<div dir="ltr">If you are less than 2 years away from graduating, DO THIS!<br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Graduate Resource Center</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gradresources@ucmerced.edu">gradresources@ucmerced.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, Apr 13, 2018 at 9:19 AM<br>Subject: Summer Dissertation Boot Camp Now Open - Register Today!<br>To: <a href="mailto:mbarlow@ucmerced.edu">mbarlow@ucmerced.edu</a><br><br><br><u></u>
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<div class="m_7014585482000321954text-container m_7014585482000321954galileo-ap-content-editor"><div><div align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px">Dear Graduate Students,</span></div><div align="left" style="text-align:left"><br></div><div align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px">I am writing to invite you to apply for our summer Dissertation Boot Camp, to be held on </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px;font-weight:bold">May 14 - 18, 2018</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px">. </span></div><div align="left" style="text-align:left"><br></div><div align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px">Dissertation Boot Camp is designed to provide dedicated writing space and time to a cohort of graduate students who would benefit from a structured, supportive writing community. Activities include writing check-ins and check-outs each day, one-on-one help from writing tutors, and lunch presentations on various aspects of academic writing. Boot Camp is held on campus in a suite of four rooms: two for quiet writing, one for lunch and presentations, and one for breaks and chatting.</span></div><div align="left" style="text-align:left"><br></div><div align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px;font-weight:bold">Criteria for Participation:</span></div><ul><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px;text-align:left"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px">Students have one or more writing tasks and can dedicate the full week of time to make progress. Writing tasks include the dissertation, dissertation proposal, qualifying exam, journal articles, book chapters, conference proceedings, and grant/fellowship proposals.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px;text-align:left"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px">If more students apply than there are seats available, preference will be given to Ph.D. students nearing completion of their degree, students working on their dissertations, and students who have not participated in Boot Camp more than once before. </span></li></ul><div align="left" style="text-align:left"><br></div><div align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px;font-weight:bold">Registration: </span></div><div align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px">If you wish to participate, please submit your application online no later than </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px;font-weight:bold">May 2, 2018 by 5pm</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px">. Applicants will be selected and notified by the end of day on May 7th. Please note that Boot Camp requires students to be available on campus for the entire week of May 14th.</span></div><div align="left" style="text-align:left"><br></div><div align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px">Please email any questions to </span><a href="mailto:gradresources@ucmerced.edu" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">gradresources@ucmerced.edu</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px">.<wbr> </span></div><div align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px"> </span></div><div align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px">Best regards, </span></div><div align="left" style="text-align:left"><br></div><div align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px">Chris Kello</span></div><div align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px">Associate Dean</span></div><div align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px">Graduate Division</span></div><div align="left" style="text-align:left"><br></div></div></div>
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