Dissertation House
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Summer Dissertation House 2023
Turbocharge Your Dissertation Writing in a Supportive and Structured Environment! Join us from July 5-7, 2023, for a transformative experience designed to help you overcome challenges, learn valuable strategies, and make substantial progress on your dissertation. Are you a doctoral student looking to make significant headway on your dissertation this summer? The Summer Dissertation House… Continue reading
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Dissertation Writing Accountability Group
Originally posted on Wendy Carter-Veale Ph.D.: 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 your dissertation down into small bitesize pieces. Work in small sections of time at the… Continue reading
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Summer 2020 – Dissertation House for Graduate Students
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 participate should follow the application procedures on the application webpage for the Dissertation House (below). The application period closes… Continue reading
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Winter Dissertation House, January 2020
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 participate should follow the application procedures on the application webpage for the Dissertation House (below). The application period closes… Continue reading
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Fall Dissertation House, October 2019
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 – 5 pm AOK Library, Room 767 This activity is open to any full-time UMBC employee… Continue reading
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Summer Dissertation House @ UMBC – July 9 – 12, 2019
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 period: April 15, 2019 – June 15, 2019. (Please note that there are only 12 to 15… Continue reading
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Winter 2019 Dissertation House for Graduate Students
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). Graduate students who plan to participate should follow the application procedures on the application webpage for the Dissertation… Continue reading
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Fall 2018 Dissertation House for Non-Traditional Graduate Students, including University Employees, and Career Professionals
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 or dissertation, at any university, e.g., UMBC employees who are in the doctoral program at… Continue reading
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Summer Dissertation House, in-person @UMBC or online. Join us! July 10-13, 2018
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 here: https://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/blog-online-challenge/summer-2018-challenge/. Set your goals, daily. Be accountable, and post your accomplishments at the end of… Continue reading
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Summer Dissertation House @ UMBC – July 10 – 13, 2018
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 Dissertation House (below). Open application period: May 1, 2018 – June 15, 2018. (Please note that there are only… Continue reading
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Winter Dissertation House @ UMBC – Jan 16 – 19, 2018
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 to 15 slots for this event, consider applying early). Applications received after December 31, 2017 will… Continue reading
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Dissertation House for Employees and Non-traditional Students, 10/13 – 10/14, 2017 @ AOK Library, Room 767
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 courses, proposal, or dissertation, then this event is for you! This session will have support,… Continue reading
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PROMISE Dissertation House Summer 2017 DH Online. #ThinkBigDiversity — Join (free) from any location in the world; any school!
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 to do … a world to influence, change to effect, mountains to move. Welcome to the Dissertation… Continue reading
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Summer Dissertation House @ UMBC July 11 – 14, 2017
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 – June 18, 2017 (Applications received during the early bird period will have priority.) (Please note… Continue reading
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Blog your progress! Winter 2017 Dissertation House Blog. All invited.
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 you ready to finish and cross over to the other side? More about The Dissertation… Continue reading
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Winter 2017 Dissertation House
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 to 15 slots for this event, consider applying early). Applications received after January 6, 2016 will… Continue reading
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Oct.7, 2016 – Oct. 8, 2016: Dissertation House for Non-Traditional Students and UMBC Employees
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 are also graduate students at UMBC, College Park, Northeastern, and other institutions. This session will… Continue reading
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Sisters in the Dissertation House – Dessert Discussion: Fri. Aug. 19, 2016 #ThinkBigDiversity
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. Jennifer Bacon, we are happy to present our 2016 event: “Sisters in the Dissertation House… Continue reading
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July 2016 Writing Workshops w/lectures on impact factor and “false demon of perfection”
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 Publication” back via a series of “Writing Workshops” and we’re including two embedded afternoon seminars,… Continue reading
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The Dissertation House Online, open now! All invited
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 limited, and since we know that everyone has busy schedules, we maintain a Dissertation House… Continue reading
What is dissertation house?
The Dissertation House program is an intensive writing retreat designed to help graduate students overcome the barriers that often impede progress on their dissertations. Developed by the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, the program provides a supportive and structured environment where students can focus on their writing, receive feedback, and learn effective time management and goal-setting strategies. Over several days, students work in groups, participate in workshops, and receive coaching from experienced facilitators. The Dissertation House program has been highly successful in helping students make significant progress on their dissertations. It is widely regarded as a valuable resource for graduate students seeking to complete their degrees.