Category Archives: Dissertation House

Dissertation Writing Accountability Group

Posted on December 30, 2021 by Dr. Carter-Veale

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2022 Writing 15 minutes a day You don’t have to finish your dissertation today but you can move it forward by 1. Be it 1 page, sentence, paragraph, table, figure or algorithm. Break…

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Summer 2020 – Dissertation House for Graduate Students

Posted on May 7, 2020 by promiseagep

This Dissertation House is hosted by the Graduate School at UMBC for UMBC students only.   Dates: Tuesday, July 07 to Friday, July 10, 2020. Location: ONLINE. Time: 9 am – 5 pm (each day).   Graduate students who plan to … Continue reading →

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Winter Dissertation House, January 2020

Posted on November 13, 2019 by promiseagep

This Dissertation House is hosted by the Graduate School at UMBC for UMBC students only.   Dates: Tuesday, January 21 to Friday, January 24, 2020. Location: TBA. Time: 9 am – 5 pm (each day).   Graduate students who plan to … Continue reading →

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Fall Dissertation House, October 2019

Posted on September 19, 2019 by promiseagep

Dissertation House focuses on Non-Traditional Students or UMBC student workers Any UMBC student working on their master thesis or dissertation can apply Friday and Saturday, October 4 & 5, 2019 Friday 9 am – 5 pm Saturday 10 am – … Continue reading →

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Summer Dissertation House @ UMBC – July 9 – 12, 2019

Posted on March 5, 2019 by promiseagep

This Dissertation House is hosted by the Graduate School at UMBC for UMBC students only.   The Summer Dissertation House is coming to UMBC. Graduate students who plan to participate should follow the application procedures on the application webpage for the Dissertation House (below). Open application … Continue reading →

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Winter 2019 Dissertation House for Graduate Students

Posted on December 13, 2018 by promiseagep

This Dissertation House is hosted by the Graduate School at UMBC for UMBC students only.   Dates: Tuesday, January 22 to Friday, January 25, 2019. Location: UMBC, Commons Building, Room 329. Time: 9 am – 5 pm (each day).   … Continue reading →

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Fall 2018 Dissertation House for Non-Traditional Graduate Students, including University Employees, and Career Professionals

Posted on September 5, 2018 by promiseagep

Dates: Friday, October 12 and Saturday, October 13, 2018. Location: UMBC, Commons Building, Rooms: 331 and 328. Time: 9 am – 5 pm (each day). This activity is open to any full-time UMBC employee who is working on a thesis … Continue reading →

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Summer Dissertation House, in-person @UMBC or online. Join us! July 10-13, 2018

Posted on July 10, 2018 by Renetta Garrison Tull

Greetings! Thank you for joining us for the Summer 2018 Dissertation House. Those who applied to be with us in person at UMBC, welcome! Those who are joining us online, welcome! All, please be prepared to blog about your progress … Continue reading →

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Summer Dissertation House @ UMBC – July 10 – 13, 2018

Posted on April 30, 2018 by promiseagep

This Dissertation House is hosted by the Graduate School at UMBC for UMBC students only.   The Summer Dissertation House is coming to UMBC (July 10-13, 2018). Graduate students who plan to participate should follow the application procedures on the application webpage for the … Continue reading →

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Winter Dissertation House @ UMBC – Jan 16 – 19, 2018

Posted on December 18, 2017 by promiseagep

The Winter Dissertation House is coming to UMBC (January 16-19, 2018). Graduate students who plan to participate should follow the application procedures on the application webpage for the Dissertation House (below). Open application period: November 8, 2017– December 31, 2017. (Please note that there are only 12 … Continue reading →

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Dissertation House for Employees and Non-traditional Students, 10/13 – 10/14, 2017 @ AOK Library, Room 767

Posted on September 12, 2017 by promiseagep

If you are an employee of UMBC, a “Non-Traditional” (working full time, part-time, coming back to school) student, or a Postdoc working on writing materials (Grant Proposal, a paper for a publication, etc., and you are working on your graduate school … Continue reading →

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PROMISE Dissertation House Summer 2017 DH Online. #ThinkBigDiversity — Join (free) from any location in the world; any school!

Posted on July 1, 2017 by Renetta Garrison Tull

It doesn’t matter where you are … you can make progress on that dissertation. You want to  … you NEED to finish that doctorate. You’ve been working hard, your family and friends are waiting, but more importantly, you have things … Continue reading →

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Summer Dissertation House @ UMBC July 11 – 14, 2017

Posted on May 16, 2017 by promiseagep

The Summer Dissertation House is coming to UMBC, July 11-14, 2017. Graduate students who plan to participate should follow the application procedures. Open application period: Early bird May 22, 2017 – June 2, 2017. Late registration June 3, 2017 – … Continue reading →

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Blog your progress! Winter 2017 Dissertation House Blog. All invited.

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Renetta Garrison Tull

The Winter 2017 Dissertation House starts today at UMBC. All participants will be blogging daily, but anyone can join, from any location in the world. Are you working on your dissertation? Join in! Click here: Winter 2017 DH Blog Aren’t … Continue reading →

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Winter 2017 Dissertation House

Posted on November 29, 2016 by .

The Winter Dissertation House is coming to UMBC (January 17-20, 2017). Graduate students who plan to participate should follow the application procedures on the application webpage for the Dissertation House (below). Open application period: November 29, 2016– January 13, 2017. (Please note that there are only 12 … Continue reading →

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Oct.7, 2016 – Oct. 8, 2016: Dissertation House for Non-Traditional Students and UMBC Employees

Posted on October 6, 2016 by .

If you are an employee of UMBC (50% time or more) or a “Non-Traditional” student, and if you are working on your graduate school courses, proposal, or dissertation, then this event is for you! We’ve worked with our UMBC employees who … Continue reading →

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Sisters in the Dissertation House – Dessert Discussion: Fri. Aug. 19, 2016 #ThinkBigDiversity

Posted on August 10, 2016 by Renetta Garrison Tull

Building upon the inaugural idea of Dr. Shanna Smith (Visiting Professor of English at Jackson State University, former GA for the PROMISE AGEP and PROMISE Peer Mentor at College Park), and the book “Sisters in the Dissertation House” by Dr. … Continue reading →

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July 2016 Writing Workshops w/lectures on impact factor and “false demon of perfection”

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Renetta Garrison Tull

Building upon the foundation of the Dissertation House, we continue to host workshops for students and postdocs who are working on other projects, e.g., grant proposals, publications, research portfolios, job applications. This week, by popular demand, we’re bringing “Writing for … Continue reading →

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The Dissertation House Online, open now! All invited

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Renetta Garrison Tull

We’re so pleased that the PROMISE Dissertation House sessions are so popular, and we are especially thankful to all of the people who have been involved and who have finished their dissertations as part of the DH! Since space is … Continue reading →

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University System of Maryland (USM) Dissertation House at the PROMISE Summer Success Institute – August 18-19, 2016 #ThinkBigDiversity

Posted on June 4, 2016 by Renetta Garrison Tull

University System of Maryland (USM) Dissertation House at the PROMISE Summer Success Institute – August 18-19, 2016 (with activities on 8/20-8/21) – The Hotel at Arundel Preserve, Hanover, Maryland.  UMBC and PROMISE Maryland’s AGEP are sponsoring the 2016 system-wide Dissertation House for graduate students … Continue reading →

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