Dates: Monday – Friday, June 17 – 21
Times: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. every day
Daily Location: Duane G. Meyer Library, Room 301
The summer 2019 interdisciplinary faculty writing retreat is designed to:
- Create a motivated and positive environment that fosters excellent work
- Encourage productivity through accountability and camaraderie
- Help you accomplish a writing project this summer
The retreat includes five days of committed writing time, mini-sessions on removing productivity challenges and fostering good writing habits, discussions on writing style, grammar, and more.
The retreat is open to anyone working on a scholarly writing project. The goal is for each participant to arrive with a work in progress and leave with a manuscript prepared for submission.
Writing retreat session agenda:
| 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. | Continental breakfast and goal setting |
| 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Writing Time |
| 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. | Luncheon and group discussion about writing habits and strategies |
| 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. | Writing Time |
The retreat is FREE for all MSU faculty and staff; a light breakfast and lunch will be provided each day.
Email Dr. Etta Madden if you have any questions.