http://www.baylor.edu/facultystaff/announcements/ Announcements for faculty and staff of Baylor University. en-us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:42:20 -0600 Baylor CMS/PHP http://www.ecs.baylor.edu/ece/index.php?id=69665 Entrepreneurs from Baylor's Hankamer School of Business and School of Engineering and Computer Science won a $200,000 grant in September 2009 that will accelerate their work bringing electricity to rural villages in the developing world. This initiative contributes to a larger body of work being done at Baylor with the intent to combat global poverty through technology, business, and Christian mission. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.ecs.baylor.edu/ece/index.php?id=69665 http://www.baylor.edu/pr/news.php?action=story&story=65187 Steppin' Out, Baylor University's biannual day of service, will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, at various locations throughout the Waco community. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.baylor.edu/pr/news.php?action=story&story=65187 http://www.baylor.edu/its/news.php?action=story&story=65094 BearWeb, BearQuest & Banner will be down for required system maintenance on Saturday, November 21, from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.baylor.edu/its/news.php?action=story&story=65094 http://www.baylor.edu/facultystaff/announcements/news.php?action=story&story=65038 Staff Council has adopted "Food for Families" as the fall 2009 service project. Collection boxes for donations of non-perishable food items have been placed in buildings across campus for donations through today, Nov. 19. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.baylor.edu/facultystaff/announcements/news.php?action=story&story=65038 http://www.baylor.edu/facultystaff/announcements/news.php?action=story&story=65027 The Phi Alpha Theta History Honors Society and the U.S. State Department's Bureau of African Affairs will present a video conference on "Africa & World AIDS Day" from 12:30 p.m.-1:45 p.m. on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 in Room A202 of the Baylor Science Building. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.baylor.edu/facultystaff/announcements/news.php?action=story&story=65027 http://www.baylor.edu/facultystaff/announcements/news.php?action=story&story=64680 Tuesday, November 17, 2009, Baylor University Weight Watchers will host an open house to share information about the program, including incentives. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.baylor.edu/facultystaff/announcements/news.php?action=story&story=64680 http://www.baylor.edu/content/services/document.php/101398.pdf Faculty and staff are invited by Student Life to join students at a special performance by Broadway actress Eva van Dok in a play about the emotional storm of an eating disorder. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.baylor.edu/content/services/document.php/101398.pdf http://www.baylor.edu/pr/news.php?action=story&story=64555 Marijuana may be the most popular illegal drug of choice, and heroin may be the most damaging drug an individual can use, but it is crack cocaine that has changed the world as Americans know it. That's the finding of Baylor law professor Mark Osler who has spent more than a decade studying, testifying on and arguing cases about sentencing crack cocaine offenders. Osler has been invited to share his expertise at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., Monday, Nov. 16, at 6 p.m. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.baylor.edu/pr/news.php?action=story&story=64555 http://www.baylor.edu/pr/news.php?action=story&story=64541 The Incorporated Research Institutes for Seismology (IRIS) has selected Baylor University to receive an Active Earth kiosk, which is an interactive computer-based museum-type display that provides a way to engage audiences with Earth science information without spending resources on a large exhibit. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.baylor.edu/pr/news.php?action=story&story=64541 http://www.baylor.edu/pr/news.php?action=story&story=64522 Leah Hayes, the first African-American female Waco city attorney, will present her lecture "Leadership in Public Life" at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, in Morrison Hall on the Baylor University campus. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.baylor.edu/pr/news.php?action=story&story=64522 http://www.baylor.edu/its/news.php?action=story&story=64528 The ID System will undergo scheduled maintenance to apply software upgrades on Thursday, November 12 from 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.baylor.edu/its/news.php?action=story&story=64528 http://www.baylor.edu/content/services/document.php/101288.html Take a look at the training opportunities available through P.O.D. this week. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.baylor.edu/content/services/document.php/101288.html http://www2.baylor.edu/baylorproud/2009/11/english-prof-honored-for-new-look-at-mark-twains-thinking/ Work that began three years ago as a potential journal article by English professor Dr. Joe Fulton has evolved into not just a complete book, but one worthy of the prestigious Landry Award, given annually to the best book on Southern studies published by LSU Press. Fulton&#8217;s book, The Reconstruction of Mark Twain, takes an in-depth [...] Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www2.baylor.edu/baylorproud/2009/11/english-prof-honored-for-new-look-at-mark-twains-thinking/ http://www.baylor.edu/facultystaff/announcements/news.php?action=story&story=64406 Students needing assistance in response to the recent Fort Hood shootings can call 710-2467 or come by the Counseling Center. Faculty and staff should contact the Employee Assistance Program (Horizon Health) at 1-888-293-6948 for short term, confidential counseling. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.baylor.edu/facultystaff/announcements/news.php?action=story&story=64406 http://www.baylor.edu/business/news.php?action=story&story=64350 Baylor University Finance Professor and Carr P. Collins Chair of Finance Dr. John D. Martin's 2008 paper on the credit market crisis of 2007 is one of the top ten most downloaded papers on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN). Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.baylor.edu/business/news.php?action=story&story=64350 http://www.baylor.edu/pr/news.php?action=story&story=64323 Baylor University researchers have identified a key component that increases the toxicity of golden algae (<i>Prymnesium parvum</i>), which kills millions of fish in the southern U.S. every year. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.baylor.edu/pr/news.php?action=story&story=64323 http://www.baylor.edu/pr/news.php?action=story&story=64348 Baylor University students will build awareness of poverty issues around the Waco community with the Poverty Summit held Nov. 6 - 8 in the Bill Daniel Student Center on Baylor's campus. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.baylor.edu/pr/news.php?action=story&story=64348 http://www.baylor.edu/pr/news.php?action=story&story=64332 Baylor University's Spiritual Life department hosts Chapel speakers every Monday and Wednesday at 9:05 a.m., 10:10 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. in Waco Hall on the Baylor campus. This November, students will be treated to faith-based editor, a "Born Again Don," and authors. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.baylor.edu/pr/news.php?action=story&story=64332 http://www.baylor.edu/math/news.php?action=story&story=64263 Baylor University Hosts the 1051st Meeting of the AMS Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.baylor.edu/math/news.php?action=story&story=64263 http://www.baylor.edu/pr/news.php?action=story&story=64262 Dr. David R. Sorensen, professor of English and associate director of the honors program at Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, will present his lecture, "Listening to the Past" at 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, in the Hankamer Treasure Room in Armstrong Browning Library. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.baylor.edu/pr/news.php?action=story&story=64262