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Seventh Annual People's Law School to Offer Several New Courses

[2/6/2012]
The People's Law School at Baylor University Law School will return for a seventh year on Saturday, Feb. 18, with several new courses available. Hosted by Baylor Law School, the one-day, free event is designed to make the law user-friendly and to educate members of the community about their legal rights.
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Baylor Graduate Student Named Finalist in Nationwide Film Competition
[2/6/2012]
One Baylor student is ready for his close-up.
Grant Hall, a masterss candidate of communication studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, will join the company of some of the nation's top filmmakers at the annual American Cinema Editors (ACE) Eddie Awards this month as one of three finalists in the ACE Student Editing Competition.
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Texas Independent Film Network Film Series Will Continue With Austin Documentary

[2/6/2012]
Baylor University's division of film and digital media will host a showing of the 2011 film "Slacker 2011" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, in Room 101 of Castellaw Communications Center on the Baylor campus.
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Distinguished Baylor Professor "Lays Down the Sword" in Lecture
[2/3/2012]
The Baylor University Institute for Studies of Religion will host a lecture by Philip Jenkins, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of History and co-director for the Program on Historical Studies of Religion, who will speak on "Laying Down the Sword: Coming to Terms with Violent Scriptures" at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, in Kayser Auditorium in the Hankamer School of Business, 1428 S. Fifth St.
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SNCC Co-Founder Will Speak at Annual Black Heritage Banquet

[2/3/2012]
Dr. Bernard LaFayette, co-founder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), will be the guest speaker at the Baylor University Association of Black Students' 25th annual Black Heritage Banquet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, on the fifth floor of Cashion Academic Center on the Baylor campus.
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Getting Pious with a Little Help From Our Friends: Social Networks at Church Influence Beliefs, Behavior
[2/1/2012]
Friendships forged at church seem to play a major role in people's religious activities and beliefs -- even when it comes to their views about how exclusive heaven is, according to a national study by a Baylor University sociology researcher.
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Is Super Bowl Advertising Worth the Cost?

[1/30/2012]
It depends, according to Kirk Wakefield, Ph.D., executive director of Sports and Entertainment Marketing at Baylor University's Hankamer School of Business and sports marketing blogger.
Advertising in sports, just like sponsorships, is only worth the investment in two cases, he writes in the blog, The Migala Report.
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John and Marie Chiles Named Founders of Baylor University

[1/30/2012]
Baylor University presented John and Marie Chiles of Dallas with one of the University's most distinguished awards -- the Baylor University Founders Medallion -- during the Founders Day ceremony Jan. 30 in Waco Hall. Established in 1969, the Founders Medal is reserved for those whose service and contributions have been unusually significant to the life and future of the University.
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Truett Seminary Lecture to Discuss War and Ethics
[1/27/2012]
Baylor University's George W. Truett Theological Seminary will host the inaugural T.B. Matson Foundation Ethic Lecture at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, at the Paul W. Powell Chapel in the seminary, 1100 S. Third Street.
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Baylor Theatre Presents New Spin on Classic 'Jekyll and Hyde'

[1/27/2012]
Baylor University Theatre will continue its 2011-2012 season with Jeffrey Hatcher's "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" from Tuesday, Jan. 31, to Saturday, Feb. 4, at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, Feb. 4, to Sunday, Feb. 5, at 2 p.m. in Mabee Theatre of the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center on the Baylor campus.
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More Companies are Opening On-site Clinics to Provide Healthcare to Employees, according to Baylor, Texas A&M and SAS article in MIT Sloan Management Review
[1/25/2012]
In an era of soaring medical costs, providing healthcare to employees at or near their workplace is gaining new momentum, according to an article in the Winter 2012 issue of MIT Sloan Management Review.
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Baylor Professor Named Association for Information Systems Fellow

[1/23/2012]
Dr. Dorothy Leidner, director of the Center for Information Systems Research in the Hankamer School of Business at Baylor University, was recently named an Association for Information Systems (AIS) Fellow at the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) in Shanghai.
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Baylor Professor Appointed to American Chemical Society's Committee on Environmental Improvement

[1/23/2012]
Dr. George Cobb, professor and chair of the department of environmental science in the College of Arts and Sciences at Baylor University, has been selected to serve on the American Chemical Society's (ACS) Committee on Environmental Improvement (CEI).
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Baylor's Martin Museum of Art "Advances Tradition" of Printmaking
[1/19/2012]
The Martin Museum of Art at Baylor University will host a printmaking exhibition called "Advancing Tradition: Twenty Years of Printmaking at Flatbed Press," from Jan. 21 through March 9. The exhibit will highlight the effect of digital technology and new innovations on traditional printmaking.
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Where You Vote May Influence How You Vote, Baylor University Researchers Find

[1/17/2012]
Passersby who stopped to answer surveys taken next to churches in the Netherlands and England reported themselves as more politically conservative and more negative toward non-Christians than did people questioned within sight of government buildings -- a finding that may be significant when it comes to voting, according to a Baylor University study.
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European CEO Magazine Names Baylor University's Hankamer School of Business Most Innovative Business School
[1/17/2012]
European CEO Magazine's 2011 Global Business Education Awards has named Baylor University's Hankamer School of Business the Most Innovative Business School for the Southern United States Region.
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Baylor University's Draft Strategic Plan Released for Review and Feedback
[1/11/2012]
According to schedule, following approval by the Baylor University Board of Regents at its 2011 homecoming meeting, the university has published an online draft of its 10-year strategic plan. The University is inviting the Baylor community to review the draft plan and provide feedback. As a continuation of its strategic planning process, Baylor officials will hold on-campus meetings to consider the plan publicly and more fully. Comments and suggestions will be accepted on the strategic planning website through March, and the plan will be finalized at the end of the fiscal year in May.
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Spring Calendar Includes Celebrated Artists, Performances, Lectures and Conferences
[1/31/2012]
Baylor University will welcome several distinguished speakers and performers to campus this spring. Below is a list of the lectures, conferences, symposia, and performances that will be held during February at Baylor.
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