Welcome to CEGSS
A Baylor Biology CMHD and EEO Graduate Student Society
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Discover our Resources
There is a lot to explore on this site, so let us give you a hand.
Learn about CEGSS
Check out our About page to learn about the group, and our History page to learn how we were founded.
We host meetings every two weeks. One is a general meeting (check out our events page for more info) and the other is either a workshop or peer review session. You can sign up for the latter here.
If you’re looking for help with something, check out our member page so you can find the right person. Or check out descriptions of our different positions.
Stay up to date on events and other going-ons at our Events page or on Facebook
View our grad school guides
The Bio Department Handbook is good for logistics on classes, qualifying exams, and defending.
The CEGSS Handbook is a general survival guide to living in Waco. It covers everything from housing to restaurants to personal care and more!
Are you looking for a certain form?
- Our Paperwork page holds forms for defending proposals and dissertations
- Financial reimbursement or grants can be found on the Travel or Smith Fellowship pages
Surviving and Thriving
Are you soon-to-start or within the first weeks of starting grad school? Read the First Weeks guide.
Read the CEGSS handbook for tips and tricks of living in Waco and ways to get involved.
Remember that self-care is always important. Take a look at our Health and Wellness Resources.
Need health insurance? Read more here.
Once you’ve started school, it can be hard to feel successful. Check out some tips here.
Feeling like you’re pinching pennies? Snag some extra cash by proctoring here.
Find Ways to get involved
Do you need help prioritizing your writing? Join a writing group!
Read the CEGSS handbook to learn more about life in and around Waco.
CEGSS offers workshops on topics helpful to grad student careers, life, and more!
get in touch
Email CEGSS with any questions or concerns at cegss@baylor.edu or send a message with our contact form.
Reserve a time for peer review at one of our meetings.
Do you have something you’d like included in the monthly Newsletter? Send it here.
Do you have a suggestion for a Speaker for a seminar or event? Let us know!
For those new to baylor
check out our guides
Click below to view our New Student and International Student Guides
Events
Upcoming Events
October 30, 2021
CEGSS Halloween Party
Time
TBD
Location
TBD
Recurring Events
Oct 13, 2021
CEGSS General Meeting
Time
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location
E401 or on Zoom
(email CEGSS for Zoom link!)
Nov 3, 2021
CEGSS General Meeting
Time
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location
E401 or on Zoom
(email CEGSS for Zoom link!)
Dec 1, 2021
CEGSS General Meeting
Time
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location
E401 or on Zoom
(email CEGSS for Zoom link!)
for practice presenting your research
check out the CEGSS
Symposium
Click below to learn more about the CEGSS Annual Symposium.
Cegss News
Register for Building an Online Presence, Part 2
This second part in the Website Building Workshop series offers a more in-depth conversation about the ins and outs of building a website, how to get it to show up on Google, and the best strategies to get the best bang for your buck. Also… free food and coffee....
February Faculty Meeting Updates
Newsletter below: Recruiting Weekend, Excellence in Teaching Forum, Faculty Searches, etc.
Spring 2019 Writing Groups
The times have been finalized! All writing groups will meet from 10am-12pm Monday through Friday during the Spring semester. We already have 7 people signed up ... that's over 1000 writing hours combined! If you're interested in being part of one (or more!) of the...
Graduate Semester Kickoff is A Success!
Today was so much fun! Thanks to everyone who came, the food and company was outstanding!
The Not So Secret Life of Grant Proposals
About to write a grant proposal? Scared about how to format the proposal to insure that it gets funded? Well Jabberwocky Ecology has started a list of publicly available grant proposals in the biological sciences. They have indicated which grants did or did not...
CEGSS September Newsletter is live!
All past and present Newsletters can be accessed in the Newsletter Archives. Click here to read more newsletters.
BSB Key Pickup
Important! As you may have heard, the BSB is being re-keyed starting August 13th. New keys for research labs will be available for pick up August 7th, 8-11 AM August 9th, 1-4 PM August 13th, 8-11 AM and 1-4 PM in the BSB Atrium. You can also pick up keys at any time...
Deadline for Calendar Pictures
Thank you to everyone who signed up to participate in the first CEGSS Calendar! We now have our list put together of who will be doing which month (see bottom of e-mail). We are still needing someone for one more month, so if anyone is interested but didn't get a...
WISE Graduate Student Speaker Series
Hi Everyone! Moncie is giving a WISE Graduate Student Speaker seminar today. This semester has been really special since all speakers have been from the Biology Department! This is a process by which speakers are nominated by faculty to get this opportunity. Please...
learn more about us
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