Dissertation and Thesis Day 2023

Writing a Dissertation or Thesis: Getting Started - Getting Done

Saturday, November 4, 9:30 am - 5:30 pm

All events will take place in Walker Hall

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Sign-in will take place outside of each session's room
Please arrive 30 min prior to each session to sign in and be seated 15 min before start time.

Workshop Schedule

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Concurrent Sessions

Coffee or Yoga (9:30 am — 10:30 am) 

Room

Coffee at Walker Hall Commons Kitchen 

1203

60 Min. of Yoga with Praveen Maripelly (Gibeling Room) -Bring your yoga mat. 

1220

Concurrent Sessions

Session One (10:45 am — 12:00 pm) 

Room

The Lit. Review: The Key to Starting Your Dissertation - Alison Bright

1310

Moving from Research to Writing - Jillian Azevedo

1330

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - Lunch: Light Refreshments and Coffee

1203

 

Plenary Session

Plenary and Introduction (1:00pm - 2:15pm)

Room

Writing the Dissertation Prospectus by Marit MacArthur

1310

 

Concurrent Sessions

Session Two (2:30 pm — 3:45 pm) 

Room

Overcoming Writing Blocks - Wrye Sententia

1310

Academic Writing for Multilingual and International Students - Catherine Hatzakos

1330

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Transforming Anxiety into a Healing Process of Writing Your Dissertation/Thesis - Bai-Yin Chen

1310

5:00 pm - 5:30 pm - Meetup and/or Sign-up: Writing Partner Program and Graduate Certificate in Writing Theory and Practice

1220

 

 

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  • Email: gpi@ucdavis.edu