Kristen Nichols- Besel , Graduate Writing Consultant

1. Student Writing Support: Because if you are new to graduate school, you are new to graduate writing Kristen Nichols-Besel, Graduate Writing Consultant Katie Levin, Assistant DirectorStudent Writing Support writing.umn.edu/sws

2. By 1:20 today, you should know… • …that it’s okay not to know How To Do Graduate Writing already (or ever) • …that now is the best time to ask questions, which you should do a lot of • …that we at Student Writing Support welcome—and encourage!—you to make us part of your writing process

3. Agenda • Your writing: past, present, and future • Learning about graduate writing • Using Student Writing Support

4. Your writing at the U • What writing will you have to do this semester? • What writing will you have to do in your program, long-term?

5. Your writing and you • Thinking about your writing before graduate school… • What were you successful with? • What did you have trouble with? • Thinking about your writing in graduate school… • What are you excited about? • What are you concerned about?

6. Resources • ASK. • Advisor • Other students in your program • Administrative assistants in your program • INVESTIGATE. • Read your syllabi and writing assignment sheets • Read journals in your field • Read like a writer • Web resources

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