January 29–February 9, 2024 |
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🧑💻 indicates resources also available to online & hybrid students.
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Judge Indy and Judge Belle celebrated their first birthdays over the weekend!
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February 7, 2024 @ 3 PM (GRC 201B)
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Although most of us don’t like to admit it, failure is a common part of the graduate student experience. Come listen to a panel discuss developing resiliency, coping with rejection, and failing forward in graduate school followed by time for Q&A. Register to attend here.
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February 7, 2024 @ 5 PM (Zoom)
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This workshop will take PhD, PsyD, and masters students through Baylor's dissertation and thesis submission and formatting process. For more information and to register, visit the event page on Slate.
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April 11-14, 2024 (Arlington, VA)
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Each year, FWCA offers Indigenous and Women of Color the opportunity to engage with colleagues from across the nation as they explore relevant issues such as leadership development, career exploration, personal well-being, and professional identity development. The conference especially desires to connect with graduate students. Find out more information or register here.
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January 29, 2024 @ 12–1 PM (Penland Dining Hall Conference Room)
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How should Christians think about liberal education? This spring, Christian Scholars Forum is hosting a reading & discussion on C. S. Lewis's The Abolition of Man and Josef Pieper's
Leisure: The Basis of Culture.
Beginning January 29th, the group will meet biweekly on Mondays for five meetings. Free lunch will be provided, so sign-up here before we run out of space! Christian Scholars Forum is a GSA partner group aimed at integrating Christian faith and scholarship and creating an interdisciplinary network of missional Christian scholars. For questions, email Rich Eva.
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January 29, 2024 @ 3:30 PM (BSB B110)
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Climate Change in the 21st Century |
The Baylor University College of Arts & Sciences will sponsor this panel discussion with Dr. Katherine Hayhoe, the Horn Distinguished Professor and Endowed Chair in Public Policy and Public Law at Texas Tech University, and Dr. Peter Hotez, Dean for the National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, and University Professor of Biology, Baylor University.
| January 30, 2024 @ 12 PM (Moody Library Schumacher Flex Commons or Zoom)
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The third installment of our "Readers Meet the Author" series will spotlight the scholarly work of Baylor faculty member Felipe Hinojosa, Ph.D., Professor of History and the Jackson Family Chair for Baylor in Latin America, who has authored "Apostles of Change: Latino Radical Politics, Church Occupations, and the Fight to Save the Barrio." Register to attend virtually here.
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February 8, 2024 @ 6:30 PM (Foster 240)
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Student Life Leadership Speaker Series |
Come hear from Dr. Miroslav Volf as he helps us wrestle with the question of “what makes a life worth living?” He will be discussing themes from his book “Life Worth Living: A Guide to What Matters Most” and prompting us to consider “how are we to live?”
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January 31, 2024 @ 2 PM (Jones 200)
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This semester, the Graduate School and Baylor’s Academy for Teaching and Learning are partnering to offer a series of GPS workshops focused specifically on developing graduate students’ pedagogical skills. The first workshop entitled “Lecture for Learning” will address the most common form of university instruction. Participants will learn when it is appropriate to lecture and how to lecture in ways that facilitate learning. Register here.
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Eligible doctoral students can apply for the Summer Dissertation Fellows program which provides a reserved spot in the week-long intensive Dissertation Writing Lab, a $400 scholarship, and participation in a weekly writing support group throughout the summer. The application deadline is February 16. For more information, see here.
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Are you looking for additional sources to fund your research? The Graduate School offers numerous resources to help you at every stage of the process, from finding grants to writing the application. Check them out here!
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Don’t forget that the Graduate School offers financial support for travel to conference presentations and dissertation research. Travel awards must be submitted four weeks prior to travel. Find out more about the application process here.
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Students can purchase a FitPass for only $50 to access FitWell group classes at the SLC for the whole semester. Classes include F45, Bear Cycle, Yoga, Pilates, and more! Check out the full schedule and register for a FitPass here.
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Don’t forget to use your Baylor ID to attend spring sporting events. Tickets for men’s and women’s basketball at the new Foster Pavilion may be reserved here. All other sports may be claimed on a first come first served basis at the event.
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Last day to drop or withdraw from a class without a W on transcript
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Last day to apply for May 2024 graduation
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August 2024 and December 2024 graduation application opens
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