Summer Faculty Writing Retreat
Join the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) and University Libraries for the Summer 2024 Faculty Writing Retreat, an intensive, three-day, in-person writing retreat running from Monday, July 29 to Wednesday, July 31, 2024. Designed to advance participants’ individual writing and research goals and projects, this retreat will provide you with an opportunity to connect with colleagues, accomplish writing and research goals, and receive resources and support from various departments across campus.
During each day of the retreat, you will have dedicated time to write and work individually on your own research and writing projects. The retreat will also include opportunities for goal-setting and networking as well as workshops and consultations on research and writing-related topics. At the end of the retreat, you will reflect on your accomplishments during the retreat and set goals for your future writing and research productivity.
Advance registration is required. You must be able to participate in the entirety of the three-day retreat in order to register for and participate in this event. Registration is open to full-time qualified rank faculty (QRF) and tenure-track faculty (TTF). Space is limited. Registration is first-come, first served.
On the registration form you will need to:
- Indicate your commitment to attend the entirety of the three-day event.
- Provide your personal information (e.g., BGSU role, college).
- Identify 2-3 specific writing goals you would like to accomplish during the retreat.
- Identify 1 specific writing deliverable (e.g., conference proposal, course syllabus draft, literature review, etc.) you plan to accomplish during the retreat.
- Describe the specific topics and/or other information you hope to learn by attending this event.
- Identify workshop and consultation topics of interest.
Click on the link below to register.
Summer 2024 Faculty Writing Retreat Registration Form
The CFE is committed to making this event comfortable and accessible for all participants. Please request any needed support, special services, assistance or appropriate modifications to fully participate in the event either on the registration form or by contacting Accessibility Services at access@bgsu.edu or 419-372-8495. Please notify the CFE office and/or Accessibility Services prior to the event.
Summer 2024 Faculty Writing Retreat Schedule
The retreat will take place in Jerome Library on BGSU’s Main Campus. The schedule includes morning and afternoon sessions designed to advance participants’ individual writing goals and projects. Below is the preliminary schedule for the Summer 2024 Faculty Writing Retreat. The schedule is subject to change.
Monday, July 29, 2024
| 9:00-10:30 a.m. | Welcome & retreat goal-setting |
| 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Individual writing time |
| 12:40-1:30 p.m. | Lunch & networking |
| 2:40-3:40 p.m. | One-on-one consultations/individual writing time |
| 3:40-4:00 p.m. | Day 1 wrap-up & reflection |
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
| 9:00-9:30 a.m. | Day 2 goal-setting |
| 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | Individual writing time |
| 12:10-1:00 p.m. | Lunch & networking |
| 1:00-2:00 p.m. | Concurrent workshops |
| 2:10-3:40 p.m. | One-on-one consultations/individual writing time |
| 3:40-4:00 p.m. | Day 2 wrap-up & reflection |
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
| 9:00-9:30 a.m. | Day 3 goal-setting |
| 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | Individual writing time |
| 12:10-1:00 p.m. | Lunch & networking |
| 1:00-3:00 p.m. | One-on-one consultations/individual writing time |
| 3:00-4:00 p.m. | Retreat wrap-up & reflection |
Lunch will be provided on all three days of the retreat. Workshop session topics and one-on-one consultation opportunities will be shared with retreat participants closer to the date of the event.
Summer 2024 Faculty Writing Retreat Learning Outcomes
By participating in this retreat, you will be able to:
- Identify specific and attainable writing and research goals
- Advance your writing and research productivity
- Connect with BGSU colleagues
- Identify campus partners and resources that can support your research and writing
- Reflect on your progress towards achieving your writing and research goals
- Devise a plan to maintain your writing and research productivity for the upcoming academic year
Frequently Asked Questions
Registration is open to all BGSU full-time faculty, including qualified rank faculty (QRF) and tenure-track faculty (TTF).
No, registration for the Summer 2024 Faculty Writing Retreat is not open to graduate students and/or graduate student instructors. However, the CFE, University Libraries, and the Graduate College are currently working on programming to support graduate students and their writing and research goals. If you would like more information about that programming once it becomes available, please complete the CFE Programming Interest Form 2024-2025 and indicate your interest in workshops and programming for graduate students.
Thanks to the generous support of University Libraries and the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) as well as the donated resources, support, and time of our campus partners, we are able to offer the retreat free of charge to all participants. However, pParticipation is limited due to budget restrictions.
You must be able to participate in the entirety of the three-day retreat in order to register for and participate in this event. Please do not register if you are not able to commit to the entirety of the event.
Yes! Lunch will be provided on all three days of the retreat. Registrants will be asked about any dietary restrictions closer to the date of the event. If you need to bring your own lunch due to dietary restrictions or allergies, please feel free to do so. Access to a fridge will be provided.
To promote community-building and limit external distractions, the retreat has been designed as an in-person event. All participants must be able to attend the event on BGSU’s Main Campus.
Updated: 05/08/2024 12:47PM