December 2 - December 13, 2024 |
Happy Monday, graduate students! 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
- Opportunities to connect with other graduate students, staff, and facultyÂ
- Relevant university and campus events, hand-picked for graduate students
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🧑‍💻 indicates resources also available to online & hybrid students.Â
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After much consideration and feedback, Baylor has adjusted the December payroll date for monthly paid employees to the last weekday of the month. This adjustment will avoid a potential 6-week pay gap for monthly paid faculty and staff and provide a more consistent payroll experience. This adjustment will be effective in December 2024.  More information can be viewed here.
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December 5, 2024 @ 2:00 PM (GRC Classroom 201B)
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Using technology in the classroom is a great way to improve student engagement. However, when you start your teaching career, adding more bells, whistles, and the latest pedagogical tech may feel overwhelming. This seminar will walk participants through easy ways to use technology to increase student engagement, minus the headaches that can come with overly complicated tools and complex implementation. This is tech you can try out with your students tomorrow! Look for a Zoom link to come.  Register here!
| December 19 & 20, 2024 @ 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM (Moody Library 104)
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Join a cohort of Baylor instructors as we investigate and develop the best ways to foster environments for learning that align with learning objectives and motivate students. Perfect for those preparing courses for the Spring.  Zoom link will be sent to registrants. Register here today! Â
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Online Recording Available
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| PERSONAL WELLBEING & HOLIDAY EVENTS |
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December 5, 2024 @ 3:30 and 5:00 PM (Chapel in Truett Seminary)
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You are cordially invited to Baylor University’s Advent celebration featuring a reflection by Beth Moore. This service of prayers and songs will spotlight a new hymn with lyrics by English poet Malcolm Guite and music composed by our own Carlos Colón. We will read Advent Scriptures, pray together, and sing hymns and chants accompanied by a choir and a small orchestra. The first service begins at 3:30 pm, and the second at 5:00 pm.
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December 5, 2024 @ 5:00 - 10:00 PMÂ
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Sweater weather, hot chocolate, roaring fires, snowfall (sometimes, at least). Christmas season is unquestionably the most wonderful time of the year — and at Baylor, the most wonderful time of the year officially begins with Christmas on 5th Street.
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The Baylor School of Music presents A Baylor Christmas, this year in a new location: Waco Hall! Performances on, Thursday, December 5, 7:30 p.m., Friday, December 6, 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, December 8, 3 p.m.  Tickets available to students for as low as $10.
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Friday, December 6, 2024 @ 11:00am-12:00pm (GRC Classroom 201B)
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Christian Scholars Forum is an interdisciplinary group for Baylor graduate students and young faculty. We host biweekly meetings to discuss books/articles exploring the implications of researching and teaching as Christians. This week we will be discussing an article by April Lawson, titled “Heterodoxy to the Rescue.” Please read in advance.Â
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The Graduate School's residential chaplain, Kyle Perry, is seeking students who would like to be involved forming faith-based programming in their communities around the Graduate School. If you are interested in exploring starting a bible study or prayer group in your community, please fill out this form so Kyle can connect with you. Next semester's goals include growing interfaith programming.  If you are currently involved in some sort of programming, please fill the form out as well so that Kyle can form a list of current programming.Â
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The Graduate School offers several free, interrelated workshops each academic year designed to help our students succeed throughout their academic journey at Baylor and even beyond graduation. The workshops are branded as GPS Workshops: Grad Pathways for Success under the auspices of the Baylor University Graduate School.Â
Many of our workshops can be seen on our mediaspace channel, so be sure to check them out if you're looking for some professional insight!
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On November 6, the Graduate School honored the Outstanding Graduate Student Award winners for 2023-24, celebrating 14 students from 12 departments whose scholarly work stood out among their outstanding peers in the Graduate School. Read more about the winners here.
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The Graduate School is eager to support students and their original research through two kinds of travel support to students who are formally registered for credit hours: Travel to Professional Meetings and Travel to Support Doctoral Research. **ALL applications must be submitted at least four weeks prior to travel to be considered.**  Please see more here.
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Have you already registered for Spring 2025?
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Have you already registered for class? Go ahead and make sure to solidify your schedule now.
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Last Class Day for Fall Semester
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Stay connected with the Baylor Graduate School
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