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Health and Wellbeing

Campus Recreation
Baylor Campus Recreation provides a welcoming environment where all students can learn new skills or hone those skills already familiar. We think learning happens best experientially and inspires wholeness in every area of life. Campus Rec believes our programs encourage the entire Baylor community to live active and healthy lives through sports and competition, discovery in the great outdoors, and achievement of personal fitness goals.
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Care Team
The Department of CARE Team Services is a team of case managers who connect students to resources both on and off campus and offer holistic care through creating trusting relationships.
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Counseling Center
Mental health is a key part of your overall health. Brief screenings are the quickest way to determine if you or someone you care about should connect with a mental health professional. This program is completely anonymous and confidential, and immediately following the brief questionnaire you will see your results, recommendations and key resources.
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Equity, Civil Rights, and Title IX
The mission of Baylor Equity, Civil Rights, and Title IX is to engage in issues of harassment and discrimination with care and integrity to actively shape a conscientious community where members are valued, empowered and recognized.
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Food Security
A guide to places and people who can aid students with obtaining food security assistance.
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Graduate Student Resources
This page has additional resources for graduate students pertaining to health insurance and accommodations for those having/adopting children or those that require accommodations for nursing infants.
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Graduate Student Short-Term Leave
Graduate students suffering from a serious medical condition may apply for short-term medical leave from their academic and assistantship responsibilities. Either the graduate students or their graduate program directors (on behalf of their graduate student) may apply for this emergency leave.
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Health Services
BUHS provides medical care and patient education to students at Baylor University. Baylor faculty and staff can come to the Health Center to receive immunizations.
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Massage Therapy
Take care of yourself! Kim Balmer, our licensed massage therapist, is eager to help reduce stress and help you feel great again.
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McLane Student Life Center
The McLane Student Life Center (SLC) is a 156,000 square foot recreation center for student, faculty, and staff. The SLC includes a fitness center, a climbing ROCK, leisure pool, outdoor basketball & sand volleyball courts, 4-court gymnasium, conference rooms, racquetball/squash courts, indoor jogging track, aerobics studio and student lounge. Come and check out everything the SLC has to offer!
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Spiritual Life
The Office of Spiritual Life offers programs, persons, and resources to nurture theological depth, spiritual wholeness, and missional living in students, faculty, and staff.
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Student Emergency Fund
The Baylor Parents Network, through the generosity of parent donors, established the Student Emergency Fund (SEF) to assist students with unexpected or emergency short-term expenses. The maximum award is $1,000 per academic year.
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The Store
The Center for Academic Success and Engagement office, located in the Paul L. Foster Success Center, hosts a student food pantry called The Store. Students who would like to access The Store can stop by Monday-Friday, 8 am-5 pm, complete a once a year intake form, and then select the food items they need.
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