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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> graduate-coordinators-request@list.arizona.edu [mailto:graduate-coordinators-request@list.arizona.edu]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Berry, Christina L - (christinaberry)<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 29, 2017 10:55 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> graduate-coordinators@list.arizona.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Graduate Coordinators] Fall 2017 Dissertation Writing Support Workshops<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%">Dear Graduate Coordinators,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%">Please share the following information with your ABD students.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%">Should you have questions about the workshop content, please
<a href="mailto:chamel@email.arizona.edu;ldupont@email.arizona.edu;ahholm@email.arizona.edu?subject=Question%20about%20ABD%20to%20PhD%20Workshops">
contact Writing Skills Improvement Program’s Leslie Dupont or Andrea Hernandez Holm and Think Tank’s Chris Hamel-Brown</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:105%">ABD to PhD Fall 2017 Workshop Schedule<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:105%">Thursday, September 14</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:105%">th
</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:105%">(4:30pm-6:30pm, MST), Science-Engr Library, Rm. 311
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%">Topic: Literature Review 1.0: Dissertation Edition
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:105%">Register at the following link:
<span style="color:blue"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ABDLitRev1Reg">http://tinyurl.com/ABDLitRev1Reg</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:105%">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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:105%">Thursday, October 12</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:105%">th
</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:105%">(4:30pm-6:30pm, MST), Science-Engr Library, Rm. 311<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%">Topic: Revision and Grammar Special Topic: Avoiding Wordiness to Improve Understanding
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:105%">Register at the following link:
<span style="color:blue"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ABDWordinessReg">http://tinyurl.com/ABDWordinessReg</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:105%">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.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:105%">Thursday, November 30</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;line-height:105%">th
</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:105%">(4:30pm-6:30pm, MST), Science-Engr Library, Rm. 311
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%">Topic: Maintaining Momentum: Writing over Holidays and Breaks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:105%">Register at the following link:
<span style="color:blue"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ABDMomentumReg">http://tinyurl.com/ABDMomentumReg</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:105%">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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">David Bradshaw<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Program Coordinator, Sr.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Center, a unit of the Graduate College<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">520-621-0580<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.gradcenter.arizona.edu">www.gradcenter.arizona.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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