Dissertation Boot Camp for Graduate Students over Spring Break
March 14th through 17th
9am - 4pm each day
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 sense of solidarity and productivity that can get you through even the toughest projects. For a sense of how productive (and transformative) this process can be, check out past-participant Chantelle Messier's story in McSweeney's that was inspired by it: http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/how-glorious-our-task-letters-from-a-dissertation-boot-camp
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 reserve your spot and to create an incentive for you to write for each of the four days, you must register by Monday, March 7th and submit a $50 deposit check by Wednesday, March 9th. 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 for at least half the day, we will cash your check and use the funds for future retreats.
To learn more and for a link to register for this event, please visit our Web site: http://writingcenter.uconn.edu/dissertation-boot-camp-2/
For more information, contact: Patrick Lawrence at gradwritinguconn@gmail.com