This Week at Baylor: March 1-7, 2020

February 28, 2020

The department of history and Baylor Law School will present a staged performance of the trials following the Boston Massacre to commemorate its 250th anniversary at 3 p.m. Thursday in Bennett Auditorium in Draper Academic Building, 1420 S. Seventh St.

Brett and Emily Mills, B.A. (communications) '99, founders of Jesus Said Love Ministries, will speak during Chapel at 9:05, 10:10 and 11:15 a.m. in Waco Hall, 624 Speight Ave.

The department of art and art history will host Kathryn Topper, Ph.D., associate professor of classics at the University of Washington, for a lecture on 'Herakles and Atlas at the Symposium'?' at 4 p.m. in Room 149 of Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center, 60 Baylor Ave.

Lisa Monroe, owner and vice president of real estate firm Triliji Group, will speak to students as part of the Hankamer School of Business' guest speaker series, Confessions of an Entrepreneur, at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in Room 250 in the Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation, 1621 S. Third St.

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by Cacey Vigil, student news writer

WACO, Texas (Feb. 28, 2020) – This coming week, Baylor University will host multiple guest speakers and performances in various disciplines, including arts and sciences, music, religion, entrepreneurship and history. The department of history and Baylor Law School will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Boston Massacre with a staged performance of the trials that occurred after the historic event.

SUNDAY, March 1

Concert Band - The Concert Band, conducted by Steve Dailey, M.M., assistant director of bands, will perform at 3 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 calendar of events on the School of Music website.

MONDAY, March 2

Chapel Highlights - Laura Harbert, Ph.D., affiliate professor of clinical psychology at Fuller Seminary, will speak during Chapel at 9:05, 10:10 and 11:15 a.m. in Waco Hall, 624 Speight Ave. Harbert helps people increase their capacity for intimacy, helps individuals understand themselves and helps them experience more freedom and joy in their personal and professional lives. For more information, visit the calendar of events on the Spiritual Life website.

Movie Mondays - Movie Mondays will host a screening of “Dr. Strangelove,” a comedic film that satirizes the Cold War fears of a nuclear conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States. 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 calendar of events on the Student Activities website.

Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble - The Symphonic Band, conducted by Isaiah Odajima, D.M.A., associate professor of ensembles, and the Wind ensemble, directed by J. Eric Wilson, D.M.A., professor of ensembles and conducting, 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 calendar of events on the School of Music website.

Department of Art and Art History Lecture - The department of art and art history will host Kathryn Topper, Ph.D., associate professor of classics at the University of Washington, for a lecture on “Herakles and Atlas at the Symposium.” The event will start at 4 p.m. in Room 149 of Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center, 60 Baylor Ave. For more information, visit the calendar of events on the College of Arts & Sciences website.

TUESDAY, March 3

World Cinema Series The department of modern languages and cultures will show a screening of “Beanpole,” a Russian film set in 1945 Leningrad that tells the story of Iya, a young woman returning from World War II with a 3-year-old child and her friend Masha. The screening will begin at 6 p.m. in Bennett Auditorium, 1420 S. Seventh St. For more information, email Rosario_Colchero@baylor.edu.

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: Lisa Monroe - The Hankamer School of Business will host Lisa Monroe, owner and vice president of real estate firm Triliji Group, as part of their lunchtime guest-speaker series, Confessions of an Entrepreneur. The lecture will begin at 12:30 p.m. in Room 250 in the Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation, 1621 S. Third St. For more information, visit the calendar of events on the entrepreneurship website.

WEDNESDAY, March 4

Chapel Highlights - Brett and Emily Mills, founders of Jesus Said Love Ministries, will speak during Chapel at 9:05, 10:10 and 11:15 a.m. in Waco Hall, 624 Speight Ave. Jesus Said Love was founded by Emily Mills, B.A. (communications) ’99 and her husband, and is dedicated to empower change and provide hope through Christ’s love. For more information, visit the calendar of events on the Spiritual Life website.

ENT Guest Speaker: Patrick Linstrom - Patrick Linstrom, founder of Waco Bottling and Kelly’s Delight, will speak to entrepreneurship students at 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. in Room 118 in the Hankamer School of Business located in the Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation, 1621 S. Third St. For more information, visit the calendar of events on the entrepreneurship website.

Physics Colloquium - Peter James, Ph.D., assistant professor in the department of geosciences at Baylor University, will present “Mercury as seen by the MESSENGER spacecraft” at 4 p.m. in Room E.231 of the Baylor Sciences Building, 101 Bagby Ave. For more information, visit the calendar of events on the physics website.

THURSDAY, March 5

Trumpet Recital - The School of Music will host Ryan Gardner, associate professor of trumpet at the University of Colorado – Boulder, who will perform alongside Rebecca Wilt, one of the nation’s collaborative keyboard pianists 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 calendar of events on the School of Music website..

Boston Massacre Trials Performance - To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Boston Massacre, the department of history and Baylor Law School will present a staged performance of the trials following the historic event. The performance starts at 3 p.m. in Bennett Auditorium in Draper Academic Building, 1420 S. Seventh St. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit the calendar of events on the history department website.

Baylor vs. The Japanese National Debate Team - The Glenn R. Capp Debate Forum will host a public debate featuring the Baylor University Debate Team and the Japanese National Debate Team. The topic of the debate is whether the United States should significantly reduce its military presence in Japan. The debate will begin at 7 p.m. in Room 101 of Castellaw Communications Center, 219 Baylor Ave. The debate is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Matt Gerber, Ph.D., associate professor and The Glenn. R. Capp Chair of Forensics, at 254-710-6917.

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