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April 16, 2024 @ 5:30-8:30 PM (Be Kind Coffee)
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Join the GWC for an evening of writing and community at Be Kind Coffee! Bring any project you wish to work on; the first 20 attendees to arrive will receive a free coffee or beverage of choice.
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April 18, 2024Â @ 1:30 PM (Moody 104 Active Learning Lab)
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What are institutions asking for when they request a "Diversity Statement" from applicants? This session will help you untangle the subtleties of addressing diversity, inclusion, equity, and belonging in faculty roles. Register here for this workshop hosted by the Graduate Writing Center and the Academy for Teaching and Learning.
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English for Academic Purposes |
English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Graduate Writing is a one-hour credit writing course designed to help international graduate students develop complex skills in writing academic English. GBL 5103 will be taught during Fall 2024 Tuesday 3:30-4:20 OR Thursday 3:30-4:20 (meets once a week). Please email Christine Fabiszewski for more information. Students can register in Bear Web or have their Graduate Program Director do it for them.
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Teaching in English for International Teaching Assistants Course |
GBL 5201 is a two-hour credit course focused on the classroom presentation and pronunciation skills necessary for ITAs to be successful in an American university classroom. Priority is given to international graduate students who are seeking teaching assistant positions, but the course is open to any international graduate student currently enrolled at Baylor. Offered Monday/Wednesday 1:00-1:50 OR Monday/Wednesday 2:30-3:20 (meets twice a week). Questions can be directed to Tanya Vernon. Students can register in Bear Web or have their Graduate Program Director do it for them.
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April 15, 2024 @ 1:00 PM (Lewis-Birkhead Lecture Hall in the Armstrong Browning Library)
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On Art, Faith, and Making: A Panel of Artists and Theorists |
How might faith inform or inspire art? And how can making art challenge, deepen, or transform a person’s faith? Join internationally-renowned artist Katheryn Leopoldseder as well as Baylor faculty Elise Edwards (Religion), Sarah Mosher (Theatre Arts), and SJ Murray (Great Texts) to discuss these and other questions about and art-making. Milk Bottle Cookie reception to follow!
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April 17, 2024 @ 3:30 PM (Waco Hall)
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The purpose of the lectures is to provide an opportunity for Baylor students and faculty to meet and hear lecturers renowned in the humanities. Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. will give this year’s lecture, titled “Finding Your Roots: Genealogy, Genetics, and African-American History.” The lecture is free and open to the public. No tickets are required, but you can register here.
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April 18, 2024 @ 5:00 PM (BSB D110)
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DeBakey Lecture in Medical Humanities and Bioethics |
Please join us for the Annual DeBakey Lecture in Medical Humanities and Bioethics "Dignity for Deeply Forgetful People" presented by Stephen G. Post, PhD, Director, Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care and Bioethics and Professor of Family, Population and Preventive Medicine at Stony Brook University School of Medicine.
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April 22, 2024 @ 4:00 PM (Kayser Auditorium)
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Understanding Christian Nationalism from an Interfaith Perspective |
Join the School of Social Work for a lecture on “Understanding Christian Nationalism from an Interfaith Perspective” by Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush. Rev. Raushenbush is the president and CEO of the Interfaith Alliance, a national organization dedicated to protecting the integrity of both religion and democracy in America.
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April 17, 2024 @ 2:30 PM (Jones 200)
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This session will explore how to cultivate compassion, civility, and creativity in university students through contemplative pedagogy. Register here.
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April 26, 2024 @ 3:30 (Jones 200)
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The last Practical Pedagogy workshop of the semester will cover "Writing Good Test Questions." Written exams are common, but do they measure what we think they measure? This session will explore the ways our exams often create unnecessary anxiety in students and noise in feedback and share simple habits for writing tests that target learning objectives. Register here.
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Be sure to check out the Graduate Student Job Board for a listing of employment opportunities around campus. Several departments are looking to hire graduate students for summer and fall 2024!
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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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April 25, 2024 @ 1:30-2:30 PM (Fountain Mall)
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GPS Workshop: Getting a Pet in Grad School  |
If you’ve ever considered getting a pet or wondered what the process is like, this next GPS workshop is for you! At our upcoming event, “Getting a Pet in Grad School,” we will be joined by the Humane Society of Central Texas on the Fountain Mall. Learn more about the process of pet adoption, talk to students who have gone on the journey before, and explore all the helpful resources available to you!
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The Baylor Libraries wants input from graduate students regarding future changes to the Graduate Research Center space. Please fill out this survey to let them know how you use the space and what improvements you would like to see. The survey will close at the end of April.
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Last day for students in non-thesis programs to take an oral or comprehensive examination
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