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 | 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...
by anna_beaudry1 | Mar 6, 2023 | academic administration, Conference, external funding, GPS workshops, graduate student advice, Graduate Student Association, Graduate Student Mentoring, graduate student resources, Graduate Writing Center, interview, life in grad school, pedagogy, Post-Docs, postdoc, postdoctoral fellowship program, Research Opportunities, STEM
We sat down with Dr. Bill Hockaday this week to talk about his role in the Graduate School. Dr. William Hockaday is the Associate Dean for Research. His work supports graduate student research, teaching, and scholarship through courses, tools and resources for...
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 | Sep 26, 2022 | Conyers Scholars, Faith and the Academy, Graduate Student Mentoring, graduate student resources, life in grad school, pedagogy
Believe it or not, graduate students will have more time to dedicate to professional development than at any other time in their career. The Graduate School aims to provide opportunities to help students grow as researchers, teachers, and even as a person of faith....
