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...
by becky_presnall1 | Sep 1, 2023 | GPS workshops, graduate student advice, Graduate Student Association, graduate student resources, Graduate Writing Center, life in grad school, Research Opportunities, Uncategorized
(photo by Matt Howard) Beginning Graduate School feels like the start of an epic journey, and one that can quickly become overwhelming. Between keeping up with courses, networking, research projects, assistantships, teaching, and the many other tasks that fill our...
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 22, 2023 | dissertation, graduate student advice, Graduate Student Mentoring, graduate student resources, Graduate Writing Center, life in grad school, Summer Dissertation Fellowship, Uncategorized, Waco, writing
The Baylor Graduate School is pleased to announce the fourth cohort of the Summer Dissertation Fellows. These Fellows receive support through a week-long Dissertation Lab in May as well as from writing groups (organized by the Graduate Writing Center and the Baylor...
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 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
As the Graduate Admissions Systems Analyst, Eric works to ensure that Slate records are maintained in an accurate and efficient way. He monitors imports and exports, maintains mailings and reports, and ensures fields and queries are working correctly within the...
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 24, 2023 | academic administration, dissertation, graduate student advice, Graduate Student Association, graduate student resources, Graduate Writing Center, interview, life in grad school, writing
Tosha Hendrickson earned her B.A. in Communications in 2016 from Texas Tech University; upon graduation, she joined the Graduate School. In her role directing the operations of the Graduate Admissions office, Tosha acts as an administrator for access to the Graduate...
