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Office of Engaged Learning

The Office of Engaged Learning is the central hub of programs in which faculty and staff help students maximize their undergraduate experience through learning beyond the classroom, linking transformational education to opportunities for application.

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Undergraduate Research

Facilitating dynamic opportunities for undergraduates in all disciplines to pursue faculty-guided research, equipping them to make new discoveries while strengthening critical, analytical, and writing abilities.

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Civic Engagement

Enriching the intellectual, social, and moral lives of undergraduates by pairing academic learning with service to the community and pursuit of the public good.

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Fellowships and Awards

Empowering students to discover and attain the life-altering opportunities beyond Baylor that equip them for global leadership in their chosen field.

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Internships

Helping students gain professional experience that aligns with their academic pursuits, especially in research and public service.

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Global Involvement

Partnering with Baylor faculty and the Center for Global Engagement to help students explore the world and be transformed through immersion in different world cultures. 

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News

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Feb. 10, 2023
Baylor University Named a Top Producer of Fulbright U.S. Students
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Feb. 3, 2023
Years later, Baylor grads share where Fulbright, Truman & other scholarships have taken them
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Jan. 17, 2023
Microbiology Summer Research Opportunity
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Jan. 10, 2023
Senior Biology Major Wins Baylor’s Third Consecutive Churchill Scholarship

Arvind Muruganantham is among 16 recipients of the prestigious STEM scholarship from the Winston Churchill Foundation

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Scholar Profiles

Gloria Conatser
Fulbright Scholar

B.S.Ed. ’22, secondary social studies; Waco (Germany)

Tashi Flaig
Fulbright Scholar

B.A. ’18, language and linguistics; Waco (Colombia)

Ashlyn Freemyer
Fulbright Scholar

B.A. ’22, University Scholar; Woodway, Texas (Bulgaria)

Olivia Gorrell
Fulbright Scholar

.Mus. ’22, applied music, German; Belton, Texas (Germany)

Courtney Haubert
Fulbright Scholar

B.A. ’22, philosophy, psychology; Dublin, California (Bulgaria)

Preston Iha
Fulbright Scholar

B.A. ’22, religion; Honolulu (Timor-Leste)

Andrew Kim
Fulbright Scholar

B.A. ’22, University Scholar; The Woodlands, Texas (Taiwan)

Raquel Nunez
Fulbright Scholar

B.A. ’20, M.A. ’22, Spanish; Conroe, Texas (Brazil)

Saawan Patel
Fulbright Scholar

 B.B.A. ’22, Baylor Business Fellow; Pasadena, Texas (Montenegro)

Gloria Smith
Fulbright Scholar

M.A. ’22, Spanish; Plano, Texas (Brazil)

Faith VanVleet
Fulbright Scholar

B.A. ’22, University Scholar; The Woodlands, Texas (Ukraine)

Camille Watson
Fulbright Scholar

B.A. ’22, University Scholar, Russian, professional writing and rhetoric; Kandern, Germany (Azerbaijan)

Nathan Rowan
Fulbright Scholar

B.S. ’22, statistics, sociology; Phoenix (Denmark)

Alexandra Tyra
Research Award

M.A. ’19, psychology doctoral candidate; Phoenix (United Kingdom)

Kate Rojales
Churchill Scholar

B.S. ’22, chemistry; Milton, Georgia; pursue Master of Science in chemistry at the University of Cambridge

Arvind Muruganantham
Goldwater Scholar

Senior, biology; Fremont, California; pursue M.D./Ph.D. in stem cell biology

Veronica Bonifacio Penales
Truman Scholar

Senior, international studies, professional writing and rhetoric; Shreveport, Louisiana; pursue a joint Juris Doctor and Master of
Public Policy

Mina Dwumfour-Poku
U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholar

B.S. ’22, biology; Sunnyvale, Texas; Swahili (Tanzania)

Uchechukwu Oguchi
U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholar

Senior, University Scholar; The Woodlands, Texas; Arabic (Oman, virtual program)

 

José Arráiz-Rada
Boren Scholar

Senior, philosophy and international studies; Katy, Texas; Mandarin (Taiwan)

Madeline French
Boren Scholar

 Junior, University Scholar; language and linguistics; League City, Texas; Japanese (Japan)

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