This Week at Baylor: Nov. 3-9, 2019

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by Cerenity Austin, student newswriter, Baylor University Media and Public Relations

WACO, Texas (Oct. 31, 2019) — This week, Baylor University will host guest speakers across multiple academic disciplines from art history to mathematics, as well as film screenings and concerts. Baylor also will host multiple student events, such as Asian Fest and Premiere, an entire day of events for prospective students and student productions including Baylor Theatre’s opening performance of “Antigone.”

Chapel Highlights – Korean Children’s Choir will perform 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 at the Hippodrome – Movie Mondays presented by Baylor’s Union Board will continue this week with a showing of “Zero Weeks,” a documentary by director Ky Dickens on the struggles of taking care of family with little to no paid time off. 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.

TUESDAY, Nov. 5

2019 Dale P. Jones Business Ethics Keynote – The Dale P. Jones Business Ethics Forum will feature keynote speaker R. Dean Graves, managing director with Alvarez & Marsal Disputes and Investigations, on the topic of “Ethical Breakdown” from 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. in Foster 250 at the Paul L. Foster Campus for Business Innovation, 1621 S. Third St. Click here for more information.
A Cappella Choir and Chamber Singers – The Baylor University A Cappella Choir and Chamber Singers will perform a program called “We Remember Them” at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Concert Hall in the Glennis McCrary Music Building, 110 Baylor Ave. Both ensembles are conducted by Brian A. Schmidt, D.M.A., associate professor of choral music. In this concert, choral music from the height of the Renaissance will be woven with modern music, creating an atmosphere of serenity and peace for listeners. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit the School of Music website.
Art and Art History Lecture – Baylor’s department of art and art history will host Jennifer Wester, Ph.D., assistant professor of art at Notre Dame of Maryland University, who will present two lectures in the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center, 60 Baylor Ave. The first lecture is “Putting their Feet Back on the Ground: Nouveau Réalisme and the Return to Reality” at 9:30 a.m. in Seminar Room 158 and the second lecture “Whose Art? Whose Spaces? Race and the Museum” at 11 a.m. in Lecture Hall 149. Both lectures are free and open to the public. For more information, visit the department of art and art history website.
World Cinema Series – The department of modern languages and cultures will host its 13th annual World Cinema Series with “The Wall,” a film in German 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, Nov. 6

Chapel Highlights – Baylor Men’s Choir will perform during chapel at 9:05, 10:10 and 11:15 a.m. in Waco Hall, 624 Speight Ave. For more information, visit Spiritual Life website.
Environmental Science Seminar – The department of environmental science will host David R. Jackson, Extension Educator of Renewable Natural Resources at Penn State, who will provide an overview of the water environment industry, career opportunities and critical issues facing the water environment industry within the next century. The seminar will be at 12:15 p.m. in Room C.231 of the Baylor Sciences Building, 101 Bagby Ave. For more information, visit the environmental science website.
Gallery Talk – Julie Sweet, Ph.D., Baylor professor of history and director of military studies, will present “What You Didn’t Know about the Trail of Tears” as part of National Native American Heritage month from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Mayborn Museum Complex, 1300 S. University Parks Drive. The lecture is free, but admission into the museum is not included. For more information, visit the Mayborn Museum website.

THURSDAY, Nov. 7

Antigone – Baylor Theatre will present its opening performance of “Antigone,” a comedy about two characters: one who cannot tell the truth and one who cannot tell a lie. Performances will be Nov. 7 through Nov. 10 in the Mabee Theatre in the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center, 60 Baylor Avenue. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit the theatre website.
Business Ethics Forum Panel – The Dale P. Jones Business Ethics Forum will feature panelists Cynthia Hablinski, Americas Business Treasurer at Shell; Mark McCollum, CEO and president at Weatherford International; and Tom Carbone, president at Tri Global Energy. Panelists will speak on “Ethical Leadership in the Energy Industry” from 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. in Foster 250 at the Paul L. Foster Campus for Business Innovation, 1621 S. Third St. Click here for more information.
Entrepreneurship Guest Speaker – David Grubbs, co-founder of Boss Club and Baylor alumnus, will speak to students in the entrepreneurship program at 12:30 p.m. in Room 141 and at 2 p.m. in Room 118 of the Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation, 1621 S. Third St. For more information, visit the department of entrepreneurship and corporate innovation website.
Artist Talk and Reception – Baylor University’s Martin Museum of Art will host a reception and artist talk for the exhibit “Finding the Universe in Oaxaca: Textiles and Photographs,” featuring photographer Gary Goldberg. The reception will be at 5:30 p.m. in the Martin Museum of Art of the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center, 60 Baylor Ave. Admission is free. For more information, visit the Martin Museum website.
St. John’s Bible Lecture – Father Eric Hollas of St. John's Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota, will speak on “The Art and Impact of the St. John's Bible” at 6 p.m. in the Mayborn Museum Theatre, 1300 S. University Parks Drive. The lecture is presented by Baylor University Libraries. For more information, click here.
Statistical Science Colloquium – Baylor’s department of statistical science will host Inyoung Kim, Ph.D., associate professor in the department of statistics at Virginia Tech, on “Flexible Variable Selection in Nonaddictive Nonparametric Models” at 3:30 p.m. in Room 301 of the Marrs McLean Science Building, 1214 S. Fourth St. For more information, visit the department of statistical science website.

FRIDAY, Nov. 8

2019 IFB Fall Forum – Baylor’s Institute for Family Business will host its 2019 fall forum on the needs of family business owners, their heirs and key employees from 2 to 4 p.m. in Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation, 1621 S. Third St. The forum is free, but registration is required. For more information, click here.
Asian Fest – The Asian Student Association will host Asian Fest to celebrate and promote Asian cultural awareness across Baylor. The culture show will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. in Waco Hall, 624 Speight Ave., and features performances from various Asian student organizations. For more information, visit the Multicultural Affairs website.
Biology Seminar – The department of biology will host a seminar featuring Shannon Ronca, Ph.D., M.P.H., assistant professor in pediatrics and tropical medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, on “Lessons from Arboviral Infections.” The seminar will be from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Room B.110 of the Baylor Sciences Building, 101 Bagby Ave. For more information, visit the biology website.
Chemistry Colloquium – The department of chemistry and biochemistry’s weekly colloquium series will feature Vishal Gohil, Ph.D., professor of chemistry at Texas A&M University, who will present “Molecular Mechanisms of Copper Delivery to Mitochondrial Cytochrome c Oxidase.” The colloquium will be held from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in room C.105 of the Baylor Sciences Building, 101 Baylor Ave. For more information, visit the chemistry and biochemistry website.

SATURDAY, Nov. 9

Brazos Analysis Seminar – Baylor’s department of mathematics will host the sixth semi-annual Brazos Analysis Seminar featuring various academic institutions within the South-Central region of the United States. The session will be held on the ground floor of the Armstrong Browning Library, 710 Speight Ave. The lunch reception will be in Room 143/144 at the Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation, 1621 S. Fifth St. Sunday’s session will be in Room 344 of the Sid Richardson Building, 1410 S. Fourth St. For more information, visit the mathematics website.
Fall Premiere – Baylor will welcome nearly 8,000 prospective students and their guests for Premiere, an eventful day for high school juniors, seniors and transfer students to explore the campus, experience college life and interact with Baylor’s faculty and staff. Prospective students will receive a detailed schedule on Friday, and check-in will begin at 8:30 a.m. Saturday. For more information, click here.

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