RECENT EPISODES OF BAYLOR CONNECTIONS
Baylor Connections - Charlie Baylis
When the U.S. Senate needed an expert to testify about the future of America’s spectrum communications, they called on Baylor professor Charlie Baylis. Baylis leads SMART Hub, a Baylor-led Department of Defense innovation center providing groundbreaking wireless communications research for the benefit of men and women in uniform and civilians alike. He takes listeners inside a new paradigm to address overcrowding in wireless communication and unpacks the honor of speaking in the seat of U.S. government.
Baylor Connections - Ade Oyedijo
When Ade Oyedijo studies the supply chain, his approach focuses on people. Oyedijo joined Baylor in 2024 after teaching and researching in the United Kingdom for over a decade.
Baylor Connections - Karenna Malavanti
What is it like to live with your family in community with hundreds of college students? How do living-learning communities (LLC) at Baylor support students as they strive to for excellence in pursuit of their calling? Karenna Malavanti, senior lecturer in psychology and neuroscience at Baylor, is also faculty-in-residence at the Earle Hall, where she leads the Science & Health Living-Learning Community. She takes listeners inside Baylor’s nationally recognized learning communities and describes the joys of intentional life on campus.
Baylor Connections - Renée Umstattd Meyer
Renée Umstattd Meyer, a public health professor at Baylor, has built a nationally recognized reputation through helping communities better support the health of their residents. With a focus on active living, she supports communities as they strive to encourage walking, exercise, play and more. Learn how her research connects with practical pathways for children and adults to engage in activities that are healthy and fun
Baylor Connections - Stephen Sloan
From a distinct Christian mission to a history of innovation, Baylor has long served as a light in higher education—as its motto says, Pro Ecclesia, Pro Texana, Pro Mundo. February 2025 marks the University’s 180th birthday. Stephen Sloan, Professor of History and Director of Baylor’s Institute for Oral History, takes listeners inside the threads that connect Baylor excellence through the decades.
Baylor Connections - Blair Browning
Many in the Baylor Family know Blair Browning as the longtime host of All University Sing and Pigskin Review, but not everyone knows how deep his Baylor roots run. A 2012 Collins Outstanding Professor honoree, he serves as professor and chair of the Department of Communication. Browning takes listeners inside the Sing experience and shares why he loves teaching Baylor students on the program.
Baylor Connections - Wiff Rudd
Master Teacher is the highest designation awarded to faculty for sustained excellence in teaching. Wiff Rudd, Professor of Trumpet in the Baylor School of Music, was recently named Master Teacher along with three other colleagues across campus.
Baylor Connections - Laura Lelani and Madeline Prescott
Preparing students for leadership is a key part of the Baylor mission, and numerous programs on campus embody that calling. The Billington Peer Leader program in Baylor’s Hankamer School of Business is one, a unique student-led and student-focused initiative to support Pre-Business students as they navigate the transition to college.
Baylor Connections - Pablo Rivas
Expansive leaps in technologies like AI prompt important questions about their impact on people. Pablo Rivas, assistant professor of computer science, is a leader at the intersection of technology and ethics. Rivas, Baylor’s site-director for the Center on Responsible Artificial Intelligence and Governance, unpacks questions around responsible AI and examines the role Baylor can play as an ethical voice amidst this growth.
Baylor Connections - Elisabeth Kincaid
Baylor’s Institute for Faith and Learning (IFL) offers numerous resources to faculty, staff and students to assist Baylor in achieving its mission of integrating academic excellence and Christian commitment.