Here is a listing of UWC meetups for Spring 2020

Following the University’s decision to pivot to online, distance learning, the CAE is actively providing meetups via ZOOM for the spring and summer semesters.

The weekly Graduate Writing meetup is a great way to set writing goals, work with a team of peers that will help hold you accountable for achieving those goals and have dedicated time and space to write.

Each week we’ll discuss ways you can build professional writing habits, work with models, enter the scholarly conversation, present evidence, give and seek feedback and work with style.

Meet Ups are based on the book: Air & Light & Time & Space: How Successful Academics Write by Dr. Helen Sword

Spring 2020 Meetup Schedule
Note: If you wish to join a meetup below, please email the Meetup Leader directly.

TUESDAY MEETUP: “Late Stages Graduate Writing Meetup”
About this meetup: This meetup is for students in the latter stages of chapter writing, and who possess more than 50 physical pages of dissertation writing (and more than 25 pages of master’s thesis writing). Students should bring to the first meeting the evidence of pages already completed. This group will work collectively to set word-count / page number goals, discuss advanced strategies for scholarly writing, and read excerpts of late stages of graduate writing in small and large groups.

Meetup Leader: Dr. Max Orsini
Meetup Leader Email: morsini@drew.edu
Dates: Starts Monday, January 27, 2020, and ends with a reception on Tuesday, April 21, 2020.
Times: 5:00pm-6:30pm
ZOOM: Join URL at https://drew.zoom.us/j/648424654

WEDNESDAY MEETUP: “Early Stages Graduate Writing Meetup”
About this meetup: This meetup is for students who are in the earlier stages of graduate writing, and are seeking to utilize the regular group meeting to advance to the later stages of graduate writing. To qualify for this Wednesday group, you must be in one of the following early phases of graduate writing: Proposal writing, Prospectus writing, Project Outlining, Early Stages Master’s Thesis Work (fewer than 25 pages of prose done), Writing your first or second dissertation chapters (Or have the equivalent of 50 or fewer pages of tangible prose done). This group will work collectively to set writing goals, brainstorm, scaffold projects, produce written pages and share excerpts of early stages chapter writing with the group

Meetup Leader: Dr. Samara Grossman
Meetup Leader Email: sgrossman@drew.edu
Dates: Starts Wednesday, January 29, 2020, and ends with a reception on Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Times: 5:30pm-7:00pm
ZOOM: Join URL at https://drew.zoom.us/j/648424654

Language and Culture Meetup
About this Meetup: The Language and Culture Meetup is a weekly meeting for students to discuss issues of importance in a supportive and safe space. The meetup intends to provide academic support, explore effective college and study skills, improve English language skills, and address concerns about learning language and students’ life. Students are required to attend at least four (4) meetups to ensure that students continue to make progress throughout the meetups.