Likewise, the Ramm Graduate Scholars program is a cross-disciplinary program for doctoral STEM students and M.Div. Truett Theological Seminary, Conyers Scholars invites students to think of an academic career as a form of Christian service or a vocation, a religious vocation. “Chip” Conyers, a founding faculty member at Baylor’s George W. The Conyers Scholars program encourages and supports doctoral students interested in questions regarding faith, learning, vocation, and the university. The Conyers Scholars and Ramm Scholars programs were launched specifically for students interested in exploring connections between their faith and their vocations. Religion: What Scientists Really Think in anticipation of a discussion with her at Baylor later this Spring. The 2021-2022 Ramm Scholars are reading Elaine Howard Ecklund’s Science vs. Through such programs as Conyers Scholars, Ramm Scholars, and the BCU (Baptist College and University) scholars, students who desire to grow in faith and learning and even pursue careers in Christian higher education have the ability to do so. Our goal is to foster an environment which helps our students succeed, understanding that their mental and spiritual well-being is just as important as their academic progress.Īt the same time, the Graduate School also wants to provide opportunities for students interested in Christian formation. The Graduate School also offers parental leave for graduate assistants and short-term emergency leave for students facing unexpected health crises.
We recently expanded these resources to include 24/7/365 unlimited counseling and health care services now available for every student at Baylor through our partnership with Academic Live Care. This calling lay behind our recent launch of the Graduate Student Advisor Mentoring agreement and our GPS Workshops for Faculty, aimed at equipping faculty to improve graduate student mentoring, understand the mental health crisis among graduate students (heightened by the pandemic), and be aware of all the resources that Baylor provides for students. Instead of assuming a shared faith among our students, we focus on how the Christian mission of Baylor should manifest in caring well for our students along with providing opportunities for interested students to further their Christian formation.Ĭaring well for our students means taking seriously our calling as Christians to meet the physical and spiritual needs of our students as well as their academic ones. Yet, given the growing diversity of our students, how we implement Christian mission looks different than it did in the past.
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Beth Allison Barr, Associate Dean for Professional DevelopmentĬhristian mission remains central to the mission of the Graduate School and, according to the 2018-2021 Graduate School Exit Survey data (the survey is offered to each graduate student on completion of their degree and administered by the Office for Institutional Research), the vast majority of our students have positive spiritual experiences during their graduate years: 87% of our on-campus PhD students and 92% of our on-campus Masters students report good, very good, or excellent spiritual experiences.
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