Professional Development
Connect with HR-led, university-wide learning opportunities that support your professional growth. These Baylor resources provide practical tools, institutional knowledge, and skill development to help you lead effectively and navigate your role with confidence.
On-demand learning platforms that support personal and professional growth. These self-paced tools provide flexible access to courses and content designed to strengthen skills, expand knowledge, and support continued development.
Intentional opportunities to grow as a leader within Student Life. Through cohorts, mentoring, and structured learning experiences, these offerings are designed to strengthen leadership capacity, expand influence, and support long-term growth in service of the Division’s mission.
Top Resources
Professional Associations
Check out these Student Affairs and adjacent national, regional, and local associations that can help to develop your professionally. We update this list periodically.
Trainings & Workshops Based on Career Stage
Learn more about what trainings and workshops may be most beneficial to you based upon your current role or the role you aspire to.
Student Life Career Advancement
We have thoughtfully constructed progression and promotion guidelines to provide more clarity around career pathways within Baylor Student Life. Not every role inour Division is the same, and neither are the pathways—however, these particular guidelines are currently used for these considerations.
Other Resources
Emotional Wellbeing Solutions
You'll find confidential access to professional care, self-help programs and other resources to help you deal with life's challenges. Once registered with the Optum Health Live and Work Well Program, eligible faculty and staff can access the following resource offerings 24 hours a day for convenience.
Accommodation Requests
The American with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities. The ADA also ensures that individuals with disabilities have access to an equitable workplace.
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
FMLA eligible faculty and staff may receive up to 480 hours of protected leave time during any 52 week period. Family and Medical Leave is "protected time," which means that eligible faculty or staff members on leave will not lose their position, suffer a demotion, or have a decrease in salary because of using Family and Medical Leave.
Well-Being
Baylor Wellbeing is designed to support the Baylor community by promoting five interrelated areas: physical, financial, spiritual, mental and professional.