eNuevas Sept 14, 2006

(L-R) Trustee Teresa Luna, Trustee Chair Debbie Ferrier and guest
speaker Dr. Steve Vernon assemble for the Convocation Chapel Service

SAN ANTONIO-- The BUA community gathered in chapel this week to celebrate the annual Convocation Chapel Service marking the official launch of a new academic year.

Dr. Steve Vernon, pastor of First Baptist Church Levelland and current 1st Vice-President
of the Baptist General Convention of Texas delivered the keynote address reaffirming our Christian identity as "middle men" who encourage persons to "be of good cheer, for God is calling you."

The Office of the Registrar recently announced that on-campus enrollment for the university totals 235 students this fall with substantial new enrollment coming from the Bible Study Methods Course taught on Monday and Tuesday evenings.

New Photo Galleries on the Web!

Check out new photo galleries on the university web site for the recent Groundbreaking and
the May 2006 graduation.

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." Special thanks go to contributing photographers Craig Bird, Isaac Rodriguez and students Luis Vasquez
and Lilliana Perez.

Check the site frequently as we will be adding many more photo galleries from this year's events.

When Cleto arrives, it won't be your usual chapel service,
that's for sure. Cleto Rodriguez is "one of the most likable and one
of the fastest rising comics in the state of Texas" says his publicist. He started his standup comedy career in San Antonio and currently works in venues throughout the nation. He has worked with George Lopez from ABC's "George Lopez Show," Wayne Brady of "Whose Line is it Anyway?" and Brett Butler from ABC's "Grace Under Fire."

Cleto is also a man of deep faith who realizes that God has called him to minister the Word of God through his comedy. He has been compared to the late Buddy Hacket, with a cleaner style and a Latino flavor. Cleto has also helped donate his money and his time working for the homeless and the needy in the San Antonio community. Don't miss this great opportunity to laugh and be inspired all at the same time!

Student Development Staff Now Available
on Tuesday Evenings

In order to make student services more accessible to our students taking night classes, two student development staff members will be available every Tuesday evening until 7:00 p.m. This evening hour schedule will begin next Tuesday evening, September 19, and continue throughout the semester.

BUA students have great stories to tell, and a new team of students is organizing to interview students and edit those conversations into videos that we can share with donors and other prospective students. We are looking for student team members who have an interest in all phases of production from pre-production planning, interviewing skills, camera operators and video editing. We have already assembled some talented students with Danny Ortiz leading out as Production Manager of the team. Contact Danny at dortiz@bua.edu or danomojica@yahoo.com to learn more.

The beautiful riverfront Castroville Park has been set as the site for our annual BUA family picnic
to be held Saturday, October 21, 10:00 a.m. -
3:00 p.m.

Bring your family and your favorite professor(!), your appetite and your athletic ability for swimming, volleyball or baseball and come join
the fun.

All students, staff, faculty are invited to come out and enjoy the beautiful fall weather. The park is located on the Medina River in Castroville at 816 Alsace Street. Contact Mary Ranjel for more information.

Sígueme Mentors Needed

Sígueme, BUA's new community initiative for mentoring Hispanic youth and families for
higher education, is now needing students and staff to become our first wave of mentoring volunteers. Patty Villarreal and student intern Adriana Balderas will be coordinating the program which teams BUA mentors up with students at Kindred Elementary School and eventually other schools, for one hour a week of mentoring.

"We are looking for at least 20 mentors to start with," says Adriana Balderas. Adriana first mentored a young girl named Sophie last year at Kindred Elementary. "It was so exciting to see how she began needing help in her reading and by the end of year she had made so
much progress," remembers Adriana. "I just want to see the Hispanic community succeed," she says. "That's why I believe so strongly in mentoring and what the Sígueme program
will do for these kids."

Training for Sígueme mentors will be held on September 20-21, so contact Adriana Balderas
(abalderas@bua.edu) or Patty Villarreal (pvillarreal@buckner.org) for more details.

uuEvents & Academic Calendar

    Sept 14..............Constitution Day Chapel, Suzii Paynter, BGCT Christian Life Commission
    Sept 16..............Basketball Tournament, BUA Student Council, east parking lot, 9a-4p
    Sept 18..............DiscpleNow Training Meeting with Students, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
    Sept 19..............Student Workshop: "A deal too good to pass: learning how to create
                            (and live with) a budget." 4:30-5:30 p.m., Classroom #200
    Sept 19..............No tuition refunds after this date
    Sept 19..............Student Missions Chapel
    Sept 20-21.........Sígueme Mentoring Training
    Sept 20..............Faculty Meeting
    Sept 21..............Chapel with Dr. Tommy Brisco, Dean of Theology, Logsdon Seminary
    Sept 22..............CONFIA Training
    Sept 26..............Chapel with Alex Camacho, Immigration Services
    Sept 27..............Staff Encuentro, noon
    Sept 28..............Chapel with Gus Reyes, BGCT Service Center
    Oct 2-31............Transfer of credit equivalence application submission
    Oct 3.................Chapel with Paul Sibenman, Jr., Missionary to Latin America
    Oct 4.................Faculty Meeting, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
    Oct 5.................Dr. Tracy Goen, medical missionary to Nigeria
    Oct 10...............Comedian Cleto Rodriguez in Chapel
    Oct 10...............Student Workshop: "It is well with my goal." (how to set career goals)
    Oct 12...............Chapel with Esteban Montilla, Pastoral Care with Latinos
    Oct 16……………....Courses withdrawn after this date will be recorded as failed
    Oct 16-20..........Center for Cultural and Language Studies
    Oct 17-18..........Fall Meeting of Board of Trustees
    Oct 17...............Founders Day Chapel & 60th Anniversary Banquet, Dr. Denton Lotz
    Oct 18...............Faculty Meeting, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
    Oct 19...............Chapel with Steve Addell
    Oct 21...............BUA Picnic, Castroville Park
    Oct 23-27..........Graduate School Week
    Oct 24...............Chapel with Patty Villarreal, Buckner Baptist Benevolences, Social Work
    Oct 25...............Staff Encuentro, noon
    Oct 26...............Chapel with John Ogletree, First Metropolitan Church
    Oct 31...............Chapel with Gary Dyer, First Baptist Church, Midland, Texas
    Oct 31...............Student Workshop: "Ready, set, go!" (Summer Missions)
    Nov 1................Faculty Meeting, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
    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 9................Chapel with Stan Alcorn, Pioneer Drive Baptist Church, Abilene, Texas
    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 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

Dr. Albert Reyes has been featured in the September 2006 issue of The Wittenburg Door, a long recognized magazine dedicated to using Christian satire to awaken Christian conscience. Dr. Reyes is interviewed by San Antonio writer Robert Flynn concerning the national debate on immigration reform issues.

Dr. Nora Lozano recently recently published a chapter in a book entitled Handbook on Latino/a Theologies, St. Louis, Missouri: Chalice Press, 2006, edited by Drs. Miguel de la Torre and Edwin Aponte. The book is composed of a collection of essays written by several Latino/a scholars dealing with the main topics, Christian doctrines, and people groups that are a vital part of Latino/a Theologies.

Fall Student Development Seminars

Note: Student Development seminars have been moved to Tuesday meetings.
Check with Sandee Elizondo for each locations.

Sept 19 "A deal too good to pass: learning how to create
(and live with) a budget."

Oct 10 "It is well with my goal." (how to set career goals)

Oct 23-27 Graduate School Week

Oct 31 "Ready, set, go!" (Summer Missions)

Nov 14 "Seek, and you shall find.” (Quick Reference Flyers)

Mission Club to Work on Habit for Humanity Project, Sept. 30

The Mission Club is joining with Trinity Baptist Church to work on a Habitat for Humanity project on September 30. The project is open to students, faculty, or administration that wish to participate. If you're new to Habitat, remember that no prior construction experience is required and people of all skill levels can be utilized. Habitat really has a great system for volunteers.That day's work assignment will include:

Install fence fabric (volunteers 16 & up), Install house numbers (volunteers 16 & up),

Paint interior (volunteers 14 & up), Pre-landscape (volunteers 14 & up).

Total number of volunteers needed 25.

Dr. Rick McClatchy will be using the project as a learning experience for understanding the Habitat organization works and how their guidelines are easily transferable to other housing ministries. Students from his class may also receive extra credit for participation and writing a report over the history of HFH. Students from Dr. Russell's Christian Mission class may also earn extra credit for participation. For more information or to sign up contact Rick McClatchy at 210.488.8169, www.cbftex@aol.com

Dr. Albert Reyes
    Sept 26       El Paso/Las Cruces Development Council Dinner
    Sept 28-29 Hispanic Missions Network Summit, San Antonio
    Oct 22First Baptist Church, Temple
    Oct 23        Perspectives Missions Course, Green Acres Baptist Church, Tyler
    Oct 27Texas Baptist Hispanic Laity Conference, Highland Lakes Conference Center
    Oct 29        BUA day at Cockrell Hill BC, Duncanville, Texas

Gabriel Cortés
Oct 28 Central Hispanic Fellowship in West Texas

Victor Martinez
Sept 17-19 Hispanic Pastor & Wife Retreat, Virginia Baptist Mission Board

Dr. Nora Lozano
Oct 4-6 Teaching at the Seminario Teológico UEBE in Madrid, Spain.

Oct 8 Preaching at Iglesia Bautista “El Buen Pastor” in Madrid, Spain.

Oct 26-29 Women’s Retreat of Ministerio Bautista Mujer in Puerto Vallarta, México.

uu Birthdays

    Sept 22   Val Martinez
    Oct 4      Craig Bird
    Oct 17     Linda Ramos
    Oct 17     Margarita Garcia
    Oct 17     Timothy Brown
    Oct 21     Paul Kraus
    Oct 26     Jenny Villamar
    Oct 26     Javier Elizondo

    From David Padilla, a BUA Prayer Partner:
    Please pray for Gary Hogan who is serving in Iraq while his young wife Cindy
    is fighting cancer at home.

    From Pauline Gonzales, a BUA Prayer Partner:
    Please pray for our Mother Margarita Romero, from Mineral, Tx. She has been under the
    weather for the past few days. She is 93 years old and her health has not been good.
    She and dad, Catarino Romero, age 97 live on their ranch and serve at Primera Iglesia
    Bautista, there. Also pray for the Hispanic Senior Adult Camp at Alto Frio coming up the
    Sept. 18-22.

    From our recent BUA Prayer Partner Letter:
    Anna Virginia Bridge continues to ask that we pray for her health.

    Chuck Ludwig asks that we pray for his son Robbie, who is now redeployed in Iraq. Pray for
    the safety of all soldiers, and for their safe return. Pray that the world will come to know
    the Prince of Peace.

    Pray for the Aldapes, BUA grads serving as missionaries in India, currently on furlough

    Pray for BUA trustee Johnson Omoni for health and recovery.

    Pray for B.J. Hudson, a 23yr. old young man who has cancer.