University of Mary Hardin-Baylor News

By Olga Pea Killeen Daily Herald It's the picture of Christmas - rosy red cheeks, bonnets, sheet music, perfect harmony and a few "fa, la, la, la, las" in the middle of a crowded neighborhood with "busy sidewalks dressed in holiday style." But the picture is outdated.

The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor womenA s soccer team placed seven players on the American Southwest Conference All-Conference Teams released Thursday.

By Rebecca LaFlure Killeen Daily Herald Enrollment at Texas colleges and universities hit a record high this fall, which some education officials say is tied to the slump in the U.S. economy.

By Matt Goodman Killeen Daily Herald Belton-area doctors, police officers, firefighters, hotel managers, pharmacists and other professionals hosted 25 Belton High School seniors at their workplaces Wednesday as part of the Belton Area Chamber of Commerce Job Shadow Day.

From staff reports The award winning Demos in the Dark: Things That Go Boom and Bang in the Night will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday at the Lucile Capt Amphitheater on the campus of the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. Theamphitheater is at the corner of Ninth Avenue and King Street beside the Mabee Student Center.

Know a "good kid"? Call 214-977-8466 or e-mail dfleck@dallasnews.com . Alexa Holaday I live in : Carrollton School and grade: Hebron High School, 12th grade; plan to attend the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Community and school activities: Girl Scouts, member of the high school band and member of the Covenant Group at St.

The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor will celebrate Homecoming on Friday and Saturday, October 23-24. The theme for Homecoming this year is "Up with the Purple" which is fitting, since this is the title of the traditional senior and alumni song.

Beltona s University of Mary Hardin-Baylor marked another a oefirsta in her 164 years in higher education with the inauguration of one of her own as the 22nd president of the university, except that the new president is a former student at UMHB.

Special to the Daily Herald BELTON - In support of the International Day of Peace, nearly 300 hand-painted pinwheels were created by University of Mary Hardin-Baylor students and faculty, as part of the "Pinwheels for Peace" Project.

As part of the 2009-2010 Arts-in-Education Season, the Cultural Activities Center will present Mad Sciencea s Fire and Ice Sept.

The Austin College volleyball team won its sixth straight match with a 3-0 victory over visiting Sul Ross State University on Thursday night in Hughey Gym, bring the team's overall record to 6-1 on the year.

University of Mary Hardin-Baylor officials announced today plans for the inaugural ceremony for Dr.

Special to the Daily Herald Soprano Jessica Medoff Bunchman and pianist Michael Bunchman will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Hughes Recital Hall at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton.

The Master's School Board of Trustees has announced the appointment of Brian Guenther as Head of School.

The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor has enrolled their largest number of students in the university's 164-year history, according to the official eighth-day enrollment figures.

Special to the Daily Herald BELTON - The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor once again earned a top- tier ranking among the Universities-Master's West category in the 2010 edition of America's Best Colleges by U.S. News & World Report.

Special to the Daily Herald The Department of Music at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor opens its season of the Hillman Visiting Artist Series with the internationally renowned Maia String Quartet performing alongside UMHB's Artist-in-Residence, pianist Michelle Schumann, in Hughes Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. Sept.

" The Bell Civic Chorale is currently taking new members for the 2009-2010 season.

" The Bell Civic Chorale is currently taking new members for the 2009-2010 season.

Angela Gail Parker, a senior at the New Braunfels Christian Academy, won first place in the annual oration contest sponsored by the William Hightower Chapter, Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution.