This Week at Baylor: Oct. 13-19, 2019

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by Cacey Vigil, student news writer

WACO, Texas (Oct. 10, 2019) – This week at Baylor University, multiple lectures from a variety of academic disciplines from mathematics and science to entrepreneurship and religion will be held. Baylor will also host the Lilly Fellows Program national conference with a two-day symposium on faith and culture.

MONDAY, Oct. 14

Chapel Highlights - Chris Heuertz, an author and Enneagram coach, 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 will be hosting a screening of “The River and the Wall,” a documentary that follows five friends on an immersive adventure through the Texas borderlands as they travel from El Paso to the Gulf of Mexico. 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.
Campus Orchestra and Symphonic Band - The Campus Orchestra, conducted by Michael Alexander, D.M.A., associate professor of string music education, and the Symphonic Band, conducted by Isaiah Odajima, Ph.D., associate director of bands, will perform at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Concert Hall in the Glennis McCrary Music Building, 110 Baylor Ave. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, visit the School of Music website.
Cherry Award Lecture: Reuben A. Buford May - Reuben A. Buford May, Ph.D., Presidential Professor for Teaching Excellence and professor of sociology at Texas A&M University, will give a lecture on United States nightclub industry. May will discuss the many ways nightclub owners systematically discriminate against particular groups of patrons in violation of federal law. The lecture will start at 3 p.m. in the Paul L. Foster Campus Meyer Conference Center, 1621 S. Third St. For more information on the lecture, visit the Cherry Awards website.

TUESDAY, Oct. 15

World Cinema Series - The department of modern languages and cultures will show a screening of “The First Grader,” a film based on the true story of 84-year-old Kimani Margue, a Kenyan farmer who enrolled in elementary school following the Kenyan government’s announcement of free universal primary education in 2003. The screening will begin at 6 p.m. in Bennett Auditorium, 1420 S. Seventh St. For more information, email Rosario_Colchero@baylor.edu.
Mathematics Colloquia - John Ewing, Ph.D., president of Math for America, will present his lecture “Is There an Education Crisis,” for the Mathematics Colloquia. He will discuss how American education seems to be in permanent crisis, how American students compare to international students, if issues in American education are as extreme as they seem and how to solve education’s real issues in a more sensible way. The reception will start at 3:30 p.m. in the A Wing on the second floor of the Baylor Sciences Building and the lecture will start at 4 p.m. in Room D.110 of the Baylor Sciences Building, 101 Bagby Ave. For more information, visit the Mathematics website.
Concert Choir and Bella Voce - The Concert Choir and Belle Voce, conducted by Lynne Gackle, Ph.D., associate professor of ensembles and director of choral activities, will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Jones Concert Hall in the Glennis McCrary Music Building, 110 Baylor Ave. For more information, visit the School of Music website.
Keston Center 50th Anniversary - Baylor University Libraries will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Keston Institute with the launch of “Voice of the Voiceless,” to honor the occasion. The event will start at 3 p.m. in Room 205 of the Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation, 1621 S. Third St. For more information, visit the University Libraries website.

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16

Meet the Scientist: National Fossil Day - Join faculty and students of the department of geosciences to celebrate National Fossil Day. National Fossil Day is a celebration organized by the National Park Service to promote public awareness and stewardship of fossils, as well as to foster a greater appreciation of their scientific and educational values. The event will start at 10 a.m. at Mayborn Museum, 1300 S. University Parks Drive. For more information, visit the Mayborn Museum website.

THURSDAY, Oct. 17

Environmental Science (ENV) Seminar - Jordan Crago, Ph.D., assistant professor of aquatic toxicology at Texas Tech University, will present a lecture on predictive molecular level toxicity signatures based on non-targeted analysis and a case study of the Lubbock Canyon Lake system. The seminar will start at 4 p.m. in Room A.108 of the Baylor Sciences Building, 101 Bagby Ave. For more information, visit the Environmental Science website.
Free Enterprise Forum: Catherine Semcer - Catherine Semcer, a research fellow with the Property and Environment Research Center (PERC), will present “Saving Africa’s Wildlife: The Failure of Hunting Bans & Success of Entrepreneurial Solutions." The lecture starts at 5:15 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.
Entrepreneurship (ENT) Guest Speaker: Andy Wiltz of Woofs! - Andy Wiltz, a Baylor alumnus, will speak to students in the entrepreneurship program at 12:30 p.m. Room 141 of the Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation, 1621 S. Third St. For more information, visit the Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation website.
Baylor Symposium on Faith and Culture - This year’s symposium for faith and culture will feature the discussion, “The Character of the University,” which explores the challenges and opportunities of higher education in the 21st-century. The conference will feature speakers Talbot Brewer, professor of philosophy at the University of Virginia; Thomas Hibbs, Ph.D., president and professor of philosophy at the University of Dallas; Elizabeth Newman, Ph.D., former professor of theology and ethics at the Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond; Francis Edward Su, Ph.D., Benediktsson-Kawara professor of mathematics at Harvey Mudd College; and Candace Volger, Ph.D., professor of philosophy at the University of Chicago. Day One of the conference will begin at 11 a.m. on the second floor of the Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation, 1621 S. Third St. For more information and full conference schedule, visit the Institute for Faith and Learning website.

FRIDAY, Oct. 18

Chemistry Colloquium - Francesco Salituro, Ph.D., vice president of chemistry at Sage Therapeutics, will present “Advances in Neuroactive Steroid Drug Discover: GABA and NMDA Modulators.” The lecture highlights the recent progress in drug discovery and early clinical development of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) drug candidates at Sage Therapeutics, which has focused on treating various GABA and NMDA based disorders. The lecture will begin at 3:30 p.m. in Room C.105 of the Baylor Sciences Building, 101 Bagby Ave. For more information, email Kevin_Pinney@baylor.edu.
Mathematics Lecture Series - The Mathematics Department will host Luis Caffarelli, Ph.D., associate professor at The University of Texas at Austin (UT), as part of the Mathematics Lecture Series. Caffarelli will present his lecture “Diffusion-type Equations: From the Heat Equation to Long Distance Interactions,” at 4 p.m. in Room D.110 of the Baylor Sciences Building, 101 Bagby Ave. For more information, visit the Mathematics website.

SATURDAY, Oct. 19

Gallery Talk - Baylor doctoral candidate, Kayleigh Reisenaur, will give a lecture on cutting edge biological cancer research and explore the science of healing. The lecture is from 12 to 1:30 p.m. at Mayborn Museum Complex, 1300 S. University Parks Drive. The lecture is free and open to the public, but admission into the museum is not included. For more information, visit the Mayborn Museum website
Baylor Symposium on Faith and Culture - Day Two of the symposium will continue the discussion about the challenges and opportunities for character formation in the 21st-century higher education and will discuss how educators can help students grow as they prepare to pursue lives of purpose and how colleges and universities may need to re-examine their own intellectual, moral, and spiritual commitments. Day Two of the conference will begin at 7:30 a.m. in the Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation, 1621 S. Third St. For more information and full conference schedule, visit the Institute for Faith and Learning website.
Steppin’ Out - Leadership and service is an integral part of the student experience at Baylor University and Steppin’ Out provides Baylor students with the opportunity to practice leadership through direct service. The program brings students together to serve and give back to the Waco community who supports Baylor in countless ways. For more information, visit the Steppin’ Out website.
Sic ‘Em Science Day - Sic 'Em Science Day is a celebration of science at the Mayborn Museum in collaboration with students and faculty of Baylor University. Hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math) activities will be featured throughout the museum, including a Chemistry Magic Show at 3:00 p.m. Activities will start at 10:30 a.m. at the Mayborn Museum Complex, 1300 S. University Parks Drive. Admission to the museum includes all activities and events. Baylor University students and museum members receive free admission. For more information, visit the Mayborn Museum website or call 254-710-1110.

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