The Two Week Outlook is a weekly newsletter curated by graduate students for graduate students. Look for it in your inbox every week.
🧑‍💻 indicates resources also available to online & hybrid students.Â
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A statue outside the Tidwell Bible Building honors Robert Gilbert, the first African American student to graduate from Baylor in 1967.
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Join the Baylor and Waco community to celebrate Black History Month through a wide variety of events and opportunities all month long.
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The Baylor Library has made some changes in the GRC to allow the collaboration and conference rooms to remain available until 30 minutes before the libraries close. A Baylor ID is now required to access the GRC from the Poage Library side and the microwave and refrigerator have been moved from the break room to the study commons.
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February 7, 2024 @ 3 PM (GRC 201B)Â
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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.
If you attend three GPS workshops this semester, you may choose a free professional development book from the Graduate School.
🧑‍💻 Most GPS workshops will be recorded and posted to the GPS Workshops page.
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February 7, 2024 @ 5 PM (Zoom)Â
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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.Â
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Bear Tracks is here this week with our newest article on “Being Professional in Grad School” – a practical guide to building your professionalism while on your graduate student journey.
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February 8, 2024 @ 6:30 PM (Foster 240)Â
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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?”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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February 6, 2024 @ 11:30 AM (Zoom)
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Online teaching brings many challenges and opportunities. In this session, a panel of recognized excellent online faculty will share their approaches to synchronous online teaching, exploring what works, what doesn’t, and why. If you are unable to attend the SET but would like to view a recording, please register, and the recording will be sent to you. Click here to register
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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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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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