Fall 2025 Workshops

SMART Goals for Maintaining Productive Writing Practices

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Date and Time:  Thursday, September 11, 6:30 PM (Online Only)

Hosted by Dr. Jennifer Marciniak, Director of the Graduate Writing Center

Breaking down writing goals into small, attainable goals can help writers feel more productive, motivated, and positive about their writing progress. In this workshop, we will talk about how to create specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) goals that will alleviate the pressure of writing and support better mental health.

Location: Online only (a Zoom link will be sent to registrants)

RSVP Deadline: Wednesday, September 10, 6:30 PM

Attendance fulfills part of the requirement for receiving a Graduate School fellowship or travel funding. To receive credit, please record your attendance in the “Professional Development Events” tab here.

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Half-Day Paraphrasing Studio

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Date and Time: Friday, September 26, 9AM-12PM (In-Person Only)

Hosted by Becky Bruning, GWC Lead Consultant and Writing Centers of Texas Tech Social Media Coordinator 

Grad students and postdocs are invited to join the Graduate Writing Center for a highly interactive morning of paraphrasing practice. Attendees will explore the key elements of effective paraphrases and practice several strategies that can help writers express ideas in an integrated, academic way.

Participants are encouraged to bring pdfs or printouts of 1-2 peer-reviewed articles they plan to read for coursework or research in the upcoming semester. 

Please note, this is a 3-hour event. Space is limited to the first 40 registrants. Breakfast will be provided. 

Location:Graduate Center (Third Floor of Weeks Hall) 

RSVP Deadline: Monday, September 22, 9AM

Attendance fulfills part of the requirement for receiving a Graduate School fellowship or travel funding. To receive credit, please record your attendance in the “Professional Development Events” tab here.

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Strategies for Critical Reading and Source Integration 

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Date and Time:  Monday, October 6, 1:00 PM (Hybrid)

Hosted by Abdulrahman Almalki, GWC consultant, MA student in Linguistics

Purposeful reading is fundamental to effective academic writing. This interactive workshop integrates strategic reading techniques with academic writing through hands-on practice with annotation, source synthesis, and other techniques. We will engage with evidence-based strategies to enhance critical reading for writing and develop higher-order thinking skills that improve academic work across disciplines

Location:Graduate Center (Third Floor of Weeks Hall) and Online (a Zoom link will be sent to registrants)

RSVP Deadline: Sunday, October 5, 1pm 

Attendance fulfills part of the requirement for receiving a Graduate School fellowship or travel funding. To receive credit, please record your attendance in the “Professional Development Events” tab here.

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Contextualizing and Communicating Research Findings

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Date and Time:  Friday, October 24, 10:30 AM (Hybrid)

Hosted by Jacob Nadolsky, GWC consultant, PhD student in Atmospheric Science

Interpreting results is a vital aspect of all academic writing, regardless of the discipline. This workshop covers how best to convey important information—statistics, observations, patterns, and conclusions—in the context of a paper and the literature that surrounds it, so that readers can understand why certain findings are important, and what implications they have for the field moving forward.

Location:Graduate Center (Third Floor of Weeks Hall) and Online (a Zoom link will be sent to registrants)

RSVP Deadline: Thursday, October 23, 10:30 AM

Attendance fulfills part of the requirement for receiving a Graduate School fellowship or travel funding. To receive credit, please record your attendance in the “Professional Development Events” tab here.

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Ethical Prompt Engineering Practices

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Date and Time:  Thursday, November 6, 1:30 PM (Hybrid)

Hosted by Dr. Jennifer Marciniak, Director of the Graduate Writing Center

Learn how to ethically and effectively use AI tools for pre-writing and revision. We’ll focus on crafting prompts that support outlining, brainstorming, and organizing ideas, while discussing responsible practices that align with research ethics and academic integrity.

Location:Graduate Center (Third Floor of Weeks Hall) and Online (a Zoom link will be sent to registrants)

RSVP Deadline: Wednesday, November 5, 1:30 PM

Attendance fulfills part of the requirement for receiving a Graduate School fellowship or travel funding. To receive credit, please record your attendance in the “Professional Development Events” tab here.

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Unpacking the IRB Application: Questions and Protocols

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Date and Time:  Tuesday, November 18, 3:00 PM (Hybrid)

Hosted by Dr. CassiDe Street, Director for the Human Research Protection Program

This workshop will walk through each section of the IRB application, clarify key terminology, and discuss strategies for drafting strong, ethically sound protocols—especially for research involving human subjects.

Location:Graduate Center (Third Floor of Weeks Hall) and Online (a Zoom link will be sent to registrants)

RSVP Deadline: Wednesday, November 17, 3:00 PM

Attendance fulfills part of the requirement for receiving a Graduate School fellowship or travel funding. To receive credit, please record your attendance in the “Professional Development Events” tab here.

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In-class workshops

Would you like to schedule an in-class workshop for a course you are teaching? Learn more about the in-class workshops and orientations available for graduate students through the Graduate Writing Center. You can also request orientations for undergraduate students through the Undergraduate Writing Center.