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  • 9/14 Start the Semester Off Write

    The UConn Writing Center invites you to "Start the Semester Off Write" with
    short, Monday-morning writing retreats.

    Modeled after our own successful Saturday writing retreats and dissertation
    boot camps, these weekly retreats feature a space to write and an excuse to
    do it. The Writing Center recognizes that writing in big bursts of energy
    can be helpful–but that smaller, weekly commitments can help form good
    writing habits throughout the semester. Simply writing in the presence of
    others can bring a surprising sense of solidarity and productivity.

    Our first retreat was Monday August 31st, and three more retreats remain.
    You do not have to sign up for all three retreats to participate, but we
    challenge you do make the commitment to start the semester off strong.
    Arrive with the project you are working on now and your laptop, along with
    any notes or books you need. There will not be any tutoring or any lectures
    at these sessions.

    Please bring your own coffee, and if you’d like, a snack for you and a
    snack to share! Coffee and tea are not provided at these retreats,but the
    Music and Dramatic Arts Library is directly across from Dog Lane Cafe, so
    you can grab a coffee on the way in and even park for free for 2 hours
    behind Storrs Center.


    Event Details:

    When: Mondays, 9 – 11 a.m., for three more weeks

         9/14, 9/21, 9/28 (no retreat on Labor Day, 9/7)

    Where: Music and Dramatic Arts Library Seminar Room, 2nd floor. Please note
    that we will meet in the lobby of the library and walk up when the library
    opens at 9.

    *Advance registration required.* Please sign up for any of the sessions you
    are interested in--or all of them! Click below to register.

    Retreat 2 (9/14):
    https://www.eventbrite.com/e/start-the-semester-off-write-number-2-tickets-18394112285

    Retreat 3 (9/21):
    https://www.eventbrite.com/e/start-the-semester-off-write-number-3-tickets-18394211582

    Retreat 4 (9/28):
    https://www.eventbrite.com/e/start-the-semester-off-write-number-4-tickets-18394238663

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    The Writing Center also offers a number of other writing services for
    graduate students. Please see our Web site at writingcenter.uconn.edu for
    more or email Pat at gradwritinguconn@gmail.com.

    For more information, contact: Patrick Lawrence at patrick.lawrence@uconn.edu