Congratulations on making it through another semester of graduate school!
For those of you who are planning to keep working on your dissertations over
the winter break, or who would like a little incentive to do so, here is a
great opportunity for you:
January Dissertation Boot Camp
January 13th-16th
9am - 4pm each day
Storrs Pharmacy Building, Room 338
If you are interested, there are two things that you need to do at least a
week before the retreat:
1) register using the Eventbrite link below
2) turn in a $50 deposit check to secure your spot (see below for details)
***advance registration required. sign up soon, as space is limited***
***dissertation writers only***
Register here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/winter-dissertation-boot-camp-tickets-14934045131
The Writing Center is sponsoring a 4-day dissertation boot camp this
January. It will occur during the week before classes begin for the spring
semester.
Maintaining momentum on your dissertation can be tough, but making a
commitment to structured writing time can help. Writing in the presence of
others can also bring a surprising sense of solidarity and productivity.
This event is modeled on Stanford's dissertation boot camp for graduate
students at the dissertation stage.
Participants will arrive with a draft of the chapters they are working on
and their laptops, along with any notes or books. There will not be any
tutoring or any lectures, and internet access will be limited. The point is
to make a commitment to sustained writing time.
Space is limited to the first 25 who register. To both reserve your spot and
create an incentive for you to write for four days, you must submit a $50
check made payable to the University of Connecticut, to Margie Ouimette in
Suite 108 on Floor 1 of the Homer Babbidge Library at least 1 week prior to
the event (by Tuesday January 6th). If you attend each day for at least half
a day, you get your check back uncashed.
If, however, you do not attend each day, we will cash your check and use the
funds for future retreats.
For more information, contact: Cheryl at gradwritinguconn@gmail.com