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.

Aug. 28, 2026
Baylor Connections: Undergraduate Research Culture – Student and Professor Collaboration

How does the undergraduate research experience impact students at Baylor? Go inside a research lab with a student and his faculty mentor, a nationally renowned cancer researcher. Dr. Kevin Pinney, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, and Devin Guedry, a rising junior from Frisco, Texas, together explore the collaborative culture that defines undergraduate research at Baylor. 

Aug. 28, 2026
Dispatch from a Baylor Summer Fellow | Enzo Henry

Enzo Henry, a B-TRUE Fellow, senior Health Science Studies major, spent his summer with Dr. Marianna Giassetti studying the evolutionary journey of sperm cells. The aims of this lab are to drive real-world advances: improving infertility treatments for patients, protecting biodiversity, strengthening livestock genetics, and fueling innovation in biotechnology.

Aug. 28, 2026
Guest Column: Argentina Summer Research Fellows Take Engaged Learning International

From Dr. Melisa Dracos and Courtney DePalma: Pre-health students participated in this summer's Baylor in Argentina program as Argentina Summer Research Fellows, combining immersive Spanish study with engaged learning and research experiences across healthcare settings in Mendoza and the Andes.

Aug. 27, 2026
Dispatch from a Baylor Summer Fellow | Dami Ogunbiyi

Dami Ogunbiyi (Senior, Economics) interned at the Guilford County Public Defender's Office through the Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty (SHECP).

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)