This Week at Baylor: April 7-13, 2019
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by Jessie Jilovec, student newswriter, Baylor University Media and Public Relations
WACO, Texas (April 4, 2019) – This week, Baylor University will host a movie screening, a theater performance and lectures in a variety of academic disciplines. On Tuesday, April 9, classes will not be held in celebration of Diadeloso, or Day of the Bear.
SUNDAY, April 7
Baylor Theatre Presents Mnemonic – Baylor Theatre will have its final performance of Mnemonic, a play about tourists discovering a frozen prehistoric body on an alpine glacier. The performance will be at 2 p.m. in Mabee Theater in Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center, 60 Baylor Ave. Tickets are available online. For more information, visit the theatre arts website.
MONDAY, April 8
Chapel – Baylor will host Mary Alice Birdwhistell, pastor at Calvary Baptist Church in Waco, for 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.
Say Their Names Lecture – The departments of sociology and history will host Amy Kate Bailey, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology at the University of Illinois at Chicago, who will present “Say Their Names: Finding the Victims of Threatened and Completed Lynchings in the American South.” The lecture will be at 3:30 p.m. in Room 100 of Morrison Hall, 1410 S. Fifth St. For more information, visit the history website.
TUESDAY, April 9
Diadeloso – A tradition since 1932, Diadeloso is an annual holiday for students to enjoy various outdoor events and performances on campus. For more information, visit the Diadeloso website.
WEDNESDAY, April 10
Chapel – Baylor will host René Maciel, missions pastor at First Woodway Baptist Church, for 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.
Institute for Studies of Religion Lecture – Anthony Gill, Ph.D., professor of political science and adjunct professor of sociology at the University of Washington and Distinguished Senior Fellow in the Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion, will present “The Comparative Endurance Efficiency of Religion: A Public Choice Approach” at 3:30 p.m. in Cox Lecture Hall in Armstrong Browning Library, 710 Speight Ave. For more information and to register, visit the Baylor ISR website.
THURSDAY, April 11
Tom Bratcher Memorial University-Wide Lecture – The department of statistical science will host Lisa LaVange, Ph.D., professor and associate chair in the department of biostatistics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who will give the Tom Bratcher Memorial Lecture at 4 p.m. in Room 101 of Marrs McLean Science Building, 1214 S. Fourth St. She will present “Opportunities and Challenges in Clinical Research with the Use of Big Data and Novel Trial Designs.” For more information, visit the statistical science website.
Artist Talk and Reception – The Martin Museum of Art will host painter Alexis Serio and sculptor Dewane Hughes to discuss their work on display in “The Expanse Between,” which runs March 28 through June 2 in the Martin Museum. The reception will begin at 5:30 p.m., and the discussion will be at 6 p.m. in the Martin Museum in Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center, 60 Baylor Ave. For more information, visit the Martin Museum website.
Davidson Lecture and Awards – The 2019 Davidson Lecture and Awards will feature Bryan Brooks, Ph.D., director of the environmental health science program and distinguished professor of environmental science and biomedical studies in the Baylor College of Arts & Sciences. The event will be at 6 p.m. in Room B.110 of the Baylor Sciences Building, 101 Bagby Ave. A reception will precede the lecture at 5:15 p.m. in the second floor E-wing landing of the BSB. For more information, visit the biology website.
Sandra Cisneros Lecture – The Baylor journalism, public relations and new media graduate program will host Sandra Cisneros, a writer best known for her first novel “The House on Mango Street,” for a lecture at 6 p.m. in the Paul W. Powell Chapel of George W. Truett Theological Seminary, 1100 S. Third St. The lecture is free and open to the public. A book signing and reception will follow the lecture. For more information, visit the department of journalism, public relations and new media website.
FRIDAY, April 12
Tom Bratcher Memorial Departmental Lecture – The department of statistical science will host Lisa LaVange, Ph.D, professor and associate chair in the department of biostatistics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will give the Tom Bratcher Memorial Lecture at 10 a.m. in Room 301 of Marrs McLean Science Building, 1214 S. Fourth St. She will present “Reflections on Statistical Practice, Leadership, and Training.” For more information, visit the statistical science website.
Chemistry Colloquium – The department of chemistry and biochemistry will host Graham Cooks, Ph.D., Henry B. Hass Distinguished Professor of Analytical Chemistry at Purdue University, for a colloquium at 3:30 p.m. in Room C.105 of the Baylor Sciences Building, 101 Bagby Ave. For more information, visit the chemistry website.
ABOUT BAYLOR UNIVERSITY
Baylor University is a private Christian University and a nationally ranked research institution. The University provides a vibrant campus community for more than 17,000 students by blending interdisciplinary research with an international reputation for educational excellence and a faculty commitment to teaching and scholarship. Chartered in 1845 by the Republic of Texas through the efforts of Baptist pioneers, Baylor is the oldest continually operating University in Texas. Located in Waco, Baylor welcomes students from all 50 states and more than 80 countries to study a broad range of degrees among its 12 nationally recognized academic divisions.