- SEMI-ANNUAL WRITING WORKSHOP
The Semi-Annual Writing Workshop provides instruction and review of the APA and MLA writing styles and formats. This workshop typically convenes in late September (Fall) and late January/early February (Winter) each year, and consists of 4-5 hrs of intense writing instruction, offered by VU faculty.
If you have questions about the program, please contact the Office of Continuing Education by phone at 219-464-5313 or 1-800-821-7685 or by email at Continuing.Ed@valpo.edu.
Writing Workshop Information & Itinerary Date Saturday, February 20, 2010. Time 8:30 am to 1:30 pm Location Kretzmann Hall Board Room and President's Conference Room Fee Advanced Registration (by February 19): $25.00
Late Registration (at the door on February 20): $30.00Materials To use as a reference guide during your graduate studies, you may want to purchase APA Manual or A Pocket Style Manual at the University Book Center. You may call them at 219-464-5421. YOU MUST BRING a writing sample that contains one paragraph of at least eight lines and be 2-3 pages in length. The sample should make a clear point, support an idea or thesis, or make a clear argument.
Registration Call the Office of Graduate Studies at 464.5313 or 1.800.821.7685. You can also stop by our office, located in Kretzmann Hall 116. Itinerary of Sessions 8:30 am – 8:45 am : Coffee and Rolls, Check-in, and Late Registration
Kretzmann Hall Lobby
8:45 am – 9:00 am : Welcome and Overview
Kretzmann Hall Board Room
9:00 am – 11:15 am : Writing for Graduate Studies: Organization, Content & Style
Presenter: Kathleen Mullen, Professor Emeritus of English
Kretzmann Hall Board Room
11:15 am – 11:30 am : Mini-break
11:30 am – 12:00 pm : Research Strategies for Writing
Presenter: David Rowland, Dean of Graduate Studies & Continuing Education
Kretzmann Hall Board Room
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm : Dual Sessions (these sessions take place during a light lunch)
Writing for the Humanities (eg. MALS English, History, Theology, Ethics, CASc)
Kathleen Mullen, Professor Emeritus of English
Kretzmann Hall Board Room
OR
Writing for the Sciences (eg. Business, Counseling, Nursing, etc.)
David Rowland, Dean of Graduate Studies & Continuing Education
Kretzmann Hall President's Conference Room