October 26 - November 8, 2026 |
The Two Week Outlook is a weekly newsletter curated by graduate students for graduate students. Check it out every week so you don't miss:
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- GPS workshops and GSA events
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Opportunities to connect with other graduate students, staff, and faculty
- Relevant university and campus events, hand-picked for graduate students
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🧑💻 indicates resources also available virtually.
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Baylor Bears, now is the time to lock in! Hopefully your graduate studies are going well! You might consider even getting ahead a bit so that you can take part in some of the upcoming Baylor traditions, athletics, and events! Homecoming, basketball season, and more are right around the corner!
As always, the Graduate School would not be what it is without YOU. Thank you for all you contribute to Baylor, whether here in Waco or beyond!
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🧑💻 Scaffolding the Language of Power |
Dr. Kathryn Strom is a Professor of Educational Leadership at California State University East Bay, Director of the Center for Research in Equity and Complexity in Education (CRECE), and Honorary Associate Professor of Pedagogy, Curriculum, and Assessment at University College London. Her research engages a range of critical and complex theories to create affirmative, relational academic counter-practices for preparing and supporting justice-oriented teachers, educational leaders, and scholars. She is author of the book series Scaffolding the Language of Power in Academia (Myers Press) and is PI of the NSF-funded research project “Teaching for the Anthropocene.”
Register for the virtual Zoom option here!
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October 27 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CST (Schumacher Flex Commons in Moody Library and Virtual via Zoom)
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🧑💻Readers Meet the Author: Dr. Ronald A. Johnson speaks on “Entangled Alliances” |
Baylor University faculty are prolific writers, researchers, mentors, and teachers, and we welcome every opportunity to celebrate their accomplishments. Readers Meet the Author, presented by the Office of the President and Office of the Provost and hosted by the University Libraries, encourages opportunities for faculty, staff, students, and others to gather for shared reflection and collegial conversation about big ideas.
Featuring recently published single-authored works by Baylor faculty, each opportunity to meet the author consists of an introduction from either the provost or President Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D., followed by a discussion with the author facilitated by a colleague or contemporary, and a question-and-answer session with attendees.
The Zoom registration link can be found here!
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October 27 @ 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Be Kind Coffee
1534 Washington Ave)
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Come write with fellow grad students at Be Kind Coffee. First 20 arrivals receive a coffee on us! A writing consultant will be available to answer questions or consult on your writing.
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| October 29 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Virtual)
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🧑💻SET: Separating the Wheat from the Chaff: What You Really Need to Know about AI, Teaching, and Learning
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AI presents us all with many different affordances. Universities are scrambling to establish AI policies to guide faculty, staff, and student use of this blossoming technology, but some big questions still need to be addressed.
Dr. Gurung (Oregon State University) will provide a snapshot of current faculty and student attitudes toward AI to establish a framework for thinking about how we work with AI. He will consider what is lost when we use AI and what is gained. In particular, Dr. Gurung will focus on the questions we should all ask ourselves as we decide how much to invite Large Language Model agents into our lives.
Online only: Zoom link will be sent to registrants. Session will be recorded and posted for later viewing. Register here!
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October 30 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST (GRC and Virtual)
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🧑💻GPS Workshop: Time Management in Graduate School |
This workshop allows students to explore time management strategies for balancing graduate-level academics, family and/or work responsibilities, and social life. We will cover specialized techniques to make study time more efficient, and students will have the opportunity to create a weekly study schedule to maximize their time. We will also cover the variety of academic resources available to our graduate student population. Zoom link available here!
See the full GPS workshop line up for the year or previous session recordings here!
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October 28 @ 5:00 PM CST (Virtual)
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🧑💻GSA Online: Dumpling Making Workshop Night - Sponsored by the Online Committee
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Join Baylor GSA and the Graduate School as we prepare a Taste of Waco at home! Cha Community will lead out on a workshop learning how to make dumplings at home!
An RSVP is required, and participants must be able to gather ingredients for the program. Participants will be entered into a raffle after the program!
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| Ongoing Initiative - Supported by the GSA Advocacy Committee
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Bicycle Drive for McLennan County Specialty Courts |
Specialty treatment and restorative justice courts are a nationwide program to offer alternatives to incarceration for clients. Many of the clients who are served by these courts are facing social barriers, such as access to transportation.
We are working in coordination with one of the local court system case managers in the court system to hold an ongoing bike drive/collection to improve access to care through increased transportation access. They will even fix the bikes for clients for free if repairs are needed. Please fill out this form to coordinate your bike donation if you have an unused bike!
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🧑💻 Grad Student Resources |
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Want to attend one of our GPS workshops? Many of the workshops are also recorded and stored for students to watch anytime! View our upcoming events and past recordings here.
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| The Bobo Spiritual Life Center offers free coffee from 8am-10am every Monday-Thursday and is a great study space if you need a place on campus!
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| 🧑💻The Division of Graduate Writing offers weekly drop-in hours in-person and online. Meet with a consultant to chat about concerns you have with your project without an appointment! Read more about the writing opportunities available to you here!
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| Baylor Homecoming, November 2-7 |
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🧑💻See the full schedule below: |
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| If you have never never taken part in the Baylor Homecoming festivities, this is the year to get involved! Baylor University hosts the oldest Homecoming collegiate celebration in the nation!
Each year, Homecoming features events such as Dinner with the Livingstones, Pigskin Revue, the Extravaganza Pep Rally and Bonfire, the Homecoming Parade, and of course, the Football Game!
A full schedule and list of events can be found at the Baylor Homecoming site! For our online and hybrid peers, there will be giveaways on social media, a livestream of the Homecoming Parade, and more ways to be involved!
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Applying for a Faculty Position and Stressed about the Interview? Get prepared with GPS's Mock Interviews! |
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| Recommended for: PhD level students nearing graduation and pursuing a faculty position at an academic institution.
Prerequisite: How to Interview workshop
Registration: Please email Annie Roufs (Annie_Roufs1@baylor.edu) to register for this event.
Enhance your job search preparation by participating in a simulated committee interview. You choose the position and we gather a mock hiring committee made up of volunteer faculty and administrators who will interview you for it. The interview lasts 40 minutes, immediately followed by a 20-minute debriefing between 'candidate' and 'committee'. A video recording of the session is also provided to the participant for further review. (Note: Participants must watch the "How to Interview" workshop online prior to the mock interview event.)
Please note: These mock interviews are for people pursuing faculty positions only. Those interested in non-faculty positions should contact the Baylor University Career Center to set up a mock interview.
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University Events & Announcements |
· Try out LeapSpace! A new AI-driven tool offered by the Baylor Libraries. Leapspace is a research-grade, AI-assisted workspace designed to enhance literature reviews, strengthen topical analysis, and use verified peer-reviewed data. This trial offered by the Baylor Libraries is only available for the month of October so take advantage of this opportunity now!
· Be more Bear Aware with the ITS cybersecurity checklist! Find internet and data safety advice all in one spot here!
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October 26 - 7:30pm | Baylor Symphony Orchestra Concert. Event link here!
October 30 - 7:30pm | Halloween Organ Concert. Event link here!
October 30 - 7:00pm | Baylor Volleyball vs. TCU
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