by anna_beaudry1 | Jan 25, 2022 | graduate student advice, Graduate Student Association, graduate student guest post, graduate student resources, wellness
Imagine a few scenarios: You’ve been working on your prospectus for hours. You’ve been staring at search engine results for what feels like days, checking and double checking to make sure you’ve done your research due diligence. You’re on your...
by anna_beaudry1 | Dec 6, 2021 | graduate student advice, Graduate Student Association, graduate student guest post, Graduate Student Mentoring, graduate student resources, guest post, STEM, wellness
Earning my undergraduate degree from Baylor and transitioning into graduate studies was a challenging experience. The friends and connections I made during my time at undergrad had left Waco and were flinging their green and gold afar, so to speak. For me, the first...
by anna_beaudry1 | Nov 29, 2021 | Faith and the Academy, graduate student advice, Graduate Student Association, graduate student guest post, Graduate Student Mentoring, graduate student resources, guest post, wellness
Initially, navigating the ways of graduate school can feel like an independent quest, siloed off on a mission to hone and perfect our skills and research alone. For me, those feelings were short lived thanks to the collaborative nature of music, my church, and even...
by anna_beaudry1 | Nov 15, 2021 | Faith and the Academy, graduate student advice, graduate student guest post, Graduate Student Mentoring, graduate student resources, guest post, wellness
When I first began my studies at Baylor, I stumbled upon a ministry at a local church for graduate students. At the monthly gatherings, we “talked shop”: discussing anxiety over tough assignments and piles of reading, laughing over niche things we found in our...
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 | Nov 2, 2021 | Covid-19, graduate student advice, Graduate Student Association, graduate student guest post, Graduate Student Mentoring, graduate student resources, guest post, wellness
This month on BearTracks, we’re going to be hearing from a number of graduate students from different fields talk about the process of finding their people. Some of these stories will talk about finding your people in academia, like making friends in your...
