November Undergraduate Writing Retreat

The Writing Center 6171 Helen C. White Hall
@ 9:00 am CST - 12:00 pm CST
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Create space for yourself to make progress on a course paper, research project, or other writing task by attending this undergraduate writer’s retreat.

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On the Academic Job Market: Writing an Effective Academic CV

Virtual – A Zoom URL will be sent to participants.
@ 3:30 pm CDT - 5:00 pm CDT
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In this workshop, you will learn about the expectations for CVs for academic job market applications. We’ll discuss how audience, purpose, and discipline-specific conventions impact a CV’s effectiveness. In the process, we’ll review a few …

On the Academic Job Market: Writing an Effective Academic CV. Learn how audience, purpose, and discipline-specific conventions impact a CV's effectiveness.

Getting Your Dissertation off the Ground, Part 1: The Proposal

Virtual – A Zoom URL will be sent to participants.
@ 3:00 pm CDT - 4:30 pm CDT
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This workshop gives new dissertators the opportunity to learn about the process of writing a research proposal. We’ll talk about common issues (e.g., narrowing your topic, inviting faculty to be on your committee, knowing that …

Getting your dissertation off the Ground Part 1: Writing the Proposal

October Undergraduate Writing Retreat

Writing Center, 6171 Helen C. White Hall
@ 9:00 am CDT - 12:00 pm CDT
Register here!

Create space for yourself to make progress on a course paper, research project, or other writing task by attending this undergraduate writer’s retreat.

Undergraduate writing retreat written with a calming blue sky background.

Personal Statements for Law School Applications

Virtual
@ 5:30 pm CDT - 7:00 pm CDT
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Designed for those applying to law school, this workshop will walk through general principles for writing personal statements—ones that engage with their readers, avoid clichés, and effectively convey your strengths as an applicant. The session …

Personal Statements for Law School Applications

On the Academic Job Market: Writing Statements of Teaching Philosophy

Virtual – A Zoom URL will be sent to participants.
@ 3:00 pm CDT - 4:30 pm CDT
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In this workshop, you will learn about what’s expected in statements of teaching philosophies for academic job applications. We’ll talk about the purpose of the statement (“What should I communicate through this document?”), its formal …

Writing Statements of Teaching Philosophy