[Plsgs] FW: Fall 2017 Dissertation Writing Support Workshops

[Lambert, Georgina M - (glambert)]

From: graduate-coordinators-request at list.arizona.edu [mailto:graduate-coordinators-request at list.arizona.edu] On Behalf Of Berry, Christina L - (christinaberry)
Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2017 10:55 AM
To: graduate-coordinators at list.arizona.edu
Subject: [Graduate Coordinators] Fall 2017 Dissertation Writing Support Workshops


Dear Graduate Coordinators,
Please share the following information with your ABD students.
The Writing Skills Improvement Program (WSIP) and the Think Tank's Writing Specialist, with support of the Graduate and Professional Student Council and the Graduate Center, are excited to announce the Fall 2017 ABD to PhD Workshop Series. The purpose of the workshop series is to provide writing support for ABD (all but dissertated) students; discuss shared concerns about the dissertation process; and introduce strategies to facilitate writing. Students can participate in person or online.
Should you have questions about the workshop content, please contact Writing Skills Improvement Program's Leslie Dupont or Andrea Hernandez Holm and Think Tank's Chris Hamel-Brown<mailto:chamel at email.arizona.edu;ldupont at email.arizona.edu;ahholm at email.arizona.edu?subject=Question%20about%20ABD%20to%20PhD%20Workshops>.

ABD to PhD Fall 2017 Workshop Schedule
Thursday, September 14th (4:30pm-6:30pm, MST), Science-Engr Library, Rm. 311
Topic: Literature Review 1.0: Dissertation Edition
Register at the following link: http://tinyurl.com/ABDLitRev1Reg
Description: In this graduate writing workshop for ABD students, we will explore ways to organize and connect secondary sources effectively in your dissertation literature review.
Thursday, October 12th (4:30pm-6:30pm, MST), Science-Engr Library, Rm. 311
Topic: Revision and Grammar Special Topic: Avoiding Wordiness to Improve Understanding
Register at the following link: http://tinyurl.com/ABDWordinessReg
Description: In this graduate writing workshop for ABD students, we will explore ways to identify and fix common causes of sentence-level wordiness. Please bring a short sample of your writing (either hardcopy or on a laptop) with you to this workshop.
Thursday, November 30th (4:30pm-6:30pm, MST), Science-Engr Library, Rm. 311
Topic: Maintaining Momentum: Writing over Holidays and Breaks
Register at the following link: http://tinyurl.com/ABDMomentumReg
Description: In this graduate writing workshop for ABD students, we will focus on brainstorming and revision strategies to keep you writing, as well as goal-setting and scheduling techniques to keep you on track. You will learn about ways to generate and develop your ideas, work collaboratively with other writers, and set up a writing schedule that maintains your momentum.

Sincerely,

David Bradshaw
Program Coordinator, Sr.
Graduate Center, a unit of the Graduate College
University of Arizona
520-621-0580
www.gradcenter.arizona.edu<http://www.gradcenter.arizona.edu>


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