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Grad Rebel Writing Boot Camp
Do you need help jump starting a proposal, thesis, dissertation, professional paper, or publication? Are you stuck on how to create an outline? Are you interested in learning about how to avoid plagiarism, how to build the literature review, and what resources are available to help you format your citations? Would you like to become better at time management and meeting goals and deadlines that you set for yourself?
If you answered yes to any of the questions above, then we invite you to apply for the Grad Rebel Writing Boot Camp. The Grad Rebel Writing Boot Camp is a week-long program that provides graduate students with the skills and knowledge necessary to become more efficient and successful writers. It also provides students with the opportunity to learn about the different types of writing groups as well as how to successfully start and maintain their own writing group. The program is a collaborative effort between the Graduate College, UNLV Libraries, and UNLV Writing Center.
Grad Rebel Writing Boot Camp: Weekend Edition
Do you need structured time to write? Are you graduating this semester and need help crossing the finish line on your writing project? Would you benefit from an accountability group? Are you interested in a refresher about Graduate College formatting guidelines?
If you answered yes to any of the questions above, then we invite you to apply for the Grad Rebel Writing Boot Camp: Weekend Edition! The Weekend Grad Rebel Writing Boot Camp is a two-day program that provides graduate students with the skills and knowledge necessary to become more efficient and successful writers.
For information about upcoming boot camps, please check-out the Program Schedule tab below.
Grad Rebel Writing Boot Camp
Students will be expected to check-in promptly by 9 a.m. Each day concludes by 4 p.m. Throughout the week, there will be different guest speakers, workshops on various topics, such as overcoming writer's block, strategies for conducting the literature review, time management strategies, and more. In addition, students will typically write for 3-4 hours each day. Students will also have the opportunity to set-up a one-on-one appointment with their subject librarian and a one-on-one consultation with a Writing Center consultant.
Week long boot camps will be hosted 2 weeks prior to the beginning of each semester.
Grad Rebel Writing Boot Camp: Weekend Edition
Students will be expected to check-in promptly by 9 a.m. Each day concludes by 5 p.m.
During the 2-day boot camp, students will set-goals, have structured time to write, and attend flash workshops on topics such as thesis and dissertation formatting, graduation forms, and defense prep tips.
Weekend boot camps will be hosted several weeks prior to the end of each semester.
Any enrolled masters or doctoral student who is in good academic standing in a graduate degree program and who is actively working on a thesis/ dissertation proposal, thesis, dissertation, professional paper, or publication is eligible to participate in the Grad Rebel Writing Boot Camp.
The Grad Rebel Writing Boot Camp Applications can be found on The Grad Rebel Gateway. Please log in to the Grad Rebel Gateway and click on The Grad Academy tab to apply.
Application Deadlines
- January Grad Rebel Writing Boot Camp (January 8-12): December 22, 2023 - Deadline to apply extended to January 3, 2024
- Spring Weekend Grad Rebel Writing Boot Camp (March 2-3): February 27, 2024
The Grad Rebel Writing Boot Camp provides you with the tips and strategies to become a more efficient, successful, and confident writer. In addition, students will also learn how to start and maintain their own writing groups at the completion of this program. Finally, participants who successfully complete all program requirements will receive a completion certificate and program t-shirt.
- Students must apply and be admitted before they can begin participating in the program.
- Once accepted into the program, students must be actively working on a thesis/ dissertation proposal, thesis, dissertation, professional paper, or publication.
- Students must be able to participate in the program for the full week. This includes logging into WebEx on time each day (by 9 a.m.) and staying for the full day (day ends at 4 p.m.).
- Students must also be actively engaged in all activities associated with the Grad Rebel Writing Boot Camp.
- Students must fill out all Qualtrics surveys associated with the Grad Rebel Writing Boot Camp, including a program follow-up survey which is sent out a semester after the Writing Boot Camp session.
- The Grad Rebel Writing Boot Camp does not carry academic credit and does not appear on student transcripts. Similarly, any workshops associated with this program do not carry academic credit and do not appear on student transcripts.
- If a student is not in good standing in their degree program, or if they create any problems as a participant in the Grad Rebel Writing Boot Camp, they may be removed from the program at the discretion of the Graduate College Dean.
- After the Writing Boot Camp, students must also participate in three follow-up writing sessions during the semester.