Graduate
All Graduate Writing Workshops for Fall 2024 will be held Tuesdays, 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., through Microsoft Teams. We will send out a Teams link to registered participants on the day of the workshop.
Sign up for one of our Graduate Writing Workshops.
Writing in Graduate School:
Many graduate students are unsure of the expectations for writing at the graduate level. In addition to defining general graduate school writing expectations, this workshop will review basic tenets of good academic writing and editing.
Tuesday, September 10th, 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Annotating Research Articles/Texts in Graduate School:
Join the Writing Center’s Graduate Executive Staff for an interactive presentation in which we examine the best practices for annotating research articles/texts. For scholars, annotating is a skill most are expected to know and implement; however, the process can become challenging when time constraints and large amounts of reading and research converge. Relying on scholarly works, the Executive Staff will offer a hands-on annotation workshop that will assist graduate students in all fields of study in developing a methodology and a checklist that will make annotating a more effective and manageable process. The workshop will include one to two writing examples that will be annotated together.
Tuesday, September 24th, 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Be Your Own Editor:
Learn how to identify and correct grammar errors in your own writing. This workshop will allow students to put their editing skills into practice in a friendly environment in order to demonstrate how editing can improve their writing projects. Students may bring a draft or a previously graded writing assignment to this workshop.
Tuesday, October 8th, 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Writing Abstracts:
Learn how to distill the main ideas and arguments from a much larger work into a concise, focused abstract. In this workshop, an experienced consultant will discuss the purpose of an abstract in scholarly work, academic conventions in writing an abstract, and best practices for condensing your writing in an abstract.
Tuesday, October 22nd, 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Writing Literature Reviews:
In this workshop, an experienced consultant will discuss the purpose of a literature review in scholarly work, the structure and components of a literature review, and the differences between a literature review in the arts and one in the sciences. In addition, the consultant will provide best practices on synthesizing sources that cluster around a position or issue, transitioning between positions, and using sources effectively.
Tuesday, November 12th, 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Personal Statements:
Personal statements are required in a variety of academic and professional settings, from applying to graduate school to seeking a research grant. This workshop reviews the standard structure of personal statements and best practices for presenting yourself and your work in an effective manner.
Tuesday, November 19th, 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.