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Dissertation House at the 2015 PROMISE Summer Success Institute (SSI): Aug. 13-15
University System of Maryland (USM) Dissertation House at the PROMISE Summer Success Institute – August 13-15, 2015 The University of Maryland, Baltimore and PROMISE Maryland’s AGEP are sponsoring a system-wide Dissertation House for graduate students in STEM programs. The writing and research retreat will … Continue reading
Dissertation House for University System of Maryland at SSI, August 14-15, 2014
University System of Maryland (USM) Dissertation House at the PROMISE Summer Success Institute – August 14-15, 2014 The University of Maryland, College Park and PROMISE Maryland’s AGEP are sponsoring a system-wide Dissertation House for graduate students in STEM programs. The writing and research retreat … Continue reading
The Dissertation House “Winter 2014” Challenge is now available
It’s winter and it’s cold. It’s the PERFECT time for you to join us for the PROMISE AGEP’s Winter 2014 Dissertation House Online. Click here to join. In addition to hosting the Winter 2014 Online Challenge, PROMISE will host a … Continue reading
Today’s talk: “Understanding your advisor and committee” @CarnegieMellon (sponsor: @QoLTCenter)
Today’s Dissertation House mini-lecture for Wednesday, March 28, 2012 will be “Understanding your advisor and your committee”. This session will be held from 1:00 – 2:00 PM in the Gates-Hillman 4405 Building on Carnegie Mellon’s campus in Pittsburgh. All graduate … Continue reading
Posted in Dissertation Completion, Dissertation House, PROMISE: Maryland's AGEP
Tagged AGEP, Carnegie Mellon, Carnegie Mellon University, Dissertation, Dissertation House, Dr. Wendy Carter-Veale, Gates-Hillman, Graduate School, National Science Foundation, National Society of Black Engineers, NSBE, Pittsburgh, PROMISE AGEP, PROMISE: Maryand's AGEP, QoLT, Quality of Life Technology Center, Renetta Tull, UMBC, University of Maryland Baltimore County
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This dissertation process is not a campfire, it’s a 6 burner stove
This afternoon at Carnegie Mellon University, Dissertation Coach Dr. Wendy Carter-Veale discussed the “10 Mistakes the Graduate Students Should Avoid” at the PROMISE AGEP/QoLT Center’s Dissertation House workshop. She discussed this post’s title (attributed to science.org), as she told students … Continue reading
Posted in Dissertation Completion, Dissertation House, PROMISE: Maryland's AGEP, UMBC
Tagged Carnegie Mellon University, DH, Dissertation, Dissertation House, Graduate School, National Science Foundation, National Society of Black Engineers, PROMISE AGEP, PROMISE: Maryand's AGEP, QoLT, Quality of Life Technology Center, Renetta Tull, University of Maryland Baltimore County, University of Pittsburgh, Wendy Carter-Veale
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Next full-scale Dissertation House at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, March 26-28, 2012
The Quality of Life Technology (QoLT) Center, a National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center led by Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh, will sponsor a Dissertation House for their students at the end of March. The Dissertation House … Continue reading
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Tagged AGEP, Carnegie Mellon University, City College of New York, Dr. Wendy Carter-Veale, Engineering Research Center, Graduate School, Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, MIRTHE, National Science Foundation, National Society of Black Engineers, Pittsburgh, PROMISE AGEP, PROMISE: Maryand's AGEP, QoLT, Quality of Life Technology Center, Renetta Tull, Texas A&M University, UMBC, University of Maryland Baltimore County, University of Pittsburgh
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Dissertation House @ UMBC started this morning at 9 AM sharp! 58 comments online so far!
Dr. Wendy Carter-Veale started today’s Dissertation House at UMBC at exactly 9AM EST! There are 19 people in today’s Dissertation House in the Commons on UMBC’s campus. They’ve just taken a break to have a buffet lunch in the Skylight … Continue reading
Posted in Dissertation House, UMBC, University of Maryland College Park
Tagged College Park, Dissertation, Dissertation House, Dr. Wendy Carter-Veale, Graduate School, National Science Foundation, PROMISE, UMBC, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Women in Science and Engineering
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The Dissertation House at the University of Maryland College Park, July 19-22
The Dissertation House at the University of Maryland College Park is in full swing. Dr. Carter has already given mini-lectures on public speaking and your role with your advisor and Dr. Noah Collins, Staff Psychologist from the Counseling Center discussed … Continue reading
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