This Week at Baylor: Feb. 23-Feb. 29, 2020

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by Cerenity Austin, student news writer, Baylor University Media and Public Relations

WACO, Texas (Feb. 21, 2020) — This coming week, Baylor University will host multiple guest speakers and performers from various disciplines, including arts and sciences, music, religion, history and entrepreneurship, along with various film screenings. The Department of Multicultural Affairs will host its annual Black Heritage Banquet in honor of Black History Month, and the Multicultural Women’s Symposium.

MONDAY, Feb. 24

Chapel Highlights – Bob Fu, founder and president of China Aid, 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.

Campus Orchestra – The Baylor University School of Music will host the Campus Orchestra led by Michael Alexander, Ph.D., Baylor associate professor of string music education, at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Concert Hall in the Glennis McCrary Music Building, 110 Baylor Ave. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit the School of Music website.

Digital Humanities Lectures – Kalani Craig, Ph.D., clinical assistant professor in the department of history at Indiana University Bloomington, will present a “Roundtable Discussion on Digital Humanities” at noon and a lecture on “The Role of Fear and Failure in Successful DH Research” at 3:30 p.m. Both events will be held in the Active Learning Lab (Moody 104) in Moody Memorial Library, 1312 S. Third St. The lectures are sponsored by the Baylor College of Arts & Sciences, Academy for Teaching and Learning and University Libraries. For more information, visit the University Libraries website.

ISR Lecture – The Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion will host Dale Ahlquist, Ph.D., author, publisher and president of the Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton, to speak on one of the most prolific writers of the 20th century, Gilbert Keith Chesterton. The lecture will be at 7 p.m. in Kayser Auditorium in the Hankamer Academic Center, 1428 S. Fifth St. For more information, visit the Institute for Studies of Religion website.

Movie Mondays at the Hippodrome – Movie Mondays presented by Baylor’s Union Board will continue this week with a showing of “America the Beautiful,” a film by award-winning director Darryl Roberts, who teams up with industry experts to explore the reality of over-sexualization of the youth and psychological effects it has. The screening will be at 7 p.m. in the Waco Hippodrome, 724 Austin Ave. Tickets are free and can be picked up at the Waco Hippodrome Box Office, the Bill Daniel Student Center ticket office or online.

Science and Christian Ministry Conference – Baylor University’s Truett Seminary will present the Science and Christian Ministry Conference, a two-day workshop featuring four national speakers who will address topics that pastors and churches encounter in their ministries. The conference will be held Feb. 24-25 at Truett Seminary, 1100 Third St. Pre-registration is now closed, but the conference sessions are free and open to the public. Click here for more information.

TUESDAY, Feb. 25

Bella Voce Concert – The Bella Voce Concert, a 26-voice women’s chamber choir, will be led by Lynne Gackle, Ph.D., Baylor School of Music director of choral activities, at 7:30 p.m. in Roxy Grove Hall located in Waco Hall, 624 Speight Ave. For more information, visit the School of Music website.

Digital Humanities Lectures – Kalani Craig, Ph.D., clinical assistant professor in the department of history at Indiana University Bloomington, will present a lecture on “The Classroom Component of Digital Humanities: Low-Tech Methods for High-Impact DH Pedagogy” at 11:30 a.m. in the Visualization Studio in the W.R. Poage Legislative Library, 201 Baylor Ave. The lectures are sponsored by the Baylor College of Arts & Sciences, Academy for Teaching and Learning and University Libraries. For more information, visit the University Libraries website.

Religion Department Annual Lecture – The Baylor department of religion will present its annual lecture featuring Mandy McMichael, Ph.D., assistant professor of religion and associate director of ministry guidance, who will present a lecture on “I’m Every Woman: Miss America and the Religion of Identity.” The lecture will be at 3:30 p.m. in Kayser Auditorium in the Hankamer Academic Center, 1428 S. Fifth St. For more information, visit the department of religion website.

World Cinema Series – The department of modern languages and cultures will continue its World Cinema Series with “Parasite,” a film in Korean with English subtitles. The screening will be at 6 p.m. in the Bennett Auditorium of Draper Academic Building, 1420 S. Seventh St. Click here for more information.

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 26

Chapel Highlights – Burt Burleson, Baylor University chaplain, will speak on “Living the Christ Life: Awakening,” as part of Chapel Lenten Series at 9:05, 10:10 and 11:15 a.m. in Waco Hall, 624 Speight Ave. For more information, visit the Spiritual Life website.

Arts & Sciences Lecture – The Baylor University College of Arts & Sciences will host Col. Walter M. “Sparky” Matthews, commander of the U.S. Air Force 10th Medical Group and command surgeon of the United States Space Force, to speak on the USSF and the role of medicine in space. The lecture will be held at 4 p.m. in Room D.109 of the Baylor Sciences Building, 101 Baylor Ave. For more information, visit the College of Arts & Sciences website.

Physics Colloquium Series – Jon Harrison, Ph.D., associate professor of mathematics, will present the Physics Colloquium Series at 4 p.m. in Room E.231 in the Baylor Sciences Building, 101 Bagby Ave. For more information, visit the department of physics website.

THURSDAY, Feb. 27

Black Heritage Banquet – The Baylor University Black Student Union in conjunction with the Department of Multicultural Affairs, will present the 33rd Annual Black Heritage Banquet featuring keynote speaker Steve Perry, Ph.D., educational speaker and daytime TV host, at 6:30 p.m. in Room 506 in the Cashion Academic Center, 1401 S. Fourth St. Tickets are $10 for students and $20 for general admission. For more information, visit the Multicultural Affairs website.

Distinguished Artist Series – Baylor’s Distinguished Artist Series will feature VOCES8, a British vocal ensemble that performs worldwide and has live broadcasts on international television and radio. VOCES8 will perform at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Concert Hall in the Glennis McCrary Music Building, 110 Baylor Ave.

Latin American Film Series – The Center for Global Engagement will present “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown,” a film in Spanish with English subtitles depicting a young actress’s encounter with eccentric characters on her journey to discover why her lover left her. The screening will be held at 7 p.m. in Room 202 of the Tidwell Bible Building, 600 Speight Ave. For more information, visit the Center for Global Engagement website.

FRIDAY, Feb. 28

Chemistry Colloquium – The department of chemistry and biochemistry’s weekly colloquium series will feature Phil Power, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at the University of California, Davis. The lecture will be at 3:30 p.m. in Room C.105 of the Baylor Sciences Building, 101 Baylor Ave. For more information, visit the chemistry and biochemistry website.

Entrepreneurship Research Seminar – The Entrepreneurship Research Seminar will host David Scheaf, Ph.D., Baylor assistant professor of entrepreneurship, who will speak on “Weapons of Deception: A Grounded Theory of Entrepreneurial Fraud.” The event is open to the public and will be held at 10:30 a.m. in Room 211 in the Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation, 1621 S. Third St. For more information, visit the Hankamer School of Business website.

SATURDAY, Feb. 29

Multicultural Women’s Symposium – The Department of Multicultural Affairs will present the Multicultural Women’s Symposium, a day of workshops presented by women faculty and staff of color from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Barfield Drawing Room in the Bill Daniel Student Center, 1311 S. Fifth St. For more information, visit the Multicultural Affairs website.

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