Thesis and Dissertation Walk In Help
Sessions available Thursday, April 11, 1:30-3:30PM and Wednesday, April 24, 9AM-11AM
Room 220 Chittenden Hall
Students should come to the drop-in sessions with specific formatting questions regarding their documents. We will not be reviewing entire documents at these sessions. The entire document gets reviewed by the Graduate School when the student submits to ProQuest. We hope that these sessions will assist in reducing the number of corrections that we need to send to students when they submit their documents to ProQuest. No RSVP is necessary.
Navigating the PhD
Friday, April 12, 2019, The Writing Center (300 Bessey Hall)
9:00am to 12:00pm: Managing Time and Academic Relationships
In this 3-hour workshop, plans for time management and working with others will be the main focus. Participants will create academic timelines for their PhD work at MSU and discuss technologies and habits that can help them stay on task. Participants will also discuss how to manage the stress that often pervades the life of PhD students and share strategies for overcoming writer’s block and procrastination. Additionally, discussion about selecting and working with committees will provide a space for sharing about and learning how to communicate with faculty members about participants’ research and writing. This workshop is better suited to students in the first 2 or 3 years of PhD work.
1:00pm to 4:00pm: Writing Processes and Strategies for Academic Writing
In this 3-hour workshop, the focus will be on writing processes and practices. The PhD programs at MSU require written comprehensive exams, dissertation proposals, and dissertations. In the workshop, participants will explore and share their current writing practices and be given practical writing and revision strategies. The latter half of the workshop will focus on developing a plan for approaching comprehensive exams or the dissertation (depending on the student’s current needs). Such a plan will help students develop goals, ask questions, and address writing strengths and limitations to successfully complete their degrees. This workshop is better suited for students who are working on their dissertations or preparing for comprehensive exams.
Lunch will be provided at these workshops. Registration is required.
Click to register for the morning session or the afternoon session.
Write-In at The Graduate School
Friday, April 19, 2019 – 9:00am to 1:00pm
Chittenden Hall, Room 110
Are you working on a thesis or dissertation chapter, a proposal, or an article? Do you need a quiet place to write, or a space to collaborate with your peers on a piece of writing? Come to the Graduate School in Chittenden Hall for a Friday dedicated to writing.
Participants must come with a specific writing goal and be prepared to write until noon! Graduate writing consultants from the Writing Center will be on hand to help with goal setting and accountability after you leave the session, and to help facilitate the formation of writing groups that can keep you moving toward your goal. This is the last Write-In for Spring Semester.
Click here to register for this workshop.
Certification in College Teaching Institute (2-day program)
Thursday, May 9, 2019
MSU Union
This intensive program that will help fulfill the workshop portion of the requirements for the MSU CCTP. Over the course of two days, featured speakers will focus on teaching with technology, assessing student learning outcomes, creating effective learning environments through writing, and developing teaching portfolios for different kinds of academic institutions. Through a combination of interactive group sessions and focused breakouts, you will gain skills in core competency areas of the Certification, plan a mentored teaching project, and develop the template for your final portfolio. The CCTP culminates in the preparation of an e-portfolio that will help participants prepare for academic job interviews and plan for their professional development as early career faculty.
Registration fee: $20
Registration will be open from March 11, 2019 until May 7, 2019 (or until full).