Meagan Thomas is a junior from Colorado Springs, Colo. She is a mass media major with an emphasis in print journalism. This is her fifth semester as a Baker Orange staff member and she is currently serving as editor. She was the managing editor in the fall of 2011 and was the assistant news editor of the Orange in the spring of 2011. Meagan is also an employee for the The World Company as a writer for the Baldwin City Signal. During the 2011 interterm Meagan interned with the sports information director at New Mexico State University. Meagan is also a member of the Baker University Spirit Squad as a cheerleader. She enjoys reading, shopping, working out and cheering on her favorite sports team, the Colorado Rockies.
Recent Stories
Trustees celebrate Denious dedication
The Baker University Board of Trustees meeting Friday concentrated on student concerns and celebrated the dedication of Denious Hall.
’Cats secure home series with PSC
The Baker University softball team will host Peru State College at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Friday at Cavaness Field for the opening round of the Heart of America Athletic Conference tournament.
Phi Mu sponsors Pizza Palooza
Pizza Palooza is an annual all-you-can-eat pizza feed for students and community members to raise money for Children’s Miracle Network. Normally the event took place at the former Phi Mu sorority house, but with the help of fraternity members, the women of Phi Mu continued the event at the Delta Tau Delta fraternity house.
Soccer teams set for spring games
The Baker University men’s soccer team played its first spring season soccer games Saturday at North Park. The team tied with Kansas Wesleyan University 1-1 and lost to Cloud County Community College 4-2.
Senate reduces credit hours for Baker students
Baker University juniors, sophomores and freshmen are no longer required to take three interterms in order to graduate after the Baker University Faculty Senate voted to reduce the required graduation hours from 132 to 129 and three interterms to two.
Faculty Senate votes to reduce required interterms
The Baker University Faculty Senate voted for the reduction of three interterms required to two interterms and 132 hours to 129 hours required to graduate to become effective for current Baker students.
Basketball coach Brett Ballard to leave BU for University of Tulsa
Head basketball coach Brett Ballard is leaving BU for an assistant coaching position at the University of Tulsa.
Local performers partake in festival
“Paint Your Dragon” is a 10-minute play festival written, directed and acted out by people local to Lawrence and surrounding areas.
BU strings together five wins in six games
The Baker University softball team is on a four-game winning streak after sweeping William Penn College in its home opener at Cavaness Field.
University hires Brian Posler as new executive vice president
Baker University has appointed Brian Posler, University of Southern Indiana associate provost for academic affairs, as executive vice president for academic affairs and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences effective July 1.
