Past Events
Aug. 31, 2024
Environmental Humanities students and faculty have joined many others on campus in nurturing the Baylor Community Garden into a vibrant center of growing, learning, and creativity that is nourishing our community. Join us in getting it ready for the fall growing season this Saturday (Aug. 31)!
9:00 - 11:00 am
Baylor Community Garden
Sep. 10 - 11, 2024
Come hear Baylor professors from the Environmental Humanities Minor speak at the Green Communities Conference at the Waco Convention Center!
Waco Convention Center
Sep. 25, 2024
The Environmental Humanities is hosting several opportunities each semester for students and faculty to think green and grow community over tea.
4:00 pm
Carroll Science Hall (English Building), Main Lounge on 4th (top) Floor
Oct. 16, 2024
Harvesting Justice in Southern Communities of Color, Baylor’s First Annual Green Film Fest, will feature three short films on World Food Day that celebrate how different communities of color have charted paths to food resilience and sustainability in Texas and the broader American South.
5:00 - 6:30 pm
Mars McLean Science Building (MMSCI) 101
Oct. 18, 2024
This hike in Cameron Park will introduce students to resident birds accompanied by poetic reflections on birds.
4:00 pm
Meet at Lover's Leap in Cameron Park
Oct. 30, 2024
5:00 - 6:00 pm
Baylor Community Garden
Nov. 20, 2024
The Environmental Humanities is hosting several opportunities each semester for students and faculty to think green and grow community over tea.
4:00 pm
Carroll Science Hall (English Building)
Feb. 6, 2025
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Carroll Science (English Department Building) Room 201
Feb. 27, 2025
4:00 - 5:30 pm
Armstrong Browning Library, Cox Reception Hall
Feb. 28, 2025
4:00 - 6:00 pm
Mar. 6, 2025
Each semester, the Environmental Humanities invites students and faculty to think green and grow community over tea. We next gather on March 6 to share about upcoming classes and opportunities, and to discuss poems/creative expressions about spring and new life--you can bring your own or a work by a creator you admire!
4:00 pm
Carroll Science Hall (English Building), Main Lounge on 4th (top) Floor
Apr. 21 - 22, 2025
This symposium on "Saving the Earth through Agriculture" (April 21-22) highlights how members of Waco and Baylor are renewing environments, community, and culture through agriculture, the humanities, and artistic expression. Most events on April 22 are eligible for Creative Arts Experience (CAE) credit.
Locations of Activities April 21-22
Aug. 30, 2025
Learn about the growth of campus gardens and help us keep growing for the community!
9:00 am
Baylor Community Gardens @ 9th & James Fellowship Garden
Sep. 13, 2025
Join us to learn about the Baylor Community Gardens and help us keep nourishing our community and healing creation!
9:00 am
Baylor Community Gardens @ 9th & James + Teal Residential College
Sep. 20, 2025
Come learn about the Teal Residential College Community Garden and help spread compost to keep it growing!
9:00 am
Baylor Community Gardens @ Teal Residential College
Oct. 15, 2025
3:45 - 4:45 pm
Carroll Science Hall (English Building), Main Lounge on 4th (top) Floor
Nov. 7 - 8, 2025
CAE Approved. Join people from across campus and our community at the 9th and James Fellowship Garden to help us paint a mural designed by Baylor students in collaboration with Creative Waco!
Baylor Community Gardens @ 9th & James Fellowship Garden
Feb. 3, 2026
Join us for Dr. Pepper Social Hour with Ethnic Studies and Environmental Humanities to learn more about the programs, meet faculty and students, enjoy Dr. Pepper floats, and win some prizes!
3:00 - 4:00 pm
SUB Barfield Drawing Room
Feb. 28, 2026
The Baylor Community Gardens nurture education across disciplines, care for creation, and fresh produce for our campus and community. To keep growing for our neighbors, we need to grow gardeners who can help lead volunteering at the gardens. On Saturday, February 28, from 10:10-10:50 AM we will host the first of several "Growing Gardeners" workshops at the Fellowship Garden for interested students to learn more about how we garden and how to join garden leadership.
10:10 - 10:50 am
Baylor Community Gardens @ 9th and James Fellowship Garden
Apr. 21, 2026
Celebrate Earth Week by making zines at the Book Arts and Letterpress Lab!
2:00 pm
Book Arts & Letterpress Lab