Combining his passion for basketball and numbers, Samer Jassar, ’13, has had an up close and personal view of the Milwaukee Bucks’ run to the NBA championship. The Baker University graduate and former Wildcat basketball player is in his second season as director of basketball strategy and analytics for the NBA champions. The Bucks defeated the Phoenix Suns in Game ...
For the thousands of student-athletes who have worn Baker Orange, collegiate athletics is more than competition. It provides lessons in discipline, teamwork, perseverance, accountability, and fair play. It builds relationships with teammates and coaches that contribute to success and self-confidence. (Read about current student-athlete Amy Kamtio’s Baker experience.) As the university begins a three-phase $17 million capital project to enhance ...
Patrick Mirch, ’12, was taking cover in his apartment complex’s tornado shelter on May 28, 2019, when an EF-4 tornado tore through Linwood, Kansas. He was watching news coverage and was set to go into work at KMBC9 Kansas City a few hours later. “The storm skipped over us and after it passed, my attention turned to work and making ...
Like 60 percent of students on Baker’s Baldwin City campus, sophomore Amy Kamtio balances varsity athletics with academics. She also manages a full slate of extracurricular activities. Kamtio is a member of the track and field team, participating in high jump and sprints. The team begins preseason training in the fall and competes through the winter indoor season and spring ...
It’s long been known that if a prospective student visits campus to take a walk under the maple trees, meet faculty members and coaches, and sit down for lunch with current students, there’s a good chance he or she will choose to become a Wildcat. So what do you do when campus is closed to visitors? You get creative, of ...
Suddenly moving home last March when campus closed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and being away from friends was difficult for students, but it was also a jarring transition for faculty and staff. It was especially difficult for Dean of Students Cassy Bailey, who is known for her close connection with students. Missing those relationships, Bailey took to social ...
The Wildcats have gotten off to a strong start this fall, all while facing frequent schedule changes and new safety protocols during training, competition, and travel. At the beginning of the season they also competed at home without fans. Because the number of active COVID-19 cases on campus remained low throughout the early part of the season, in October, Liston ...
The Commencement Ceremony is a highly anticipated milestone, a tradition that formally marks the end of years of study. Because this rite of passage holds such an important place in higher education, the decision to cancel is rare and difficult, and last year Baker administrators faced this unusual decision not once, but twice. A snowstorm hit Baldwin City the morning ...