by anna_beaudry1 | Oct 6, 2022 | Beth Allison Barr author, Conference, GPS workshops, graduate student advice, Graduate Student Association, graduate student resources, guest post, life in grad school, pedagogy, Present Your PhD, PYPhD, Research Opportunities
On October 18th from 9-10am, the Graduate School will be hosting a workshop on the topic of “Conferencing Well.” In light of this upcoming workshop, we thought we’d re-share an oldie but a goodie from our former Associate Dean of Professional...
by anna_beaudry1 | Oct 3, 2022 | Conference, GPS workshops, graduate student advice, Graduate Student Association, graduate student guest post, graduate student resources, Graduate Writing Center, guest post, pedagogy, Research Opportunities, writing
With both the October GPS workshop on “Conferencing Well” (October 18th, register here) and the Fall 2022 Graduate Research Showcase on the horizon (October 20th, submit your proposal here), it’s important to set yourself up for success when publicly...
by anna_beaudry1 | Nov 8, 2021 | Conference, graduate student advice, graduate student guest post, Graduate Student Mentoring, graduate student resources, guest post, wellness
The first thing I knew about Baylor’s religion department was that the students were friendly. I was attending a conference in Atlanta and was introduced to PhD students from Baylor, who immediately invited me to join them for meals, encouraged me to be on panels with...
by anna_beaudry1 | Oct 18, 2021 | Beth Allison Barr author, Conference, graduate student advice, Research Opportunities, writing
I both love and hate conferences. I love them because of the free-flowing ideas and high energy. I love them because of the networking opportunities. I love them because they force me to finish critical pieces of my own research projects. Conferences are exciting,...
by zach_winfield | Jun 10, 2019 | Beth Allison Barr author, Conference
I both love and hate conferences. I love them because of the free-flowing ideas and high energy. I love them because of the networking opportunities. I love them because they force me to finish critical pieces of my own research projects. Conferences are exciting,...
by zach_winfield | Apr 22, 2019 | Beth Allison Barr author, Conference
Regardless of the weather or even the location, attending conferences, including national academic conferences, is a necessity for most of us in academia. Indeed, I am a strong proponent of conferences. They are so useful for networking, both in regards to jobs and...