GRAD Writes Events – Spring 2022

Spring semester is here! We know that before the flowers start blooming, the snow has to finish falling—and we also know that before we finish writing, we must begin, build momentum, or get un-stuck. Luckily, CSU Writes has a semester full of offerings intended to help you with your writing, whether it be through workshops, writing sessions, or book club. Here’s what’s on tap for CSU Writes Spring 2022:

Book Club: March 1, 5-6:30pm LSC 322

This semester we will be reading Oliver Burkeman’s Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals. Burkeman, a self-proclaimed “productivity junky,” put productivity into context and helps us realign what we find meaningful with how we focus our attention.

We selected Four Thousand Weeks for this semester’s CSU Writes’ book club because we know that sustainable writing and healthful productivity contribute to a meaningful career and to our wellbeing. Let’s get together to talk about embracing realistic limits and “getting meaningful things done, here and now, in our work and our lives together,”  to quote Oliver Burkeman.

GRAD Writes:

This spring’s workshops include sessions devoted to helping you build writing habits, your writing approach, and articles for publication. GRAD Writes supports graduate student writers as they become experts in their respective fields of study. Research on writing retreat and write-on-site sessions shows that writers use retreats and community writing sessions to build stronger writing habits and to write more efficiently and effectively.

Most spring semester offerings will be virtual. Select workshops and writing sessions, however, will be offered in person.

Monday, Feb. 14^th 11-11:50a Electronic Thesis & Dissertation (ETD) Information Session

Workshops

Feb. 9^th 2-2:50 Write at Speed I: The Basics

Feb 10^th, 2-2:50 Abstracts

Feb 14^th, 11-11:50 ETD Information Session

Feb 16^th, 2-2:50 Write at Speed II: Advance Methods

Feb. 24^th, 2-2:50 Reverse Outlining: Sources/Manuscripts

Mar. 9^th, 2-2:50 Punctuation

Mar. 10^th, 2-2:50 Getting & Using Feedback

Mar. 23^rd, 2-3:30 Summary/Paraphrase: Avoid Plagiarism (in-person)

Apr. 6^th, 2-2:50 Overcoming Writing Stalls: Build Habits

Apr. 14^th, 2-2:50  Revising: Clarity & Concision

Apr. 19^th, 2-2:50 Engaging a Variety of Audiences

Apr. 20^th, 2-3:30 Active & Passive Voice (in-person)

 

Retreats

Fri., 3-4:30p Prep Session

Sat., 8:30-4:30 Full-Day Session

Feb. 11^th-12^th

Mar. 11^th-12^th

Apr. 8^th-9^th