Faculty Retreats

CSU Writes faculty retreats provide

  • designated time away from the everyday of a semester or summer to focus on writing
  • 12-20 faculty writers a space to write together. Select retreats are designated for women, faculty of color, Jr. faculty, grant writers or other groups.
  • 1 or 2 days during the semester (up to 5 days in the summer) to fit faculty schedules
  • flexible attendance for Friday writers, Saturday writers, or Both-day writers
  • hybrid retreats with in-person and virtual attendance options, starting Fall 2021
  • 5 - 6 hours of paced distraction-free writing
  • goal and schedule setting techniques and conversations
  • the opportunity to pick up a stalled project or building momentum on a current project
REGISTER for RETREATS HERE

FALL 2021 Schedule

SEPT 1 &/or 2-day Writing Retreat

SEPT 17 / 18 (8:30-4:30)

Hybrid event: F2F Registration is capped at 10 participants Remote and overflow access on ZOOM.

Prep your fall writing projects at this early semester retreat. This 1 or 2-Day Intensive Writing Retreat (you pick which days to attend) is designed to help faculty organize and launch their fall semester writing. A one or two-day retreat is a great place to pick up a stalled project or to start building momentum early in the semester. These retreats include short introductory sessions for conversation and project planning in the morning on Friday and Saturday.

OCT Writing Retreat

OCT 29 / 30 (8:30-4:30)

Hybrid event: F2F Registration is capped at 10 participants Remote and overflow access on ZOOM.

Welcome to mid-semester! This 1 or 2-Day Intensive Writing Retreat (you pick which days to attend) is designed to help faculty maintain momentum on their fall writing. A one or two-day retreat is a great place to pick up a stalled project or to start building momentum early in the semester. These retreats include short introductory sessions for conversation and project planning in the morning on Friday and Saturday.

NOV Writing Retreat

NOV 12 / 13 (8:30-4:30)

Hybrid event: F2F Registration is capped at 10 participants Remote and overflow access on ZOOM.

Begin to wrap your fall writing projects at this retreat. This is the final of the semester’s 2-Day Intensive Writing Retreats. It is designed to help faculty maintain momentum as we move into the final weeks of the semester.  It has short introductory sessions on Friday and Saturday mornings.

FACULTY Retreats of Years Past

2021 (remote)

2-Day: FEBRUARY, MARCH, APRIL

Week-Long: MAY

 

2020 

2-Day: FEBRUARY, MARCH (remote), APRIL (remote), SEPTEMBER (remote), OCTOBER  (remote), NOVEMBER  (remote), DECEMBER (remote).
Week-Week-Long: MAY 
Women FAC: June
Jr. Women FAC: July (3 Day, Mt. Campus)

2019 
1 or 2-Day: FEBRUARY, MARCH, APRIL, SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER
Week-Long: MAY 
Women FAC: June
Jr. Women FAC: July (3 Day, Mt. Campus)

2018
2-Day: MARCH, APRIL, SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER
Week-Long: MAY
Jr. Women FAC: June (2.5 Day, Mt. Campus) 
Women FAC: June (week-long)

2017
2-Day: MARCH
Week-Long: MAY
Women FAC: June (week-long)