This Week At Baylor: Feb. 4-10, 2018
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WACO, Texas (Feb. 2, 2018) — This week at Baylor, students will have several opportunities to experience lectures, concerts and productions as the community enters the month of February.
MONDAY, Feb. 5
Chapel Highlights — Brett and Emily Mills, founders of Jesus Said Love, will speak in Waco Hall, 698 Speight Ave., at 9:05, 10:10 and 11:15 a.m. For more information, visit the chapel website.
Lyceum Lecture with Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis — Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis, Ph.D., professor and director of the Music Cognition Lab at the University of Arkansas, will deliver her lecture, "Using Science to Think About Music," from 4 to 5 p.m. in Cox Lecture Hall in Armstrong Browning Library, 710 Speight Ave. This event is part of Baylor University's Lyceum Series and is free and open to the public. For more information, visit the School of Music website.
Baylor Wind Ensemble — Kent Eshelman, associate professor of tuba/euphonium, will be the guest artist with Baylor University Wind Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Concert Hall in the Glennis McCrary Music Building, 110 Baylor Ave. The 77-member Wind Ensemble is conducted by J. Eric Wilson, Baylor’s director of bands. This concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call Baylor University School of Music at 254-710-3991.
Hearn Innovators in Christian Music Series — Dan Schutte is one of the best-known and most influential composers of Catholic music for liturgy in the English-speaking world. Schutte will perform at 6 p.m. in Recital Hall II of Waco Hall, 698 Speight Ave. For more information, visit the Center for Christian Music Studies website.
TUESDAY, Feb. 6
“Visualizing Patriotism through Americanization" — Leslie Hahner, Ph.D., associate professor of communications at Baylor University, will present “Visualizing Patriotism through Americanization" at 3:30 p.m. in Room 101 of Castellaw Communications Center, 201 Baylor Ave. A reception will follow in Castellaw Lounge. For more information, visit the department of communications website.
Willson-Addis Lecture — Amos Yong, Ph.D., director of the Center for Missiological Research and professor of theology and mission at Fuller Theological Seminary, will deliver the Willson Addis Lecture at 11 a.m. in Paul W. Powell Chapel at George W. Truett Theological Seminary, 1100 S. Third St. Yong will present "Spirit-Baptized Witness: Toward a Bapticostal Theology and Praxis." For more information, visit Truett Seminary’s website.
“25th Anniversary McLane Organ" — Baylor University will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of its McLane Organ at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Concert Hall in the Glennis McCrary Music Building, 110 Baylor Ave. This four-manual, 92-rank electro-pneumatic instrument, built by Petty-Matten in 1993, was a gift from the Drayton McLane family. This concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call Baylor University School of Music at 254-710-3991.
Cultural Connection Celebration — The Campus Diversity Committee and the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost will host the Cultural Connection Celebration in Room 250 of the Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation Meyer Conference Center. The keynote speaker, Ronald Angelo Johnson, Ph.D., associate professor of American history at Texas State University, will present “‘A Slave’ No Longer: Studying Yesterday, Building Tomorrow.” Doors will open at 5:30 p.m., and the program will begin at 6 p.m. Click here to register.
Baylor Theatre Presents: Anna Karenina: — Baylor University Theatre presents Anna Karenina, a story which questions love and duty. The production will run at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6-10. Matinee shows will run at 2 p.m. Feb. 10 and 11 in Mabee Theatre of Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center, 60 Baylor Avenue. Tickets are on sale now, at $20 for the public or $17 with a valid Baylor ID. Groups of 10 or more are eligible for a group discount through the box office. For more information and to order tickets, call 254-710-1865 or visit the Baylor Theatre website.
Mayborn Museum: Of Texas Rivers & Texas Art Reception — The Of Texas Rivers and Texas Art exhibit uses contemporary representational art to pique visitors’ curiosity about the state’s water resources, while creating meaningful opportunities to learn about how Texas rivers impact residents’ daily lives, industrial activity, the economy, recreation and wellness, and agriculture. Andrew Sansom, a leading Texas conservationist, and William E. Reaves, an influential Texas art collector and historian, have teamed up to showcase some of the finest contemporary river art detailing the gorgeous traits of Texas landscapes. A reception at 2 p.m. will feature a meet-and-greet and book signing with the authors and select artists, including Lee Jamison, who painted many of the murals at the Mayborn Museum. The reception is included in the price of admission. Admission is $8 for adults, $6 for children (2 to 12 years old) and $7 for seniors (65+). Admission is free for all museum members and Baylor University students, faculty, and staff. For more information, visit the Mayborn Museum website.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7
EHS Seminar — Carolyn Harvey, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Environmental Science and Biomedical Studies and director of the Environmental Health Science Program at Baylor University, will speak from 4 to 5 p.m. in Baylor Sciences Building (BSB) Room A.108, 101 Bagby Ave. For more information, visit the Environmental Science website.
THURSDAY, Feb. 8
She Sang Freedom With Tammy Kernodle — The department of journalism, public relations and new media, along with Pruit Memorial Symposium, Black Gospel Music Restoration Project and the Baylor University Libraries, will sponsor pianist/vocalist and professor of musicology Tammy Kernodle, Ph.D., and her trio in a free performance of “She Sang Freedom” in Bennett Auditorium at 7 p.m. Kernodle, who has performed nationally, will take the audience on a musical tour of black female musicians who used music to document and promote the struggle for equality and social justice in America. Several freedom and protest songs will be experienced through live performance and storytelling of the various historical contexts that range from slavery to the Civil Rights Movements to the Black Power movement in the 1970s. For more information, contact Bob Darden in journalism.
Jazz Ensemble Concert - Baylor University’s Concert Jazz Ensemble will present its initial concert of the spring semester at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Concert Hall in the Glennis McCrary Music Building, 110 Baylor Ave. The 21-member Concert Jazz Ensemble is led by Alex Parker, senior lecturer in jazz studies and director of the Wayne Fisher Jazz Program at Baylor University. This concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call the Baylor University School of Music at 254-710-3991.
Free Enterprise Forum: Barbara Demick, Los Angeles Times Correspondent — Barbara Demick, New York correspondent of the Los Angeles Times, formerly head of the bureaus in Beijing and Seoul, will present "Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea" from 4 to 5:15 p.m. in Room 250 of Hankamer School of Business, 1621 S. Third St. REGISTRATION is helpful, but not required. For more information, visit the Baylor Business website.
Sociology Lecture With Matthew Hughey — Matthew Hughey, Ph.D., associate professor in the department of sociology at the University of Connecticut, will present “White Bound: Nationalists, Antiracists, and the Shared Meanings of Race” at 3:30 p.m. in Room 152 of Draper Academic Building. For more information, visit Baylor Sociology’s website.
Science Thursdays at the Mayborn Museum Complex — The department of physics will host Science Thursdays at the Mayborn Museum Complex, a series of one-hour talks on scientific topics by Baylor faculty. Jason Pitts, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology, will present “Driving Mosquitoes into Oblivion” from 7 to 8 p.m. at 1300 S. University Parks Drive. This lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, visit the Mayborn Museum website.
FRIDAY, Feb. 9
Making A Difference Conference — Baylor Law School and Leadership Engagement and Development (LEAD) Counsel will host the second annual Making a Difference Conference from 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9, in Room 127 of Baylor Law School, 1114 S. University Parks Drive. This year’s theme, "Passion for Justice," aims to inspire and equip attendees to become servant leaders and to put their own passions into practice. A reception will follow. This conference is open to the public. For additional information, visit the website and contact LEADCounsel@baylor.edu.
by Joy Moton , student newswriter, (254) 710-6805
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