This Week at Baylor: Sept. 29-Oct. 5

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by Cacey Vigil, student news writer, Baylor Media and Public Relations

WACO, Texas (Sept. 25, 2019) – This week, Baylor University will host multiple concerts, movie screenings and lectures in business, science and English. This week is also Missions Week 2019, with events taking place Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, where representatives from different international and domestic missions and ministry organizations will share ways students can get involved in mission work.

MONDAY, Sept. 30

Chapel Highlights - Chapel will feature TED Talks for Missions Week at 9:05, 10:10 and 11:15 a.m. in Waco Hall, 624 Speight Ave. For more information, visit the Spiritual Life website.

Distinguished Artist Series: Stockholm Chamber Brass - The Baylor School of Music will host Stockholm Chamber Brass, one of the leading brass ensembles in the world, for a concert to launch the 2019-2020 Distinguished Artist Series. Stockholm Chamber Brass was founded in 1988 by five young Swedes who proceeded to win First Prize in that year’s International Competition for Brass Quintets. The event starts at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Concert Hall in the Glennis McCrary Music Building, 110 Baylor Ave. For tickets, visit the Bill Daniel Student Center website.

Movie Mondays - Movie Mondays will host a screening of “Amazing Grace,” a film about Gospel singer Aretha Franklin. The screening will be at 7 p.m. at the Waco Hippodrome, 724 Austin Ave. Free tickets can be picked up at the Waco Hippodrome Box Office or online at Student Activities website.

Baylor Conversation Series: Faculty Panel on Civil Discourse - This fall, President Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D., will host a Baylor Conversation Series focusing on civil discourse. This Conversation Series panel will include David D. Corey, Ph.D., professor of political science and associate director of Baylor in Washington program; Elesha Coffman, Ph.D., associate professor of American intellectual history; Leslie Hahner, Ph.D., associate professor of communication; and Greg Garrett, Ph.D., professor of English. The event starts at 3:30 p.m. in Mayborn Museum Complex, 1300 S. University Parks Drive. For more information, visit the Office of the President website.

TUESDAY, Oct. 1

Psych and Neuro Lecture - The department of psychology and neuroscience will host Chris Turck, Ph.D., from the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry. His lecture on "Pathway Illumination of Psychiatric Disorders and the Antidepressant Treatment Response" will start at 3:25 p.m. in Room D.110 of the Baylor Sciences Building, 101 Bagby Ave. For more information, visit the psychology and neuroscience website.

Beall-Russell Lecture: Creativity in the Humanities - The Beall-Russell Lecture series will host National Book Award winner Colum McCann and award-winning author Terry Tempest Williams. McCann and Williams will take part in a question-and-answer conversation about writing and creativity in the humanities. The lecture will start at 3:30 p.m. in Room 506 of the Cashion Academic Center, 1401 S. Fourth St. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit the Beall-Russell Lectures in the Humanities website.

Baylor Symphony Orchestra - Baylor Symphony Orchestra, led by Stephen Heyde, conductor-in-residence, will perform at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Concert Hall in the Glennis McCrary Music Building, 110 Baylor Ave. Their program, "Masterworks from Three Eras," will feature works by Mozart, Brahms and Copland. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit the School of Music website.

Confessions of an Entrepreneur Lunch Speaker Series - Confessions of an Entrepreneur will feature Catherine Ballas of REFIT Revolution. The lunch series hosted by the Hankamer School of Business highlights local, successful entrepreneurs and business owners and shows students that there is more than one path to success as an entrepreneur. The event starts at 12:30 p.m. in Room 250 in Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation, 1621 S. Third St. For more information, visit the John F. Baugh Center for Entrepreneurship website.

World Cinema Series - The Interactive Media and Language Center will be hosting a screening of "Where Do We Go Now?" at 6 p.m. in Bennett Auditorium, 1420 S. Seventh St. The Arabic film -- about Muslim and Christian women who join forces to stem the tide of violence in their war-torn Middle Eastern village -- will be shown with English subtitles and is open to the public. For more information, email Rosario_Colchero@baylor.edu.

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 2

Professional Development Program (PDP) – Leading with Emotional Intelligence - The Business Center for Professional Selling will host Deborah Sawyer, managing director for ZRG Partners, for their professional development program. Sawyer will discuss the relationship between emotional intelligence and the dual bottom line and share how the dual bottom line can only exist with strong and emotionally intelligent leaders. The lecture starts at 5 p.m. in Room 205 of the Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation, 1621 S. Third St. For more information, visit the Hankamer School of Business website.

Film and Digital Media (FDM) Screening of STROOP - The department of film and digital media will be showing a screening of STROOP, a documentary about the rhino poaching crisis, directed by Baylor alumna Susan Scott. The screening will start at 6 p.m., followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker, in Room 101 of Castellaw Communication Center, 219 Baylor Ave. For more information, visit the film and digital media website.

Matilda the Musical - Baylor Theatre presents “Matilda the Musical.” Enter the magical world of this Tony-winning musical masterpiece that revels in the anarchy of childhood and the power of the imagination. Packed with high-energy dance numbers and catchy songs, Roald Dahl's “Matilda the Musical” tells the story of an extraordinary girl with a vivid imagination who dares to take a stand and change her destiny. Performances will be Oct. 2 through Oct. 13 in Jones Theatre in Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center, 60 Baylor Ave. Times vary for performances. For tickets, visit Matilda the Musical.

Chapel Highlights - As part of Missions Week at Baylor University, Jeremey Everett, founder and executive director of Texas Hunger Initiative, 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.

Environmental Science (ENV) Seminar - The department of environmental science will host a seminar presented by Nancy Denslow, Ph.D., professor at University of Florida, at 4 p.m. in Room A.108 of the Baylor Sciences Building, 101 Bagby Ave. For more information, visit the environmental science website.

THURSDAY, Oct. 3

Concert Jazz Ensemble - The Concert Jazz Ensemble, led by Alex Parker, M.M., director of the Wayne Fisher Jazz Program at Baylor, will perform at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Concert Hall in the Glennis McCrary Music Building, 110 Baylor Ave. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit the School of Music website.

U.S. Evangelicals Confronting Apartheid: Race, Politics and Religion in the Cold War - The Institute for Studies of Religion will host the lecture, “U.S. Evangelicals Confronting Apartheid: Race, Politics and Religion in the Cold War.” The lecture will be led by Melani McAlister, Ph.D., associate professor of American studies and international affairs at George Washington University, and will discuss how evangelicals in the U.S. and South Africa navigated their understandings of U.S. policy in light of debates about missionary work, communism, racism and Christian social responsibility. The lecture is free and starts at 3:30 p.m. in Cox Lecture Hall in Armstrong Browning Library, 710 Speight Ave. For more information, call 254-710-7555.

Lyceum Series: Lecture with Ishai Adar - Baylor University’s School of Music will host Israeli composer Ishai Adar, who is known for creating film soundtracks and whose passion inspires students, movie directors, and fellow musicians. The event starts at 4 p.m. in Room 330 in Marrs McLean Science Building, 1214 S. Fourth St. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit the School of Music website.

FRIDAY, Oct. 4

Hispanic Heritage Banquet - The Hispanic Student Association in conjunction with the Department of Multicultural Affairs will host their annual banquet celebrating Hispanic heritage and cultures. The banquet starts at 6 p.m. on the fifth floor of Cashion Academic Center, 1401 Fourth St. Tickets are $20 and are available for purchase at the Bill Daniel Student Center ticket office, 1311 S. Fifth St. For more information, visit the Multicultural Affairs website.

A Capella Choir and Chamber Singers - Baylor University’s A Capella and Chamber Singers, conducted by Brian A. Schmidt, M.M., associate professor of choral music, will perform the “Modern Marvels” concert. The concert will feature several instrumental collaborations, including Michael Jacobson, Ph.D., on soprano saxophone, the Baylor Jaz Combo, student organists and solo marimba. The performance starts at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Concert Hall in the Glennis McCrary Music Building, 110 Baylor Ave. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit the School of Music website.

Biochemistry Colloquium - Baylor University will host Dorothy Shippen, Ph.D., distinguished professor at Texas A&M, who will present “Revealing the Ancient and Emerging Functions of Telomerase-Associated Subunits.” The lecture will start at 3:30 p.m. in Room C.105 of the Baylor Sciences Building, 101 Bagby Ave. For more information, visit the chemistry and biochemistry website.

Biology Seminar - The department of biology will host Heide Ford, Ph.D., from the University of Colorado, as part of their lecture series. The lecture will start at 3:30 p.m. in Room B.110 of the Baylor Sciences Building, 101 Bagby Ave. For more information, visit the Department of Biology website.

SATURDAY, Oct. 5

Backyard Ecology Grand Opening - The grand opening of the new Backyard Ecology Hall in the Mayborn Museum, 1300 S. University Parks Drive, will be at 10 a.m. This exciting collection of hands-on experiences will encourage individual discovery and an appreciation for the natural world. The new gallery includes live animals that tell a story about local ecology and traditional museum collection objects while also providing creative experiences for children and families. For more information, visit the Mayborn Museum website.

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