HWC Graduate Workshops

Writing Workshops for Graduate Students

^{"Being a writer means taking the leap from listening to saying 'Listen to me.'"
              --Jhumpa Lahiri.}

 

Writing workshops in the Hume Writing Center provide graduate students across disciplines with general writing strategies, approaches, and tips, that can be adapted for different writing situations.

For full descriptions of our workshops, please download this pdf.

All graduate writing workshops are free and located in the Hume Writing Center unless otherwise noted.  Spaces in workshops are restricted. 
We strongly recommend that students register for workshops at least two days in advance.

Schedule for Summer 2012

 

"Creating Effective Multimedia Presentations" (All fields)

 To be announced.  Dr. Alfano.

"Publishing the Journal Article:  Writing and Submitting" (Sciences and Engineering)

Tues, July 17, 4-6pm.  Dr. O'Brien.  Location: Hume Writing Center. 

"Publishing the Journal Article:  Writing and Submitting" (Humanities and Social Sciences)

Wed, July 18, 4-6pm.  Dr. O'Brien.  Location: Hume Writing Center. 

"Finishing the Dissertation" (All fields)

 Th, July 19. 4-6pm.  Dr. Brawn.  Location: Hume Writing Center

"Writing the Dissertation:  Getting Started" (Sciences & Engineering)

Wed, August 29.  3-5pm.  Dr. Brawn.  Location:  Hume Writing Center.

"Writing the Dissertation: Getting Started" (Humanities & Social Sciences)

Thurs, August 30. 3-6pm.  Dr. Brawn.  Location:  Hume Writing Center.

 "Writing the Research Statement for Fellowship and Grant Proposals." (All fields)

Th, August 23. 4-6pm.  Dr. Lee.  Location:  Hume Writing Center.

"Creating Effective Multimedia Presentations" (All fields)

To be announced.  Dr. O'Brien.  Location:  Hume Writing Center.

Workshop Survey

Feedback is essential for improving our existing workshops and for the development of new ones.  Once you've participated in one of our workshops, please help us by responding to our workshop survey for 2011-2012.

 

Additional Workshop Resources

"Research Statement for Graduate Student Fellowship and Grant Proposals: workshop wrting kit.  This kit is written to accompany the workshop provided by the Writing Center.  The kit provides instruction for how to approach writing research statements for fellowship and grant proposals as well as practical worksheets to help you prepare, to write, and to revise your proposal.

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Questions about workshops

 Are workshops free?  Yes, the workshops are free, but you need to register in advance. Spaces in workshops are limited to 20 participants and are allocated on first-come, first-serve basis.  To register for the workshop and guarantee your spot, we recommend that you write to the writing center. 

Can anybody attend? Workshops are open to graduate students who are registered at Stanford University in one of the seven schools. Visiting scholars and postdoctoral candidates are also welcome to attend.

What should I bring to the workshop? Participants should bring a laptop or pen/paper to each workshop. Additional preparation might apply to some workshops. Please refer to workshop descriptions for details.

Where are the workshops located?  Unless otherwise noted, workshops are held in the Hume Writing Center.

How do I register?  You can register by emailing us: writingcenter@stanford.edu.