This Week at Baylor: Jan. 27-Feb. 2, 2019

January 24, 2019

The Interfaith Regional Gathering is a two-day event presented by Interfaith Youth Core, Spirituality & Public Life's The Good Neighbor Project, Baylor department of multicultural affairs and Better Together BU.

Brent Landau, Ph.D., lecturer in the department of religious studies at the University of Texas at Austin and author of 'New Testament Apocrypha: More Noncanonical Scriptures,'?' will present 'Jesus the Shape Shifter: The Polymorphy of Christ in Early Christian Apocrypha.'?'

Steve Driese, Ph.D., professor of geosciences in Baylor's College of Arts & Sciences and associate dean for research, will present 'New Insights From Old Dirt'?' at 7 p.m. at the Mayborn Museum Complex, 1300 S. University Parks Drive.

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by Gabrielle White, student newswriter, Baylor University Media and Public Relations

WACO, Texas (Jan. 24, 2019) – This week, Baylor University will host a variety of events, including music competitions, Movie Mondays, Science Thursdays and an Interfaith Regional Gathering.

SUNDAY, Jan. 27

Semper Pro Musica Chamber Competition- The Baylor School of Music’s Semper Pro Music Chamber Competition semi-final round will take place from 1 to 4:30 p.m. in Jones Concert Hall in the Glennis McCrary Music Building, 101 Baylor Ave. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit the School of Music website.

MONDAY, Jan. 28

Chapel Highlights - Tim McKenzie, founder of On Every Word Ministries, 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 continue this semester with the screening of “Social Animals,” a movie about image-focused teenagers who base self-worth on followers, likes and comments. The screening will be at 7 p.m. at the Waco Hippodrome, 724 Austin Ave. Free tickets can be picked up at the Bill Daniel Student Center ticket office or online.

Semper Pro Musica Chamber Competition - The Baylor School of Music’s Semper Pro Music Chamber Competition piano preliminary round will take place from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Roxy Grove Hall in Waco Hall, 624 Speight Ave. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit the School of Music website.

Baylor Brass - The faculty brass quintet will perform at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Concert Hall in the Glennis McCrary Music Building, 101 Baylor Ave. The event is free of charge and open to the public. For more information, visit the School of Music website.

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 30

Chapel Highlights - Sahr Mbriwa, chaplain and coordinator of campus ministry in the Louise Herrington School of Nursing, 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.

THURSDAY, Jan. 31

Science Thursday - Steve Driese, Ph.D., professor of geosciences in Baylor’s College of Arts & Sciences and associate dean for research, will present “New Insights From Old Dirt” at 7 p.m. at the Mayborn Museum Complex, 1300 S. University Parks Drive. For more information, visit Mayborn Museum website.

New Testament Colloquium - Brent Landau, Ph.D., lecturer in the department of religious studies at the University of Texas at Austin and author of “New Testament Apocrypha: More Noncanonical Scriptures,” will present “Jesus the Shape Shifter: The Polymorphy of Christ in Early Christian Apocrypha.” The lecture will be held from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Kayser Auditorium in the Hankamer Academic Building, 1621 S Third St. For more information, visit the department of religion website.

Statistical Science Colloquium - Daniel Heitjan, Ph.D., professor of statistical science at Southern Methodist University, will present “What They Say and What They Mean: Modeling Misreported Counts,” from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in room 101 of Marrs McLean Science Building, 1214 S 4th St. For more information, visit the department of statistical science website.

OSO LOGOS student organization - Jim Warner Wallace, speaker and author of “Cold Case Christianity” and “God’s Crime Scene,” will discuss God’s existence found throughout the universe followed by a Q&A at 7 p.m. in Foster 240. For more information click here.

FRIDAY, Feb. 1

Wind Ensemble - The Wind Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Concert Hall in the Glennis McCrary Music Building, 101 Baylor Ave. They Baylor University Wind Ensemble will perform with the Midway High School Wind Ensemble. For more information, visit the School of Music website.

Interfaith Regional Gathering - The Interfaith Regional Gathering is a two-day event presented by Interfaith Youth Core, Spirituality & Public Life’s The Good Neighbor Project, Baylor department of multicultural affairs and Better Together BU. The keynote speaker will be Mohammed Al Samawi, author of “The Fox Hunt: A Refugee’s Memoir of Coming to America.” The event will take place at 7 p.m. at the Mayborn Museum Complex, 1300 S. University Parks Drive. For more information, visit the Spiritual Life website.

Lyceum Series Audition Mode - Hornists Denise Tyron and Karl Pituch will host Audition Mode, a horn seminar that focuses on taking auditions through master classes, lectures, sectionals, mock auditions and lessons. The Lyceum Series event will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. in Recital Hall II in Waco Hall, 624 Speight Ave. For more information, visit the School of Music website.

SATURDAY, Feb. 2

Lyceum Series Audition Mode - Hornists Denise Tyron and Karl Pituch will host Audition Mode from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Blackbox Opera Theater between Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center and Waco Creek and in Meadows Recital Hall in the Glennis McCrary Music Building, 101 Baylor Ave. For more information, visit the School of Music website.

Interfaith Regional Gathering - The Interfaith Regional Gathering is presented by Interfaith Youth Core, Spirituality & Public Life’s The Good Neighbor Project, Baylor department of multicultural affairs and Better Together BU. The event will take place at the Mayborn Museum Complex, 1300 S. University Parks Drive. For more information, visit the Spiritual Life website.

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