by becky_presnall1 | Feb 5, 2024 | academic administration, graduate student advice, life in grad school
When we think of grad school, we often define it as a space to grow in professional expertise: speaking at conferences, polishing that CV, studying, leading research projects, grant proposals, and classwork. However, what we often fail to realize is that it can be a...
by becky_presnall1 | Sep 15, 2023 | academic administration, graduate student advice, Graduate Student Mentoring, graduate student resources, life in grad school, Outstanding Graduate Student Awards, pedagogy, Present Your PhD, PYPhD, Uncategorized
As a grad student, building your CV is always on the brain. Whether it’s working as a TA, RA, administrator, or any other of a myriad of jobs, it’s important to maintain a set of skills relevant to the academic arena. But it’s also important to try new things, to...
by anna_beaudry1 | May 5, 2023 | academic administration, Conference, dissertation, external funding, GPS workshops, grad student mental health, graduate student advice, Graduate Student Association, Graduate Student Mentoring, graduate student resources, Graduate Writing Center, interview, life in grad school, Research Opportunities, writing
This post is our final interview with Graduate School staff; thanks for reading along this semester! We hope that through these interviews, you’ve gotten a better sense of who is working on your behalf at the Graduate School and where to go with your questions!...
by anna_beaudry1 | Apr 29, 2023 | academic administration, Covid-19, Faith and the Academy, graduate student advice, Graduate Student Mentoring, graduate student resources, interview, life in grad school, Uncategorized, Waco
We are nearly to the end of this series, but there are still a few more important members of the Graduate School team to hear from! Today we’re talking with Dana Matthews, who served as an Admissions Specialist. Dana assists Graduate Program faculty and staff...
by anna_beaudry1 | Apr 17, 2023 | academic administration, dissertation, GPS workshops, graduate student advice, Graduate Student Association, Graduate Student Mentoring, graduate student resources, interview, life in grad school
Today we’re talking with Alana Schaeper in the Graduate School. As Assistant Director of Student Records for the Graduate School, Alana maintains student records by managing the accuracy and security of all student records. She serves as the degree...
by anna_beaudry1 | Apr 1, 2023 | academic administration, Academy for Teaching and Learning, Baylor Counseling Center, dissertation, external funding, GPS workshops, grad student mental health, graduate student advice, Graduate Student Association, Graduate Student Mentoring, graduate student resources, Graduate Writing Center, interview, life in grad school, mental health, pedagogy, Post-Docs, postdoc, postdoctoral fellowship program, Uncategorized, Waco, wellness, writing
Today we’re interviewing Dr. Becca Cassady. She joined the Graduate School in 2022 as the Dissertation, Thesis, and Graduate Writing Center Program Director. In her current role, she directs a team of graduate writing consultants from across disciplines as they...
