{"id":54,"date":"2016-05-17T14:11:12","date_gmt":"2016-05-17T19:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/writing-center\/?page_id=54"},"modified":"2025-11-22T19:40:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T01:40:08","slug":"graduate-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/writing-center\/resources\/graduate-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The following resources pertain to graduate students specifically in addition to our overall <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/writing-center\/resources\/writer-resources\/\">Writer Resources<\/a>. You may also be interested in <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/writing-center\/resources\/graduate-resources\/strategies-for-graduate-writers\/\">Strategies for Graduate Writers<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Graduate Student Commons \u2013 51ÁÔÆæ Libraries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/share.google\/kijDPBmpR9p5PhIFj\">Graduate Student Commons<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dissertation-writing-retreat-formerly-nbsp-dissertation-bootcamp\">Dissertation Writing Retreat (formerly&nbsp;<em>Dissertation Bootcamp<\/em>)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list uwm-c-link--external\">\n<li>51ÁÔÆæ Graduate School&#8217;s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/graduateschool\/students\/academic-policies-and-procedures\/doctoral-resources\/dissertation-writing-retreat\/\"><strong>3-Day Dissertation Writing Retreat<\/strong><\/a><strong>, January 13-15, 2026.&nbsp;<\/strong>Dissertators will find the link on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/graduateschool\/students\/academic-policies-and-procedures\/doctoral-resources\/dissertation-basecamp\/\"><em>Dissertation Basecamp<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;site<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/writing-center\/resources\/graduate-resources\/strategies-for-graduate-writers\/\">Strategies for Graduate Writers and Others Working on Long Papers<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Helpful guidelines so you can plan accordingly and make the best use of your session.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/writingcenter.unc.edu\/tips-and-tools\/writing-groups\/\">Writing Groups<\/a> &#8211; This multipage resource from University of North Carolina explores how to start and maintain an effective writing group.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a style=\"font-size: 1.125rem\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1484836374912382\/\">51ÁÔÆæ Grad Student Resource Network <\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem\">\u2013 A private Facebook group open to any 51ÁÔÆæ graduate student.<\/span> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-further-support-for-students\">Further Support for Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"uwm-c-link--external\">If you are a current or new student to 51ÁÔÆæ and have a documented disability, the&nbsp;<a title=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/arc\/apply\/\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/arc\/apply\/\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">Accessibility Resource Center<\/a>&nbsp;can help you apply for accommodations for academics and university housing. For example, they may offer&nbsp;<a title=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/arc\/accommodations-services\/assistive-technology\/\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/arc\/accommodations-services\/assistive-technology\/\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">assistive technologies<\/a>&nbsp;as well as training for their effective use, both inside and outside the classroom.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"uwm-c-link--external\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/norris\/counseling\/lets-talk\/\">\u201cLet\u2019s Talk\u201d<\/a> is a program that provides brief, walk-in consultations for 51ÁÔÆæ students with counselors from the Student Health &amp; Wellness Center. It is free and no appointment is necessary.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/writing-center\/resources\/assistive-technologies\/\">Assistive Technologies Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-style-guides\">Style Guides<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list uwm-c-link--external\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/writing-center\/resources\/writer-resources\/style-guides-and-tutorials\/\">Documentation Style Guides<\/a> \u2013 AP, APA, MLA, Chicago styles, and more<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/graduateschool\/gradresources\/thesis-and-dissertation-formatting\/\">51ÁÔÆæ Graduate School Formats<\/a> \u2013 Master&#8217;s Thesis and Doctoral Dissertation Format Requirements from the 51ÁÔÆæ Graduate School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-cvs-resumes-cover-letters-and-statements-nbsp\"><strong>CVs, Resumes, Cover Letters and Statements&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"uwm-c-link--external\">For comprehensive career services, we strongly encourage 51ÁÔÆæ students and alumni to also visit the <strong>\u202f<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/set\/\">51ÁÔÆæ\u202fCenter for Student for Experience and Talent (SET).<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"uwm-c-link--external\"><a href=\"https:\/\/career.virginia.edu\/Students\/Prepare\/Resumes\/Curriculum%20Vitae\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Curriculum Vitae and Related Topics<\/strong><\/a>\u202f\u2014 (from University of Virginia)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"uwm-c-link--external\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gws.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2023\/10\/College-resume-and-cover-letter-4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CVs and Cover Letters<\/strong><\/a>\u202f(PDF)\u2013 Academic job-oriented (from Harvard University)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/writing-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/376\/2017\/11\/Personal-Statements.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Personal Statements<\/strong><\/a>\u202f(PDF) \u2013 (from 51ÁÔÆæ Professor Jason Puskar)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"uwm-c-link--external\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learning.nd.edu\/resource-library\/writing-a-teaching-statement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Teaching Statements<\/a><\/strong>\u202f\u2013 (from Notre Dame University)\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"uwm-c-link--external\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nathanielstern.com\/blog\/2009\/06\/01\/how-to-write-an-artist-statement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Artist Statements<\/strong><\/a>\u202f\u2013 (from 51ÁÔÆæ Professor Nathaniel Stern)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-faculty-consultations\">Faculty Consultations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For Graduate Students Only\u2014Meet with a Faculty Consultant<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This service is offered in addition to our peer tutoring services.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the Center&#8217;s one-on-one graduate-level <em>peer<\/em> tutoring, we offer exclusively to graduate students the opportunity to meet confidentially with a volunteer faculty consultant&#8211;typically someone outside of their major&#8211;to discuss the most critical writing projects, e.g., preliminary exams, dissertation proposals or chapters, or job materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Faculty consultations are meant to <i>supplement<\/i> the feedback from tutors and others, i.e., another resource to gain perspective on your writing project. These consults offer a chance to broadly discuss with a faculty member, your writing strategies and practices, and the rhetorical and genre-related issues entailed in graduate-level writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just as with all Writing Center sessions, faculty consultations are conversational and interactive, designed to help&nbsp;<i>you<\/i>&nbsp;produce&nbsp;<i>your<\/i>&nbsp;best work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To make an appointment call the Center 414-229-4339 or email Margaret Mika, Writing Center Director <a href=\"mailto:mmika@uwm.edu\">mmika@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Graduate students (only) may reserve up to two 1-hour appointments per semester<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students who miss an appointment without giving 24 hours&#8217; notice forfeit the right to this service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-faq\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/writing-center\/connect-with-a-tutor\/frequently-asked-questions\/\">FAQ<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-center-policies\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/writing-center\/about-the-center\/center-policies\/\">Center Policies<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following resources pertain to graduate students specifically in addition to our overall Writer Resources. 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