedicine appointments for certain needs are available to

students who are in the state of Texas. For more information, call 254-710-1010 between 8 a.m.-5 p.m. CDT, Monday-Friday.

Free Printing for Waco StudentsStudents in Waco can print for no charge at the Baylor UPS

store on 8th Street. You will need to present your Baylor ID beforeprinting begins. You will need to have documents downloaded onto aUSB drive, and there is a 10-page maximum front and back for eachstudent.

FitWell OnlineOur FitWell program is dedicated to providing movement to

the Baylor community - which is why we are offering classes online!!Follow us on instagram @baylorfitwell and like us on Facebook atBaylor FitWell for daily workout videos. FitWell instructors areworking hard from their own homes to provide these adapted at-homeworkouts and keep us all moving. Have fun!!

FitWell Tip of the WeekFind your healthy go-to snacks! Meal prepping can be super

hard…BUT, try to have healthy snacks handy when you're studying,bored and tempted to eat! With finals fast approaching, don’t let yourhealth fall behind. Grab your favorite trail mix, apples, etc., and keepyour mind and body healthy!

Career Center Virtual EventsThe Career Center is hosting numerous virtual events this

week to keep your career goals on target. Check Handshake for up-to-date information on each session.

HelpDesk+HelpDesk+ is available to assist you with questions you may

have about the systems we are using to support online learning. Call254-710-4357, email [email protected], or visitHelpdesk.baylor.edu to submit an online service request.

Maintaining Mental and EmotionalHealth Resources

The Baylor Counseling Center has created a new collection ofresources for you to help maintain your mental and emotional health.Click here to check them out.

Baylor Counseling is AvailableThe Baylor Counseling Center is available for students 24/7 in

the event of a crisis and is providing counseling through phone andvideo conferencing. Click here for more information.

Watch Baylor Chapels on VimeoWatch current chapels by clicking on the image above or

search for "Baylor Chapel" on Vimeo.

Spiritual Life

Student Activities

Multicultural Affairs

Counseling Center

Health Services

Baylor Wellness

Campus Recreation

Bears of Baylor

Campus Living and Learning

If you have items you would like to see appear in What's New BU,submit them for consideration by Wednesday at 8 a.m. by emailing

them to [email protected].

Stay connected with Student Life

Do you no longer want to receive emails like this? UnsubscribeCopyright © Baylor® University. All rights reserved. Legal Disclosures.

Baylor University Waco, Texas 76798 1-800-229-5678