by becky_presnall1 | Mar 1, 2024 | grad student mental health, graduate student advice, life in grad school, mental health, Waco, wellness, writing
Spring Break begins this weekend: an exciting time full of opportunity, adventure, and rest. But when planning out our breaks, it’s all too easy to do so in a way that either cuts our own opportunities for relaxation short, or that sets us up for challenges during the...
by becky_presnall1 | Feb 16, 2024 | grad student mental health, graduate student advice, life in grad school, mental health, wellness, writing
Material for this article is taken from the Failing Forward workshop given by GPS and resources from BUCC. If you would like to review the recording of this session, it is posted on this page: https://mediaspace.baylor.edu/media/Failing+Forward/1_uu49cp0i/164785562....
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 | Jan 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
Heading back to school is always an exciting time, full of photoshoots, fun backpacks, and single-serve snack packets. Oh wait, that’s primary school. When you’re going back to grad school, which is a very different experience, it’s easy to lose some of the enthusiasm...
by beth_barr | Dec 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
I still remember finishing my first semester of graduate school. It was December 1997. I had plunged directly from my undergraduate degree into a Medieval History doctoral program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and I had no idea what I was doing....
by becky_presnall1 | Nov 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
We’ve all been exhorted, at one time or another, to make sure we are cultivating “a life outside of grad school.” After all, it’s important to take time away from your work so that you have an opportunity to rest and rejuvenate, as well as to enrich the parts of your...
by becky_presnall1 | Oct 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Curriculum Vitae, or CV is one of the most important documents you will develop during your time in graduate school. A Latin term that translates to the “course of [one’s] life,” this document reflects your academic journey, the experience you’ve accumulated along...
by becky_presnall1 | Oct 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
Attending your first academic conference can be an intimidating prospect, and one filled with countless questions. Should I try to talk to the keynote speaker, even though they’re decades ahead of me in the field? What if someone starts publicly criticizing my work?...
by becky_presnall1 | Sep 29, 2023 | GPS workshops, grad student mental health, graduate student advice, graduate student resources, life in grad school, Uncategorized, wellness
Material for this article is taken from the Healthy Living in Grad School workshop given by GPS and materials developed by the Baylor Sleep Neuroscience and Cognition Lab. If you would like to review the recording of this session, it is forthcoming on our website and...
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...