The Graduate Student Housing Communities host academic gatherings open to all community members. Presenters are community members, Baylor faculty and graduate students, guests from other universities, and leaders from the community. Past events have taken the form of themed interdisciplinary conversations, movie viewings and discussions, lectures, panel discussions, and presentations on community involvement and professional life.

Past Events on Professional Life:

Baylor Graduate School, Present and Future: An Annual Dialogue Between Graduate Students and Baylor Leaders. Past guests have included President Ken Starr, Provost Elizabeth Davis, and Dean of the Graduate School Larry Lyon.

Aaron LeMay, M.S. Ed. student in the Student Services Administration (M.S.Ed.) program gave a presentation that was a derivative of his joint research with Dr. Robert Cloud (Educational Administration): Student Debt and the Future of Higher Education

Past Events on Academic Topics:

Dr. Jim Kendrick, Baylor professor in Film and Digital Media Studies: Rethinking Spielberg

Pop Culture in Academia: An Interdisciplinary Forum, featuring Quadrangle residents Elizabeth Amato (Political Science: "What to do if you find yourself Lost in the Cosmos: Reflections on Walker Percy and Postmodern Malaise"), Lanta Davis (English: "The Madwoman in the Office"), and Wendy Moore (Baylor Employee, Study Abroad programs: "What a trend we have in Jesus: A quantitative analysis of Jesus-related merchandise")

Joseph Wysocki, Political Science PhD student and the Morrison Doctoral Fellow in Constitutional Studies at Baylor University: Community and the Common Good in Lady in the Water

Dr. Beth Allison Barr, Assistant Professor of European Women's History in Baylor's History Department): Did Women Have A Reformation?

Dr. Michael P. Foley, Assistant Professor of Patristics in Baylor's Great Texts Program: Bridles and Spurs: Two Perspectives on Honor and Manliness

Cameron Jorgenson, Lecturer and Graduate student in the Religion Department of Baylor: The Pope's Cure for the Hopeless Romantic: Benedict XVI's Deus Caritas Est

Dr. Aaron M. Tyler of St. Mary's University in San Antonio: Islam and Religious Freedom: Prospects and Pitfalls in the Land Between Two Rivers

Joel Schwartz, community member and PhD student in Philosophy: Harry Potter and Personal Identity

Erik Z. Ellis, recipient of the Guittard Fellowship and MA student in History: Polydore Vergil and the Reformation of History

Professor Rita Abercrombie, community member and lecturer in German studies at Baylor: The City of Heidelberg

Cameron Jorgenson, Lecturer and Graduate student in the Religion Department of Baylor: The Violent Take It By Force: The Gospel and Violence in Film

Past Events on Community Life:

Ms. Janet Dorrell, community leader and co-founder of Mission Waco and Church Under the Bridge: Poverty in Waco

Community Study Days

During "crunch time" at the end of the semester, the Community hosts day-long study sessions in the Community Room. We provide meals, snacks, and of course, coffee, so that you can focus on your work and join in (silent) camaraderie with your fellow students.