This Week at Baylor: Jan. 21-27, 2018

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WACO, Texas (Jan. 19, 2018) — This week at Baylor, students will have the opportunity to attend many lectures, concerts and conferences as the community continues into the new year.

SATURDAY, Jan. 20
String Faculty Gala Concert - Six faculty artists from the Baylor University School of Music will be joined by three guest artists in a String Faculty Gala Concert at 6:30 p.m. in the Treasure Room of Armstrong Browning Library, 710 Speight Ave. This concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call the Baylor University School of Music at 254-710-3991.

MONDAY, Jan. 22
Chapel Highlights — Carlos Colón, coordinator of worship initiatives at Baylor University and the Mariachi Agape, a group of bilingual instrumentalists and vocalists from New Beacon Hill Baptist Church in San Antonio and Baptist University of the Américas, will lead worship in Waco Hall, 698 Speight Ave., at 9:05, 10:10 and 11:15 a.m. For more information, visit the chapel website.

Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion and Honors College Lecture — Robert P. George, Ph.D., director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions for Princeton University and Distinguished Senior Fellow for the Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion, will lecture on “Why the Humanities Matter: Intellectual Freedom, Self-Mastery and the Liberal Arts” at 4 p.m. in Alexander Reading Room of Alexander Residential Hall, 1301 S. University Parks Drive. For more information, visit the Honors College website.

Special Screening of “Inside the Hearing Machine” — Baylor’s School of Music will host a screening of “Inside the Hearing Machine” from 5 to 6 p.m. in Meadows Recital Hall in the Glennis McCrary Music Building, 110 Baylor Ave. The documentary film by Steven Maes chronicles Beethoven's attempts to alleviate his growing deafness by the attachment of physical amplifiers to his pianos. For more information, visit the School of Music website.

TUESDAY, Jan. 23
Religion Lecture — Konrad Schmid, professor of Old Testament at the University of Zurich, will lecture on “How God Became a Lawgiver: The Torah’s Place in the History of Ancient Near Eastern Law” in Draper 152, 1400 S. Seventh St., from 3:30 to 5 p.m. For more information, visit the department of religion’s website.

Distinguished Artist Series: Chanticleer — Chanticleer, known around the world as “an orchestra of voices” for its seamless blend of 12 male voices, will return to Baylor University for a concert at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Concert Hall in the Glennis McCrary Music Building, 110 Baylor Ave. The program, “Heart of a Soldier,” will feature songs about the art of soldiering, the pageant of war, the absurdity of battle, the loves left behind and the hope of peace. Tickets for this Distinguished Artist Series concert are available online through the Baylor University box office website or in person at the Bill Daniel Student Center. The telephone number is 254-710-3210. General admission tickets are $15. Tickets for students, senior citizens and Baylor faculty and staff are $10.

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24
2018 Spring Physics Colloquium Series — Theofanis N. Kitsopoulos, Ph.D., associate professor of physical chemistry at University of Crete, will present “Studying Site Specific Dynamics and Kinetics on Surfaces using Velocity Selected Ion Imaging” in Baylor Sciences Building (BSB) Room E.125, 101 Bagby Ave., from 4 to 5 p.m. For more information, visit the Baylor Physics website.

Lecture on Ancient Greek Novels and Early Christianity — Edward Cueva, Ph.D., professor of Classics and Humanities at the University of Houston, will give a public lecture at 6 p.m. describing the value of studying ancient Greek novels for understanding the development of early Christianity. For more information, visit the Baylor Research website.

EHS Seminar — Bryan Brooks, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Environmental Science and Biomedical Studies and director of the Environmental Health Science Program at Baylor University will speak from 4 to 5 p.m. in Baylor Science Building (BSB) Room A.108, 101 Bagby Ave. For more information, visit the Environmental Science website.

THURSDAY, Jan. 25
Baylor Opera Theatre presents Stephen Sondheim's "A Little Night Music" — Baylor Opera Theatre will perform "A Little Night Music," Stephen Sondheim's 1973 musical from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center, 60 Baylor Avenue. Reserved tickets, priced at $20, are available for purchase online by clicking here. They are also available at the Theatre Department Box Office.

Confessions of an Entrepreneur Lunch Speaker Series — Blake and Kimberly Batson, owners of Common Grounds, will speak in Foster 143 and 144 of the Hankamer School of Business at 1621 S. Third St. at 12:30 p.m. There will be free pizza, bottled water and Common Grounds coffee for guests. The first 50 people to register will receive a free cookie from Heritage Creamery. For more information, visit the Hankamer School of Business website.

FRIDAY, Jan. 26
Interfaith Leadership Conference –– This year’s Interfaith Leadership Conference will focus on religious identities and how the narratives of hope and healing that bind us together can shape and re-shape our culture in positive ways. For information about registration, schedules and locations, visit the Baylor Spiritual Life website.

SATURDAY Jan. 27
2018 Baylor Medical Humanities Retreat –– Baylor’s Medical Humanities program will host its annual retreat at the George W. Truett Theological Seminary, 1100 S. Third St. The retreat will include talks, breakout sessions, personal conversations with faculty and special guests, Q&A with Baylor alums working in healthcare, meals and worship together. This year’s guest speaker Brian Volck, M.D., a writer, pediatrician, teacher and advocate for children and families in poverty, will speak on “And You Welcomed Me: Christian Hospitality in Hospitals & Other Unlikely Places.” For more information about registration, times and schedules, visit the Medical Humanities website.

by Joy Moton , student newswriter, (254) 710-6805

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