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Founder's Day
Chapel and Luncheon, October 16th
According to Gabriel Cortés,
this year's Founder's Day on October 16 has some special
events in store for the University community. "The
Founder's Day Chapel will begin at 10:30 AM with the
main part of the program featuring three former BUA
presidents and President Maciel who will share about
victories they have experienced while leading the
University," says Cortés.
The former presidents participating are Dr. Josué
Grijalva, Dr. Omar Pachecano and Dr. Albert Reyes.
After the chapel, Texas
Baptist Men will be providing a Mexican lunch (picnic
style) outside of the chapel for everyone on campus.
All students, faculty and staff are invited to enjoy the
lunch and asked to bring blankets and lawn chairs . The
cafeteria will be closed. Trustees will also be joining
us for lunch, together with those special guests that we
may have on campus.
Make plans to join us as
we celebrate our rich University heritage.
31 Days of Prayer During October
'Call to me and I will
answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things
you do not know.'
(Jeremiah 33:3)
At the inspiration of student Hugo Gallegos,
President Maciel has called the BUA community to 31 days
of Prayer during the month of October.
Bible studies, student
devotionals and a daily prayer focus may be found online
at
www.bua.edu/inauguration.html
The staff and faculty have been invited to pray daily at
8:45 a.m. rotating the location between various
departments. The President's Office is also working on
scheduling a "Dia de Oracion" on October 22 where staff
and students will be invited to pray in the chapel
continuously throughout the day. May God hear the
prayers of his people.
Art Exhibit
Brightens Library and Hallways
This fall the University
campus has enjoyed a small art exhibit displayed in the library
and main building hallway.
The exhibit, entitled "Blessed are . . . : Artistic Reflections on the
Beatitudes," was secured on loan from First
Baptist Church Austin by Dr. Jimmy Adair. The exhibit
features eight
original pieces of art by Austin artists and was
first displayed at FBC Austin during Lent 2007. In
addition to the art pieces themselves, each artist has submitted an interpretation
of the assigned beatitude to accompany the art, along
with a brief biography.
Sígueme
Mentors Needed
 Last year BUA
recruited and trained over 30 mentors as the University
launched a new program, called Sígueme, to match our
achieving students and staff with south side public
school students who need educational encouragement.
Mentors are being enlisted in the next few weeks for
this year and following training will be matched with
area students to provide one hour per week of
mentoring time together.
Students and staff who want to make a tremendous
difference in the life of a child may contact Victoria
Pineda, Sigueme Mentor Liaison, to learn more about the Sígueme program, application process and upcoming
training dates.
The
Sigueme program is administered by the Office of
University Relations and is coordinated by a team of
partners including: Brad Russell, VP University
Relations; Patty Villarreal, Sigueme Coordinator;
Victoria Pineda, Mentor Liaison; Marconi Monteiro, VP
Student Development; Katie Polcyn, Student Council
President; Mario Samaniego, Student Council Liaison;
and Ilsa Garcia, Communities in Schools representative.
Villamar Named Director of Information Systems
Louis Villamar has served BUA as Network Administrator
for the last 5 years, but was recently named
Director of Information Systems
following the completion of a
Bachelor's of Science degree in Information Technology
from the University of Phoenix. Please congratulate
brother Louis on his perseverance and educational
achievement.
Crooms
Joins Student Development Staff
Dr.
Marconi Monteiro announces the hiring of Daryl Crooms as
a part-time Administrative Assistant to the Vice
President for Student Development. "I am very excited
with his joining us," said Monteiro. "Daryl has
been an excellent student at BUA and will graduate in
May 2008. Please welcome him to our BUA staff family."
2007 English Writing Championships
Instructor Craig
Bird has announced the fall 2007 BUA English Writing
Championships open to all currently enrolled BUA
students. All entries must be submitted by Nov. 14,
2007 to Prof. Maria Monteiro, Prof. Val Martinez or
Prof. Craig Bird. Categories and prizes include:
Best
Essay Best Poetry
Best Short Fiction
$50 prize
$50 prize
$50 prize
Better Essay Better Poetry
Better Short Fiction
$30 prize
$30 prize
$30 prize
Good Essay Good Poetry
Good Short Fiction
$20 prize
$20 prize
$20 prize
Submission
criteria are as follows:
Essays:
1,000-4,000 words/4-16 pages on the topic of your
choosing in either Turabian or MLA format. Original
or one submitted for class assignment at BUA. The
word count applies only to the body of the paper,
not the accompanying endnotes, bibliography etc. No
submission over or under the guidelines will be
accepted and judged.
Poetry:
200-800 words/ 50-200 lines. Any genre. May be a
single poem or a collection of poems, but no
submission under or over the guidelines will be
accepted and judged.
Short Fiction:
1,000-4,000 words. Turabian or MLS style. May be a
single work or a collection of works. Any genre. No
submission over or under the guidelines will be
accepted and judged.
Missions Club Movie Night Featuring “End of the Spear”
The next Mission Club
Movie Night will be held October 19 in the cafeteria
beginning at 6:oo p.m.
"End of the Spear" is director Jim Hanon's
interpretation of the true story of five missionaries
who were murdered in Ecuador's Amazon basin in 1956. The
story follows the aftermath of the loss of missionary
Nate Jones, and the remarkable courage and forgiveness
and his family who must struggle with powerful emotions
of grief and loss. The film celebrates how two cultures
an learn to coexist through gentility and a spirit of
cooperation that triumphs over human violence.
Fall
2007 Photo Gallery
 Check
out the new fall 2007
photo gallery, featuring photos from the Red Bull Gaming
Lounge, Prayer Walk and Eagle Run. Students and staff are
invited to submit additional photos for uploading, whether from
mission trips, student activities, or other campus
events.
An inauguration
photo gallery may also be found at
by clicking here.
October
10.11 Chapel with Craig Bird, BUA
Instructor
10.16
Founder's Day Chapel with former presidents
10.16
Founder's Day Picnic Lunch on the Lawn
10.16 Fall Trustee Meeting
10.17 Fall Trustee Meeting
10.18 Chapel with Anyra Cano
10.20 Annual BUA Picnic,
Castroville Regional Park, 10a - 3p
10.22-26 Graduate School Week
10.23 Chapel with Victor Martinez, BUA
Assistant Professor
10.24 Staff Encuentro, 12:00 - 1:00p
10.25 Chapel featuring concert of
Prayer for BUA
10.26
Cultural Celebration - Semana lo Nuestro
10.29-30 Annual meeting of Baptist General
Convention of Texas, Amarillo
10.30 Chapel open for prayer
November
11.1
Chapel with Wanda Lee, Executive Director/Treasurer,
Woman's Missionary Union
11.2-3 Youth Leadership Summit
11.5-9 Career Fair
11.6 Chapel with Dr. Adlin Cotto,
Youth Minister,
Southwayside Baptist Church, Fort Worth TX
11.12-16 Course Evaluations
11.13 Chapel with Dr. Terry Hamrick,
Coordinator of Leadership Develop.
11.15 Chapel, BUA Scholars Day
11.20 Chapel, Thanksgiving Service
11.21-23 Thanksgiving
Break, BUA Closed
11.28 Encuentro
11.29 Christmas Celebration
December
12.3-7 Final Exam Week
12.17-31 Christmas Break, BUA Closed
Marconi Monteiro has been teaching
and providing consultation for an individualized international
faculty development fellowship in the Department of Family and
Community Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. The program
started in August and concluded on September 28.
Jimmy Adair has recently had
published the electronic version of his book, which in ebook
form it's called "Christianity: the ebook". It is available from
JBE Online Books (http://
www.jbeonlinebooks.org/christianity/index.htm).
The print version of the book, which will be essentially the
same, is scheduled to appear in December or January, with the
title "Introducing Christianity."
David Maltsberger
was a featured speaker October 5-7 at Woodland United Fellowship, Woodland, CA,
Sacramento Association SBC. He was the banquet
speaker at the inauguration of the new Woodland Museum
of Biblical Archaeology, delivered a seminar titled
"Uncovering New Testament Archaeology," and preached in
both services of the host church.
 Nora
Lozano has
had published a book of Bible studies for women that she
first presented on a mission trip in India, in partnership
with Global Women. The Global Women organization also plans
to have the work translated into the Lambadi language and
will distribute the book in India later this year.
Oct 11 Claudia Muñoz
Oct 12 John Paine
Oct 13 Karla Romero
Oct 17 Linda Ramos
Oct 21 Paul Kraus
Oct 26 Elizabett Puerta
Oct 26 Jenny Villamar
Oct 26 Javier Elizondo
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BUA student Enrique Chavez has been in
the Hospital in Houston. They have found tumors
in his
brain and lungs. They are going to do surgery on Thursday to remove the tumor in the brain.
He and his family need our
earnest prayers.
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BUA new student Ray Luera is asking
prayers for his family.
His
mother-in-law, Sylvia Rodriguez,
died suddenly. He is asking to pray specially for his
wife, Margie Luera, who has lost her mother. The
funeral
will be held on Friday 12th in New Braunfels. Please pray for
the family as they go through this
difficult time. |
