http://www.baylor.edu/facultystaff/announcements/ Announcements for faculty and staff of Baylor University. en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:24:58 -0600 Baylor CMS/PHP 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 http://www.baylor.edu/pr/news.php?action=story&story=64272 Stephen Watters, international advisor to the Linguistic Survey in Nepal, will present "Language Diversity: A Tool for Unification or Division? Observations from Nepal" at 4 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 5, in room 116 at Draper Academic Building on the Baylor University campus. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.baylor.edu/pr/news.php?action=story&story=64272 http://www.baylor.edu/business/index.php?id=69039 Jim Zarroli, business reporter for National Public Radio, opened the 2009 Business Ethics Forum on Oct. 28 at Baylor University's Hankamer School of Business. Speaking to a crowd from Baylor and the community, Zarroli used an analogy from personal experience to shed light on recent corporate struggles and offer a suggestion for improvement. The question and answer session then shifted the theme toward current media issues. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.baylor.edu/business/index.php?id=69039 http://www.baylor.edu/math/news.php?action=story&story=64254 Quotes from students who attended Ed Burger's lectures during his visit to Baylor University. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.baylor.edu/math/news.php?action=story&story=64254 http://www.baylor.edu/content/services/document.php/100778.jpg Take a look at these 10 easy ways you can save energy, reduce pollution, and conserve water to help Baylor Go Green. <i>Attached graphic created by Lillyan Baker</i>. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.baylor.edu/content/services/document.php/100778.jpg http://www.baylor.edu/business/index.php?id=69054 Baylor University faculty and graduate students performed a dramatic reading of "The Voysey Inheritance" Tuesday evening at the Hankamer School of Business. The financial drama, adapted by David Mamet from a 100 year old British play by Harley Granville-Barker, highlighted the second week of the Dale P. Jones Business Ethics Forum: Where Finance Meets Ethics. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.baylor.edu/business/index.php?id=69054 http://www.baylor.edu/pr/news.php?action=story&story=64184 Dr. Joe Fulton, professor of English at Baylor University, has been named winner of the 2010 Jules and Frances Landry Award for Best Book on Southern studies for The Reconstruction of Mark Twain. The book is a radical reappraisal of Twain and his evolving political allegiances and writings during and after the Civil War. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.baylor.edu/pr/news.php?action=story&story=64184 http://www.baylor.edu/facultystaff/announcements/news.php?action=story&story=64110 Scholars from all disciplines are invited to submit proposals for the Institute for Oral History's Faculty Fellow program for 2010-2011 through Friday, November 13. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.baylor.edu/facultystaff/announcements/news.php?action=story&story=64110 http://www.baylor.edu/comp_benefits/index.php?id=1968 As a reminder, Open Enrollment is the entire month of November. To make changes to your coverage or to enroll/re-enroll in a Flexible Spending Account, please see the Open Enrollment Website. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.baylor.edu/comp_benefits/index.php?id=1968 http://www.baylor.edu/content/services/document.php/101028.html Check out the training opportunities available to you through POD this week. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.baylor.edu/content/services/document.php/101028.html http://www.baylor.edu/facultystaff/announcements/news.php?action=story&story=64031 "From the Top," the preeminent showcase for young musicians, comes to Baylor University on Wednesday, November 11, beginning at 7:00 p.m. in Jones Concert Hall to tape a radio broadcast in its tenth-anniversary season. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.baylor.edu/facultystaff/announcements/news.php?action=story&story=64031 http://www.baylor.edu/facultystaff/announcements/news.php?action=story&story=63993 The Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost now invites pre-proposals for the 2010-2012 ELGs. Submissions are due by 5 p.m. on November 24. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.baylor.edu/facultystaff/announcements/news.php?action=story&story=63993 http://www.baylor.edu/facultystaff/announcements/news.php?action=story&story=63916 Staff Council has placed collection boxes on campus through Nov. 19 for donations of non-perishable food items to support the Waco food bank Caritas. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.baylor.edu/facultystaff/announcements/news.php?action=story&story=63916 http://www.baylor.edu/facultystaff/announcements/news.php?action=story&story=63822 The EDUCAUSE annual conference draws together talented higher education professionals from across the spectrum, including some of our Baylor colleagues, to share new ideas and best practices. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.baylor.edu/facultystaff/announcements/news.php?action=story&story=63822