Summer 2025 Workshops

Tips for Drafting Research Questions 

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Date and Time:  Tuesday, June 3, 1PM (Hybrid)

Hosted byLiz Acosta, GWC consultant and PhD candidate in Music Cognition 

Research questions provide a path through the research and writing process. In this workshop, we will discuss how to develop research questions, including how to focus preliminary topics, and how to evaluate your research questions for effectiveness. This workshop will be helpful for writers in a variety of disciplines.   

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

RSVP Deadline: Monday June 2, 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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Strategies for Reading Academic Articles  

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Date and Time:  Monday, June 16, 3PM (Hybrid)

Hosted by Jacob Nadolsky, GWC consultant and PhD Student in Wind Science and Engineering 

This workshop outlines strategies intended to make the task of engaging with academic literature as efficient and productive as possible and will provide attendees with a series of tools they can utilize and integrate into their coursework and research. 

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

RSVP Deadline: Sunday, June 15, 3PM

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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Tools for Organizing Your Literature

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Date and Time:  Wednesday, July 9, 2PM

Hosted byJacinta Hinson, GWC Graduate Coordinator and PhD student in Family and Consumer Sciences Education

In this workshop, attendees will be introduced to organizational strategies designed to help organize large amounts of literature.

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

RSVP Deadline: Tuesday, July 8, 2PM

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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Reverse Outlining as a Revision Practice 

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Date and Time:  Thursday, July 31, 10:30AM

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

In this workshop, writers will learn about and practice different reverse outlining techniques designed to be useful in revising longer documents

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

RSVP Deadline: Wednesday, July 30, 10:30AM

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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Completed Spring 2025 Workshops 

Strategies for Achieving Work-Life Balance in the Thesis/Dissertation Process

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Date and Time:  Tuesday, February 4, 2-3PM (Online Only)

Hosted by Dr. Elyn Palmer, Director of Graduate Student Success

This workshop will address dealing with imposter syndrome and navigating the unique pressures of research writing in Graduate School. Participants will learn practical tools for maintaining a healthy work-life balance to foster academic writing success and personal well-being.

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

RSVP Deadline: Monday, February 3, 2PM

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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Staff Research Panel: Library Resources for Writing and Research

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Date and Time: Wednesday, February 19, 12-1PM (Online Only)

Please Note: This workshop will not be recorded. However, after the workshop, a LibGuide with information from all breakout sessions will be sent to all registrants.

Facilitated by GWC Associate Director Elizabeth Bowen

Join us for interactive sessions on utilizing the library for graduate-level research and support. This online workshop will consist of several simultaneous break-out sessions that students can move between, similar to conference sessions. Specialist librarians will host the sessions. Attendees will also be eligible for special prizes. 

The sessions will include

• Finding Grants and other Funding Opportunities (Including for International Students) with Brian Quinn
• Organizing your Literature Digitally with Joshua Salmans
• How to Effectively Use Library Research Guides with Innocent Awason
• Library Overview and Practical Use of Library Resources with Carrye Syma

And more! 

Location: Online (a Zoom link will be sent to registrants) — No recording will be available. 
 
RSVP Deadline: Tuesday, February 18, 12PM

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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Writing about Statistics

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Date and Time: Monday, March 10, 10:30-11:30AM (Hybrid)

Hosted by Abbs Kortenhoeven, GWC consultant and PhD student in Experimental Psychology

This workshop focuses on effectively writing about statistical results, identifying helpful writing models in their field’s literature, and using figures, charts, and tables.

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

RSVP Deadline: Sunday, March 9, 10:30AM

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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Tips for Writing and Organizing the Literature Review

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Date and Time: Thursday, April 10, 2-3PM (Hybrid)

Hosted by Dr. Jennifer Marciniak, Director of the Graduate Writing Center and Becky Bruning, Lead Consultant and Social Media Coordinator

This workshop will focus on understanding synthesis in a literature review. Examples from multiple disciplines will be used to show how literature reviews have different purposes. 

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

RSVP Deadline: Wednesday, April 9, 2PM

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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Tips for Writing the IRB Application

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Date and Time: Wednesday, April 30, 12:30-1:30PM (Hybrid)

Hosted by Dr. CassiDe Street, Director of the Human Research Protection Program at TTU 

This workshop will help researchers understand Institutional Review Board (IRB) protocols. It will address ethics training and how to create a Cayuse account for the submission process and a Citi account for the training. It will be valuable for those seeking to navigate this complex, multi-layered process, and a great time to ask questions.
 
Location:Graduate Center (Third Floor of Weeks Hall) and Online (a Zoom link will be sent to registrants)

RSVP Deadline: Tuesday, April 29, 12:30PM 

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.