PROMISE is accepting graduate student applications for the PROMISE Dissertation House to be held on each AGEP campus this summer (dates specified below).  The Dissertation House facilitates students' progression through the doctoral dissertation process by providing the professional consultation, guidance, and support necessary for scholarly research and writing. The Dissertation House On-Campus is based on the successful Scholars’ Retreat at the University of Colorado at Denver, the PROMISE Dissertation House (est. 2006), the UMBC & UMCP Dissertation Houses On-Campus, and Dr. Wendy Carter’s Thesis and Dissertation Accomplished – TADA® books and materials from the ABD Solutions Company, LLC.

 

Applications are due no later than Friday, June 11^th!  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the PROMISE Staff via email at promisestaff@gmail.com

DISSERTATION HOUSE APPLICATION PROCEDURES

The on-campus setting provides Dissertation House participants with productive and rewarding scholastic engagement. Students who participate in this program will spend each day thinking, writing, and sharing ideas about their doctoral dissertations. Students will learn effective time-management skills; learn how to set small manageable goals, and will meet with a dissertation coach in one-on-one consultations to discuss and address obstacles that might prevent them completing their degrees.

 

This is a weekday (9 a.m. – 5 p.m., non-residential) commitment to focus on the doctoral dissertation. The Dissertation House activities focus on areas where students typically have difficulty: conceptualizing a topic, writing a literature review, transitioning from a proposal to a dissertation, analyzing data, writing the last chapter, and editing.

 

To apply to attend the Summer 2010 Dissertation House, submit a brief description (maximum 2 pages, font size 11-12 point 1 inch margins) that describes the project that you wish to accomplish during the Dissertation House period. Please use the following guidelines:

 

(1) Summary of the project, including research question(s), data or texts, and method;

 

(2) Amount completed on the project to date; and

 

(3) Any obstacles that you are encountering that hinder completion of the dissertation. Include the following header information with the description:

 

Name:
Address:
Telephone numbers (home, office, and fax):
E-mail address:
Academic Program:
Year in Program:

SUMMER DISSERTATION HOUSE DATES/LOCATIONS

• University of Maryland at Baltimore (UMB): June 28-30, 2010, Campus Center 353.
  
• University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC):  July 6-9, 2010, Commons 329.
• University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP):  July 20-23, 2010, Stamp Union.

APPLICATION PERIOD

Monday, June 07, 2010 - Friday, June 11, 2010.

Email applications to promisestaff@gmail.com with the subject line: Dissertation House"

 

SELECTION PROCESS

Sixteen participants will be selected for participation in the Dissertation House. The following applicants will have priority: (1) Applicants who plan to finish the Ph.D. in 2010; (2) Individuals who are working on dissertations and theses rather than a proposal; (3) Applicants who submit earliest; and (4) Individuals who appear most able to benefit from the services offered at the Dissertation House.

 

NOTIFICATION
If your application is accepted, you will receive an acceptance notice via email and additional details about the Dissertation House. All students, including those who have not applied or those who are not selected, have the option to participate via the online challenge, a virtual version of the Dissertation House.

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Information prepared by Gloria C. Anglon

Summer 2010 Graduate Assistant, UMBC

To apply to attend the UMB Summer 2010 Dissertation House, submit a brief description (maximum 2 pages, font size
11-12 point 1 inch margins) of the project that you wish to accomplish during the Dissertation House period. Please use
the following guidelines: (1) Summary of the project, including research question(s), data or texts, and method; (2)
Amount completed on the project to date; and (3) Any obstacles that you are encountering that hinder completion of the
dissertation. Include the following header information with the description:

•  Name
•  Address
•  Telephone numbers (home, office, and fax)
•  E-mail address
•  Academic Program and Year in the program
• Signed statement* from your Adviser/PI: “I acknowledge and approve of my student attending the 3-day UMB Summer 2010 Dissertation House on June 28-30, 2010.”

Dates/Location: June 28 - 30, 2010, SMC Campus Center Room 353. Breakfast, lunch, and snacks will be provided daily.

Application Period: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 – Monday, June 07, 2010.
Email applications to
Promise.UMB@gmail.com. Please use the words "Dissertation House" in the subject line of your email.


Selection Process: Fifteen participants will be selected for participation in the Dissertation House. The
following applicants will have priority: (1) Applicants who plan to finish the Ph.D. or Masters in 2010; (2)
Individuals who are working on dissertations and theses rather than a proposal; (3) Applicants who submit
earliest; and (4) Individuals who appear most able to benefit from the services offered at the Dissertation House.
If your application is accepted, you will receive an acceptance notice via email and additional details about the Dissertation House. By
applying to UMB Summer 2010 Dissertation House, you are committed to attend all 3-days of the program. All students, including those who
have not applied or those who are not selected, have the option to participate in the June 28-30, 2010 online challenge, a virtual version of the Dissertation House.

* It is your responsibility to obtain permission/approval from your PI.

Visit the PROMISE Community Building Blog, type "Dissertation House" in the Search box (right column). http://promisecommunitybuilding.blogspot.com

"Practical Steps: Completing Your Dissertation"

A Seminar for Graduate Students.
Speaker: Dr. Wendy Carter

TODAY! Thursday, 2/25/10
4:30 PM
Commons 331

This is a repeat of the Saturday seminar that we had in November. Here is another chance to obtain the information.

The PROMISE Retreat Dissertation House at the Rocky Gap Conference Center in Cumberland, Maryland for Feb. 26-28 is full; there are no remaining openings for new participants. The next Dissertation House on UMBC's campus will be held in July 2010.  For more information at the Dissertation House, visit: http://www.umbc.edu/promise/dissertation.html

Best regards,
Renetta Tull

EMAIL sent on 9/15/2009 to all UMBC graduate students, all graduate program directors and coordinators, and members of the UMBC community at large:




Dear UMBC Community,


We're announcing a special program for UMBC Employees who are also in graduate school.


PROMISE: Maryland's Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP, http://www.umbc.edu/promise) and the UMBC Graduate School have created a "Dissertation House for Employees." This is new initiative will be a  1 + 1/2 day "Writing Retreat - On Campus"  for our colleagues.  We invite our colleagues to leave the office for 1 & 1/2 days to work on your own graduate school milestones (e.g., dissertation, proposal, qualifying exam preparation.)


ELIGIBILITY
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You are eligible for this program if you are a UMBC employee (50% time or greater), enrolled in a graduate program (M.A., M.S., or Ph.D) at UMBC -OR- enrolled in a graduate program at another university.



LOCATION & TIMES
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* 1 Full day
Friday, September 25, 2009, 9:00 - 5:00 p.m (Part I)
Commons 329


* 1/2 day:
Friday, October 2, 2009, 9:00 - 12 noon (Part II)
Commons 331

Participants must plan to commit to both sessions.

We will serve breakfast, lunch and a snack on  9/25 and breakfast on 10/2. This program is free for the UMBC Employee/Grad student.


APPLICATION PROCEDURES
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Please let us know that you will come by sending the following to
promisestaff@gmail.com by FRIDAY, SEPT. 18, 2009:


A brief description (maximum 2 pages, font size 11-12 point 1 inch margins) that describes the project that you wish to accomplish during the Dissertation
House period. Please use the following guidelines: (1) Summary of the project, including research question(s), data or texts, and method; (2) Amount completed on the project to date; and (3) Any obstacles that you are encountering that hinder completion of the dissertation. Include the following header information with the description:

* Name
* Address
* Telephone numbers (home, office, and fax)
* E-mail address
* Academic Program and Year in the program





Please don't worry about what you DON'T have or what you haven't been able to accomplish. Just send what you do have. We want this to work for you; we want you to come. If you see an obstacle, please let us know. We know about your hard work on campus and we want this to work for you.

We are also opening this event to all UMBC employees on campus.  If you have friends and colleagues who have not found time to do their own work because they've been so busy taking care of students, please let them know of this opportunity. We can take up to 15 participants.


The PROMISE Dissertation House site is here:
http://www.umbc.edu/promise/dissertation.html

Please click events on the sidebar to refer to these details. An excerpt of
this message will be included on that page.

This project will include best practices from UMBC and PROMISE Dissertation House events that have been co-sponsored by the Council of Graduate School's Ph.D. Completion Project, The National Science Foundation's PROMISE AGEP, and the UMBC Graduate School.



Best regards,
Renetta Tull