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🧑💻 indicates resources also available to online & hybrid students.
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April 9, 2024 @ 6:00-9:00 PM (Graduate Research Center)
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The Three Minute Thesis competition celebrates the exciting research conducted by graduate students. 3MT challenges research students to communicate the significance of their projects to a general audience in just three minutes. Contestants must condense their research into a brief, engaging presentation for a non-specialist audience, using a single presentation slide. Attend an information session and workshop in GRC 201C (the conference room) on March 18 @ 3pm, March 20 @ 10am, or March 21 @ 12pm. Email Brooke LeFevre with any questions and submit a proposal by March 22 @ 5pm here!
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March 14, 2024 @ 3:30 PM (Lewis-Birkhead Lecture Hall, Armstrong Browning Library)
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This workshop trains skills useful for graduate Teachers of Record who are interested in incorporating archives or special collections into their own teaching and research. The workshop is designed to dovetail with the ATL's SET seminar on the Teaching with Special Collections Fellows program. A snack reception will follow the workshop. Address questions to Allison Reising.
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March 14, 2024 @ 5-8 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 tea of choice.
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March 22, 2024 @ 10:00 AM (GRC 201B)
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QPR Suicide Prevention Workshop |
This in-person interactive workshop, led by mental health professionals from the Baylor University Counseling Center, will train you in how to watch for signs/symptoms that someone may be suicidal and how to intervene to get that person to a professional for help. Open to any Baylor faculty, staff, or student. Limit 25 attendees. Register here.
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March 13, 2024 @ 12:00 PM (Schumacher Flex Commons or Zoom)
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The sixth installment of our "Readers Meet the Author" series will spotlight the scholarly work of Baylor faculty member David A. Smith, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer in History, who has authored "A New Force at Sea: George Dewey and the Rise of the American Navy." Ronald Angelo Johnson, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History, and The Ralph and Bessie Mae Lynn Chair of History will interview Dr. Smith. Light refreshments and a book signing will follow.
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March 20, 2024 @ 3:00 PM (Lewis-Birkhead Lecture Hall, Armstrong Browning Library)
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Women’s History Month Roundtable |
The Department of History will hold a roundtable titled “Reflections in History” for Women’s History Month featuring six panelists from Baylor University’s Department of History. This event is free and open to the public. For more information on the roundtable please visit the department’s website here.
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March 21, 2024 @ 6:30 PM (Fudge Auditorium, Hurd Welcome Center)
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Student Life Leadership Speaker Series |
Dr. Soong-Chan Rah is the Robert Boyd Munger Professor of Evangelism at Fuller University and an ordained pastor. His primary field of study is in theology and ethics with areas of expertise including practical ministry, evangelism, cross-cultural ministry, social ethics, and American evangelical history. He is author or coauthor to over a half dozen award-winning books. Dr. Rah’s discussion with us will center on the intersections of leadership with justice, social ethics, and cultural mutuality.
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March 12, 2024 @ 2 PM (Moody 104 and Zoom)
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This project sought to establish the effectiveness of an engaging and interactive online resource for faculty to integrate multigenerational awareness into classroom structure in face-to-face or hybrid environments. The presentation discusses the utilization of creative and engaging integrative learning resources such as generational interviews and opportunities for self-reflection to enable faculty to maximize multigenerational collaboration and communication. This translates into opportunities to address diversity and inclusion while preparing students for fieldwork/capstone and clinical experiences. Register here.
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March 19, 2024 @ 3:30 PM (Moody 104)
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SET: Teaching with Special Collections |
The Baylor Libraries Teaching Fellows Program encourages the use of rare books, archives, and other special collections materials in Baylor graduate and undergraduate curricula. In this session, fellows will present interactive poster discussions on how the use of special collections materials enhances teaching and learning in their courses. Attendees will leave the session with ideas for incorporating special collections into their own courses and prepared to apply for a summer fellowship. Register here.
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March 13, 2024 @ 3:00 PM (Zoom)
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The search for funding can be confusing but Baylor has some great resources to help you make sense of the grant funding universe! In this workshop, we define the different types of funding available, introduce search engines and other tools for finding funding, and explain the steps in the grant writing process. Register here.
Anyone who attends 3 GPS workshops this year will receive a free professional development book from the Graduate School. Recordings of most previous workshops can be viewed on the GPS website.
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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 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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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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Did you know that Baylor’s Office of Spiritual Life offers pastoral care for students? Pastoral Care is a ministry of compassion and guidance offered by someone trained in matters of faith and the soul. Given the many challenges faced in a university setting, students, staff, and faculty can benefit by speaking with a minister from time to time. Students can call at (254) 710-3517 or feel free just to drop by the Bobo Spiritual Life Center.
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March 15, 2024 @ 7:00 PM (Barfield Drawing Room)
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The art of storytelling and spoken-word poetry comes to Baylor! Brought to you by Baylor Activities Council and the Division of Student Life, this unique event promises to deliver a rich evening of diverse student, faculty, and staff storytellers and spoken-word artists sharing pieces of their lives in dramatic fashion. Featuring live music, mocktails and mouth-watering hors d'oeuvres, this is one event you don't want to miss.
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Last day to satisfy graduate foreign language requirement for May 2024 graduation
Last day to complete the oral exam (defense) for dissertation candidates
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Deadline for purchasing doctoral regalia for May Commencement
Last day to complete the oral exam (defense) for thesis candidates
Last day for the department to electronically submit Results for Oral or Comprehensive Exam to the Graduate School for dissertation candidates
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