This Week at Baylor: Oct. 21-27, 2018

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by Gabrielle White, student newswriter

WACO, Texas (Oct. 18, 2019) – This week, Baylor University will host a variety of speakers in chemistry, biology, medical humanities and business, along with celebrating Cuban and Asian and Pacific heritage and a special performance from the United States Air Force Concert Band and Singing Sergeants.

MONDAY, Oct. 22

Chapel Highlights - Joe White, president of Kanakuk Ministries, will speak during Chapel at 9:05, 10:10 and 11:15 a.m. in Waco Hall, 624 Speight Ave. For more information, visit the Spiritual Life website.

Movie Mondays - Movie Mondays continue with the screening of “Abacus: Small Enough to Jail,” a film documenting the saga of the Chinese immigrant Sung family, owners of Abacus Federal Savings in Chinatown, New York, who were accused of mortgage fraud in the 2008 financial crisis. The screening will be at 7 p.m. at the Waco Hippodrome, 724 Austin Ave. Free tickets can be picked up at the Bill Daniel Student Center ticket office or online.

Bill Leonard Lecture - Church history scholar Bill Leonard, Ph.D., Dunn Professor of Baptist Studies Emeritus at Wake Forest University School of Divinity, will present “Teaching Dissent: The Witness of Minority,” a lecture sponsored by the department of religion. The event will be from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Hankamer Building, room 101. For more information, visit the department of religion website.

TUESDAY, Oct. 23

World Cinema Series - The department of modern languages and cultures will continue its World Cinema Series with “Memorias del subdesarrollo (Memories of Underdevelopment).” The film is in Spanish and shown with English subtitles. The screening will be held at 6 p.m. at Bennett Auditorium in the Draper Academic Building. For more information, visit the modern languages and cultures website.

Wind Ensemble - The Wind Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Concert Hall in the Glennis McCrary Music Building, 101 Baylor Ave. Donald Grantham, Ph.D., professor of composition at The University of Texas at Austin, will be the guest performer. For more information, visit the School of Music website.

Conference of the Cuban Culture - The conference of the Cuban Culture will present “Photography and Society of Cuba (1994-2018),” sponsored by the College of Arts & Sciences department of modern languages and cultures and the Center for Global Engagement. The conference will begin at 5 p.m. in Bennett Auditorium in the Draper Academic Building, 1400 S. Seventh St., and include a screening of the film, “Memorias del Subdesarrollo.” For more information, visit the Center for Global Engagement website.

Cyber Day Hackfest - Hackfest is an interactive exhibit that will introduce novice and experts to the latest cybersecurity threats. Hackfest is a part of Baylor’s second annual Cyber Day and will be held at 6 p.m. in Cashion Academic Center. For more information, visit the Information Technology Services website.

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 24

Chapel Highlights - Jim Marsh, Ph.D., executive director for counseling services at the Baylor Counseling Center, will speak during Chapel at 9:05, 10:10 and 11:15 a.m. in Waco Hall, 624 Speight Ave. For more information, visit the Spiritual Life website.

United States Air Force Concert Band and Singing Sergeants - The United States Air Force Concert Band, the premier symphonic wind ensemble of the United States Air Force, will perform at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Concert Hall in the Glennis McCrary Music Building, 110 Baylor Ave. The wind ensemble will be accompanied by the Singing Sergeants, the official chorus of the United States Air Force. This event is free of charge and open to the public. For more information, visit the School of Music website.

Cyber Day Panel Discussion - The Cyber Day panel discussion will begin at 2 p.m. in the McClinton Family Auditorium (Foster 240) at the Paul L. Foster Campus for Business Innovation, 1621 S. Third St. The panel will host protection and security executives from HCA Healthcare, Walmart, Splunk Corporation, PwC US and Allergan, Inc. For more information, visit the Information Technology Services website.

Asian & Pacific American Heritage Luncheon - The Asian & Pacific American Heritage luncheon will be held at noon in Foster 350 at the Paul L. Foster Campus for Business Innovation, 1621 S. Third St. The luncheon celebrates Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month and recognizes the contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. For more information, visit the Multicultural Affairs website.

Environmental Science Seminar - Baylor Steele, doctoral candidate in biomedical studies, will speak at a seminar from 4 to 5 p.m. in room A.108 of the Baylor Sciences Building, 101 Bagby Ave. The event is presented by Baylor’s department of environmental science. For more information, visit the environmental science website.

Conference of the Cuban Culture - The conference of the Cuban Culture will continue with a presentation on the book “Nicolás Guillén and El son entero: Looks from the 21st Century,” followed by a roundtable discussion, poetry readings and a documentary screening. The conference will be from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in room 152 of the Draper Academic Building, 1400 S. Seventh St. For more information, visit the Center for Global Engagement website.

2018 Dale P. Jones Business Ethics Forum - The Dale P. Jones Business Ethics forum will kick off with the ethics competition among Hankamer School of Business students from 4 to 5 p.m. in Foster 143/144 at the Paul L. Foster Campus for Business Innovation, 1621 S. Third St. The forum will be held from Oct. 24-26. For more information, visit the Business Ethics and Leadership website.

Baylor Symposium on Faith and Culture - The 2018 Baylor Symposium on Faith and Culture will be held from Oct. 24-26, focusing on the stewardship of creation. The symposium will include speakers from Stanford University, University of Notre Dame and University of Cambridge. For more information, visit the Institute for Faith and Learning website.

THURSDAY, Oct. 25

W. Dial Black Family Lectures - The W. Dial Black Family Lectures will be given by Steven McKnight, Ph.D., Distinguished Chair in Basic Biomedical Research at UT Southwestern Medical Center, from 4 to 7 p.m. in room B.110 of the Baylor Sciences Building, 101 Bagby Ave. For more information, visit the College of Arts & Sciences website.

Statistical Science Colloquium Series - The Fall 2018 Statistical Science Colloquium Series will present Fanni Natanegara, Ph.D., statistician at Eli Lilly and Co. in Indianapolis, Indiana. The colloquium will be held from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in room GL51 of Marrs McLean Science Building, 1214 S. Fourth St. For more information, visit the statistical science website.

Conference of the Cuban Culture - The conference of the Cuban Culture will present a panel discussion on poets and writers José Martí and Ángel Escobar. The conference will be from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Draper Academic Building, 1400 S. Seventh St. For more information, visit the Center for Global Engagement website.

FRIDAY, Oct. 26

Chemistry and Biochemistry Colloquium - Ryan Julian, Ph.D., professor of chemistry at University of California, Riverside, will present “Spatial Distribution and Structural Consequences of Protein Isomerization and Epimerization in the Human Lens.” The colloquium will be held from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in room C.105 of the Baylor Sciences Building, 101 Bagby Ave. For more information, visit the chemistry website.

Biology Seminar Series - Kathryn Jacobsen, Ph.D., professor of global health at George Mason University, will present “Global Health Epidemiology: Case studies from Guatemala, Malawi, Ecuador and Sierra Leone.” The event will be from 2:30 to 4 p.m. in room B.110 of the Baylor Sciences Building, 101 Bagby Ave. For more information, visit the department of biology website.

Geosciences Seminar - Mary Schweitzer, Ph.D., from the department of biological sciences at North Carolina State University, will speak at a seminar from 3 to 4 p.m. in room E.231 of the Baylor Sciences Building, 101 Bagby Ave. The event is presented by Baylor’s department of geosciences. For more information, visit the department of geosciences website.

Texas Analysis and Mathematical Physics Symposium - The department of mathematics will host the sixth annual Texas Analysis and Mathematical Physics Symposium (TexAMP) Oct. 26-28. The event includes presentations by leading researchers in their fields and provides participants the opportunity to present their contributed talks. For more information, visit the department of mathematics website.

SATURDAY, Oct. 27

Model United Nations High School Conference - The Model United Nations High School Conference will be held from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., where students on seven committees present on topics such as terrorism in the digital age, climate change, global mental health or nuclear waste management. For more information, visit the Model United Nations website.

Medical Humanities Symposium - The Medical Humanities Symposium will begin at 8 a.m. in Foster 143 at the Paul L. Foster Campus for Business Innovation, 1621 S. Third St. The symposium will address how the medical humanities can shed light on the stigma and stereotypes in society surrounding mental illness. For more information, visit the Medical Humanities website.

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