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Workshops

Locations of some workshops are to be announced. Please check back in early January to register and find locations for those events. Professional Development and Community Engagement workshops are free to UT graduate students across all disciplines.  Some events will have limited attendance so participants can receive individual attention or due to space limitations.  You must register to attend.

Graduate Writing Workshops

This series of workshops is designed to support graduate students and their writing needs. Whether writing grants, papers for publication, or a thesis or dissertation, the topics and insights in each of these workshops will be highly valuable to graduate students.


Spring, 2008

Description

January 24 Analyzing and Understanding Your Audience with Dr. Tommy Darwin, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
February 11 Part I of 2-part Writing Workshop with Dr. Leslie Jarmon. A Pragmatic and Systematic Approach to Academic Writing, 12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m.
February 21 The Craft of Writing for Academics with Dr. Tommy Darwin, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
February 27 Making Research Arguments with Dr. Tommy Darwin, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. (was originally scheduled for February 7 - rescheduled to February 27)
March 5 Running a Productive Writing Group with Dr. Tommy Darwin, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
March 27 Translating the Dissertation into Publications with Dr. Tommy Darwin, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
April 10 Building a Research Career from the Dissertation with Dr. Tommy Darwin, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
April 18 Part II of 2-part Writing Workshop with Dr. Leslie Jarmon. Literature Review Sections and Background Research: Finding Your Academic Voice, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

Professional Development Workshops

Spring, 2008

Description

January 17 Success in Graduate School and Beyond, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., GSB 2.126
February 12 Grantwriting for Research and Travel, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
March 18 Grantwriting for Research and Travel, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
March 21 Second Life Workshop: On-going Research and Learning in Second Life with Dr. Leslie Jarmon, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon.
March 25 What It's Like to be a New Faculty Member, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.