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BUA Family
Expresses Gratitude to Jeannie Martinez
Photos from
farewell reception for Jeannie Martinez on October 31(photos
by Claudia Muñoz)
Many kind words and blessings were exchanged as staff and
students expressed their
gratitude to Jeannie Martinez for three years of exemplary service as
Administrative
Assistant to the President. Of course, with husband Victor Martinez on
faculty, we are all
glad that Jeannie's professional departure will not diminish her role as
a vital part of the
BUA family.
uuCampus Briefs
New Photo
Gallery on the Web!
 Check
out the new photo gallery on the university web site
for Fall Picnic
2006
These galleries are posted on
the photo gallery page which can be accessed by clicking the
links above or at www.BUA.edu
and follow the navigation for "about BUA," "campus life" and
"photo gallery."
Karla Romero
Joins President's Office
 As
staff and students said a "see you later" to our
friend Jeannie Martinez at her farewell party on Tuesday, they
warmly welcomed Karla Romero, BUA's new Administrative
Assistant to the President.
Ms. Romero was born and educated in Coahuila, Mexico and has
been working in the United States for six years. Most recently
she served as administrative assistant to the owner/operator of
a McDonald's restaurant franchise that operates six stores on
San Antonio's south side.
Ms. Romero has been married to husband Gaddiel Romero for six
years and is a member of San Antonio's Primera Iglesia Bautista.
Student
"Care Bags" Coming from Corpus Christi Supporters
For five years running, a wonderful group of churches from
Corpus Christi, El Compañerismo #1, has been
encouraging BUA students with special "care bags" of much
needed items gathered from this fellowship of churches.
Next Thursday, November 9, four members of Iglesia
Bautista El Mesías of Corpus Christi, led by lay woman Janie
Gonzales, are coming to BUA to bring this year's
"Care Bags" for 175 students. They will worship with
us in chapel and then set up in the
north end of the cafeteria on during lunch time. All students
are invited to come by and receive encouragement from this
wonderful group of BUA supporters who believe in our students.
"Give
Something Back" Blood Drive Slated for November 7th
 The
need is big. Donate blood! The
mission of the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center is to collect
blood and tissue from volunteer donors and to provide the
community with the highest quality health care at the lowest
possible cost.
This Tuesday, November the 7th is our opportunity
to help our community by donating blood. It is a relatively
quick and comfortable process. Go to the parking lot by the
Library from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and do something that could
actually save a life.
 New
Student & Staff Directory
At BUA we've got
your number, and we're not afraid to use it! A new staff and
student directory will help the BUA family stay connected
through photos, phone, mail and email. The new directory has
been designed and produced by Claudia Muñoz
in the Advancement department and has now been distributed via
student mailboxes. One copy has been printed for each student
and staff member.
Contact Sylvia Trujillo if you are still in
need of a directory.
¡Sígueme to
College! Pre-College Family Seminars, Nov. 4
 Help spread the word through your churches about our first
¡Sígueme to
College! Seminar,
organized by the Student
Development and President's Offices. The seminar will be
held on November 4 from 9:00 a.m. - Noon and is designed to
help high school students and their parents or guardians
explore the following important topics:
Higher Education Options
College Enrollment Procedures
Application Requirements and Processes
Financial Aid Programs
Reserve space with Gabriel Cortes.
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& Academic Calendar
Nov 1................Faculty Meeting, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Nov 4................Sígueme to College, Seminar for Parents
of Junior and Seniors
Nov
6-10...........Early Registration for spring 2006 Semester &
registration for Winter Term
Nov 7................Chapel with Mike Woods, Coronado Baptist
Church, El Paso
Nov 7................Blood Drive
Nov 9................Chapel with Stan Alcorn, Pioneer Drive
Baptist Church, Abilene, Texas
Nov 9................Disciple Now Meeting
Nov 9................Care Bags for Students
Nov
13-14..........BGCT Annual Meeting (Dallas)
Nov 14...............Chapel open for prayer
Nov 14...............Student
Workshop: "Seek, and you shall find.” (Quick Reference Flyers)
Nov 15...............Faculty Meeting, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Nov 16...............Chapel with Mike Toby, First Baptist
Church Woodway, Waco, Texas
Nov 18...............Immigration Information Meeting for the
SABA and area pastors
Nov 21...............Thanksgiving Chapel
Nov
22-24..........Thanksgiving Holidays
Nov 28...............Chapel with Student Preaching
Nov 29...............Faculty Meeting, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Nov 30...............Christmas Celebration Chapel
Dec
4.................Last day for removal of (prior long-term
semester) incomplete grades
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Faculty News
2006 Shining
Star Award
Goes to Gabriel Cortés
Last month's staff Encuentro
was highlighted with the announcement of this year's staff-nominated Shining Star Award winner,
an annual award given to a
BUA staff member who has shown exemplary initiative,
professionalism and commitment. The award carries with it
appreciation gift certificates for dinner and a hotel stay.
We
want to congratulate Gabriel Cortés, Executive Assistant to the
President, on winning this year's award.
Gabriel was
noticeably surprised and moved to be chosen for the award, saying that
"until he came to BUA he had never found a place where he could
spend the rest of his life in service, but now that at BUA he
had."
Dr. Albert
Reyes has recently published a chapter entitled "“Can
Baptist Institutions of Higher Education Meet the Needs of
Increasingly Diverse Communities?”, in a new work on
Baptist higher education edited by
Donald D.
Schmeltekopf and Dianna M. Vitanza. The work is titled
The Future of Baptist
Higher Education and is being published by Baylor University
Press in Waco, Texas.
Dr.
Reyes also has a Bible study chapter, “Jesus’ Passion and Victory” included
in The
Gospel of John: The Word
Became Flesh, a new collection of Bible study
materials on John's gospel published by
Baptist Way Press of The Baptist General Convention of
Texas.
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Student Life
Fall Student
Development Seminars
Note: Student Development
seminars have been moved to Tuesday meetings.
Check with Sandee Elizondo for each locations.
Oct 31 "Ready, set, go!" (Summer Missions)
Nov 14
"Seek, and you shall find.” (Quick Reference Flyers)
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Representing BUA
Dr.
Albert Reyes
Nov 2-3 Korean American
Medical Missions Health Conference - Irving, CA
Nov 12 Cliff Temple
BC Oak Cliff - Dallas, TX
Nov 19 FBC -
Pearsall, TX
Gabriel Cortés
Oct 28
Central Hispanic Fellowship in West Texas
Dr.
Nora Lozano
Oct
26-29 Women’s Retreat of Ministerio
Bautista Mujer in Puerto Vallarta, México
Dr. Jeff Johnson
Oct 15 - TBD Interim Pastor at Telephone Baptist
Church, Telephone, Texas
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Birthdays
Nov 20 Araceli Acosta
Nov 26 Roxane López
Nov 30 Rick McClatchy
Dec 03 Gloria Tijerina
Dec 10 Sylvia Trujillo
Dec 16 Gabriel Cortés
Dec 18 Albert Reyes
Dec 18 Maria Diaz
Dec 19 Mario Ramos
Dec 21 Víctor Martínez
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Prayer Requests
Anibal
Santiago (father of
Jaime Masso)
Laura Suzanne Perez (wife of John Perez)
Father of
Lizeth and Vanessa Castillo
Jonatan Guevara
Answered Prayers
Thanks for praying for brother Jim Fowler's son Paul
who is currently stationed in
Baghdad, Iraq. Brother Jim wants to share with you how
God has been taking care of
his son:
"Thought I would let you know how God is answering prayer
for Paul.
About two weeks ago his vehicle was hit by an IED.
No one was killed. Here’s what God did. The shell usually
used for IEDs are the
explosive type. The one that exploded under their vehicle
was a luminary shell!
It made a big fire ball, blew out some tires, and broke
glass in the vehicle. Paul
said he was knocked senseless for a few minutes and his back hurt for a
while, but he was now ok. GOD IS GOOD!"
Let's keep Paul in our prayers!
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