Global Engagement Report
In an increasingly interconnected world, Baylor University is embracing its responsibility to engage globally and serve humankind. Rooted in our Christian mission and guided by Pro Mundo, Baylor Global Engagement creates opportunities for students, faculty, and partners to learn across cultures, build connections across borders, and pursue knowledge that addresses the challenges of our world. Through global education, strategic partnerships, and international collaboration, Baylor is extending its distinctive voice and impact around the world.
Welcome to Baylor's Global Engagement Report, a collection of stories from 2024 to 2026 that illustrate how our community is living out Baylor's mission of Pro Ecclesia, Pro Texana, Pro Mundo through teaching, learning, research, service, and partnership around the world.
Baylor is committed to equipping students to flourish by providing a holistic education that develops the whole person—academically, professionally, spiritually, and personally. Through high-impact experiences such as study abroad, research, internships, mission trips, and community-based learning, Baylor prepares students to lead and serve with purpose in an increasingly diverse and complex world. The commitment also emphasizes expanding access to a Baylor education and strengthening a globally engaged student community.
Baylor is committed to expanding its impact as a Christian research university by bringing together diverse disciplines, perspectives, and areas of expertise to address complex challenges facing society and the world. This commitment emphasizes collaboration, innovation, and research excellence in areas such as human health, emerging technologies, human flourishing, environmental sustainability, and global Christianity. By strengthening interdisciplinary partnerships and developing research that crosses traditional boundaries, Baylor seeks to contribute meaningful solutions to a diverse and rapidly changing world.
Baylor is committed to cultivating a vibrant, caring, and globally engaged community where students, faculty, staff, alumni, and partners learn from one another and contribute to the flourishing of others. This commitment emphasizes civility, respect, belonging, intercultural understanding, and meaningful connections across differences. It also prioritizes expanding international partnerships, strengthening Baylor’s connections throughout Latin America and around the world, engaging the global Baylor Family, and building partnerships that connect the University with communities in Waco, across Texas, and beyond.