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March 20, 2024 @ 6:00 PM (Zoom)
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We are excited to announce that Dr. Jennifer Landrum will be giving a virtual talk titled “Empowering Change: Elevating Your Career Through Skill Development.” Dr. Landrum’s talk is open to all current Baylor graduate students and alumni. Register here to receive a link to the webinar on the day of the event.Â
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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 22, 2024 @ 12:30 PM (GRC 201B)
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Ever wondered what makes a successful academic article? How to turn seminar papers into publishable material? What the academic publishing process looks like? Join the GWC and Graduate School for an interdisciplinary workshop all about these important questions. Lunch will be provided for a limited number of attendees. 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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The Conyers Scholars Program is currently accepting applications from doctoral and MFA students for the 2024-2025 academic year. The program explores connections between faith, learning, and vocation. It meets 3-4 times each semester for book discussions over dinner. Find more information here. Applications are due by 12 noon, Friday, April 5, 2024.
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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 20, 2024Â @Â 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 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 27, 2024 @ 11:00 AM (Moody 104 & Zoom)
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Faculty often rely on their own intuitions and popular wisdom about learning. Unfortunately, much of this “wisdom” is misleading or simply not supported by cognitive science. Does everyone have a distinct learning style? Does practice really make perfect? Participants will be equipped to resist the pull of myths while also becoming familiar with cognitive science that forms a stronger foundation for pedagogy. Register here.
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March 27, 2024 @ 3:00 PM (Jones 200)
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Learning is inherently social. Yet college courses typically emphasize individual work. In this session, participants will discover the reasons for engaging in group work, examples for specific pedagogical goals, and tools for overcoming common hurdles. Register here.
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In case you missed the most recent GPS Workshop on Grant Writing, the recording is now available on the Graduate School’s mediaspace channel.
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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!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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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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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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Last day to electronically submit the departmentally defended and approved copy of the dissertation to the Graduate SchoolÂ
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Deadline to submit IRB protocols for the April 9, 2024, Full Board review meeting.
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Last day for the department to electronically submit the Results of Oral Exam (defense) form to the Graduate School for thesis candidatesÂ
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