Summer 2025 Workshops

Tips for Drafting Research Questions 

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

Hosted by Liz 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 Discovering Your Literature

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Date and Time:  Wednesday, July 9, 2PM

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

This workshop explores tools that help researchers discover high-quality, relevant academic sources more efficiently. Participants will learn how to use research discovery tools to identify key literature, trace scholarly conversations, and expand or refine their search strategies. This session will be helpful for writers across disciplines who are conducting literature reviews at any stage of their research.

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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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.