{"id":67039,"date":"2019-07-29T16:38:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T20:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/?post_type=bu-article&#038;p=67039"},"modified":"2023-09-13T21:10:16","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T01:10:16","slug":"postdoctoral-fellows-and-faculty-organize-successful-writing-retreat","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/news\/articles\/2019\/postdoctoral-fellows-and-faculty-organize-successful-writing-retreat\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing Retreat Brings Doctoral Students Together"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-leadin news-block-editorial-leadin has-media-focus-center-middle\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-lockup\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-leadin-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-prepress-tag\">Student news<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWriting Retreat Brings Doctoral Students Together\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar js-block-editorial-metabar news-prepress-layout-metabar\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-date\">July 29, 2019<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-credits\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-credit-type=\"By\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/news\/authors\/grace-hagerty\/\">Grace Hagerty<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-share js-bu-prepress-share-tools\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-action\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/07\/download-10-1-450x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/07\/download-10-1-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/07\/download-10-1-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/07\/download-10-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/07\/download-10-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/07\/download-10-1-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/07\/download-10-1-992x661.jpg 992w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/07\/download-10-1-1000x666.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/07\/download-10-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/07\/download-10-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>On&nbsp;July 22 and 23, eight BU Wheelock doctoral students participated in a two-day writing retreat, led by AACTE Holmes Postdoctoral Fellows Jeana Morrison and Shana Rochester, and faculty members Cathy O&#8217;Connor and Michelle Porche.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/07\/download-8-450x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/07\/download-8-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/07\/download-8-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/07\/download-8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/07\/download-8-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/07\/download-8-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/07\/download-8-992x661.jpg 992w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/07\/download-8-1000x666.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/07\/download-8-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/07\/download-8.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The retreat, dubbed #WheelockWrites, paired interactive workshops on writing productivity tools, with unstructured blocks of writing time. Prior to the start of the retreat, the doctoral students have submitted works in progress for peer and mentor review; at the retreat, faculty and postdoc fellows delivered their feedback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Over the two days, participants really began to connect via the peer review process and group reflection sessions,&#8221; the organizers wrote in an email. &#8220;These kinds of interactions are invaluable to the doctoral experience.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/07\/download-9-450x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/07\/download-9-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/07\/download-9-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/07\/download-9-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/07\/download-9-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/07\/download-9-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/07\/download-9-992x661.jpg 992w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/07\/download-9-1000x666.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/07\/download-9-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/07\/download-9.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>O&#8217;Connor, who also serves as BU Wheelock&#8217;s associate dean of doctoral affairs, spoke about the benefits of bringing this group of students, mentors, and faculty together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I think some people began to feel like there were people in the room they could talk to about their work, even after the retreat,&#8221; she says. &#8220;In my opinion, those social connections can really make a difference in the doctoral experience.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img src=\"\/wheelock\/files\/2019\/07\/thumbnail_IMG_8957-399x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44639\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The #WheelockWrites retreat builds on other recently created events and activities, such as the Doctoral Student Open Forums, that seek to support BU Wheelock&#8217;s doctoral students as they join the academic research community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On&nbsp;July 22 and 23, eight BU Wheelock doctoral students participated in a two-day writing retreat, led by AACTE Holmes Postdoctoral Fellows Jeana Morrison and Shana Rochester, and faculty members Cathy O&#8217;Connor and Michelle Porche. 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