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Baylor University will host a Sacred Harp Sing from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Gov. Bill and Vara Daniel Historic Village. A singing school for novice singers will be held at 9 a.m.

Top Texas family businesses will be recognized today (Oct. 18) during Baylor University's 12th annual Outstanding Family Business Contest awards banquet.

Baylor University's career services will host an Education Fair at 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, in room 510 on the fifth floor of the Cashion Academic Center in the Hankamer School of Business. The fair is open to anyone interested in a position in the field of education.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Baylor University’s innovative teacher education and research partnership with Waco’s Hillcrest Professional Development School could soon become the national norm, as new standards designed to revolutionize the clinical preparation of teachers were announced today (Oct. 16) at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

Dr. James C. Denison, senior pastor of Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas, will speak about relationships in Chapel at 10 and 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, in Waco Hall on the Baylor University campus.

Baylor University facilities will have different hours during Fall Break this Friday through Sunday, Oct. 19-21. No classes will be held on Friday, but all administrative offices will be open.

Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist John Updike will present Baylor University's annual Roy B. Albaugh Phi Beta Kappa lecture at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, in Waco Hall on campus. The presentation is free and open to the public, and tickets are not required.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Baylor University School of Education Dean Robert Yinger and Waco ISD's Hillcrest Professional Development School will be in the national spotlight Tuesday, Oct. 16, when new standards for the clinical preparation of teachers are released in Washington, D.C.

Economic growth will return - that was the clear message of speakers at the 2002 Economic Forecast Conference presented by Baylor's Hankamer School of Business and the Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, Oct. 11.

The Baylor University Symphonic Band will present a concert at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, in Jones Concert Hall in the Glennis McCrary Music Building.

Richardson residents Neal and Sheila Jeffrey were recently named Baylor University's 2001 Parents of the Year. They were recognized during Baylor's annual Parents Weekend Sept. 22.

Dr. Zahi Hawass, director of the Giza Pyramids and Saqqara in Egypt, spoke to Baylor students and faculty Oct. 10 about his latest archaeological discoveries, including one not yet talked about in the national news.

Baylor University's faculty senate will sponsor a fundraiser for the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on Oct. 11. The funds received will be donated to the Texas Baptist Men.

"Jesus Christ: Savior and Lord" will be the focus of Baylor University's 20th annual Bible Conference. Sponsored by the department of religion and the Waco Baptist Association, the conference will run Friday and Saturday, Oct. 12-13, on the Baylor campus.

Mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade will perform a concert at Baylor University at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, in Jones Concert Hall.

An acclaimed New Testament scholar will be the featured speaker Oct. 15-17 at the fall 2001 Parchman Endowed Lectures at Baylor University's George W. Truett Theological Seminary.

The Governor Bill and Vara Daniel Historic Village will host a basket weaving class on Oct. 13 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Janet Davis, a master weaver, will introduce the basic techniques of basket weaving and assist each participant in creating a market basket.

A legendary Baylor professor's dream of half a century ago will be linked this week with 21st century technology to revolutionize studies of Victorian poets Robert Browning and his wife, Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

Gloria Hammond, a pediatrician serving the poor, will speak at 10 and 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, during Baylor University's Chapel at Waco Hall on campus.

Baylor University's Hispanic Student Association will host its 14th annual Heritage Banquet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct.11, on the fifth floor of the Cashion Academic Center in the Hankamer School of Business. The guest speaker for the banquet is Emmy award-winning journalist Sandra Guzman.

More than 3,000 Central Texas school children will celebrate literacy and creativity with nationally known children's book authors, artists, educators and local celebrities, as Baylor University hosts one of the country's fastest growing reading events, "Building a Nation of Readers, Artists and Dreamers 2001," on Oct. 11-12.

Fifty-one Baylor University faculty and staff members will be featured in the sixth annual "Baylor Authors and Artists at Work" exhibit, which opens Tuesday, Oct. 9, in the foyer of Moody Memorial Library. The exhibit will run through Nov. 25.

A remote Mayan village in Belize is probably the last place on earth you would expect to find an Internet cafe.
However, through the efforts of three Baylor University students, an engineering professor and a grant from Baylor Horizons, Christo-Rey is now connected to the rest of the world.

Prospective students from Baylor University and throughout Texas and the U.S. who are interested in learning more about George W. Truett Theological Seminary will be on the Baylor campus Thursday and Friday, Oct. 11-12, for Truett's Fall Preview.

Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas recently honored Baylor President Emeritus Herbert H. Reynolds and Texas State Sen. David Sibley for their contributions to private higher education institutions in the state.

Companies from Dallas, Houston, Hemphill and Texarkana are among the winners in the 12th annual Texas Family Business of the Year competition, sponsored by Baylor University's Institute for Family Business.

Twenty-nine missionaries from all denominations will visit Baylor University during Missions Emphasis Week Oct. 8-10.

Baylor University's theater department's latest production, "A Woman Without A Name" written by Romulus Linney, will open Thursday, Oct. 11, at the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Building.

A noted scholar in early American political thought will be the featured speaker at Baylor University's annual Robert T. Miller Professorship Distinguished Lecture Series.

A new data resource about Baptists was unveiled Monday, Oct. 1, at Baylor University. BaptistHeritage.com, managed by the university's program in Baptist Studies, is intended to be the largest accumulation of data about Baptist life and thought ever assembled.

Chinese composer and pianist Lei Liang will make a rare public appearance at 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 8, in Meadows Recital Hall.

Baylor University's Center for Community Learning and Enrichment has released its schedule of the popular Super Saturday classes for students from preschool through 10th grade. The sessions will run one Saturday each month, October through April.

Baylor University's student newspaper, The Lariat, was named the best overall campus newspaper and won an additional 15 awards in the inaugural Baptist Press Excellence in Journalism competition held Sept. 27-29 in Nashville.
The Round Up, the university's yearbook, also brought home 10 awards.

The King William Winds, the Woodwind Quintet-in-Residence at The University of Texas at San Antonio, will present a guest concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, in Roxy Grove Hall.

The Baylor University Hispanic Student Association will hosts its annual Hispanic heritage observance during the month of October.

Scholars from throughout the United States will examine the defining work of early church father Augustine of Hippo during Baylor University's Pruit Memorial Symposium Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 4-6.

Jan Karon, the author of the best-selling Mitford series of books, has canceled her Oct. 18 visit to Baylor University, as well as all appearances in Texas, due to the tragic events Sept. 11 in New York and Washington, D.C.

Baylor University's Air Force ROTC Detachment 810 will honor American military personnel who were held as prisoners of war and those still listed as missing in action with a flag vigil from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 27.

What does the future hold for the Texas and national economy in the aftermath of the most devastating terrorist attack in America's history? Speakers will address that question at the 2002 Economic Forecast Conference sponsored by Baylor University's Hankamer School of Business and Waco Chamber of Commerce in the South Brazos Room of Waco Convention Center on Thursday, Oct. 11.

A noted expert in entrepreneurship and a scholar of Greek and Roman history will be honored Monday, Sept. 24, at Baylor University with the 2001 Robert Foster Cherry Awards for Great Teachers.

The Right Reverend Vashti Murphy McKenzie will speak to students during Chapel at 10 and 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, in Waco Hall on the Baylor University campus.

A new program at Baylor University, "A Place 2BU," will sponsor "Concert at the Marina" from 8 p.m. to midnight Friday, Sept. 28, at the Baylor Marina.

For the first time ever, Baylor University's traditional Chapel will be webcast live on the Internet, at 10 and 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 24, in Waco Hall.

Baylor University President Robert B. Sloan Jr. and Provost Donald D. Schmeltekopf announce the appointment of Dr. Reagan M. Ramsower as dean of libraries at the university, effective Oct. 1.

Baylor University's Gov. Bill and Vara Daniel Historic Village will celebrate the American spirit and the coming together of the community during "An Old Fashioned Sunday," from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 23.

Baylor University's Board of Regents at its September meeting today unanimously approved an ambitious 10-year vision and adopted a new tuition structure designed to help fund the initiative and align the institution's pricing system with its peer universities.

The Board of Regents of Baylor University Sept. 21 expressed their sympathy to families affected by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on America, and their support for efforts to respond to the attacks.

Progress in the field of cancer research is the topic for the fall symposium of Baylor University's Center for Drug Discovery (CDD).

The “Light the Night” Walk, a nationwide Leukemia and Lymphoma Society fund-raiser, will take place at Baylor University for the first time on Sept. 23.

The Lynn Seaton Trio will open the Baylor University Distinguished Artist Series at 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24, in Roxy Grove Hall.

Baylor University's career services will offer two seminars to help job-seekers with specific aspects of the their search Monday, Sept. 24, at the Ferrell Center.

Baylor University will hold a career fair from noon to 5 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 24, at the Ferrell Center. The career fair is sponsored by Baylor career services.

“Voices from a Nation in Mourning,” two half-hour specials on the attack on America from the perspective of young people, will air Friday, Sept. 21, on Waco’s National Public Radio affiliate KWBU 103.3 FM. The specials will be broadcast at 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

WACO, Texas -- Baylor University President Robert B. Sloan Jr. and Provost Donald D. Schmeltekopf today announced the appointment of three individuals to new leadership positions in the Office of the Provost.

The second concert in the School of Music's Showcase Series will feature the Baylor University Wind Ensemble at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21, in Jones Concert Hall in the Glennis McCrary Music Building.

The Baylor University master's degree program in sport management now ranks as one of only two in Texas and 25 nationwide to be approved by the Sport Management Program Review Council.

In the wake of the tragedies in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C., Baylor University's 260-member Golden Wave Marching Band will perform some of America's best-loved patriotic tunes during halftime of the Baylor-New Mexico game Saturday, Sept. 22, at Floyd Casey Stadium.

Dr. David Rudd, professor of psychology and neuroscience at Baylor University and director of the doctoral program in clinical psychology, was awarded the prestigious Aleteia Award this summer from the Aleteia International School of Cognitive Therapy in Enna, Italy.

WACO, Texas -- Leading Albuquerque and New Mexico attorneys Turner W. Branch and his wife, Margaret Moses Branch, have announced a major gift totaling $1 million to Baylor University School of Law. Turner W. Branch is a 1965 Baylor law graduate.

Baylor University will host its annual Parents Weekend Sept. 21-22. Parents will have opportunities to learn about Baylor by touring the campus, meeting faculty and attending events planned by the Baylor Chamber of Commerce.

Baylor University freshmen craving a night of messy fun can participate in Freshman Follies at 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, in Minglewood Bowl.

Stand-up comedian Robert G. Lee, known for his "clean" approach to comedy, will speak to students during Chapel at 10 and 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19, in Waco Hall on the Baylor University campus.

The Baylor University Alumni Association has created an information exchange for Baylor alumni, who were affected by the terrorist attacks Sept. 11 on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

Students, faculty and others wishing to discuss the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon will gather for a forum hosted on the Baylor University campus at 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 17, on the third floor of Carroll Library.

Baylor University theology professor Chip Conyers, the author of "The End: What Jesus Really Said About the Last Things," wrote the following in response to "end-of-the-world" scenarios and also to several circulating e-mails that claim that the 16th-century prophet Nostradamus predicted the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks in his writings. The text from these e-mails has since been demonstrated not to have been written by Nostradamus at all or to be revisions of existing quatrains.

The headlines scream "Horror" and "War." Televisions broadcast continuous images of fire and destruction. The words are of death and fear and violence. Our children hear the words, see the images and watch our stricken faces for reassurance. We struggle with knowing how to help our children when terror strikes. These tips are not exhaustive but can help your children in these difficult times.

The Baylor University chapter of the Golden Key International Honor Society has placed two donation boxes on campus to raise funds for the American Red Cross.

Baylor University has enrolled more than 14,000 students this fall, the largest number of students ever in the university's 156-year history.

In response to this week's tragic events on the East Coast, the Big 12 Conference announced today that all athletic competition will be suspended through the weekend, including Saturday's Baylor-Minnesota football game.

A river of tears flows through the Baylor campus. Tears of grief, sorrow, mourning, heartache, shock, horror, indignation and outrage. Tuesday's terrorist attack on America has left many members in the Baylor community struggling to make sense of the tragedy and seeking their role in the aftermath.

Baylor University's College of Arts and Sciences will sponsor an "Afternoon of Dialogue" on this week's tragic events in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania. The discussion will take place today (Sept. 13) in Bennett Auditorium on the Baylor campus from 3:30 to 5 p.m.

Baylor University has planned two events on campus Sept. 12-13 in response to yesterday's terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C.

Several Baylor University faculty and staff are available to discuss various aspects of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in America.

Baylor University student leaders will distribute navy blue ribbons across campus this week to honor and remember those who lost their lives in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C.

Baylor University students, faculty and staff gathered in prayer Sept. 11 for those whose lives have been forever affected by today's tragic events in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania.

Baylor University President Robert B. Sloan Jr. today released the following statement:
"In light of today's tragic events and the uncertainty surrounding so many, I want to call on the Baylor University community - students, faculty, and staff - to join together in prayer. Let us remember especially those who have lost loved ones, those who await word of the safety of friends and family, and those who are called to lead our nation in this time of profound anxiety.
"Also, as a result of this unfolding tragedy, the University and former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno have mutually agreed to cancel Thursday's President's Forum event."

Author Brennan Manning will speak to students during Chapel at 10 and 11 a.m. Wednesday in Waco Hall on the Baylor University campus.

"A Place 2BU" weekend events at Baylor University continue Saturday, Sept. 8, with the "Fifth Quarter on Fifth Street" from 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. on Fountain Mall on the Baylor campus.

Christina Edelen, lecturer in harpsichord, will present a faculty recital entitled "Baroque in the Browning" at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, in the Armstrong Browning Library's Foyer of Meditation.

Baylor University alumni Byron and Carla Weathersbee, founders of Legacy Family Ministries, will speak to students in Chapel at 10 and 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 10, in Waco Hall. The Weathersbees will speak about using God's Word to develop healthy Christian relationships.

Baylor University's entrepreneurship and engineering programs get high marks in the latest listing of America's Best Colleges, compiled by U.S. News & World Report.

Baylor University's Alumni Association will honor 52 individuals at the annual Alumni By Choice luncheon at noon, Saturday, Sept. 8, in the Cashion Academic Center of Baylor's Hankamer School of Business.

The Baylor University School of Music announces its showcase series, three gala concerts for the fall semester in Jones Concert Hall in the Glennis McCrary Music Building.

A veteran Texas Baptist Student Ministries leader has joined Baylor University's George W. Truett Theological Seminary as director of student services.

Students from Waco's G.W. Carver Academy have been invited to showcase their debate skills and share their experiences in Project Democracy at the GEAR UP National Conference to be held in October in Washington, D.C.
The half dozen students, accompanied by Baylor debate professor and Project Democracy director Karla Leeper, Baylor graduate student Skye Perryman and Carver debate teacher Mary Duty, plan to leave Waco for Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Oct. 4.

A china painting class will be held on three Saturdays -- Sept. 15 and 22 and Oct. 6 -- from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Gov. Bill and Vara Daniel Historic Village on the Baylor University campus.

Legendary Baylor University broadcaster Frank Fallon was presented with the 2001 Baylor Communications Award, one of several highlights during the annual President’s Media Luncheon Aug. 29 on the Baylor campus.

Baylor's new $31.3 million Sheila and Walter Umphrey Law Center was officially opened for business on Monday, Aug. 27, as students attended the first classes held in the impressive three-story building on the banks of the Brazos River.

A campus memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30, in Miller Chapel for four Baylor University students who passed away over the summer.

Baylor students who have searched for something to do on the weekends now have "A Place 2BU" right on campus.

Baylor University accounting graduates ranked high both nationally and statewide on the November 2000 CPA (certified public accountant) examination.

Baylor University's graduate program in social work has received accreditation from the Council on Social Work Education.