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Baylor students have had great success winning Fulbright awards over the years, including 10 recipients last year!
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Are you a graduate student who wants to travel, teach, or research abroad? Then you should consider applying for a Fulbright Scholarship. If you’d like to learn more, complete this interest form and look over the Application Timeline and How to Begin pages on Baylor's Fulbright page. Sessions and workshops will be held throughout February to help students decide if they want to apply. For the 2023-24 cycle Baylor has a record 34 finalists. Come to an info session to start your own Fulbright journey!
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February 20, 2024 @ 2 PM (GRC 201B)
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Come to a workshop hosted by the GWC and GPS to learn more about the process of writing the dissertation: where to begin, how to establish helpful writing habits, tools that other writers have found helpful, practical tips for organizing and revising, and more. You'll hear from several speakers who have gone before you in this journey, and then we'll open up the floor for questions from participants. Register here.
Anyone who attends 3 GPS workshops this year will receive a free professional development book from the Graduate School.Â
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February 12, 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.Â
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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February 13, 2024 @ 11 PM (BSB A.201 or Zoom)
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Guest speakers Dennis Nolan, Senior Director at Environmental Health and Safety, and University Biosafety Officer Wyndi Klement will present the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) workshop titled “Safe Laboratory Practices.” Another option to attend will be offered on 2/27. Register here.
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February 15, 2024 @ 12:15 PM (Moody Library Schumacher Flex Commons or Zoom)
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The fourth installment of our "Readers Meet the Author" series will spotlight the scholarly work of retired Baylor faculty member David Lyle Jeffrey, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of Literature and the Humanities and Resident Distinguished Professor of Baylor's Institute for Studies of Religion, who has authored "We Were a Peculiar People Once: Confession of an Old-Time Baptist." Register to attend virtually here.
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The Baylor Learning Design Team in partnership with the Academy for Teaching & Learning has designed the DOTS program for doctoral students interested in learning the theory and practice of designing and teaching high quality online courses. You can find out more information or register for the program here.
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In case you missed the first workshop in our new GPS series on Practical Pedagogy, you can check out the recording 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!Â
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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.Â
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February 14, 2024 @ 8:30 AM-4:30 PM (Elliston Chapel & Bobo Spiritual Life Center)
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Join Spiritual Life for our Ash Wednesday services. We have services at Elliston Chapel at 8:30 AM and 12:00 PM. Additionally, ashes will be given out from 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM at Elliston Chapel and the Bobo Spiritual Life Center. Come to a service or get your ashes to go.
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Togetherall provides Baylor students with free tools and support to take control of mental health and overall well-being, while staying connected to others with similar experiences. Join Togetherall’s anonymous community of peers for support and a place to voice your feelings. Register here or learn more about the program online.
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In case you missed it, the recording of last week's Failing Forward workshop can be viewed on the GPS website.
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