Give Light is a $1.1 billion comprehensive campaign for the future of Baylor University. The campaign undergirds Illuminate, the University's Academic Strategic Plan, and will impact every aspect of campus life, from academics and athletics to student life and global engagement.
Learn More about Give LightFive Signature Academic Initiatives
Five interdisciplinary areas of focus will strengthen scholarship, deepen learning and improve teaching as Baylor continues to pursue excellence in undergraduate education and growth in graduate education.
Health
Research and collaboration in this area will span all schools and colleges across the University as we focus on environmental determinants of health, family and community determinants of health, biomedical research, health policy, law, leadership and ethics, and undergraduate health and medical education.
Data Sciences
Data Sciences is a rapidly advancing, interdisciplinary field that relies on techniques and theories drawn from machine learning, data mining, scalable data storage, and digital communication, as well as the disciplines of statistics, mathematics, and library sciences.
Materials Science
Materials Science is a cutting-edge field with high market demand for graduates and vast extramural funding. Investments in Materials Science will position Baylor University as a leader in technologies that make products faster, stronger, and lighter, providing solutions for enhanced quality of life.
Human Flourishing, Leadership and Ethics
Baylor University will be a recognized leader in understanding the conditions by which humans, communities, and societies flourish. To quote noted scholar John DelHousaye, “Human flourishing is not conjured from man-made programs, but emerges from image-bearers of God working creatively and interacting with others for the individual and common good.”
Baylor in Latin America
The Baylor in Latin America initiative reflects the University motto “Pro Ecclesia, Pro Texana” and provides the opportunity for engagement by Baylor faculty, students, staff, and alumni in multiple avenues of the Quality Enhancement Plan, Global Baylor.
Four Pillars That Are Foundational to Illuminate
Baylor University’s vision, Pro Futuris, was adopted in 2012. Pro Futuris serves as a compass for the University’s future and provides principal direction defined by five aspirational statements. The aspirations illuminate a future filled with promise for promoting human flourishing and offering hope to ...