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Dissertation Writers Retreat

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About the DWR

Are you working on your dissertation or other academic writing? This free event series held each semester is geared towards UofM graduate students and focuses on improving your writing and writing techniques, completing your dissertation, and what to do after dissertation. These events are sponsored by the University Libraries, Graduate School, and Center for Writing and Communication. We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility or the event, contact Carl Hess at carl.hess@memphis.edu or 901.678.8206. 

 

Upcoming DWR Events

Keeping Your Thoughts Organized: Strategies for Note Taking & Outlining - Thursday, February 6, 6-7PM - Virtual via Teams

Join us via Microsoft Teams for this free workshop open to all UofM graduate students and learn how to develop and keep track of your thoughts with these dissertation and thesis outlining and note taking strategies! Drawing from their experiences teaching English composition courses and writing their own dissertations, Dr. Meredith Boulden and Dr. Terie Box of the Center for Writing and Communication (CWC) will share their favorite tools and methods for identifying concepts pertinent to your topic within the body of your research, annotating your research articles, taking and organizing your notes, and outlining your ideas.

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Creating Your Research Diet: Strategies for Tracking New Publications in Your Field - Wednesday, March 4, 6-7PM - Virtual via Teams

Join us via Microsoft Teams for this free workshop open to all UofM graduate students and learn how to refine your research diet with these strategies to increase your helpings of relevant publications in your field. In this workshop, Ashley Roach-Freiman and Carl Hess of the University Libraries will discuss how to learn about new research published in your field without the need to craft new searches every time. They will cover how to get updates on new issues of major journals, new papers from impactful researchers, and the newest publications that meet your saved keyword searches. These strategies will ensure you get steady research nutrition.

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DWR Resources

Missed a DWR event? Want to revisit past talks? Check out our Playlist of DWR Videos & Previous Speakers and past materials in the University of Memphis Digital Commons. 

Looking for dissertation tips & resources? Check out our Dissertation Writers Resources Guide.

 

Past Events

  • DWR: Creating & Sustaining Your Writing Plan (Virtual) - September 5, 2024
  • DWR: Summer Retreat (In-Person) - June 3 & 5, 2024
  • DWR: Writing Sprint Pomodoro (Virtual) - March 16, 2024
  • DWR: Formatting for Submission Workshop (Virtual & In-Person) - February 22 & 23, 2024
  • DWR: Writing Sprint Pomodoro (Virtual) - February 10, 2024
  • DWR Camp 2: Get It Together (Hybrid) - October 17, 2023
  • DWR Camp 1: Writing Sprint (Hybrid) - August 22, 2023
  • DWR Camp 4: Looking Ahead (Hybrid) - March 7 & 8, 2023
  • DWR Camp 3: The Home Stretch (Hybrid) - January 10 & 11, 2023
  • DWR Camp 1: Surviving the Mountain (Hybrid) - October 10 & 11, 2022
  • DWR Base Camp: Getting Started (Hybrid) - August 16, 2022
  • DWR Camp 3: Looking Ahead to After the Dissertation (Virtual) - March 8 & 9, 2022
  • Dissertation Writers Retreat (Hybrid) - January 10-15, 2022
  • DWR Sprint Events (Virtual) - September-December, 2021
  • DWR: Base Camp (Hybrid) - October 12, 2021
  • DWR Sprint Events (Virtual) - March-April, 2021
  • Dissertation Writers Retreat (Virtual) - January 12-14, 2021
  • Dissertation Writers Retreat (In-Person) - March 9-13, 2020
  • Dissertation Writers Retreat (In-Person) - January 13-17, 2020