Write@UNG
The Write@UNG multifaceted faculty development program stretches across five campuses and enriches scholarly productivity through a focus on research and writing skills.
Got Questions?
Email any questions to the Write@UNG coordinator, Michael Rifenburg.
Workshops
Previous Workshops
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Start Your Summer "Write!"
Faculty and teaching staff were invited to attend a three-day writing academy presented on Zoom. Dr. Christine Tulley, Professor of English and Director of the Master of Arts in Rhetoric and Writing at the University of Findlay, Dr. Marguerite “Peggy” Brickman, a Josiah Meigs Distinguished Professor of Plant Biology at the University of Georgia, and Dr. Anne Ellen Geller, Professor of English at St. John’s University, offered insight and guidance on faculty/staff writing habits and moving projects forward.
The academy offered speaker presentations, time for independent writing, and one-on-one flash consultations with the speakers. For more information, please see the 2022 Faculty Writing Academy Agenda (PDF).
Date/Time & Location Topic Monday, May 9, 2022
1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Zoom
Establishing Scholarly Productivity at a Teaching-Intensive University
This workshop will focus on practical strategies faculty members can use with teaching-intensive workloads, particularly in the age of COVID. An emphasis will be given on effective project management, writing techniques, and tools that can assist busy faculty writers.
Dr. Christine Tulley
Christine Tulley is a Professor of English and Founder and Director of the Master of Arts in Rhetoric and Writing at The University of Findlay. As the campus Academic Development Coordinator, she runs faculty writing groups and offers tenure and promotion application support including effective practices for writing with heavy teaching and service loads.
She is the author of How Writing Faculty Write (2018), the forthcoming Rhet Comp Moms: What 100 Time Use Diaries Can Teach Us About Parenting, Productivity, and Professionalism (Utah State University Press), and contributes regularly to Inside Higher Education on faculty productivity issues.
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Zoom
Co-Authoring STEM Related Publications
This workshop is designed for faculty who wish to advance knowledge about student learning and the success of teaching methods. Whether you are new to conducting and publishing education research or not, we will help refine and focus a research question, identify variables and convincing sources of evidence, select appropriate methods and publication venues, and organize the next steps in enacting your research plan.
Dr. Marguerite "Peggy" Brickman
Peggy Brickman is a Josiah Meigs Distinguished Professor of Plant Biology whose contributions to teaching have been recognized at the local and national level. Brickman received her Ph.D. in Genetics from U.C. Berkeley, but in her position as a Professor of Biology Education, she has become a driving force for the scholarship of teaching and learning at UGA, where her research and scholarship focus on new methods of teaching introductory biology. Over 25,000 students since 1996 smile when they think of biology thanks to the enthusiasm and comedic gifts Brickman has brought to the classroom.
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Zoom
Finding The Next Thing I Need to Do…and Then the Next Thing After That and Then…
We’ll reflect on where your project was when you began these three days, where it is now, and what the next things are that you need to keep going. We’ll ask: What might keep you from completing this project and what would help you finish it?
Dr. Anne Ellen Geller
Anne Ellen Geller is a Professor of English at St. John’s University in Queens, New York. She teaches undergraduate and graduate English courses. From 2007-2018 she was Director of Writing Across the Curriculum and from 2018-2021 she was Director of Writing Across Communities. In both these roles she supported St. John’s faculty writers.
She is the co-editor of Working With Faculty Writers (Utah State University Press 2013). She is one of the three co-researchers of The Meaningful Writing Project and co-author of The Meaningful Writing Project: Learning, Teaching, and Writing in Higher Education (Utah State University Press 2016) and Teaching Meaningful Writing (under contract with West Virginia University Press).
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Start Your Summer "Write!"
Tuesday, May 14, 2019, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Gainesville Campus
Nesbitt 3110AB, Cleveland BallroomPresented By
Michael Rifenburg and Dr. Christine TulleyStart Your Summer "Write!" Agenda (PDF)
We invited faculty to attend a full day writing retreat on the Gainesville Campus. Dr. Christine Tulley, Director of the Master of Arts in Rhetoric and Writing at The University of Findlay, offered insight and guidance on faculty writing habits and moving projects forward. This retreat offered breakout sessions on other topics related to scholarly writing.
This day was supported by the UNG Foundation and the Office of Research and Engagement. The Center for Teaching, Learning, and Leadership offers these professional development opportunities to advance faculty careers and productivity. This event was organized and facilitated by Michael Rifenburg, CTLL Senior Faculty Fellow for Scholarly Writing.
Dr. Christine Tulley, Professor of English, and founded and directs the Master of Arts in Rhetoric and Writing at The University of Findlay. As the campus Academic Development Coordinator, she runs faculty writing groups and workshops on topics such as effective practices for writing teaching philosophies and persuasive reflective statements. She is the author of How Writing Faculty Write (2018) and the forthcoming Rhet Comp Moms: What 150 Time Use Diaries Can Teach Us about Parenting, Productivity, and Professionalism (2020). She contributes regularly to Inside Higher Education on faculty productivity issues. Along with lectures and workshops on faculty writing and time management for teaching and scholarship, she most recently served as the 2018 keynote speaker for the Peck Institute on Writing Research at Middle Tennessee State University, led University of Leeds faculty development sessions, and was a 2019 featured speaker at the scholarly publishing conference Researcher to Reader in London. Currently she is working with Prolifiko, a writing productivity think tank in the UK, to address faculty writing challenges across various career stages.