03/22/2022
By Anne Maglia

The next Faculty Writing Spaces retreat will be held in person on Friday, April 15 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Charles J. Hoff Alumni Scholarship Center on East Campus, with a virtual option available via Slack and Zoom. Participants are welcome to attend for part or all of the day, as their schedules permit.

Please register online to ensure we can plan for coffee and lunch for attendees. The schedule for the retreat includes:

9:00-9:15 Introductions and Goal Setting
9:15-11: 45 Focused Writing Time
11:45-12:00 Accountability Session
12:00-1:00 Workshop and Discussion: Your Best Summer Yet: Creating a Writing Plan That Works
1:00-1:15 Goal Setting
1:15-3:45 Focused Writing Time
3:45-4:00 Accountability Session and Wrap Up

As a way of developing an active writing community at the university, the Office of Research and Innovation sponsors Writing Spaces, a program that welcomes faculty from all ranks and disciplines to write together in a collegial, focused environment. Each meeting includes discussion about goals, blocks of writing time, and a lunchtime workshop.

If you are interested in joining the Writing Spaces listserv or have questions about the retreats, please email Natalie_Houston@uml.edu or Jonathan_Silverman@uml.edu.