EGSA Digest 9.14.12
EGSA,
We have a full plate today. I’ll try to keep it simple.
Announcements
Dues
- I have run out of creative ways to ask you for money. Heidi, on the other hand, is far more resourceful. She will find you, and she will not spare your children. Hand it over voluntarily. It’s better that way.
- $10 (cash preferred) in her envelope (on a desk in CS 406) or in her hand will do; your posterity will thank you.
TeaCHE
- If you would like to participate in the Teaching Certificate in Higher Education (TeaCHE) program this year, you must file the Intent to Participate form by Monday, 17 Sep.
- For more information and the form itself click on the image below.
Graduate Writing Center
- Advanced graduate students are available to help you with your writing. Email them your paper at gwc@baylor.edu, and they will contact you to set up a one-hour appointment.
- There’s nothing funny about poor writing–at least not when it’s your own.
Upcoming Events
Welcome the New People . . . Autumn Party, Tomorrow, 7:30pm, Watsons’
- I hope you have your carefully selected attire ready. It’s time. Or it will be at 7:30pm tomorrow. And did I hear something about lawn darts?
SET: Significant Learning and Transformational Education, Mon., 17 Sep., 3:30-4:30pm, Jones Library Creekmore Conference Room
- The event is free, but registration is required.
Human Subjects in Research Seminar, Tue., 18 Sep., 3:30-5:00pm, Baylor Sciences Building C206
- Dr. Dave Schlueter, IRB chair, and Dr. Wade Rowatt, IRB vice chair, will be conducting an IRB seminar. The seminar will include a brief discussion of ethical and regulatory underpinnings of human subjects research and will provide detailed guidance, including “how to” demonstrations, for completing both the online training required of Baylor investigators and the online project submission, review and approval process.
- I’m not completely sure what we have here, and I must say that the “underpinnings of human subjects†and “‘how to’ demonstrations†have me a bit nervous, but I have it on good authority that this will be valuable training if you plan to interact with humans during your research. Fortunately, it looks like most of the follow-up trainings regarding human research are online.
Lecture, Tue., 18 Sep. 3:30-5:00pm, Tidwell Building Miller Chapel
- Dr. Graham Ward, “The City and the Birth of Modern Theologyâ€
Welcoming Reception with Dr. Kirstie Blair, Tues., 18 Sep., 3:30-5:00pm, ABL Cox Reception Hall
Informal Graduate Student Lecture with Dr. Ralph Wood, Wed., 19 Sep., 10-11am, Bobo Spiritual Life Center
- Dr. Ralph Wood, “How God Turns Muddy Water into Rich Red Wineâ€
- Dr. Wood will share his academic journey and how his faith has informed his teaching, scholarship, and life in the academy. Coffee and bagels will be served.
- Please register through this link.
Symposium: The Cross and the Book: Sacred and Secular in the Age of Browning, Thurs., 20 Sep., 10:30am-5:00pm, ABL
- The event is free, but registration is required.
Life on the Grad Line: Stress Management, Thurs., 20 Sep., 12-1pm, SUB Fentress Room
Downton Abbey Showing and Discussion, Thurs., 20 Sep., 5:00-6:30pm, CS 101
- Second episode, with the third the following Thursday
PROFF Workshop, Tues., 25 Sep., 10:30am-12:00pm, Jones Library Creekmore Conference Room
- “Casting Your Net: Applying for Academic Employment” The event is free, but registration is required.
Lecture, Tues., 25 Sep., 3:30-5:00pm, Baylor Science Building D110
- Jean Behke Ellshtain, “The Dark Knight and the Saint: Reflections on Batman and St. Augustineâ€
- Who do you think would win that fight?
- The event is free, but registration is required.
SET: From Teaching to Learning—Asking the Right Questions, Fri., 28 Sep., 2-3pm, Jones Library Creekmore Conference Room
- The event is free, but registration is required.
The Digest is free, but endurance is required.
Jeremy Leatham
EGSA Secretary