Graduate students and community members gathered recently for the 2019 Summer Graduate Writing Retreat sponsored by the Center for Graduate Life (CGL) at the UNC Center City campus in Charlotte.
Facilitated by Dr. Jill Huerta, CGL Director, and Dr. Aura Young, Doctoral Services Specialist & Postdoctoral Support, the group worked on writing projects throughout the July 26-28 weekend.
“I got an incredible amount of work done, more than I had expected,” said Pam Turner, Senior Library Assistant, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library. Pam focused the weekend’s work on sorting and editing a collection of poems into a manuscript.
Rosalba Scott, Ph.D., Educational Leadership, said her goal was to make progress on her dissertation. “I reviewed and improved the entire draft,” she said. “My expectations for what I could accomplish were met.”
The Graduate Writing Retreat provides a multi-day opportunity for graduate students, faculty, staff, and members of the community who want to make progress on a large writing project. The writing retreat offers a quiet space to work, structured writing time, and writing-related resources and support because all participants are actively engaged in their writing.
Continuing writing support is available through the CGL’s Write Time & Place series. Learn more by visiting the CGL’s Communications Skills website.