Mentoring and Dissertation Process

Event Date: September 15, 2023
Hosted By: Vicki Kennell
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: Krach 230
Contact Name: Office of Professional Development
Contact Email: profdev@purdue.edu
Open To: Postdocs and Faculty
Priority: No
School or Program: Graduate Program
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Among the most consequential documents that writers produce in graduate school is the dissertation. Strong mentoring at specific critical junctures in the dissertation process can strengthen both the document itself and graduate students’ abilities to later support their own graduate students. Unfortunately, most faculty receive little to no training about the writing instruction central to the dissertation process, from invention to final deposit. Instead, they rely upon their own experiences producing a doctoral thesis, which might have been problematic and trauma producing or wonderful yet still mystifying.

 

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This workshop is for faculty and postdocs only.

This workshop incorporates current research on graduate student writing and builds on insights about graduate student struggles that the Writing Lab gains through working with dissertation writers. Faculty will be offered actionable strategies for helping dissertation writers be more effective. The workshop also will offer faculty mentors guidance on when and how to direct their students to the Writing Lab for intensive and on-going support.

Additional Information: The 2 workshops are meant to work together, so attend both if you are able. Food is allowed in this room, so if you want to bring your lunch/coffee/etc, feel free to do so. The workshop is interactive and includes a handout packet to use during the activities. The packet will be provided electronically, so plan to bring a laptop to use. Paper copies of the handout packet will be available by advance request only. Email writing.lab@purdue.edu to request a copy. In the email, specify which workshop(s). Requests must be received no later than Monday, Sept 11, 8:00 am.